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Eric Esch

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Eric David Scott Esch (born August 3, 1966), better known by his nickname "Butterbean", is an American television personality and retired professional boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and professional wrestler. A competitor in the heavyweight and super heavyweight divisions, he is an overall four-time world champion across the four sports. Esch became a professional boxer in 1994 after a successful stint on the Toughman Contest scene and went on to capture the World Athletic Association (WAA) heavyweight and IBA super heavyweight championships. From 2003, he regularly fought as a kickboxer and mixed martial artist, notably in K-1 and the Pride Fighting Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Esch is the 62nd most popular martial arts (up from 68th in 2024), the 9,860th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,412th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Eric Esch ranks 62 out of 179. Before him are Fabrício Werdum, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Lyoto Machida, Israel Adesanya, Justin Gaethje, and Alistair Overeem. After him are Kevin Randleman, Bas Rutten, Charles Oliveira, Jiří Procházka, Daniel Cormier, and Valentina Shevchenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Eric Esch ranks 322. Before him are Jeroen Dijsselbloem, José Garcia, Jure Zdovc, Yoshiyuki Matsuyama, Biréli Lagrène, and Jiří Němec. After him are Richie Jen, Joey Castillo, Marina Berlusconi, Lucía Etxebarría, Zoran Savić, and Tracii Guns.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eric Esch ranks 9,856 out of 20,380. After him are Hubert Stevens (1890), Johnny Burnette (1934), Frank Greer (1879), Scott S. Sheppard (1977), Pepper Adams (1930), Bob Mathias (1930), Joe Jonas (1989), Paul Pilgrim (1883), Sin Cara (1977), Adam McKay (1968), Ray Bryant (1931), and Shirley Mason (1901).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In United States

Among martial arts born in United States, Eric Esch ranks 12. Before him are Benny Urquidez (1952), Nate Diaz (1985), Tony Ferguson (1984), Demetrious Johnson (1986), Ronda Rousey (1987), and Justin Gaethje (1988). After him are Kevin Randleman (1971), Daniel Cormier (1979), Dustin Poirier (1989), Mark Coleman (1964), Chuck Liddell (1969), and Stipe Miocic (1982).

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