Anthony Cassar MMA

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[johnstownsteel]

“It’s the best place to wrestle. Period,” Cassar said. “Outside of that, if you have goals of being an Olympic champ or UFC champ, it’s by far the best stop. You’re going to have the best wrestlers, the best coaches, teammates, atmosphere, mindset at American Top Team Happy Valley. That’s going to develop stronger and stronger over the years and become the ultimate powerhouse. It’s going to be a no-brainer for young wrestlers coming up.”

 

[breno14]

The guy he's fighting has a 3-18 record. I like Tony's chances.

 

[BrockBronson]

Dang he might be able to get a better fight at the local psu frat party. 3-18 and taking on Cassar. The guy must be stupid or desperate

 

[diggerpup]

Don’t blink.

 

[hlstone]

Don’t blink.

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Thanks Digger!

 

[onetime1]

How did moose do?

 

[Cali_Nittany]

The guy he's fighting has a 3-18 record. I like Tony's chances.

 

[backdrft76]

 

[GogglesPaizano]

Oddly enough I hadn't seen that before. Its been a long time since I have seen a fighter lifted off his feet from a punch. No knockout, but wow, that is some impressive power. Anthony the great!

 

[Ian]

“It’s the best place to wrestle. Period,” Cassar said. “Outside of that, if you have goals of being an Olympic champ or UFC champ, it’s by far the best stop. You’re going to have the best wrestlers, the best coaches, teammates, atmosphere, mindset at American Top Team Happy Valley. That’s going to develop stronger and stronger over the years and become the ultimate powerhouse. It’s going to be a no-brainer for young wrestlers coming up.”

“There’s only like 12-15 guys in the NLWC, which is what we’re a part of, and the college team has like 37-40 guys, so whoever’s showing up,” Cassar explained. “Right now, we’re doing combo practices, but then we’ll split back up soon. Anywhere from 18 to 40, all scrapping.”

That’s what we do!

 

[STAND with PRIDE]

Oddly enough I hadn't seen that before. Its been a long time since I have seen a fighter lifted off his feet from a punch. No knockout, but wow, that is some impressive power. Anthony the great!

More “timing” than power.

 

[McScoreley]

Anthony mentioned on his podcast recently that he has troubles finding opponents right now, which is frustrating. It makes sense nobody wants to fight a 1-0 fighter but they know is a NCAA wrestling champion with ATT fully invested in teaching them BJJ and Striking as well. Established fighters definitely don't want to put a perfect record on the line against a guy they know could be levels above them but they wouldn't get much credit for beating a rookie either.

Another interesting thing is Anthony said he isn't set on going to the UFC, though he acknowledged it is obviously the elite promotion. He said PFL intrigues him since the season format is really cool and obviously they pay extremely well. Bellator as well notoriously takes better care of their wrestlers. I still get vibes that he is gunning for the UFC though.

 

[WildTurk]

Anthony mentioned on his podcast recently that he has troubles finding opponents right now, which is frustrating. It makes sense nobody wants to fight a 1-0 fighter but they know is a NCAA wrestling champion with ATT fully invested in teaching them BJJ and Striking as well. Established fighters definitely don't want to put a perfect record on the line against a guy they know could be levels above them but they wouldn't get much credit for beating a rookie either.

Another interesting thing is Anthony said he isn't set on going to the UFC, though he acknowledged it is obviously the elite promotion. He said PFL intrigues him since the season format is really cool and obviously they pay extremely well. Bellator as well notoriously takes better care of their wrestlers. I still get vibes that he is gunning for the UFC though.

Hard to believe he can't find an opponent. Seems like everyone wants to brawl these days.

 

[hlstone]

Hard to believe he can't find an opponent. Seems like everyone wants to brawl these days.

In the interview, the Champ said the promotional team reached out to 70 fighters after his last opponent bowed out a week before the fight.

 

[lookleft goright]

Hard to believe he can't find an opponent. Seems like everyone wants to brawl these days.

Tell him to wear a MAGA hat in his next interview. If that doesn't get him a fight, then he can wear a Biden/Harris hat in the next interview. He will certainly get a fight after that.

Totally meant as a joke. I DO NOT want or intend to start a political debate.

 

[El-Jefe]

Tell him to wear a MAGA hat in his next interview. If that doesn't get him a fight, then he can wear a Biden/Harris hat in the next interview. He will certainly get a fight after that.

Totally meant as a joke. I DO NOT want or intend to start a political debate.

Or he could wear a Cowboys jersey at an Eagles game.

 

[BrockBronson]

No one wants the AC smoke. Even the UFC fighters know not to mess with NLWC

 

[zzs006]

No one wants the AC smoke. Even the UFC fighters know not to mess with NLWC

I hope you are kidding. Most UFC heavy’s would beat Cassar at this point. His wrestling and athleticism are off the charts but there is more to mma than that. Pico is a great example and he had golden gloves boxing experience as well. I think Cassar will get there and probably do really well but not yet. His striking has a longgg way to go still

 

[OzarkLion]

Gino Morelli is on the Fury FC card tonight, being livestreamed on Facebook on the UFC Fight Pass page

 

[McScoreley]

I hope you are kidding. Most UFC heavy’s would beat Cassar at this point. His wrestling and athleticism are off the charts but there is more to mma than that. Pico is a great example and he had golden gloves boxing experience as well. I think Cassar will get there and probably do really well but not yet. His striking has a longgg way to go still

He's also a 205 right now.

Agreed, heavyweight is a huge crapshoot, mainly because almost all those guys have knockout power so your chin better be tested going into it. That being said, Anthony's wrestling would overwhelm anyone in that division IMO not named Stipe or Jon Jones.

But once again, he's starting at 205.

 

[backdrft76]

 

[GogglesPaizano]

Anthony is a hero and the only human to beat Gable in folk at the NCAA level. Twice!

I am not sold on him in MMA just yet. His last match was just ok at best, but then again we have Bo setting our expectations. I hope he goes out and kicks some ass this time.

 

[tullfan68]

Tell him to wear a MAGA hat in his next interview. If that doesn't get him a fight, then he can wear a Biden/Harris hat in the next interview. He will certainly get a fight after that.

Totally meant as a joke. I DO NOT want or intend to start a political debate.

hey turk aren't you available!!

 

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Thats B10 sunday, thankfully finals are earlier in the day.

 

[nerfstate]

One of my favorite on-screen gags I've seen in recent times was when Larry David wore a MAGA hat so people would quit randomly talking to him in LA.