MMA Archives - Team Perosh Sydney GYM MMA

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.

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.

Submission Masterclass: Tips to perform like a BJJ champion

September 16, 2014/0 Comments/in BJJ, Competition, MMA, Online Training/by Anthony Perosh

Check out an article MMA Kanvas did featuring me doing some MMA submissions. It was for UFC Fight Night 50 featuring Jacare and Mousassi. Jacare is a top BJJ black belt and ended up winning the match by guillotine choke. You can see me demonstatting a number of submissions in short videos. Submissions include Rear Naked Choke, Guillotine Choke, Kimura, Anaconda choke and a Flying Triangle Choke too! Check them out.

Mind of a fighter

September 16, 2014/0 Comments/in Competition, MMA/by Anthony Perosh

What’s it like in the mind of a fighter in the day and week before their big fight? I wrote an article for MMA Kanvas about what an MMA fighter goes through. Every fighter is different but this is what I go through. I describe the week and day before my win over Cyrille Diabate in England in November 2011. I talk about everything from nutrition, weight cut, training, recovery, mental preparation and more.

Brace for War double header

September 16, 2014/0 Comments/in Competition, MMA/by Anthony Perosh

SPMA had 5 students fight on back to back Brace MMA shows held in Sydney on 8^th and 9^th of August. SPMA went 3 wins and 2 losses. Steve Micallef, Gerhard Voigt and Andrew Mills won their matches and Aydin Mrouki and Byron Cowell lost their matches. Steve and Gerhard now fight for the title in their weight divisions in November. Aydin broke his arm and we wish him a speedy recovery.

Opening of Dragon’s star Matt Cooper’s MMA Gym

September 16, 2014/0 Comments/in Gym, MMA/by Anthony Perosh

I attended the opening of former Dragons star Matt Cooper’s opening of his new MMA gym in Wollongong on 2^nd August. Matt Cooper played rugby league for 14 seasons with the St. George Dragons (who happen to be my favourite team!). Matt now wants to train and teach and also fight in MMA. It’s great to have him on the MMA team!

Affiliate BJJ, Muay Thai Kickboxing and MMA gradings

July 25, 2014/0 Comments/in BJJ, Grading, MMA, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Seminar/by Anthony Perosh

It’s grading time and all the students at my affiliate BJJ and MMA gyms in Sydney, Mackay and Rockhamptom smashed it. The Griffith grading will be in August. The Sydney BJJ gyms are Macquarie University, Elite Martial Arts and Martial Arts research Academy. In Mackay is Mackay MMA and in Rockhampton is Rhino MMA. Check out all the photos below of the affiliate BJJ and MMA gyms.

UFC International Fight Week

July 25, 2014/0 Comments/in MMA/by Anthony Perosh

A fan posted these on my Facebook page from the UFC International Fight Week held in Las Vegas on July 1-6 which they attended :-)

Wimp to Warrior

July 23, 2014/0 Comments/in Competition, MMA/by Anthony Perosh

SPMA students Gokhan Oskose won by decision and Kelly Lawson lost by decision at the MMA Wimp to Warrior finale held in Sydney on 21st June. Both students had a great fight camp and performed on the day. My stwo students came from different backgrounds. Gokhan has been my student for 4 years and Kelly only 3 months. They have both now graduated to the status of Warrior!