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1
- Khotam Boynazarov
- 7-0-0
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Uzbekistan - Welterweight - UAE Warriors
Looks a very good grappler, only been to decision once. Shame his fight with Jack Grant fell through as that would have been an excellent test of where he stands.
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2
- Temirkhan Temirkhanov
- "Tank"
- 10-1-0
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1998 - Russia - RCC - Welterweight
Tanky Russian picking up impressive wins over good fighters like Milson Castro and blasting people out regularly with head kicks.
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3
- Shawn Marcos da Silva
- 6-1-0
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1996 - Germany - Cage Warriors - Flyweight
Energetic and entertaining flyweight. Very unorthodox and looks like he's having the time of his life in there. Recently lost to Lone'r Kavanagh but didn't look out of place against a top tier prospect.
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4
- Marsel Nurlanbek uulu
- 12-0-0
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1997 - Kyrgyzstan - Octagon - Featherweight
I haven't decided if this guy is a fraud or not yet. Impressive record and impressive finishes of lower level guys, but also gone closer than he should have with some mid-level guys.
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5
- Mauricio Partida
- "The Hammer"
- 8-0-0
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1998 - Venezuela - Lux Fight League - Bantamweight
Athletic Olympic (I think) wrestler who's transitioning pretty well. Has one shot power on the feet but has also been tagged badly a couple of times but always comes back strong. Clear potential if he can sure that defence up.
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6
- Ernesto Rodriguez
- "Starboy"
- 8-1-0
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1997 - Cuba - Tuff N Uff - Welterweight
Early career loss to fellow prospect Richie Lewis but put together a solid run on the Fight Pass regionals since, improving every time and getting a solid Brazilian out of there in his last fight.
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7
- Wellington Prado
- "Predador"
- 13-3-0
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1999 - Brazil - LFA - Featherweight
Very talented member of the LFA Brazilians brigade. Good everywhere, just unfortunate to get clocked by Ticoto, who's a guy who can clock anyone.
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8
- Rose Conceição
- 7-0-0
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1997 - Brazil - LFA - Strawweight
LFA strawweight champ who seems to be sitting waiting for the UFC. Title win wasn't as impressive as I'd hoped but did show some impressive BJJ in her run towards getting the belt
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9
- Luann Sardinha
- "Panterinha"
- 8-0-0, 1 NC
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1996 - Brazil - Fusion Fight League - Lightweight
Unfortunate that his fight with Bandenay ended in a no contest because he was winning at that point, also has a win over current UFC fighter Kaue Fernandes. Decent striker, better grappler.
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10
- Carlos Leal
- "The Lion"
- 20-5-0
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1994 - Brazil - UAE Warriors - Welterweight
Let go from PFL for some reason despite beating former champions and finalists during his time there. Only losses were razor thin close decisions to champ and very awkward Sadibou Sy. No idea why PFL decided to let him go as he was one of the better guys on the roster and is still relatively young.
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11
- Ramiro Jimenez
- "El Cachanilla" | 10-0-0
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1999 - Mexico - Combate Global - Featherweight
A bit prone to getting into wars but winning them in exciting fashion so far. I'm not sure he'll be able to give and take so much damage at a higher level but it'll be fun finding out.
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12
- Louis Lee Scott
- "Lightning" | 8-0-0
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2000 - England - ARES - Bantamweight
Scored a big upset win against Demarte Pena to take the ARES title. Not outstanding anywhere but seems very well rounded and good at everything. Managed to outhustle a guy who normally outhustles people to gain a respectable regional title.
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13
- Jose Perez
- 8-1-0
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1995 - USA - CFFC - Featherweight
Vacated the CFFC title because he thought he was going to be on TUF but then it turned out he wasn't, oops. Presumably going to have his eye on taking it back or getting on contenders.
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14
- Davi Bittencourt
- "The Black" | 15-4-0
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1994 - Brazil - Favela Kombat - Flyweight
Was winning his Contender Series fight until he got caught with the knee. Really good grappler, has very short arms, but makes **** work for him.
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15
- Eli Aronov
- "The Israeli Tank" | 6-1-0
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1996 - Israel - Unified MMA - Middleweight
****** up getting armbarred in the contender series but seems like something he can fix. Prior to that he's impressed me as an ape strong wrestler. Striking might leave a little to be desired but if he can rag you down and get on top of you you're in for a bad night.
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16
- Florian Aberger
- 9-1-0
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Austria - Cage Fight Series - Middleweight
Very physical middleweight, apparently took his last fight when hurt and got himself knocked out. Has all the athletic tools you could want, so I'm expecting him to bounce back impressively when he's healthy.
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17
- Anzor Chakaev
- 6-0-0
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Russia - Fight Nights Global - Featherweight
Seems to be a beast but frustratingly inactive and his fights keep falling through for one reason or another at the moment.
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18
- Dias Erengaipov
- 15-3-0
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1995 - Kazakhstan - Naiza FC - Flyweight
Strong, good cardio, can be a little boring at times but very effective grindy wrestling. Shutting down Abdula Aliev who was on a long tear is his best career achievement to date.
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19
- Jonas Mågård
- "Shark" | 16-6-0
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1992 - Denmark - Oktagon - Bantamweight
Really good fighter who's unfortunate to be in the same promotion as Felipe Lima. Easily beat DWCS vet Jack Cartwright and trashed former UFC fighter Gustavo Lopez
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20
- Fernando Laurenço
- "Ben 10" | 17-4-0
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1994 - Brazil - LFA - Bantamweight
Huge setback in recent loss, I think he beats the dude more often than not but unfortunate to end the huge streak he was on like that. Seemed to be on the verge of retiring afterwards. Hopefully picks himself up, gets a couple of wins and gets back in UFC contention.
