In the beginning, inspiration and motivation can be extremely hard to come by because of the grueling grind it takes to be successful on a daily basis when athletes are discovering the reasons why they are doing what they are meant to accomplish or just for someone or something out of passionate love, especially when fighting for their home state. In today’s episode of Across The Pond, you will be introduced to a cornel of home crusades ready to carry out local duties and hit a home smasher straight out to the arena seats as he steps to the plate at welterweight for Legacy Fighting Alliance in the promotion’s return to Bluegrass country from Freedom Hall in Louisville at LFA 235 on June 19. A professional mixed martial artist since December 2025 and representing Triumph Combat, Anthony McCormick holds a 1-0 record with his only win coming via decision over the span of three rounds and a time period of 15 minutes. His lone victory as a professional MMA fighter has resulted in a unanimous verdict. McCormick has spent his whole career in the United States in his home state of Kentucky. He also fought for Legacy Fighting Alliance as an Amateur at LFA 210 in June 2025 before turning professional. He has gone through to the scorecards a single time during his total arc inside the professional ranks overall during his journey.
In his professional MMA debut in the co-main event of Future of Fighting 9, he faced Elijah Woodruff and went on to defeat him via unanimous decision. The victory obtained McCormick the first win of his professional career. He also earned victory number one overall as a professional mixed martial artist in the process.
In his professional promotional debut under the Legacy Fighting Alliance banner on June 19 at LFA 235, McCormick will square off against fellow unbeaten prospect Isaiah Watkins in a welterweight contest sure to move the needle towards an upward positional tick. Good luck Anthony!
McCormick V Woodruff Future of Fighting 9
Anthony Mccormick vs Elijah Woodroof | FOF 9
