Weight Class: Welterweight Record: 8-0 Age: 23 Height: 6’2″ Born: Scotland Training out of: Higher Level MMA At just 23 years old, Sean Clancy Jr. has stood out as one of the top prospects across the world. The Cage Warriors welterweight claimed the interim championship in December with a spectacular KO win over Melvin […]
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Mexico has never been a stranger to producing exciting fighting prospects across all combat sports. On Friday, that trend continues in the Lux Fight League 60 co-main event, as Sergio “Crazy Dog” Barajas looks to add another name to his undefeated record. At only 25 years old, bantamweight prospect Sergio Barajas is a well-rounded
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Weight Class: Bantamweight Record: 9-0 Age: 23 Height: 5’9” Born In: Dagestan (Represents France) Training Out Of: Fight Club Akhmat/Bangtao Muay Thai Combined Opponent Records (at the time they fought): 27-12 Key Wins: Nurbolat Abu Ilmadi Israilov returns to MMA for the first time since 2024 and will compete outside of ACA for the
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Weight Class: Middleweight Record: 5-0 Age: 23 Height: 6’4” Born In: Slovakia Training Out Of: Mattix MMA Combined Opponent Records (at the time they fought): 26-21-1 Key Wins: N/A Less than two years into his professional career and still just 23 years old, Martin Kozák will try to improve to 6-0 when he challenges
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CFFC 153 took a major blow late last week when flyweight champion Bilal Hasan, 24, was forced to withdraw from the fight with a minor injury. Now, with Lucas Seibert vs. Sebastian Ruiz stepping into the main event and a number of fighters making their debut under a new promotion, the spotlight will shift away
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At least on paper, this is one of the better LFA cards in a while. It’s not stacked with established names but a bunch of prospects on the come-up. Before I move on to who you should be watching for, I’ll get into Taner Trembley a little bit. He’s not someone we consider a prospect,
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Weight Class: Heavyweight Record: 4-0 Age: 28 Height: 6’2” Born In: USA Training Out Of: 4oz. Fight Club Combined Opponent Records (at the time they fought): 5-3 Key Wins: N/A Following a 21-second knockout that brought his professional record to 4-0, heavyweight Terrance Chatman gets his first headlining opportunity opposite Myron Dennis at Fury
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Last week, the only pro debut I was interested in was Yannick Goitom. A fight he won dominantly, and looks as if he’s someone to watch for. This week is a big one for debuts and is definitely one worth writing about. Welterweight, Alexis Nicolas – Ares FC 40/Friday Alexis Nicolas is a French
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Weight Class: Bantamweight Record: 4-0 Age: 25 Height: 5’9” Born In: Russia (Represents Russia and Tajikistan) Training Out Of: N/A Combined Opponent Records (at the time they fought): 8-8 Key Wins: N/A After starting his pro career off with four finishes, Anushevron Tukhtaev returns this weekend for the first time since late 2024 to
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In honor of RIZIN Landmark 13 in Fukuoka, it only felt right to share the first RIZIN-based article in MMA Prospect Vault history. While these lists are always subject to change, the fighters in this piece stood out to me as both rising and current stars of the promotion. As my first time covering RIZIN,
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