Anthony Lapsley (born February 13, 1980) is an American professional

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, incorp ...

, who most recently competed in the

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division of the

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

. A professional competitor since 2006, Lapsley has also formerly competed for

King of the Cage King of the Cage (KOTC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Southern California, United States. History KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC features mostly amateur as well as up and coming MMA stars and former mainstr ...

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ShoXC ''ShoXC'' is a mixed martial arts series produced by the mixed martial arts organization EliteXC, Showtime and Proelite.com. The series was announced on July 11, 2007. The purpose of the show is to highlight up and coming MMA fighters. On Octo ...

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, and is the former King of the Cage Welterweight Champion.

Background

Lapsley was born in Boston, Massachusetts where he lived until he was 11 years old when he moved to

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. Athletic, Lapsley played various sports including basketball and after his freshman season playing high school football ended, his coach encouraged him to try

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. Lapsley began the sport and excelled, earning a state championship but did not continue his career as he did not have the academic requirements to get a scholarship.

Mixed martial arts career

Lapsley made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2006. He quickly amassed an undefeated record of 7-0 before his first loss to

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. Lapsley has fought for a variety of promotions including

and King of the Cage, where he was the

Welterweight Champion Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...

Bellator Fighting Championships

Lapsley made his Bellator debut in 2009 at

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where he defeated Ryan Williams via submission. In January 2011, Bellator announced that Lapsley will be replacing Steve Carl in the Bellator Season 4 Welterweight Tournament and he faced former UFC and

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veteran,

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in the quarterfinals. Lapsley lost via controversial stoppage when referee Josh Rosenthal stopped the bout, believing incorrectly that Lapsley was unconscious from a submission.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In October 2013, it was announced that Lapsley had signed with the UFC. He made his debut against

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on November 16, 2013 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. In his second fight for the promotion, Lapsley faced Albert Tumenov at

UFC Fight Night 40 ''UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 40'') was a mixed martial arts event held on May 10, 2014, at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. Background The event was the second time that the organization has held ...

on May 10, 2014. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round, and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Personal life

Lapsley has eight children.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** KOTC Welterweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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Albert Tumenov Albert Khuseinovich Tumenov (russian: Альберт Туменов; krc, Альберт Туменланы; born December 26, 1991) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former amateur boxer. Tumenov competes in the welterweight di ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lapsley, Anthony 1980 births Living people African-American mixed martial artists American male mixed martial artists Sportspeople from Boston Sportspeople from Fort Wayne, Indiana Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing collegiate wrestling Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people

Background

Mixed martial arts career

Bellator Fighting Championships

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Personal life

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

See also

References

External links