"I'm just gonna be a dad and a coach. I run a gym. Not looking to coach fighters because that s-t is nerve-wracking, watching your guy go through that. I just want to coach jiu-jitsu, soccer moms, working stiffs and things like that."
"Anders subsequently revealed that he wants to put on his coach's shoes after retiring from professional competition. However, the 38-year-old doesn't want to coach fighters. Anders explains that watching one's students go to war inside the cage is just too stressful."
Eryk Anders concluded his professional MMA career with a unanimous decision victory over Brad Tavares at UFC Vegas 114. The 38-year-old fighter, who compiled a 10-9 UFC record over more than a decade as a professional, decided to retire from competition. Anders expressed his intention to transition into coaching, specifically focusing on teaching jiu-jitsu to casual practitioners, fitness enthusiasts, and recreational athletes rather than professional fighters. He cited the emotional stress of watching trained competitors enter the cage as his primary reason for avoiding professional fighter coaching. Anders emphasized his desire to balance fatherhood with coaching recreational students at his gym.
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