Eryk Anders faces another unbeaten in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 123

Undefeated LFA champ Eryk Anders is set to fight another undefeated, and also former LFA champion this Saturday at UFC 123 in Fresno.

From MMA Junkie:

From a 34-year-old veteran on his way out in Natal, Anders is now set to welcome a 27-year-old on his way in when he faces Markus Perez (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC). Originally scheduled to meet vet John Phillips (21-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., Anders (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) got a fellow undefeated former LFA champ, instead.

It took some re-routing, but Anders isn’t mad about the switch.

“You go from a guy like John Phillips who was a bruiser, super aggressive, coming forward – more of a boxer than anything else” Anders said. “Now I’m fighting a Brazilian. He’s real smooth. it almost looks like he’s dancing in there.

“He throws a lot of weird shots – not weird, but he’s not a very conventional fighter. Very slick jiu-jitsu. Definitely a game opponent. He’ll come forward. So I’m definitely looking forward to the matchup.”

When we last saw the Anders, he was demolishing Rafael Natal this summer. The undefeated Anders has a stiffer test this weekend. Details on UFC Fight Night 123, including the complete card, are available here.