Eric Benjamin Spicely (born September 29, 1986)[3] is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler competing in the middleweight division.
[4] Trained as a professional wrestler by Biff Busick, he competed for Beyond Wrestling often teaming with Chuck O'Neil and Matt Riddle.
[5] Spicely compiled an amateur record of 2–1 before turning professional in 2013, competing exclusively for CES MMA in his native Rhode Island.
In the semifinals, he was eliminated from the competition by eventual season winner Andrew Sanchez by knockout in the first round.
[7] Spicely made his promotional debut against Sam Alvey on July 13, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 91.
[29] Spicely was scheduled to face Punahele Soriano on March 28, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs.
[32] Spicely was scheduled to face Markus Perez on August 1, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs.
[33] However, Spicely was removed from the fight (and subsequently released from the promotion) on the day of the event's weigh-in for health issues related to his weight cut.
[34][35] In late August 2020, Spicely signed with Taura MMA and scheduled to make his debut on November 22, 2020.