Competition Archives - Team Perosh Sydney GYM

Victorian government lifts cage ban, UFC announces Melbourne debut

March 5, 2015/0 Comments/in Competition, MMA/by Anthony Perosh

Congratulations to the Victorian government for seeing the light (and coming to their senses!) on lifting the ban and allowing the UFC and local promotions to use a fenced in enclosure for MMA matches. The fenced in enclosure was always a much safer alternative to the boxing ring for MMA fighters. I look forward to MMA growing even faster in Victoria and Australia and I am looking forward to walking out for my UFC match at Etihad stadium in November in front of a sports crazy crowd!

My next fight 10th May UFC Fight Night in Adelaide

February 20, 2015/0 Comments/in Competition, MMA/by Anthony Perosh

I am fighting next on 10th May at UFC Fight Night in Adelaide, Australia versus Sean O’Çonnell from the USA. It’s the first time the UFC is having a show in Adelaide. It is headlined by Mark Hunt versus Stipe Miocic. The card is stacked with fighters from Australia and New Zealand including Robert Whittaker, Jake Matthews, Bec Rawlings, Dylan Andrews, Alex Chambers and Vik Grujic. You can read more on MMA Kanvas and also see the full card on Sherdog.

MMA and lifting weights

December 31, 2014/0 Comments/in Competition, MMA/by Anthony Perosh

I was asked by MMA Kanvas to comment on lifting weights and MMA. Two other Aussie UFC fighters give their view too.

BJJ results for the past 4 months

December 31, 2014/0 Comments/in BJJ, Competition, Gym, Kids BJJ/by Anthony Perosh

Team SPMA competed in 5 BJJ comps around Sydney the past 4 months and won an outstanding amount of medals. About 80 Team SPMA BJJ competitors won 25 gold medals, 25 silver medals and 18 bronze medals. Adult stand outs include Shaher Khan, Frances Bavaro, Tony Pycroft, Daphne Cuniowski and Dominic Lees. Kids stand outs include Oliver Silvestro, Eemil Iivonen, Zander Mucenski, Anwar Kumar and Aadam Kumar. What a team!

MMA results the past 4 months

December 31, 2014/0 Comments/in Competition, Gym, MMA/by Anthony Perosh

Team SPMA went 4 wins 4 losses in MMA matches held around Sydney, Wollongong, Blue Mountains, Canberra and Melbourne. Andrew Mills won 2 matches in September and November, Jeshua McPhail won in September and Bryce Spiteri won in November in the Blue Mountains. Steve Micallef and Gerhard Voigt both lost their title matches in the Brace MMA show on 22^nd November in Canberra. And Byron Cowell lost both his matches in September in Wollongong and December in Melbourne.

MetroPCS UFC Move of the Week

December 29, 2014/0 Comments/in Competition, MMA/by Anthony Perosh

I was featured in MetroPCS UFC Move of the Week: Anthony Perosh KOs Vinny Magalhaes.

UFC Fight Night 55 Anthony Perosh Interview

I fought and won with Whooping Cough!

December 29, 2014/0 Comments/in Competition, MMA/by Anthony Perosh

I didn’t know I had Whooping Cough till I had a blood test the Monday after my fight at UFC Fight Night 55. Here is an interview I did with MMA Kanvas about it.

Post UFC Fight Night 55 Interviews

December 29, 2014/0 Comments/in Competition, MMA/by Anthony Perosh

As soon as I won my fight at UFC Fight Night 55 in Sydney I went backstage and did a few interviews. Here are the links to them.

MMA Kanvas – Interview: 42 year old Perosh discusses clinical win

Submission Radio – Anthony Perosh Calls out Fabio Maldonado, Post Fight UFC Fight Night Sydney

Daily Telegraph – At age 42, Concord’s Anthony Perosh “working to be the best” after win at UFC Sydney

MMA Mental Podcast – UFC Fight Night 55 and 56 Post Fight

I won by RNC in the first round!

November 13, 2014/0 Comments/in Competition, MMA/by Anthony Perosh

I won my fight at UFC Fight Night 55 in Sydney on 8th November defeating Guto Inocente by Rear Naked Choke in the first round. It was great to get the win and do it in front of my home crowd.

The match all went to plan. I did my favourite strikes, favourite takedown, favourite half guard pass to mount, my favourite ground and pound from mount and finished with my favourite choke. Big thanks to my coaches and cornermen Steve Rudic, Shaun Sullivan and Denis Roberts. And a big thank you to Greg Jackson and Mike Winklejohn for making me feel welcome and coaching me when I went to their gym in Albuquerque in preparation for this fight.

About 10,000 fans filled the Allphones arena and they saw 5 out of 8 Aussies finish with the win. All 11 fights on the card

The day before was a close call as I had to strip down naked for the weigh in and weighed in at the maximum 206 pounds (93.6kg) but I made it and was able to rehydrate well.
Thanks to my sponsors Venum Fight Gear, Booster Fight Gear and Training Mask for sponsoring me for this fight. Thanks to KO reps and Paul Dallow for organising my sponsors.

Finally but not lastly a big thank you to my sparring partners, students, family and friends for all of their support.

Here’s a video with highlights of my win and highlights of all 11 matches on the card. I will post some photos of the events soon.

UFC Fight Night 55 Press Conference Sydney 1

My next fight at UFC Fight Night 55

September 17, 2014/0 Comments/in Competition, MMA/by Anthony Perosh

I am fighting in Sydney on UFC Fight Night 55 on 8th November against Guto Inocente from Brazil. I am excited to be fighting in the octagon again and also in my home city. The press conference was on Thursday 11th September to announce the show and ticket sales. UFC Australia, New Zeakland and Canada Director Tom Wright opened the press conference. The main event will be Michael Bisping v Luke Rockhold. Myself and a few other fighters then participated in open workouts.