Topic: Prospect Watch
Future UFC Stars Who Aren't In UFC Yet
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02.03.2015 | 12:41 AM ET
I'll start with 2 I think could be contenders and maybe Champions in the UFC at 145 lbs and 155 lbs. One has had 4 pro fights and one has had 8 pro fights...but they both unbeaten and have big time talent. Another interesting thing is they are training partners.
1) Gregor Gillespie 155 lbs. (4-0....4 1st rd stoppages) Was a 4 Time All American and D1 National Champion wrestler. Interesting story and has a similar buzz of dominance like Chris Weidman had a few years ago when he was 4-0 as a Ring Of Combat fighter from Long Island before getting his UFC call. Gregor trains with Keith Trimble at Bellmore Kickoxing/MMA around guys like Costas Philippou, Ryan LaFlare, Dennis Burmudez, World Champion Boxer Chris Algieri and many others. Great talent, great coaching...I believe he could make a big noise sooner than later despite only having 4 fights.
2) One of the others Gillespie trains with is his training partner undefeated 145 lber Andre Harrison Former Ring Of Combat Champion now in Titan FC. Andre was 6-0 as an amateur and is currently 8-0 as a professional. He was a 2X All American D2 wrestler and is a physical specimen who is athletic, big and strong for that weight class. Andre is fighting 17-3 Cody Bollinger March 20th in Titan 33. Keep an eye on him and Gillespie. (Recent videos below)
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02.03.2015 | 12:56 AM ET
"If I have a goal, then it is to escape from this literalism. I'll never achieve it; in the same way that I'll never manage to describe what really dwells within my character, although I keep on trying."
02.03.2015 | 1:15 AM ET
Aaron Pico The biggest prospect with no fights
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02.03.2015 | 6:57 AM ET
Also that Gatsalov guy who beat Cormier in wrestling. I think he has four fights already. He also trains with Cormier now.
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
02.03.2015 | 7:22 AM ET
"If I have a goal, then it is to escape from this literalism. I'll never achieve it; in the same way that I'll never manage to describe what really dwells within my character, although I keep on trying."
02.03.2015 | 9:07 AM ET
Andrea KGB Lee is someone the UFC would love. Young, exciting, good looking. She lost a tough fight her last time out but had taken it on short notice against a veteran fighter. She will likely be in the UFC either at 135 pounds or when/if the UFC ever started 125 lb division (doubt it).
02.03.2015 | 2:15 PM ET
I wish Kyle Dake would try MMA.
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
02.03.2015 | 2:31 PM ET
Kyle Dake is no fighter.....
"If I have a goal, then it is to escape from this literalism. I'll never achieve it; in the same way that I'll never manage to describe what really dwells within my character, although I keep on trying."
02.03.2015 | 2:47 PM ET
"If I have a goal, then it is to escape from this literalism. I'll never achieve it; in the same way that I'll never manage to describe what really dwells within my character, although I keep on trying."
02.03.2015 | 3:19 PM ET
Dam right Nomad, Johnny Hendricks has a left hand not a right hand lol.
02.03.2015 | 4:03 PM ET
Also, Hendricks has twice the collegiate credentials of most American Olympians, he could of made the Olympic team most likely....not many 4x all american, national champions in NCAA History. He went for a fighting career over the Olympics, came in young, worked his way up through the WEC and became a champion. Even if Condit I thought beat him out of his title shot.
And again, I hate Hendricks but lets not sell the man short. It doesn't hurt he has huge power and often relies on it (even when he shouldn't), along with a granite chin. I do wish he actually knew how to grapple but he just likes to hold guys down and smother them with his belly.
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"If I have a goal, then it is to escape from this literalism. I'll never achieve it; in the same way that I'll never manage to describe what really dwells within my character, although I keep on trying."
02.03.2015 | 7:54 PM ET
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02.03.2015 | 8:29 PM ET
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02.05.2015 | 12:45 AM ET
02.05.2015 | 12:54 AM ET
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02.05.2015 | 1:13 AM ET
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02.05.2015 | 3:28 AM ET
I know Dake is not a fighter but I wish I could see him try.
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
02.05.2015 | 12:04 PM ET
@Nomad - You are right, Hendricks has more skills than that but you wouldn't have thought that before he started fighting. Gatsalov has supposedly competed in Sambo and has a BJJ black belt. Either way a much more meaningful comparison than Couture would be Brock Lesnar, who just a few years ago entered the UFC with nothing more than college wrestling and a big right hand and won the UFC HW title and defended it as much as anyone else in history. Only time will tell.
02.05.2015 | 2:09 PM ET
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02.05.2015 | 9:51 PM ET
02.06.2015 | 1:08 AM ET
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."