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21
- Willian Souza
- "Colorado" | 13-2-0
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1996 - Brazil - Jungle Fight - Featherweight
I'm back on the Colorado bandwagon after his recent title fight. No idea how he ever made bantamweight as he's massive at 145. Very fun to watch, varied offence, mocks opponents and when he gets into his flow he's hard to deal with. Lost to Bruno Fontes, but I think the reality is just that Fontes is really good.
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22
- Dario Bellandi
- "Neanderthal" | 7-1-0
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Italy - Cage Warriors - Middleweight
Roughhousing Cage Warriors champion who pushes a pace and outlasts people. Got through a tough scrap with Mick Stanton who's been giving dudes trouble of late. Not always the most skilled, but desire and pace gets him there.
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23
- Mansher Khera
- "The Punjabi Prince" | 6-0-0
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1992 - USA - Fury FC - Lightweight
High level grappler adapting well to MMA and subbing everyone in Fury. Got to have a good chance of getting on Road to UFC.
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24
- Herbeth Sousa
- "Índio" | 16-2-0
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1994 - Brazil - Samuray Fight - Bantamweight
Fantastic top grappler. Unfortunate to run into Muin Gafurov having the performance of his life but solid recent career other than that. Needs to get a bit more active if he wants to make the top level.
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25
- Jack Duffy
- "The Fury" | 7-0-0
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1995 - USA - A1 Combat - Flyweight
Team Alpha Male guy who took a few years out of the sport but now seems to be fully focused on his return. Really good chain wrestler and top grappler. Seen him get rocked on the feet a little which is a bit of a concern.
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26
- Maike Linhares
- "The Viking" | 18-3-0
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1993 - Brazil - Fury FC - Featherweight
Very experienced dude who's fought a bit in Russia in the past, still young considering the amount of experience he has under his belt. Recently stepped up in a major way beating former PFL fighter Andre Harrison and former UFC fighter Marcelo Rojo.
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27
- Lucas Fernando
- 9-3-0
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1997 - Brazil - LFA - Middleweight
Stock fell a bit following Contender Series loss and subsequent defeat in LFA title fight, but I still believe he can get it back together. Good when he gets to come forward and unleash his offence. Really needs to win his next one to stay relevant.
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28
- Badmatsyren Dorzhiev
- "Immortal Lotus" | 8-1-0
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1994 - Mongolia - CFFC - Flyweight
Big set back in loss to Galvan. On a huge streak destroying the fight pass regionals before that so I'm not willing to write him off just yet though. Good wrestler, back taker and goes for finishes.
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29
- Adrian Luna Martinetti
- 14-1-0
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1995 - Ecuador - UWC - Bantamweight
Yet to have the Contender Series opportunity his brother had but slightly the better of the two imo. Good cardio to keep his style going over 5 rounds, throws a lot, can grapple and wears guys down.
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30
- Kaik Brito
- 17-5-0
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1997 - Brazil - United Fighting Series - Welterweight
Former Oktagon champion, almost had Oban Elliott out of there on Contender Series and has now gone back to the Brazilian Regionals presumably while awaiting another chance. Explosive and exciting and very dangerous early.
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31
- Justin Burlinson
- 8-2-0
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1997 - England - Cage Warriors - Welterweight
Very aggressive and exciting, hits hard but a little bit chinny or perhaps just lacks defence maybe. Seems capable of beating or losing to just about anyone on his day. The white Michael Johnson perhaps.
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32
- Andres Luna Martinetti
- 14-1-0
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1995 - Ecuador - Fusion Fight Championship - Ecuador
Probably just slightly the lesser of the Martinetti brothers for me but it's close. Decent effort against Costa on Contender series. I would like to see him take more competitive fights on the regionals though.
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33
- Julieta Martinez
- "The Ninja Ferret" | 7-0-0
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2004 - Argentina - Samurai Fight House - Strawweight
Little rough round the edges but looks very talented, fast, closes distance with strikes and has a nicely developing grappling game too. Apparently been invited to the Mexican PI so that should help her develop.
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34
- Felipe Douglas
- "Buakaw" | 23-6-0
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1992 - Brazil - Centurion FC - Lightweight
Caught by a Kaue Fernandes kick at a terrible time in his career which put UFC plans on hold. Rebounded by going up to WW to go and win a tournament in Serbia, but I don't think he plans to stick around at that weight. Kind of getting to the do or die age in his career but he's a very good fighter and all recent losses have been against UFC level guys.
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35
- Igeu Kabesa
- "Smiley" | 18-2-0
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1993 - South Africa - EFC Africa - Featherweight
Entrenched as the lord of the African Featherweights, definitively avenged his only recent loss against Ekson. Seems ready for a big league, was talk of having signed for the PFL but nothing really seemed to come of it.
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36
- Pat Pytlik
- 9-1-0
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1989 - Canada - Unified MMA - Welterweight
Seems to be getting more consistent, very dangerous early, hits hard and very aggressive. Getting some decent regional guys out of there convincingly at the moment. Guillotine loss to Jake Lindsey a concern but that was a while ago now.
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37
- Abdulrakhman Yakhyaev
- 4-0-0
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2001 - Turkey - Khan Fight - Light Heavyweight
Good young dagi wrestler training out of Turkey. Win over Kovalenko has been diminished somewhat by Nikolay losing to other people but there's not many LHW prospects so we'll continue to believe. Was supposed to be on ONE Friday Night Fights but I don't think ever actually signed there.
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38
- Harry Hardwick
- "Houdini" | 10-3-1
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England - Cage Warriors - Featherweight
Brother of George who fights with intensity and pressure. Really good body work especially, gets on his opponent early and stays on him.
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39
- Richard Martins
- 8-1-0
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Brazil - LFA - Welterweight
Can be a bit of a slow starter but strong, solid fighter, who turns it on and gets ahead late or gets finishes.
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40
- Mansur Abdul-Malik
- 5-0-0
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1997 - USA - LFA - Middleweight
Powerful wrestler fighting low level competition at the moment but absolutely murdering them with horrible KOs. Looks the goods, but need to see him against slightly higher level of competition to get fully on board the train.
