Anthony Adams (fighter)

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Anthony Adams
Born (1988-01-13) January 13, 1988 (age 36)
Philadelphia, United States
Other namesSugaFoot
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Division Middleweight
Reach76 in (193 cm) [1]
Fighting out ofAurora, Colorado
TeamElevation Fight Team
Years active2016–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total13
Wins9
By knockout1
By decision8
Losses4
By decision4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Anthony Adams (born January 13, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of Bellator MMA. [2]

Contents

Professional career

Early career (2016–2018)

In Adams early career he competed in SCL for seven fights. In SCL he fought; Flavio Rodrigo Magon, Tilek Mashrapov, Steve Hanna, Ian Stonehouse, Lorawnt-T Nelson, Artak Petrosyan and Eric Coxbill. He won all seven bouts via decision, five unanimous and two split decisions. [3] After compiling in a record of 7-0 from SCL he was signed a offer to compete on Dana White's Contender Series. [4]

2018–present

Adams had his first Contender series bout at Dana White's Contender Series 13, in which he fought Chibwikem Onyenegecha and lost via Split Decision. [5] Adam rebounded in his LFA debut at LFA 57, defeating Josh Cavan winning via TKO in the 4 minutes into the 1st round. [6]

Adams was then given a second chance at Dana White's Contender Series in a bout against Impa Kasanganay. [7] Adam lost the bout via unanimous decision. [8]

Adams was then signed to Bellator and was scheduled to fight Khalid Murtazaliev, it was announced that the bout would take place at Bellator 266 - Romero vs. Davis Adam's won the bout via Unanimous Decision. [9]

Adams, as a replacement for Khalid Murtazaliev, was scheduled to face Lorenz Larkin on May 6, 2022 at Bellator 280. [10] Adams in turn pulled out as well and was replaced by UFC vet Kyle Stewart. [11]

Adams was scheduled to face Austin Vanderford at Bellator 284 - Gracie vs Yamauchi on August 12, 2022, but Adams pulled out of the bout 2 weeks before the event. [12]

Adams faced Dalton Rosta at Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello on December 9, 2022. Adams lost the fight via Unanimous Decision. [13] [14]

Adams faced Sharaf Davlatmurodov on April 21, 2023 at Bellator 294. [15] He lost the bout via unanimous decision. [16]

Adams was scheduled to face Khalid Murtazaliev on August 11, 2023 at Bellator 298. [17] However the bout was scrapped in mid July for unknown reasons. [18]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
13 matches9 wins4 losses
By knockout10
By decision84
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss9–4Sharaf DavlatmurodovDecision (unanimous) Bellator 294 April 21, 202335:00 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Loss9–3Dalton RostaDecision (unanimous) Bellator 289 December 19, 202235:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win9–2Khalid MurtazalievDecision (unanimous) Bellator 266 September 18, 202135:00 San Jose, California, United States
Loss8–2 Impa Kasanganay Decision (unanimous) Dana White's Contender Series 28 August 11, 202035:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win8–1Josh CavanTKO (punches) LFA 57 January 18, 201914:56 Broomfield, Colorado, United StatesWelterweight bout.
Loss7–1Chibwikem OnyenegechaDecision (split) Dana White's Contender Series 13 July 17, 201835:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win7–0Flavio Rodrigo MagonDecision (unanimous)SCL: Army vs Marines 9June 30, 201835:00 Denver, Colorado, United StatesWon the SCL Middleweight Championship in his Middleweight debut.
Win6–0Tilek MashrapovDecision (split)SCL 66March 24, 201811:17 Loveland, Colorado, United StatesCatchweight (178 lb) bout.
Win5–0Steve HannaDecision (unanimous)SCL 62October 14, 201735:00 Denver, Colorado, United States
Win4–0Ian StonehouseDecision (unanimous)SCL 60July 8, 201735:00 Denver, Colorado, United States
Win3–0Lorawnt-T NelsonDecision (unanimous)SCL: Battle of the BadgesFebruary 18, 201735:00 Denver, Colorado, United States
Win2–0Artak PetrosyanDecision (unanimous)SCL 55November 12, 201635:00 Loveland, Colorado, United States
Win1–0Eric CoxbillDecision (split)SCL 48February 20, 201635:00 Denver, Colorado, United StatesWelterweight debut.

[19]

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