ANTMO VS. ALVIN CANCELED
April 7th, 2009 | Published in EVENTS | 3 Comments
Days before Anthony “Antmo” Morrison was to face UFC vet Alvin “Kid” Robinson the call came through that Robinson suffered a fractured arm during training. The injury came to close to the event to get a replacement so the fight has been indefinitely postponed. Promoters at ROF promised to get Morrison back on another card but the opponent is still to be determined.
“I have been training real hard for this and was ready to upset Alvin in his back yard” said Morrison. “I think he was underestimating me and I’m very disappointed I wont get to fight him now. This is the fight game though and these thing happen. I wish him a fast recovery and i would look forward to fighting him at any point if we can make it happen.”
On April 11th Anthony “Antmo” Morrison will face four times UFC veteran Alvin “KID” Robinson. Robinson is known as one of the slickest ground fighters in the sport. His biggest career victory came when he defeated Jorge Gurgel at UFC 77 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Robinson holds the rank of Black Belt under the legendary Royce Gracie and is also a former All American wrestler. He won and defended the ROF Light Weight Championship three times. Robinson was sidelined during training for ROF 33, but is now injury free and ready to get back in the cage.
Anthony Morrison was raised in the rough streets of Philadelphia, PA and has literally fought for a better way of life. Morrison is a strong opponent who has been training with Team Combat for the past year (the camp that brought up Amir Sadollah) to improve his game. Anthony is moving down from 155lbs to 145lbs. He feels at that weight, he will be a handful for any opponent. “Alvin is tough opponent and I’m stepping into his back yard for this fight… I like being the underdog and I think the pressure is on him”, says Morrison. “This fight means a lot to me and I have faced tough opponents like Alvin before so I am going to prove to myself and everyone that I belong here.” As for his game plane Morriosn says, “I dont think Alvin will want to stand with me so I’m obviously gonna try keep him where he is not comfortable. If it stays on the feet I will KO him. If it goes to the ground Im looking to pound him out.” Morrison goes on to say, “I am very excited to fight with Ring Of Fire! Some of the best fighters in the country have come up through this promotion..and to the ROF fans ..I wont disappoint!!”








April 9th, 2009at 4:48 pm(#)
We will see you soon, Ant. Keep working hard.
Paul
April 10th, 2009at 8:58 am(#)
Keep your head up brother, and eye on the prize!
Train hard and hunting season will be easy.
Be WICKED!
April 13th, 2009at 6:46 am(#)
What a shame :’( Still, he might have broken his arm, but he’s lucky to have avoided having to suffer whatever you were gonna do to him