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41
- Tornike Gigauri
- "Toka" | 7-0-0
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Georgia - GFC - Middleweight
Difficult to tell how good this guy is. He's very strong, rags people around, seems to hit hard enough and seems to keep his cardio together well for a guy who fights with as much energy output as he does though. Once he leaves the regional Georgian scene we'll see.
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42
- Daniel James Allen
- 5-0-0
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1992 - USA - Zhong Luo - Lightweight
Solid performance in beating Jacobi Jones on Contender Series didn't quite get him a UFC contract. Probably on the cusp, main issue with him is he's so inactive.
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43
- Alfonso Leyva
- "Sniper" | 7-1-0
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1993 - Mexico - LFA - Welterweight
Ran into a tricky vet like Chris Brown too early into his career, but the former Olympic wrestler still has potential. Obviously has the wrestling in his back pocket and a decent amount of power on the feet too.
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44
- Giovanna Canuto
- "GiGi" | 4-1-0
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2002 - Brazil - LFA - Strawweight
Young BJJ whiz who ran into problems when she couldn't get an Olympic judoka like Kuzianta to the mat. It's rare she's going to run into someone with that level of takedown defence, but it's something she needs to think about.
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45
- Ray Waters
- "All Day, Sweet Baby" | 4-0-0
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USA - Tuff N'Uff - Welterweight
Very good wrestler with explosive level changes, very hard to stop once he gets hands locked behind people, strong as **** and throws guys around.
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46
- Luis Gurule
- "Grim" | 8-0-0
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1993 - USA - Fury FC - Flyweight
Late starter in the game, very physical for a flyweight, early finishes are slowing down a little now he's stepping up to the best regional level competition but still dominating.
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47
- Nathan Fletcher
- 8-1-0
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1998 - England - Cage Warriors - Bantamweight
Back on a solid win streak after being worn out by Dom Wooding in his Cage Warriors title shot. Good grappler, some question marks over striking. Has a chance at TUF this season.
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48
- Abdula Aliev
- "The Dagger" | 11-1-0
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1996 - Russia - UAE Warriors - Flyweight
Was the best flyweight on the Chinese scene and has wins over UFC and RUFC fighters. Ran into Dias Erengaipov in UAE Warriors and lost a close fight and has gone quiet since.
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49
- Mate Sanikidze
- "The NextGen" | 11-2-0
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1998 - Georgia - Oktagon - Featherweight
Solid win streak to get the Oktagon title, now dropping to Bantamweight. Has a lucky win over Losene Keita on his record due to a freak injury but in reality hard fought win over Tichota more impressive.
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50
- Yadier DelValle
- "The Cuban Problem" | 6-0-0
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1996 - Cuba - Fury FC - Lightweight
On a solid win streak in Fury, pretty athletic and solid everywhere.
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51
- Edwin Cooper Jr.
- 6-1-0
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1993 - USA - LFA - Featherweight
Athletic Jackson Wink product with very good grappling. Only loss was a ******** stoppage where he didn't tap. Seems to find it hard to get fights but got onto this season of TUF so has a chance of making it to the big show.
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52
- Melissa Amaya
- "La Mamba" | 6-0-0
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1994 - USA - Combate Global - Flyweight
Good BJJ, mat returns and ground and pound. Not sure about her striking but she's difficult for anyone if she can get them anywhere near the mat.
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53
- Mark Climaco
- 10-2-0
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1997 - USA - UAE Warriors - Flyweight
Good physical AKA flyweight. Seems to struggle if he can't get his wrestling going but when he can he's a grinding force. Unfortunate to run into Rei Tsuruya in Road to UFC but given that he did the best of anyone in the tournament against Rei it seems likely he'll get another chance.
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54
- Mairon Santos
- "A Lenda" | 13-1-0
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2000 - Brazil - LFA - Featherweight
Slowed down since the insanely active days of his early career. Moved up to 145 after being unable to keep pace with Dan Argueta a weight class down and looked good since. Now has a chance at the UFC on the new season of TUF.
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55
- Maritza Sanchez
- 6-1-0
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1998 - USA - Combate Global - Flyweight
Scrappy girl, striking defence not the best but generally wins off being more aggressive and doing more. Knows how to turn it up at the right times in a fight.
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56
- Karl Albrektsson
- "King" | 14-5-0
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1993 - Sweden - Supreme Challenge - Light Heavyweight
Now free of Bellator/PFL so back on the prospect list. Hasn't quite reached the same heights as his fellow RIZIN alumni Jiri and Nemkov, but he remains a solid fighter. Maybe a little slow, but pretty skilled.
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57
- Niko Samsonidse
- "One Love" | 10-3-0
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1994 - Germany - Oktagon - Feathwerweight
Fun all round fighter in the Oktagon 145 division. Other than a freak leg injury his only recent loss is to elite level Losene Keita
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58
- Mario Piazzon
- 7-0-0
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1998 - Brazil - Demo Fight - Heavyweight
Probably would have been in the UFC already if he hadn't taken the out with the illegal knee against Soldatkin. Still showed in that fight that he's a decent prospect by heavyweight standards (which are admittedly very low)
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59
- Javier Garcia
- "El Mariachi" | 10-5-0, 1 NC
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1992 - USA - LFA - Featherweight
Much better than record suggests. All action cardio machine with really good grappling. Think he vacated the LFA title to go on TUF then didn't actually end up on TUF so hopefully still gets a chance.
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60
- Giannis Bachar
- 9-2-0
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Greece - Cage Warriors - Welterweight
Power puncher on a bit of a charge starching decent level guys in Cage Warriors.
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61
- Mikey England
- 9-1-0
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1991 - USA - FAC - Welterweight
Kind of can crushy but big and physical for the weight class, decent power and wrestling. Did have one loss against a can but he's won enough times since then for me to be able to write that off.
