Biography
Anthony Perosh is a highly regarded Australian mixed martial artist (MMA), being also being known as one of the first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belts of the region. A pioneer in his country in both Jiu Jitsu and MMA, Perosh (also called "The Hippo") medalled in some of grappling's most important tournaments before he changed his focus to cage fighting, being an ADCC qualifier, and a World and Pan American medallist in the lower belts. Anthony Perosh was born on the 5th of October, 1972 in Sydney - Australia. He started training martial arts through Kempo, a martial art he practiced for several years reaching the rank of brown belt. It was at his Kempo gym that Anthony Perosh first joined a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu on March 1995. Anthony Perosh spent 3 years in the United States training directly with one of the best coaches in the world, Carlos Machado. In 2003 "The Hippo" launched himself into MMA, and was also awarded his black belt by Carlos Machado. He established himself as one of the best Australian MMA fighters very rapidly and on July 2006 Anthony premiered on the UFC. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );