Career
Apple also played the character of Pete "Mad Dog" Grimes in the 2011 film Warrior. Apple began to train with vale-tudo and Mobile Marketing Association legend Marco Ruas at Ruas Vale Tudo team Now Erik Apple trains at College of Social work training center with fighters Josh Barnett and Renato Sobral.
He beat Matt Makowski at ShoXC – Elite Challenger Series and is currently signed with Strikeforce in the welterweight division.
His Strikeforce debut came in a loss to Bobby Voelker. Erik Apple was announced against Seth Baczynski at Strikeforce: Diaz versus
Noons II, but was forced out of the bout due to an injury. Apple then faced Ryan Larson at Strikeforce Challengers: Beerbohm versus
Healy, losing by triangle choke in the second round.