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62
- Khaled Laallam
- 3-0-0
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Sweden - Superior Challenge - Middleweight
IMMAF champ, beat CLD as an ammy and lost to Khamzat. Impressively running over bums so far as a pro, looking great doing in but needs a step up in competition.
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63
- Kasey Tanner
- 6-1-0
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1992 - USA - LFA - Bantamweight
Good, competitive with a really good fighter in Matsumoto on DWCS but really needs to increase his level of activity.
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64
- Liam Gittins
- "Nightmare" | 13-4-0
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1997ish - England - Cage Warriors - Bantamweight
Has matured from the wild guy who used to go out and either finish his opponent or gas himself out or get tagged immediately. Now does a much better job of managing his gas tank and using it to apply pressure to an opponent with a good mix of striking and grappling. Now Cage Warriors champ with a successful defence under his belt.
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65
- Canaan Kawaihae
- 9-2-0, 1 NC
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1997 - USA - United Fight League - Featherweight
Couple of failed DWCS appearances but win since over Danny Silva is aging well. Would have been in the UFL final had the event not been cancelled. Feels like he's still improving.
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66
- Roybert Echeverria
- "The Unbroken" | 8-1-0
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1995 - Venezuela - CFFC - Flyweight
Contenders loss to Filho doesn't look bad at all in retrospect, also a good move to abandon more **** tier regionals to go to CFFC, fighting tougher competition now, getting away from previous role as a can crusher.
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67
- Gabriel Costa
- "Pitbull" | 8-1-0
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2001 - Brazil - LFA - Lightweight
Ran into a top regional guy like Nascimento a bit too early in his career, but extremely impressive other than that and a finisher. Wasn't doing too bad against Nascimento until it went South anyway.
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68
- Shin Haraguchi
- 7-1-0, 1 NC
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1998 - Japan - Lightweight - Grachan
Got all the way to the Road to UFC final before his size caught up with him against Rongzhu for me. I think if he starts cutting down to featherweight he'll have a much better career as he's very small compared to the bigger lightweights. That will allow his wrestling to shine more too.
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69
- Michele Martignoni
- "The Italian Thunder" | 9-2-0, 2 NC
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1996 - Italy - Cage Warriors - Bantamweight
Tried to drop to flyweight but clearly more suited to bantam. Good all rounder with good cardio at 135, proved by outlasting and outpointing Dom Wooding. Easy win on 135 return showed he's back in the right division for him.
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70
- Mateusz Figlak
- "Matt" | 8-2-0
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Poland - Cage Warriors - Welterweight
Rebuilding from title fight loss to Wallhead. Big for the division, nice and aggressive and good both standing and on the ground. A bit more aggressive and less measured than his brother but could follow him to the UFC with a few decent wins.
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71
- Emily Martins
- "Galega" | 2-0-0
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2004 - Brazil - CFFC - Bantamweight
Sister of PFL fighter Evelyn Martins and looks a little smoother to me. Striking looks decent and top BJJ is really good, not really fought anyone yet, but super young and probably hard to get people to fight her given her grappling credentials.
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72
- Bailey Schoenfelder
- "Berserk" | 5-0-0
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1997 - USA - CFFC - Heavyweight
I really think this dude should cut to 205 but he's making a good go of it at Heavyweight so far. Decently athletic, powerful and strong which can get you past guys on the regionals. I think at a certain point he's going to be forced to move down though. Impressive finish of Contender Series vet Greg Velasco in his last fight.
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73
- Marcos Degli
- "Tailandês" | 10-3-0
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2000 - Brazil - LFA - Flyweight
Won closely contested prospect bout with Murilo which could have gone either way. Pretty physical for a 125er and now on a good run after a spotty start to his career, albeit with losses to guys who've gone on to be high level themselves.
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74
- Benjamin Bennett
- "Mr. Alaska" | 5-1-0
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1995 - USA - Solid as a Rock - Welterweight
Former IMMAF champ doing well as a pro, only loss to current UFC fighter Trey Waters. Finishing guys with solid records.
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75
- Max Holzer
- "Stifler" | 7-0-0
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2002 - Germany - Oktagon - Bantamweight
Primarily a grappler, does have some holes in the striking at the moment and prone to losing position a little bit. Keeps a great pace and good at scrambling out of the bad positions he sometimes ends up in.
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76
- Alisson Murilo
- "Little Monster" | 10-2-0
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2000 - Brazil - LFA - Flyweight
Loads of fights for his age, usually against more experienced opponents. Very close fight with fellow prospect Marcos Degli that could have gone either way. Good everywhere and has a high ceiling.
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77
- Daniel Frunza
- "Tigano" | 8-2-0
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1994 - Romania - LFA - Welterweight
Loss to Balletto a bit of a concern but the dude has bounced back with a couple of impressive upset finishes in LFA against Fuller and Talundzic and is very much on an upward trajectory
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78
- Christian Natividad
- "The Hawaiian Punch" | 5-0-0
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USA - LFA - Flyweight
Brother of former UFC fighter Kevin Natividad. Gone a bit inactive lately but good all round fighter and his win over Israel Galvan is ageing pretty well.
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79
- Kaleb Rideout
- "Krazy Horse" | 7-3-0
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1997 - Australia - Eternal MMA - Welterweight
Kind of a weird one, spotty start to his career. Impressively beat Kevin Jousset who went onto the UFC then promptly got wrestle****** and choked in his next fight. Hopefully he can bounce back becaus ehe's got a fun style and he's talented. Maybe a bit small for 170.
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80
- João Elias
- "Alicate" | 17-4-1, 1 NC
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1995 - Brazil - Brazilian Fighting Series - Flyweight
Pretty kill or be killed which makes him fun to watch. Unfortunately got killed on his DWCS appearance and is yet to book himself another fight, but feels like he could get back in the UFC mix with a couple of regional wins.
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81
- Samuel Silva
- "Caveira" | 12-4-1
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1996 - Brazil - LFA - Lightweight
Just bleed warrior, gets involved in scraps and outlasts people. Maybe not the most skilled, but skilled enough and generally the toughest who can drag guys into deep water and drown them.
