Eryk Anders’ chest reads “Truly Blessed,” with praying hands near one shoulder and smaller lettering around the collarbone. His upper arms have shaded figures and feathered forms, and a forearm carries a block of fine script. The pieces vary in size, leaving much of his lower torso open.
The Truly Blessed chest tattoo
In the celebration after his win over Darren Stewart, “Truly” sits across Anders’ right side and “Blessed” across his left. The decorative letters meet across the upper chest, with curls and flourishes around the main strokes. The phrase remains readable, and open skin below it keeps it separate from the heavier shoulder work.
A fight photo against Stewart shows the same words as Anders reaches forward. His posture bends the lettering, while praying hands and darker shoulder designs appear above it. The phrase and nearby hands can suggest a religious reading, but the photographs don’t give a personal origin story or date for either tattoo.
Praying hands and upper-arm tattoos
The praying hands sit on Anders’ right upper chest near the shoulder. Outlined fingers meet above cuff-like shapes, forming a compact vertical design beside the wide chest script. A photo from the Jamie Pickett fight gives the hands a clear view even though a glove blocks part of the lettering.
Anders’ upper arms carry denser work: shaded imagery and feathered forms sit among darker lettering. In an older fight photo against Rafael Natal, the left upper arm turns toward the camera, revealing a winged design. The pictures show the black-and-gray shading and placement, but don’t identify every figure or its meaning.
There are breaks of skin between the chest pieces, while the designs become more crowded toward the outer arms. For a more continuous approach to coverage, see Alessio Sakara’s tattoos.
The forearm quote tattoo
After the Kyle Daukaus fight, Anders raised both arms and exposed the inner forearms. On his right side, an ace of spades sits above several short lines beginning “Only put off until tomorrow.” The words “Pablo Picasso” appear beneath the passage. The card’s dark spade is bold; the smaller script needs a closer look.
The name below the quote is part of the tattoo’s visible presentation, but it doesn’t by itself settle who first wrote the words. The opposite forearm has more lettering and small designs, partly cut off in this photo. Raised arms make those inner surfaces easier to see than a fighting stance does.
Training and the second sporting career
A gym photo shows Anders shadowboxing in wraps and training shorts, with bags and other people behind him. Much of the tattoo work is visible, but the frame is about the session rather than a posed display.
Before his UFC career, Anders played linebacker at the University of Alabama and was part of the team that beat Texas in the 2010 national championship game. Ahead of his 2017 UFC debut, a UFC profile discussed how football had prepared him for media and large crowds. In a December 2021 feature, Anders also talked about continuing to learn from coaches and training partners. That background fills in his second sporting career without turning his tattoos into Alabama tributes.
Competition context
The wide photo from Anders’ December 2022 fight with Daukaus shows him in red shorts standing over his opponent and throwing a punch. Anders won in Orlando. At this distance the chest phrase and arm work remain visible, but the photo is better for the competition setting than for reading small script.
The other images from the event show the raised-arm celebration and a separate smiling portrait after the result. The official UFC interview below follows Anders’ win over Daukaus and brings the focus back to him speaking after the fight.