Anthony Morrison
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Anthony Morrison is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 who currently fights out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

 at Daddis Fight Camps
Daddis Fight Camps
Daddis Fight Camps is a mixed martial arts academy specializing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai. The academy was established in 2000 by Brad Daddis. There are currently three DFC facilities, located in Mercer County and Cherry Hill, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

. He has recently been signed by WEC
World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...

 in the featherweight division.

Mixed martial arts career

He made his WEC debut against Mike Brown
Mike Brown (fighter)
Mike Thomas Brown is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization and is a former WEC Featherweight Champion...

 on January 10, 2010 at WEC 46
WEC 46
WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on January 10, 2010. It took place at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.-Background:...

. Brown defeated Morrison via first round submission.

Morrison was scheduled to face Mackens Semerzier
Mackens Semerzier
Mackens Semerzier is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Semerzier has mostly fought in Virginia...

 on April 24, 2010 at WEC 48
WEC 48
UFC Presents: Aldo vs. Faber, also referred to as WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on April 24, 2010 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California...

, but Semerzier was forced from the card with an injury. Morrison ended up fighting Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes
Chad Edward Mendes is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-High school:Mendes finished 8th in the state of California , wrestling for Hanford High School. In 2002, he finished 5th at 114 lbs. and in 2003, he finished third at 121 lbs...

, and lost via a first round submission.

Mixed martial arts record

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| NC
|align=center|15-9 (1 NC)
|  Nick Gonzalez
|No Contest
|Matrix Fights 2
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|1:09
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

, USA
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|15-9
|  Chad Mendes
Chad Mendes
Chad Edward Mendes is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-High school:Mendes finished 8th in the state of California , wrestling for Hanford High School. In 2002, he finished 5th at 114 lbs. and in 2003, he finished third at 121 lbs...


|Submission (guillotine choke)
|WEC 48
WEC 48
UFC Presents: Aldo vs. Faber, also referred to as WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on April 24, 2010 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California...


|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:13
|Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...

, USA
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|15-8
|  Mike Brown
Mike Brown (fighter)
Mike Thomas Brown is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization and is a former WEC Featherweight Champion...


|Submission (rear naked choke)
|WEC 46
WEC 46
WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on January 10, 2010. It took place at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.-Background:...


|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:54
|Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...

, USA
| WEC debut
|-
|Win
|align=center|15-7
|  Alvin Robinson
Alvin Robinson
Alvin L Robinson is an American professional mixed martial artist currently fighting as a lightweight for the Bellator Fighting Championships. He is a former Ring of Fire lightweight champion...


|Submission (punches)
|Ring of Fire 36: Demolition
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:09
|Denver Colorado, USA
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|-
|Win
|align=center|14-7
|  Jeff Lentz
|Decision (unanimous)
|Ring of Combat XXVII
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, USA
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|13-7
|  Micah Miller
Micah Miller (fighter)
Micah Thomas Miller is an American mixed martial artist who trains out of Coconut Creek, Fl. with American Top Team. He is the brother of Cole Miller.- Dream Featherweight Grand Prix :...


|Submission (arm triangle choke)
|Shine 2: American Top Team vs. The World
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|4:25
|Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...

, USA
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|-
|Win
|align=center|13-6
|  Tim Troxell
|Decision (unanimous)
|WCA - Caged Combat
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|12-6
|  Kevin Roddy
|Decision (unanimous)
|World Cagefighting Alliance - Pure Combat
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, USA
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|11-6
|  Fabio Mello
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|Art of Fighting - Rumble at Robarts 1
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:17
|Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers...

, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|11-5
|  Jay R. Palmer
|Submission (armbar)
|Combat Sports Challenge 26
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|1:51
|Mechanicsville, Virginia
Mechanicsville, Virginia
Mechanicsville is the name of four places in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States of America:*Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia*Mechanicsville, Loudoun County, Virginia*Mechanicsville, Rockbridge County, Virginia...

, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|10-5
|  Nelson Sobral
|TKO (punches)
|Combat Sport Challenge
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:10
|Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

, USA
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|9-5
|  Eddie Fyvie
|Submission (triangle choke)
|Ring of Combat 19
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:47
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|9-4
|  Alvin Decker
|TKO (punches)
|Combat Sports Challenge 24: The Proving Ground
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:28
|Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|8-4
|  Anthony Biondo
|TKO
|Combat Sports Challenge 23
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:08
|Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

, USA
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|7-4
|  Ricardo Tirlone
|KO
|Combat Sport Challenge
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:40
|Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

, USA
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|-
|Win
|align=center|7-3
|  Dan Swift
|TKO
|Combat Sports Challenge 21
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|4:32
|Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

, USA
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|6-3
|  Jim Miller
Jim Miller (fighter)
James Andrew Miller is an American mixed martial artist. He has held the Cage Fury Fighting Championships Lightweight Championship and Reality Fighting Featherweight Championship. He currently fights for the UFC's lightweight division. He is the younger brother of fellow MMA fighter Dan Miller...


|Submission (triangle choke)
|CFFC 5 - Two Worlds, One Cage
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:56
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|6-2
|  Patrick Upton
|TKO (punches)
|Combat Sports Challenge
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:27
|Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|5-2
|  Spencer Paige
Spencer Paige
Spencer Paige is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight and lightweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Paige has made a name for himself mainly fighting in the east coast. He was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs...


|Decision (unanimous)
|Cage Fury Fighting Championship 4
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|N/A
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|4-2
|  Travis Worenscroft
|TKO (punches)
|Combat Sports Challenge
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:04
|Mechanicsville, Virginia
Mechanicsville, Virginia
Mechanicsville is the name of four places in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States of America:*Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia*Mechanicsville, Loudoun County, Virginia*Mechanicsville, Rockbridge County, Virginia...

, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-2
|  Matt Andrews
|TKO (punches)
|CSC - River City Rumble 5
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:35
|Mechanicsville, Virginia
Mechanicsville, Virginia
Mechanicsville is the name of four places in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States of America:*Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia*Mechanicsville, Loudoun County, Virginia*Mechanicsville, Rockbridge County, Virginia...

, USA
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|2-2
|  Frank Johnson
|TKO
|IFC Rumble on the River 2
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:36
|Kearney, Nebraska
Kearney, Nebraska
Kearney is a city in and the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 30,787 at the 2010 census. It is home to the University of Nebraska-Kearney....

, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-1
|  Aaron Steele
|KO
|IFC Rumble on the River 2
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:20
|Kearney, Nebraska
Kearney, Nebraska
Kearney is a city in and the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 30,787 at the 2010 census. It is home to the University of Nebraska-Kearney....

, USA
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|1-1
|  Deividas Taurosevičius
Deividas Taurosevičius
Deividas Taurosevičius is a Lithuanian mixed martial artist.-Career:Taurosevičius started his professional MMA career in 2002, primarily competing on cards in Massachusetts and New Jersey...


|Submission (triangle choke)
|Cage Fury Fighting Championship 2
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:09
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|  Will Loushin
|TKO
|Cage Fury Fighting Championship 1
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:57
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, USA
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