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82
- Robert Watley
- "Contact" | 14-3-0
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1989 - USA - CFFC - Lightweight
Getting a bit old but back on a solid win streak over decent strikers now he's back being active again. Back to having a solid regional title in the CFFC one. Didn't do badly in PFL with his only losses being decisions to Brooks and Wade who are both very good. Be nice to see him get a UFC shot given that he has wins over three guys who've fought there.
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83
- Will Currie
- "Drago" | 12-3-0
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1998 - England - Cage Warriors - Middleweight
Very athletic and strong. Sometimes makes stupid decisions in fights like when he kept getting swept the exact same way by Stanton multiple times but physical talent is undeniably there.
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84
- Raheam Forest
- "Rambo" | 7-2-0
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1997 - USA - CFFC - Welterweight
Fun offensive looking fighter who's got a lot of decent regional wins in CFFC. Two pretty decisive losses but both to guys who went on to the UFC.
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85
- Rafael Pereira
- "Mini Man" | 11-4-0
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1997 - Brazil - LFA - Bantamweight
Undefeated since return from kickboxing. Scored a great upset win in opportunistic choke finish of Fernando Laurenco who was a guy who was probably on the cusp of the UFC.
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86
- Murtazali Magomedov
- 7-0-0
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Kyrgyzstan - Octagon - Featherweight
Impressive looking grappler running through low level guys in Octagon. Need to see if he can do the same thing to higher level guys but good back taker and finisher.
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87
- Ary Farias
- "AstroBoy" | 13-4-0
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1989 - Brazil - Shooto Brasil - Bantamweight
Getting a bit old for a prospect but absolutely elite level BJJ when he can get it going, superb back taker and finisher from there. Probably not at the stage where he's going to get much better but could probably mix it at the mid level of the UFC already.
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88
- Nasrudin Nasrudinov
- 10-2-0
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1991 - Russia - RCC - Light Heavyweight
Unfortunate to meet Jailton Almeida on Contender Series and then lost to uber roided ural Hulk afterwards. Still a solid 205er if a little limited, but the division is very weak.
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89
- Naizi Cantanhede
- "Malvada" | 7-0-0
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1998 - Brazil - LFA - Strawweight
Unfortunately named SW who's returned from a long layoff to put together a streak. Managed to see off more hyped at the time LFA prospect Lany Silva
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90
- Oleksii Kryvets
- 6-0-0
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1997 - Ukraine - MMA Open - Flyweight
Impressive performance in Venator to get onto my radar, looks well balanced and to have skill everywhere. Beat a guy who gets knocked out by most prospects after that and haven't seen him since the war started.
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91
- Yasmin Castanho
- "Monstrinha" | 6-1-0
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1996 - Brazil - LFA - Strawweight
Good BJJ if she can get it there but probably needs to work on takedowns a bit. Had a very rough night with Bruna Brasil but bounced back with a win since.
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92
- Diego Bianchini
- "Brazilian Bad Boy" | 9-1-0
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1996 - Brazil - LFA - Welterweight
Very athletic and aggressive Chute Boxe guy. Has hard and fast striking and very aggressive off his back. Random loss to a 7-6 guy a concern.
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93
- Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz
- "The Iron Pol" | 11-2-0
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1989 - Canada - Iowa Fight Series - Middleweight
Getting up there in age and into last chance territory now, lot of really solid wins but a dominant loss against Aronov really hurt his stock. Rebounded with a finish of former Bellator champ Rafael Carvalho Would be cool for him to get one shot at the UFC before it's too late.
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94
- Itso Babulaidze
- 5-0-0
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1993 - Georgia - Ring of Combat - Welterweight
Went on a bit of a prospect derailing streak in PFL defeating Sebie and Lucas Hulk and has since left to go back to Ring of Combat to start building up a streak of finishes of guys with decent records.
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95
- Isaac Thomson
- 6-2-0
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2002 - Australia - LFA - Featherweight
Young Aussie training out of Team Alpha Male. Had been on a decent winning streak in LFA. Recent loss to Shaheen Santana in a fight I thought he won but probably shouldn't be letting it be that close. Needs to work on his back escapes.
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96
- Mafalda Carmona
- "Monstrinho" | 5-2-0
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Portugal - Kingdom Fighting - Bantamweight
Very young, likes top control and ground and pound. Only losses to girls that were either much more experienced or are now in the UFC.
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97
- Tahir Abdullaev
- "Tank" | 16-2-0
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1997 - Azerbaijan - Fight Nights Global - Welterweight
Tank is an appropriate nickname for him when things are going his way. Lost a few points in my eyes against Togo where he looked frustrated and confused by being picked apart technically at range. Physically imposing when he can find his opponent though.
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98
- Jean-Jacques Lubaya
- "Ziwi" | 9-0-0
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1996ish - DR Congo - EFC - Featherweight
Solid thick looking dude. Good boxing and lots of pressure, seems very strong. A little rough around the edges but will develop with time as he consistently fights better guys. Decent win over solid African gatekeeper in Simoes.
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99
- Brandon Amaro
- "Adesanya" | 6-1-0
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2006 - Uruguay - Samurai Fight House - Flyweight
Very young, fights like an absolute lunatic. All offence, all the time. Hopefully doesn't run into a good level full grown dude too soon.
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100
- Amir Fazli
- "The Prince" | 6-1-0
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Iran - UAE Warriors - Middleweight
Hard hitting and spectacular **** throwing Iranian dude who's come back with a bang after covid and is on a decent streak in UAEW
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101
- Rangel de Sá
- "Anaconda" | 13-3-0
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1996 - Brazil - Shooto Brasil - Lightweight
Generally beats guys with good records and only falls short against the elite of the Brazilian regional scene and even then usually in a competitive decision.
