Curly Howard
04-29-2003, 06:52 AM
From http://www.mmaweekly.com/
On Monday's MMA Weekly Radio Show, Tom Erikson told host Ryan Bennett that he expressed a desire to fight Bob Sapp, Emelianenko Fedor, and Wes "Cabbage" Correira.
According to Erikson, his Pride contract dictates that he will fight at least one more time in Pride, and he's hoping to fight on Pride's June 8 show. Out of all the aforementioned names that were presented to Erikson as possible opponents, he seemed the most enthusiastic about fighting Bob Sapp, even going so far as to jokingly say, "I get a hard-on when I think about fighting Bob Sapp."
Erikson remarked that he thought he was going to fight Bob Sapp a long time ago, but then Bob Sapp became a mainstream celebrity in Japan. Erikson thinks that the promotional people behind Bob Sapp are going to do everything possible to give him ideal opponents that they think he can beat.
Erikson also said that if he wanted to, he would be able to cut down to 265 pounds, which is the maximum weight allowed in the UFC heavyweight division. Erikson said that he would have to make a commitment to himself and the organization to lose that much weight, and so in return he would want a commitment that he's going to get a multi-fight deal when he gets under 265 pounds.
When asked why so many fighters have avoided fighting him over the years, Erikson said it's because good stand-up fighters know that he can take them down, and good ground fighters know that he can stay on his feet if he wants to. Overall, Tom Erikson came off as a man who is confident in his abilities, but is also a very classy guy above all else.
On Monday's MMA Weekly Radio Show, Tom Erikson told host Ryan Bennett that he expressed a desire to fight Bob Sapp, Emelianenko Fedor, and Wes "Cabbage" Correira.
According to Erikson, his Pride contract dictates that he will fight at least one more time in Pride, and he's hoping to fight on Pride's June 8 show. Out of all the aforementioned names that were presented to Erikson as possible opponents, he seemed the most enthusiastic about fighting Bob Sapp, even going so far as to jokingly say, "I get a hard-on when I think about fighting Bob Sapp."
Erikson remarked that he thought he was going to fight Bob Sapp a long time ago, but then Bob Sapp became a mainstream celebrity in Japan. Erikson thinks that the promotional people behind Bob Sapp are going to do everything possible to give him ideal opponents that they think he can beat.
Erikson also said that if he wanted to, he would be able to cut down to 265 pounds, which is the maximum weight allowed in the UFC heavyweight division. Erikson said that he would have to make a commitment to himself and the organization to lose that much weight, and so in return he would want a commitment that he's going to get a multi-fight deal when he gets under 265 pounds.
When asked why so many fighters have avoided fighting him over the years, Erikson said it's because good stand-up fighters know that he can take them down, and good ground fighters know that he can stay on his feet if he wants to. Overall, Tom Erikson came off as a man who is confident in his abilities, but is also a very classy guy above all else.