Anthony Adams (born January 13, 1988) is an American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

who competes in the Middleweight division of Bellator MMA.

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. After compiling in a record of 7-0 from SCL he was signed a offer to compete on Dana White's Contender Series.

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. Adam rebounded in his LFA debut at LFA 57, defeating Josh Cavan winning via TKO in the 4 minutes into the 1st round. Adams was then given a second chance at Dana White's Contender Series in a bout against

Impa Kasanganay Impa Armond Kasanganay (born January 17, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweight division of Professional Fighters League (PFL). He formerly competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions of Ultimat ...

. Adam lost the bout via unanimous decision. 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. Adams, as a replacement for Khalid Murtazaliev, was scheduled to face

Lorenz Larkin Lorenz Larkin (born September 3, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2009, Larkin formerly competed for Strikeforce and the Ulti ...

on May 6, 2022 at

Bellator 280 ''Bellator 280: Bader vs. Kongo 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on May 6, 2022, at AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France. Background After successfully defending his Bellator Heavyweight Title over in ...

. Adams in turn pulled out as well and was replaced by UFC vet Kyle Stewart. Adams was scheduled to face

Austin Vanderford Austin Vanderford (born March 21, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist, currently signed to Bellator MMA where he competes in the Middleweight division. As of February 7, 2023, he is #6 in the Bellator Middleweight Rankings. ...

at Bellator 284 - Gracie vs Yamauchi on August 12, 2022, but Adams pulled out of the bout 2 weeks before the event. Adams faced Dalton Rosta at Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello on December 9, 2022. Adams lost the fight via Unanimous Decision. Adams faced Sharaf Davlatmurodov on April 21, 2023 at Bellator 294. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Adams was scheduled to face Khalid Murtazaliev on August 11, 2023 at Bellator 298. However the bout was scrapped in mid July for unknown reasons.

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Loss , align=center, 9–4 , Sharaf Davlatmurodov , Decision (unanimous) , Bellator 294 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island o ...

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 9–3 , Dalton Rosta , Decision (unanimous) ,

Bellator 289 ''Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on December 9, 2022, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, United States. Background The semi-finals of the $1-mill ...

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Uncasville, Connecticut Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut, United States. It is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River where it flows into the Thames River. The name is now applied more generally to all of the ea ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9–2 , Khalid Murtazaliev , Decision (unanimous) ,

Bellator 266 ''Bellator 266: Davis vs. Romero'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on September 18, 2021, at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, United States. Background Former UFC middleweight title contender Yo ...

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

San Jose, California San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 popu ...

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–2 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , Dana White's Contender Series 28 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vega ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1 , Josh Cavan , TKO (punches) , LFA 57 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:56 ,

Broomfield, Colorado Broomfield is a consolidated city and county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. Broomfield has a consolidated government which operates under Article XX, Sections 10-13 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. The Broomfield populati ...

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 7–1 , Chibwikem Onyenegecha , Decision (split) , Dana White's Contender Series 13 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–0 , Flavio Rodrigo Magon , Decision (unanimous) , SCL: Army vs Marines 9 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Denver, Colorado Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0 , Tilek Mashrapov , Decision (split) , SCL 66 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:17 , Loveland, Colorado, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Steve Hanna , Decision (unanimous) , SCL 62 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Ian Stonehouse , Decision (unanimous) , SCL 60 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Lorawnt-T Nelson , Decision (unanimous) , SCL: Battle of the Badges , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Artak Petrosyan , Decision (unanimous) , SCL 55 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Loveland, Colorado, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Eric Coxbill , Decision (split) , SCL 48 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , -

References

External links