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102
- Lazaro Dayron
- "El Cazador" | 8-0-0
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1992 - USA - Combate Global - Bantamweight
Kind of a late starter, but good wrestler, staying active and winning on a regular basis.
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103
- Ilias Bulaid
- "The Blade" | 5-0-0
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1995 - Morocco - UAE Warriors - Featherweight
Former K1 kickboxer, went undefeated on Bellator prelims and has stepped up competition a little since leaving. Obviously good standing but seems to be dedicated and developing well as an all round MMA fighter
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104
- Shajidul Haque
- "Superman" | 16-5-0
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1990 - England - Cage Warriors - Flyweight
A bit old for a flyweight prospect but finally finding some consistency in his career and now fairly established as Cage Warriors champion with wins over solid opposition like Creasey and Martignoni. Only losses in the last decade or so are to guys who fought in the UFC.
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105
- Mateus Soares
- "I'm Ready" | 7-1-0
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2005ish - Brazil - LFA - Bantamweight
Very fast twitch and explosive Pedro Rizzo product who seems capable of throwing anything. Still putting his game together but looks like he can be special when he gets it to flow.
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106
- Cody Davis
- 8-2-0
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1994 - USA - LFA - Flyweight
Very fast wrestler, small even for flyweight but good level changes and scrambling. Looked a bit lost against Chapolin when he couldn't take him down but a tough night for most people.
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107
- Dylan Salvador
- 6-2-0
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1993 - France - UAE Warriors - Lightweight
High level kickboxer with surprising grappling, ran into a beast on DWCS and didn't look that impressive in return to UAE Warriors but still has the tools.
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108
- Ryan Loder
- 6-1-0
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USA - United Fight League - Middleweight
Solid wrestler, only loss by split decision and got to the UFL finals which didn't actually happen. Couple of solid wins over other regional prospects. Taking part in the new season of TUF
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109
- Jacinta Austin
- "The Juggernaut" | 6-2-0
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1994 - Australia - Oktagon - Strawweight
Strong Aussie prospect fighting in Europe. Only losses are to other high level regional girls and she gave Josefine Knutsson her closest fight to date. Very strong in the clinch.
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110
- Amiran Gogoladze
- "The Sniper" | 16-3-0
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1997 - Georgia - Oktagon - Welterweight
Can be spectacular on the feet, really violent knees. Has been shut down by wrestling before, most notably by Handersson but appears to be working on this as it's improved a bit recently and he's even got a few takedowns of his own. Unfortunate injury on DWCS appearance.
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111
- Enrique Gonzalez
- "Baby Bull" | 13-4-0
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1998 - USA - Combate Global - Lightweight
Wrestler who's managed to shut down a couple of other prospects with it. All losses to guys who went on to the big leagues or to be regional champions.
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112
- Mitch Raposo
- 9-1-0
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1998 - USA - Cage Titans - Flyweight
Good record, fell short in TUF and DWCS opportunities but against good fighters. Could do with testing himself a bit more to be able to handle the step up for another opportunity a bit better in my opinion.
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113
- Shannon Clark
- "MMA Barbie" | 5-0-0
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1992 - Canada - LFA - Flyweight
LFA Champ, very physical compared to a lot of girls and can push them around. Got into the game quite late but developing nicely. Reminds me of fellow Canadian Jamey-Lynn Horth a bit.
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114
- Elijah Johns
- 10-2-0, 1 NC
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1996 - USA - LFA - Featherweight
Brother of Miles and LFA champ. Obviously with a good camp and has a lot of the same skillset as Miles but just a bit less good at everything. Done fairly well in most of his losses. Pretty athletic and well rounded.
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115
- Damir Tolenov
- "Voitel" | 12-1-0
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1995 - Kazakhstan - Octagon - Flyweight
Looked to be the next off the Kazakh 125 flyweight production line but slipped up and got choked early by a touring Brazilian. Bounced back in his next fight so maybe just needs to tighten things up to ensure no further slip ups.
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116
- Ryan Kuse
- "Third Street Savage" | 7-2-0
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1994 - USA - Combat Night - Bantamweight
Pretty aggressive wrestler out of Goat Shed. Only loss is to Chimmy Morales who seems to be inserting himself as a bit of a prospect spoiler of late.
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117
- Mateo Vogel
- "Carrapato" | 9-3-0
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1996 - Canada - Unified MMA - Featherweight
Solid fighter, not really outstanding anywhere but gritty and pushes through fights. All losses that weren't by DQ are to current UFC fighters.
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118
- Harel Cohen
- 7-0-0
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2000 - Israel - Cage Warriors - Lightweight
Close decision win over Cullen. Trains with Eli Aronov and has excellent bodylock takedowns which can be a problem for anyone he gets into the clinch with. Striking kind of an unknown quantity for me at the moment but potential there.
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119
- Adam Cullen
- 7-2-0
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1998 - England - Cage Warriors - Lightweight
Loss to Cohen was very debateable so remains on the list for now. Smashes lower level guys but has fallen short against higher level competition, but I'll leave him here until he gets beaten clearly.
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120
- Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani
- "Mufasa" | 6-2-0
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1999 - USA - LFA - Welterweight
Exciting striker and grappler, a bit worried that he got shut down by someone as average as Jacobi Jones and not sure is big enough for welterweight, but I'll give him another chance cos he's fun.
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121
- Ozzy Diaz
- 8-2-0
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1990 - USA - LFA - Light Heavyweight
Former LFA Middleweight champ who looked a great prospect in that division but ran into Joe Pyfer on Contender Series. Looks a little bit fat at 205 and didn't look great in his divisional debut until he turned it on and got the win. Hopefully he can find his form again.
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122
- Melissa Croden
- "Scare" | 5-2-0
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Canada - LFA - Bantamweight
LFA champ, comes on strong late in fights and finishes girls in later rounds. Only losses are pretty close ones to girls who are currently in the majors.
