Anthony Obinna Njokuani // ⓘ (born March 1, 1980) is a Nigerian-American professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer.

Born in Enugu, Nigeria on March 1, 1980, Anthony Njokuani and his family immigrated to the United States in 1983, settling in Garland, Texas.

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.

[8] Njokuani won via first-round TKO, earning the Knockout of the Night award for the third consecutive time in the WEC.

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.

Njokuani was expected to face Paul Taylor on July 11, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs.

[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] Njokuani faced debuting Strikeforce fighter Roger Bowling on April 20, 2013, at UFC on Fox 7.

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.

Njokuani faced Daron Cruickshank on October 4, 2014, at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs.

On February 3, 2017, Njokuani returned to Muay Thai action at Lion Fight 34 at the Tropicana in Las Vegas.

[35] On February 22, 2019, he faced future ONE Lightweight Kickboxing World Champion Regian Eersel in Singapore at ONE Championship: Call to Greatness.