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"Butterbean"
14-10-1
Eric Esch
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- Name: Eric Esch
- Professional MMA Record: 14-10-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname: Butterbean
- Current Streak: 2 Losses
- Age: 44 | Date of Birth: 1968.08.03
- Last Fight: October 21, 2011 in PFC
- Weight Class: Super Heavyweight | Last Weigh-In: 356.2 lbs
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $30,000 USD
- Height: 5'11" (181cm) | Reach: 72.0" (183cm)
- Gym/Affiliation: N/A
- Born: United States
- Fighter Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia | The UG
- Fighting out of: Jasper, Alabama
- Personal Pages:
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Eric Esch gained his “Butterbean” nickname when he was forced to go on a diet of chicken and butterbeans in order to cut down to 400 lbs. to make weight for a boxing match. Although Esch never put together any serious wins as a professional boxer, he gained widespread popularity for his stellar record in local Toughman boxing contests. In addition to his boxing career, Esch was a professional kickboxer and MMA fighter, defeating the likes of Wesley Correira and James Thompson during his run, although he was never a major title contender.
Following his retirement from active competition in 2010, Esch entered the world of MMA fight promotion, co-promoting the inaugural Moosin: God of Martial Arts event in Worcester, Massachusetts along with Corey Fischer and Korean group Moosin. Butterbean is also known to casual fans for his department store boxing fight with Johnny Knoxville during Jackass: The Movie, during which he easily defeated the MTV superstar.
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Eric Esch MMA Fight Record
| Professional Results | Opponent | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Submission | Punches | Sandy Bowman | Prestige FC | 2011.10.21 |
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Loss | Submission | Choke
2:56 Round 3 of 3, 12:56 Total |
Eric Barrak
Ref: Phillipe Chartier |
Instinct MMA 1
Main Card | Super Heavyweight |
2011.10.07 |
| Weigh-In: 356.2 lbs | |||
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Dean Storey | Elite1 MMA | 2011.05.07 |
| Loss | Submission | Punches | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki | 2010.09.18 |
| Loss | Submission | Punches | Jeffrey Kugel | Xtreme Cagefighting Championship | 2010.03.06 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Chris Cruit | Moosin | 2009.12.11 |
| Win | Submission | Head | Tom Howard | Time Promotions | 2009.09.18 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Jefferson Hook | LDIL | 2009.06.26 |
| Loss | Submission | Strikes |
Patrick Smith
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YAMMA - Pit Fighting 1 | 2008.04.11 |
| Loss | Submission | Strikes | Nick Penner | TFC | 2007.12.28 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Punches | Tengiz Tedoradze | Cage Rage | 2007.07.14 |
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Win | Submission | Armlock
2:35 Round 1 of 3 |
Zuluzinho
Ref: Moritaka Oshiro |
Pride 34: Kamikaze
Main Card | Super Heavyweight |
2007.04.08 |
| Weigh-In: 408.0 lbs | |||
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | James Thompson | Cage Rage | 2007.02.10 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punch | Charles Hodges | PFC 1 | 2007.01.18 |
| Loss | Submission | Punches | Rob Broughton | Cage Rage | 2006.12.09 |
|
Win | KO/TKO | Punches
0:29 Round 1 of 3 |
Sean O'Haire
Ref: Steve Mazzagatti |
Pride 32: The Real Deal
Main Card | Super Heavyweight |
2006.10.21 |
| Disclosed Pay: $30,000 Base | Weigh-In: 398.0 lbs | |||
| Cancelled Bout | Mark Hunt | Pride 32 - Reason: Ruled Uncompetitive By NSAC | 2006.10.21 |
|
Loss | Submission | Armlock
4:25 Round 1 of 2 |
Ikuhisa Minowa
Ref: Yuji Shimada |
Pride Bushido 12: Bushido Survival 2nd Round
Main Card | Super Heavyweight |
2006.08.26 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Rich Weeks | FightFest (Ohio) | 2006.07.15 |
| Win | Submission | Punches | Matt Eckerle | FightFest (Ohio) | 2006.05.20 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Aaron Aguilera | Rumble on the Rock 9 | 2006.04.21 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Leo Sylvest | FightFest (Ohio) | 2006.04.14 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Injury | Wesley Correira | Rumble on the Rock 8 | 2006.01.20 |
| Win | Submission | Walley Keenboom | FightFest (Ohio) | 2005.12.09 |
| Draw | Michael Buchkovich | King of the Cage | 2005.02.25 |
| Loss | Submission | Leglock | Genki Sudo | Dynamite!! | 2003.12.31 |
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Wednesday 01.04.2012 11:38am ET | View Full Article
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Monday 10.24.2011 4:06pm ET | View Full Article
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40-year-old Taekwondo instructor Sandy Bowman crushes Eric Esch, affectionately known as "Butterbean," via head kick at the Prestige FC III last Friday night (Oct. 21) in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.
Esch had actually tapped due to strikes in what is hopefully his finally mixed martial arts fight.
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Highlight | Butterbean HL Vid by Damien report dead link
MMA video maker Damien brings us this video look at Eric Esch, aka Butterbean.
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