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123
- Valentina Escobar
- 6-0-0
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1998 - Chile - UAE Warriors - Strawweight
Seemed early on to me like she might be just another one of the Combate chicks, but stepped out of that to get a dominant win over a Russian with a decent record in UAE Warriors to show some true potential.
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124
- Mark Hulme
- 12-3-0
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1994 - South Africa - Unified MMA - Welterweight
Took the hard route of taking fights in Russia and undefeated since coming back, now moving back out of the African scene onto the world scene again. Really good grappler, just doesn't really have any striking.
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125
- Sierra Dinwoodie
- 3-0-0
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1995 - Canada - LFA - Bantamweight
Tall BJJ girl. Good win over a very physical opponent in Hope Chase. Not sure she has much more than the BJJ but she's got a nice aggressive sub based ground game and that's sometimes all you need in WMMA.
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126
- Achilles Estremadura
- 8-1-0
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1992 - Canada - Battlefield - Lightweight
Does well against cans, got beaten on DWCS after a good start. Getting up there in age for a prospect now but looks a danger early in fights.
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127
- Magomedgadzhi Sirazhudinov
- 10-2-0
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1996 - Russia - Alash Pride - Bantamweight
Very close decision loss to Zoldoshbek, was spectacularly finishing dudes before that.
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128
- Assia Miri
- 2-1-0
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2003 - France - ARES - Strawweight
Very young. Tidy and patient kickboxing due to her background. Got wrestle****** by a much more experienced opponent but rebounded pretty well.
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129
- Kerim Daidov
- "Doсtor" | 9-1-0
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1997 - Russia - Octagon
Caught and KO'd in his last fight carrying his chin a bit high. Still good offensively striking and grappling but will need to tidy that defence up next time he steps up a level again
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130
- Miguelito Grijalva
- "El Chévere" | 9-0-0
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2001 - Ecuador - Samurai Fight House - Lightweight
Kind of ******** and out of shape (Should probably be a bantamweight at the most) but entertaining as **** as he comes to scrap. Also the only guy on my list to blow his knee out jumping around before the fight. All action brawlers will always have a place in my heart. He probably comes unstuck somewhere before the big show, but I'm with him for now.
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131
- Jeremy de la Mata
- 5-0-0
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Peru - Fusion Fight League - Flyweight
Athletic looking dude who put can away with ease and looked to have potential. Had a good long ammy career too, just need to see get tested a bit more in the pros against some reasonable regional guys to get a handle on how good he is.
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132
- Igor Glazkov
- "Wonderboy" | 9-0-1
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1999 - Russia - Eagle FC - Light Heavyweight
World champion ammy with a wrestling heavy style who'd been beating people up until a recent draw with what seems to be a journeyman that I haven't seen yet but is a bit of a worry.
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133
- Sora Rakhmonova
- 4-1-0
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1998 - Kazakhstan - Naiza - Flyweight
Shavkat's sister, nowhere near as good as her brother obviously, but very aggressive and only lost to a girl who's undefeated and went on to Bellator.
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134
- Lajuan Davis
- "The Alchemist" | 5-1-0
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1997 - USA - United Fight League - Middleweight
Jackson Wink product who looks nice and smooth on the feet but has already shown the recent Jackson Wink prospects trend of being easy to wrestle****. I still like the look of him and the guy he got wrestle****** by was decent, so I'm willing to give him a chance for now.
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135
- Christopher Ewert
- "El Tanke" | 3-0-0
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1993 - Chile - Combate Global - Welterweight
Kind of old for his level of experience, but the way he should down a promising wrestler like Jimmie Pace to be able to keep it on his feet and outpoint him was pretty impressive. Quickly KO'd everyone else so far.
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136
- Karen
- 8-2-0
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2003 - Japan - Shooto - Strawweight
Is Hasegawa just her boogeywoman? Still very young, time will tell.
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137
- Jose Tony Cortez
- "The Conqueror" | 2-0-0
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2001 - USA - Combate Global - Featherweight
Early in his career, rolled through people in the ammys and has continued to do so in the pros.
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138
- Cedric Gunnison
- "The Gunman" | 7-3-0
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1994 - USA - CFFC - Lightweight
Fights a bit like a poor man's Benson Henderson. Very smooth in everything he does. Only losses by decision to a UFC fighter in Charlie Campbell and an ex PFL one in Robert Watley.
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139
- Richie Miranda
- "El Machete" | 8-1-0
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USA - LFA - Lightweight
Very physical catch wrestler. Good at scrambles and fun to watch. Don't see too many guys with his style nowadays. Only loss a close split to the current LFA champ.
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140
- James Hendin
- "The Honeybadger" | 9-2-0
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1997 - England - Oktagon - Featherweight
Exchanging the tough waters of the Cage Warriors 145 division for Oktagon. James only lost to top of the CW food chain guys like Paul Hughes and Jordan Vucenic so will be hoping a change of scenery will do his title aspirations good.
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141
- Raúl Zaragoza
- "El Matador" | 4-0-0
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Mexico - Welterweight - LUX Fight League
BJJ guy who stole Anuar Aburto's hype with a pretty convincing win. Seems tough on the feet and solid on the ground.
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142
- Kaiwen Li
- "The Underdog" | 12-6-0
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1995 - China - Thunder Warrior - Featherweight
Disappointing loss in the Road to UFC final, but he's still an aggressive, crowd friendly fighter with KO power and is very marketable so he probably gets another chance somewhere down the road.
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143
- Tommy Morrisson
- "Rambo" | 6-0-0
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Canada - Flyweight - Samourai MMA
Absolute war in his last fight which was a great one. Seems pretty solid everywhere, some question marks about his chin but he fought through it and came back and found a way to win.
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144
- Tumelo Manyamala
- "Bones of Steel" | 5-1-0
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1999 - South Africa - UAE Warriors - Flyweight
Impressive effort in close defeat to Mark Climaco, able to get back up quite a lot and looked a dangerous fighter on the feet.
