TUF 19 contestant Anton Berzin is a 24-year-old Russian-Amercian who comes from Northeast Philly. He is also a BJJ black belt under Adam Rocco.
Anton Berzin with Ricardo Migliarese
He told Philly.com:
“Being from Philly, it’s not the safest city in the world, so you kind of always have to watch your back everywhere you go,” he recalls. “Walking around downtown, North Philly, West Philly, you know. You’re always gonna have a chip on your shoulder.”
Following the death of his father, Anton is fighting for a better life:
“I started with a good instruction, not to say that everybody else’s instruction isn’t good,” he says. “When I started, I was really all-involved, and I had the chance to train with really good coaches, all together. I got to train jiu jitsu, muay thai, wrestling – it eliminated a lot of the weaknesses other guys have. You have these guys that have been fighting for 10 years, eight years, but a lot of their fights were against guys not as skilled.”
“I was really confident at tryouts,”
“Training my ass of,” he says. “I had a goal, I had a dream. I still have it.”
Find out more about Anton:
The Ultimate Fighter 19 elimination fight between Anton Berzin and Cody Mumma, uncut and uninterrupted:
