1. Anthony 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.
33 Facts About Anthony Njokuani
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Anthony Njokuani's younger brother, Chidi Anthony Njokuani, is a professional mixed martial artist.
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Anthony Njokuani began his professional career in 1999, initially fighting as a kickboxer.
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Anthony Njokuani made his promotional debut on January 25,2009, at WEC 38, losing to future WEC Lightweight Champion and future UFC Lightweight Champion, Benson Henderson via second round submission.
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Anthony Njokuani fought IFL veteran Chris Horodecki, who made his WEC debut on December 19,2009, at WEC 45.
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Anthony Njokuani won via first-round TKO, earning the Knockout of the Night award for the third consecutive time in the WEC.
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Anthony Njokuani faced Shane Roller at WEC 48 on April 24,2010.
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Anthony Njokuani lost the fight via first round rear-naked choke submission.
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Anthony Njokuani was defeated by newcomer Maciej Jewtuszko via first-round TKO at WEC 50.
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Anthony Njokuani defeated WEC newcomer Edward Faaloloto via second-round TKO on November 11,2010, at WEC 52.
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Anthony Njokuani lost the fight via unanimous decision, but the bout won the Fight of the Night bonus.
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Anthony Njokuani fought Andre Winner on July 2,2011, at UFC 132, winning via unanimous decision.
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Anthony Njokuani was expected to face Paul Taylor on November 5,2011, at UFC 138.
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Anthony Njokuani was expected to face Ramsey Nijem on December 30,2011, at UFC 141.
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Anthony Njokuani defeated John Makdessi on April 21,2012, at UFC 145 via unanimous decision.
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Anthony Njokuani was expected to face Paul Taylor on July 11,2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs Weidman.
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Anthony 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.
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Anthony Njokuani faced debuting Strikeforce fighter Roger Bowling on April 20,2013, at UFC on Fox 7.
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Anthony Njokuani won the fight via KO in the second round.
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Anthony Njokuani faced Daron Cruickshank on October 4,2014, at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine.
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Anthony Njokuani lost the fight by unanimous decision, and was released from the promotion.
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Just two days after his UFC release was announced, it was announced that Anthony Njokuani had signed a multi-fight deal with Legacy FC.
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Anthony Njokuani made his debut against David Burrow at Legacy FC 38 on February 13,2015.
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On February 3,2017, Anthony Njokuani returned to Muay Thai action at Lion Fight 34 at the Tropicana in Las Vegas.
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Anthony Njokuani defeated Australia's Chris Harrington by third round KO to keep his undefeated record.
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On October 6,2018, Anthony 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.
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Anthony Njokuani faced Wesley Golden on December 17,2021, at Gamebred Fighting Championship 3.
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Anthony Njokuani won the bout via ground and pound TKO in the first round.
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Anthony Njokuani faced Raimond Magomedaliev on January 28,2022, at Eagle FC 44.
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Anthony Njokuani faced Handesson Ferreira at Gamebred FC 4 in a bare-knuckle MMA bout on May 5,2023, losing the bout after being submitted via rear-naked choke at the end of the first round.
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Anthony Njokuani faced Brandon Jenkins at Gamebred FC 5 on September 8,2023.
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Anthony Njokuani is faced Jesse Ronson at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 7 on March 2,2024.
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Anthony Njokuani lost by a kimura submission in the first round.