She’s Next – WMMA Weekly Preview Each week, I’ll highlight one women prospect on my radar and in action in the upcoming days Alina Dalaslan Record: 4-0 Weight Class: Bantamweight Age: 25 years old Training: Planet Eater Combined opponents record: 20-17 Born in Illertissen, Bavaria, on August 11, 2000, Alina Dalaslan has emerged as […]
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Black Combat 16: Exodus ends the month of January with their biggest event in company history. The card will host 14-fights and five of them will be title bouts. Let’s get started with who I believe you should be watching for. The event has a banger of a main event lined up for us
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Emilio “Rixa” Quissua Light-Heavyweight Fighting out of: Balingen, Germany 7-0-0 At 205 pounds, there’s a wide discrepancy in talent. There simply aren’t enough high-level athletes competing in the heavier weight classes, but for Emilio Quissua, a star could be born at Oktagon 83. The 28-year-old light heavyweight Emilio “Rixa” Quissua returns for his
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Eternal 102 shapes as one of the most important Australian MMA cards of the year, with UFC matchmakers in attendance and multiple title fights carrying global implications. From championship bouts to sleeper matchups with major upside, here’s a full fight-by-fight breakdown of the entire card. Be sure to check out Eternal 102 on UFC Fight
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Every fighter starts somewhere. Before the hype, before the Contender Series, before the UFC call — there’s the early grind. Before They Blow Up is my way of spotlighting prospects still in that stage. In this third edition, I’m looking at a few rising talents with five fights or fewer that are on my radar. These
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Weight Class: Featherweight Record: 12-1 Age: 25 Height: 5’10” Born In: China Training Out Of: Longyun MMA Gym Combined Opponent Records (at the time they fought): 135- 59 Key Wins: Jizheng Wang Naertai Kezibayi will headline his fourth-straight event for top Chinese MMA promotion JCK tomorrow when he takes on Hubulan Tuerxunbieke at JCK
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David Mistulov Welterweight Age: 24 Fighting out of: San Jose, California, USA Record: 6-0-0 Fighting out of one of the fastest growing gyms in MMA, the Academy Fight Club, coached by former UFC double champion, Daniel Cormier, David Mistulov has developed into a premier talent at 170 pounds. Since his debut fight in 2024,
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For over a decade, Tuff-N-Uff has been a staple for the American regional scene. Given the privileged location of Nevada where it runs, many former prospects have fought in this company. Here are the most relevant ones for their next event. Tyshawn Williams Tyshawn Williams has quietly built one of the more intriguing
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Weight Class: Featherweight Record: 6-1 Age: 28 Height: 5’8” Born In: Venezuela Training Out Of: Inside Muay Thai Combined Opponent Records (at the time they fought): 31-21 Key Wins: N/A After going 3-0 in 2025 and only a month removed from his last fight, Venezuela’s Leandro Solano returns this week to meet João Pedro
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ACA Featherweight Champion Islam Omarov has maintained a flawless record throughout his MMA career, going 17-0 with his last ten fights in the notoriously tough ACA promotion. Omarov’s combination of physicality and grappling poses a scary threat to almost any featherweight on the planet. While his striking may not be at the same level, he
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