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145
- Wes Schultz
- "Party Time" | 6-1-0
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1996 - USA - LFA - Middleweight
Pretty good grappler and D3 All American wrestler, likes to get on top and pass, top BJJ and back takes solid. Not that explosive but pretty decent, only loss to Dylan Budka.
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146
- Martun Mezhlumyan
- 14-3-0
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1993 - Armenia - UAE Warriors - Lightweight
Fun offensive fighter who's prone to the odd lapse of concentration which sometimes gets him submitted.
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147
- Shuya Kamikubo
- "Stealth" | 14-2-1
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1995 - Japan - GLADIATOR - Bantamweight
Rebuilding after a pretty underwhelming run on Road to UFC. It'd be a shame if he can't get where he wants after he chucked in an undefeated career in ONE to make a run at it. Good grappling when he can get it going, good back takes and chokes, question is whether he can do it with more athletic guys who are harder to get/hold down.
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148
- Anthony Dilemme
- 6-0-0
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1996 - USA - CFFC - Featherweight
Serra Longo guy who's got all round skills. Not sure if he's anything special yet but undefeated and took out an okayish Brazilian journeyman in his last fight, obviously has excellent training partners around his weight to work with.
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149
- Rashid Vagabov
- 11-2-0
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1998 - Russia - UAE Warriors - Flyweight
Abdulmanap student who seems to be getting more consistent. Good scrambler and back taker.
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150
- Alberto Montes
- "The Promise" | 6-1-0
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1994 - Venezuela - Combate Global - Bantamweight
Got derailed a bit by Ira Lukowski which was a bad loss but definitely a talented grappler. Getting a bit old to be inactive so needs to take some fights soon to make it or break it.
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151
- Kozhakhmet Imangali
- 3-0-0
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Featherweight - Kazakhstan - Octagon
Dude who brutally broke opponents face with very cool knee. Looks very violent but only fought cans so far.
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152
- Jimmie Pace Jr.
- "Jimbo Slice" | 3-1-0
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1996 - USA - Combate Global - Welterweight
Athletic loud wrestler rolling through everyone until he ran into someone with a bit of TDD. I won't write him off quite yet, but that wasn't promising.
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153
- Eman Almudhaf
- 4-0-0
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England - UAE Warriors - Featherweight
The only highish level woman I know of who fights in a hijab. Not sure what the rules would be around that if she ever got to the UFC. Kind of stiff on the feet, but really overpowers girls physically and finishes them on the ground.
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154
- Solomon Simon
- "King" | 4-0-0
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1995 - Ireland - Cage Warriors - Featherweight
Good athlete, perfect so far as a pro after a bit of a spotty amateur career.
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155
- Jessie Rosas
- "Tachidito" | 5-1-0
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2002 - USA - A1 Combat - Bantamweight
Brother of Raul and fights in a similar vein, very high pace, high pressure and was wrecking guys on the regionals doing it. Recently suffered first defeat rushing things a bit too much. Perhaps fights at too high a pace and makes too many mistakes, but I'll still keep my eye on him for now.
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156
- Vladimir Mineev
- 16-1-1
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1990 - Russia - Fight Nights Global - Middleweight
**Maybe the best fighter outside the UFC but super inactive**
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157
- Vasiliy Takhtay
- "Naruto" | 9-0-0
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Kazakhstan - BRAVE - Lightweight
**Super inactive, would be top 100 if they actually fought**
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158
- In Soo Hwang
- "Legendary" | 6-1-0
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1994- South Korea - Road FC - Middleweight
**Very good fighter, but very inactive**
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159
- Djati Mélan
- 8-1-0
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Ivory Coast - Cage Warriors - Middleweight
**Good but disappeared after loss to Duncan**
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160
- Sharon Martínez
- 1-0-0
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1999 - Nicaragua - UCC - Strawweight
*reamed off armbars in the ammys, did the same in her pro-debut but has gone missing a bit*
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161
- Hannah Rokala
- "The Rock" | 1-0-0
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1997 - USA - Showcase MMA - Atomweight
*Excellent ammy, easy win in pro-debut but MIA*
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162
- Gadjimurad Abdulaev
- 8-0-0
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Russia - Free Agent - Welterweight
*Left ONE and has gone super inactive since*
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163
- Tae In Kim
- 5-0-0
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1993 - South Korea - Road FC - Light Heavyweight
Absolutely demolishing cans in Road at the moment. Will be interesting to see if he can handle a step up in competition.
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164
- Ayan Tursyn
- 6-0-0
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1994 - Kazakhstan - Octagon - Strawweight
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165
- Matt Dixon
- "Magic" | 11-1-0
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1995 - USA - Xtreme Fight Night - Welterweight
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166
- Nayib López
- "Cachorro" | 16-2-0
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Mexico - Lux Fight League - Welterweight
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167
- Fernanda Muñoz
- "Dinamita" | 8-2-0
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1996 - Colombia - Lux Fight League - Flyweight
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168
- Riley Martinez
- "Rad" | 4-0-0
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USA - Front Street Fights - Featherweight
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169
- Tommy McMillen
- "Gun" | 6-0-0
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1997 - USA - Fusion Fight League - Featherweight
Need to check this guy out, seems to be killing people and seems to at least cross train at MMA Lab.
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170
- Roman Lukashevich
- 6-0-0
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Russia - Modern Fighting Pankration - Heavyweight
Had one fight under the ONE Friday Night fights banner but has gone back to the Russian regionals since. Undefeated with all finishes.
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171
- Raffael Cerqueira
- "BJJ" | 10-0-0
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1990 - Brazil - Demo Fight - Heavyweight
Mauling cans on the second level of Brazilian regionals. Kind of old for a prospect so needs to step up soon. Maybe hoping to can crush his way to the Contender Series.
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172
- Geovanis Palacios
- "Fênix" | 7-0-0
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1996 - Cuba - LFA - Welterweight
Cuban wrestler training in Brazil that I need to get round to checking out.