Old School Time: Tom Erikson (the original ManBearPig)

[JohnMandick]

I remember hearing a lot of stories about him back in the day. Wish I could remember them. Great story, I know.

 

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'Big Cat' is MMA's greatest nickname.

 

[BisexualMMA]

'Big Cat' is MMA's greatest nickname.

A battle royale between Erikson, Tamden McCrory and Chris Leben would be the ultimate.

 

[IndyCovaHart]

That was a huge moral victory back then for Busta to take a guy as big as Erikson to a draw.

He was considered the #1 P4P fighter by many.

 

[bref]

A battle royale between Erikson, Tamden McCrory and Chris Leben would be the ultimate.

And Sho 'Nuff the Master can sit this one out.

 

[welcometohavoc]

He was one scary wrestler.

Him striking with Briggs was some spectacular insanity, that ended pretty harmlessly for him, all in all.

I would love to see more boxers vs. actual kickboxers

 

[BisexualMMA]

I would love to see more boxers vs. actual kickboxers

 

[welcometohavoc]

 

[BisexualMMA]

 

[Goodfella86]

Awesome thread. Perfect fighter to "reintroduce" to mma fans.
I'm glad you posted losses too. They're a big part of every career, and sometimes the losses are more significant to the sport.