Experiencing something new for the first time, even if it is in an unfamiliar setting with bright lights and a packed capacity crowd, can inspire confidence in an athlete searching for a breakout chance by being at their absolute best once the curtain rises and falls away to reveal a glimpse of what they can really become once given the keys to their daily career driver with the proper people at the wheel. In today’s episode of Across The Pond, you will meet a Redwoods roper trading in the glitz and glamour for a lone star hammer of lofty expectations. A professional mixed martial artist since June 2025 and representing Ranger MMA, Anthony Montalvo sports a 2-0 record consisting of one submission and one decision. Montalvo has fought for 559 Fights and Cage Fury Fighting Championships. His only decision victory has resulted in a unanimous verdict over three rounds and a timeframe of 15 minutes. The lone finish during Montalvo’s arc as a professional MMA fighter has come in a single round with a time of 25 seconds. He has spent his entire journey in the United States.
In his professional MMA debut at 559 Fights 115, he faced Marlon Watkins and went on to submit him via arm-triangle choke in the first round to obtain his first submission win as a professional. Then in his promotional debut under the Cage Fury Fighting Championships banner in the opening main card contest of CFFC 153, Montalvo defeated Shane Marshall via unanimous decision to pick up the first decision victory of his professional career. He also earned back-to-back wins to kick off his overall story as a professional mixed martial artist in the process. Once the discharge signal sounds at high noontide and Montalvo draws his weapon, opponents are in for a wild west style shootout in the ultimate game of clock crunch where a mere misfire makes the margin of victory’s totality profit!
