Anthony Obinna Njokuani//ⓘ (born March 1, 1980) is a Nigerian-American professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. A professional competitor since 2003, Njokuani has also formerly competed for the UFC, WEC, and ONE Championship.
Background
Born in Enugu, Nigeria on March 1, 1980, Anthony Njokuani and his family immigrated to the United States in 1983, settling in Garland, Texas. Njokuani began his martial arts training in Tae Kwon Do at the age of 17 before later moving on to Muay Thai and then mixed martial arts at the age of 21. Njokuani's younger brother, Chidi Njokuani, is also a professional mixed martial artist.[1]
Career
Early career (2001–2008)
Njokuani began his professional career in 1999, initially fighting as a kickboxer. He enjoyed some success in the sport by compiling a 24–0 record[2][3] and winning the Kansas state Muay Thai title.[4] He turned his hand to mixed martial arts in 2003 and became champion of the Texas-based Art of War promotion in 2007 before making a brief return to kickboxing to compete for the Oklahoma Destroyers in the -74.3 kg/164 lb division in the team-based World Combat League promotion during the 2007-08 season.
Njokuani was expected to face Anthony Pettis on April 5, 2009, at WEC 40. However, Pettis pulled out of the fight with a hand injury and was replaced by Bart Palaszewski.[6] Njokuani defeated Palaszewski via TKO in the second round.
Njokuani next face Muhsin Corbbrey on October 10, 2009, at WEC 43.[7] Njokuani defeated Corbbrey via second-round TKO.
Njokuani fought IFL veteran Chris Horodecki, who made his WEC debut on December 19, 2009, at WEC 45.[8] Njokuani won via first-round TKO, earning the Knockout of the Night award for the third consecutive time in the WEC.[9]
In his UFC debut, Njokuani faced touted prospect Edson Barboza on March 19, 2011, at UFC 128.[14] He lost the fight via unanimous decision, but the bout won the Fight of the Night bonus.[15]
Njokuani fought Andre Winner on July 2, 2011, at UFC 132, winning via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26).[16] UFC commentator, Joe Rogan, called it Njokuani's best performance of his career. With this performance, Njokuani became the sixth fighter to land over 100 significant strikes in a single bout.[citation needed]
Njokuani was expected to face Paul Taylor on November 5, 2011, at UFC 138.[17] However, just days before the event, Taylor pulled out of the bout citing an injury. With no time to find a suitable replacement the bout was scrapped.[18]
Njokuani was expected to face Ramsey Nijem on December 30, 2011, at UFC 141.[19] However, Nijem was forced out the bout with an injury and replaced by Danny Castillo.[20] He lost the fight via split decision.
Njokuani defeated John Makdessi on April 21, 2012, at UFC 145[21] via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Njokuani was expected to face Paul Taylor on July 11, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman.[22] However, Taylor was forced out of the bout with yet another injury and replaced by Rafael dos Anjos.[23] Njokuani lost the fight via unanimous decision, and was sidelined for six months as he recovered from surgery to repair a broken right hand suffered in the bout.[24]
A bout with Paul Taylor was scheduled for the third time and was expected to take place on October 26, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 30.[26] However, Taylor was forced to pull out of the bout once again with another injury and later retired. Taylor was replaced this time by Al Iaquinta.[27] On September 24, Njokuani also pulled out of the event with an injury.[28] and was replaced by Piotr Hallmann.[29]
After over a year away from the cage, Njokuani returned to face Vinc Pichel on May 24, 2014, at UFC 173.[30] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Just two days after his UFC release was announced, it was announced that Njokuani had signed a multi-fight deal with Legacy FC. He made his debut against David Burrow at Legacy FC 38 on February 13, 2015.[33] Despite dominating the first two rounds via his stand up, Njokuani lost the fight via submission in the third round.
Lion Fight
On February 3, 2017, Njokuani returned to Muay Thai action at Lion Fight 34 at the Tropicana in Las Vegas. He defeated Australia's Chris Harrington by third round (T)KO to keep his undefeated record.[34]
ONE Championship
On October 6, 2018, Njokuani made his ONE Championship debut in Bangkok, Thailand against former K-1 World MAX and shoot boxing champion Andy Souwer at ONE Championship: Kingdom of Heroes. He won by split decision.[35]
Njokuani faced Wesley Golden on December 17, 2021, at Gamebred Fighting Championship 3. He won the bout via ground and pound TKO in the first round.[38]
Njokuani faced Raimond Magomedaliev on January 28, 2022, at Eagle FC 44.[39] He lost by first-round technical knockout.[40]
Njokuani faced Handesson Ferreira at Gamebred FC 4 in a bare-knuckle MMA bout on May 5, 2023,[41] losing the bout after being submitted via rear-naked choke at the end of the first round.[42]
Njokuani faced Brandon Jenkins at Gamebred FC 5 on September 8, 2023.[43] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[44]
Njokuani is faced Jesse Ronson at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 7 on March 2, 2024.[45] Njokuani lost by a kimura submission in the first round.[46]
^Martin, Damon (May 22, 2012). "Paul Taylor Out of UFC on Fuel 4". Mmaweekly.com | Ufc and Mma News, Results, Rumors, and Videos. mmaweekly.com. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
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