Anthony Leone (born May 27, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Bantamweight division.
A professional competitor since 2008, he has competed for Strikeforce, the WEC, Bellator MMA, and Absolute Championship Berkut.
Leone went to Center Moriches High School in New York and then went to college at The University of Hawaii at Hilo.
The wrestler and jiu jitsu player brought strong grappling credentials with him into his Mixed Martial Arts career, and embarked on an eight fight winning streak before the big promotions took note and snapped up the youngster, then based in Hawaii at BJ Penn’s Academy.
[9] Leone faced Chechen super star MMA prospect Rasul Albaskhanov at ACB 49: Rostov onslaught on 26 November, 2016.