Anthony Perosh (born 5 October 1972[4]) is a retired Australian professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Perosh began training in martial arts while doing security work to help pay for college tuition.
In 1997 Perosh moved to Dallas, Texas to train with Carlos Machado (A World BJJ Champion) for over two years.
Perosh trained to compete in mixed martial arts after he received his black belt when he was 31 years old.
[5] Perosh made his professional mixed martial arts debut on 29 November 2003 defeating Api Hemara by first-round rear-naked choke submission.
On 21 August 2009, Perosh was defeated by future UFC veteran James Te-Huna in the finals, at CFC 10.
Although he lost, Perosh was given a four-fight contract with the UFC for stepping in on late notice against such a great opponent.
On 27 March 2010, Perosh announced he would be undergoing knee surgery in the coming weeks and that he hoped that his next fight in the UFC would take place sometime in September 2010.
[6] He won the fight by rear-naked choke submission at 2:45 of the first round in front of his hometown crowd in Sydney, Australia; he stated post-fight that he feels much stronger at light heavyweight and would like to see how far he can go in his new weight class.
[13] In his sixth fight for the promotion since his return, Perosh faced Vinny Magalhães on 3 August 2013 at UFC 163.