Former Alabama linebacker Eryk Anders scored a first-round knockout in his UFC debut Saturday night.
Anders, a middleweight, knocked out veteran Rafael “Sapo” Natal at the 2:54 mark of the round as a part of UFC on FOX 25 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
ROLL TIDE!
Eryk Anders, on short notice, just put himself on the map with a big KO over Rafael Natal! https://t.co/TkzFqCzgVf
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) July 22, 2017
Anders’ fight was one of the prelims.