Eric Prindle
| Eric Prindle | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 30, 1976 Erie, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Other names | The American Soldier |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 264 lb (120 kg; 18.9 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 79.0 in (201 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Prescott, Arizona, United States |
| Team | CSW Average Joes MMA |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 21 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 9 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| University | Yavapai College |
| Website | http://ericprindle.com |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Eric Prindle (born August 30, 1976) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2008, Prindle has previously competed in Bellator MMA and was the Bellator Season Five Heavyweight Tournament Winner.
Prindle was born in Erie, Pennsylvania but grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and Honolulu, Hawaii. Having developed a passion for combat sports from a young age, Prindle competed in kickboxing, winning two amateur bouts at the age of 12 against opponents twice his age and much larger than himself.
At the age of 18, Prindle enrolled into the United States Army as a weapons specialist and competed in amateur boxing, where he found a wealth of success, going on to win various tournaments, become a five-time All-Army Champion, a four-time Armed Forces Champion, and in all compiled over 100 amateur fights during his time of service. He was with special forces and with the 101st Airborne division. In 2004, Prindle's military career ended. He suffered injuries as a soldier and believes that with the benefits Martial Arts has to offer, it helps him mentally subside the injuries and mental trauma he acquired serving his country.
After taking some time off to be with his family, Prindle transitioned into mixed martial arts and has trained at Erik Paulsons school in California for STX and CSW as well as training on his own and at Average Joes MMA in AZ.
Prindle made his professional debut in 2008 against veteran Jimmy Ambriz and was defeated via submission. However, Prindle would go on to win his next four fights before being invited to compete in Bellator.
Eric made his Bellator debut in April 2011 at Bellator 40 where he defeated Josh Burns via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) at the end of round two. The fight took place on the MTV2 live broadcast.
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