Unfortunately, week eight of Contender Series lost the Bulaid vs Visconde fight a little over an hour before the card started. This left us with four fights. As a result, this felt like a 50/50 night. We got to see two of the top prospects outside the UFC get awesome finishes and earn UFC contracts.
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Ilias Bulaid (9-0) vs Erick Visconde (17-3) Bulaid is the superior striker here, throwing from every angle with a pro kickboxing background that really shows in his ability to manage range. Visconde is more well rounded but far too patient. His path to victory runs through spamming takedowns, and he’ll need to change levels
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Tale of the Tape Ilias Bulaid Erick Visconde Record 9-0 17-3 Age 31 29 Height 5’10” 5’7″ Reach 70.5″ 66.5″ Hometown Den Bosch, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil Combined Opp. Record 45-24 142-51-1 Gym SB Gym California Mixed Martial Arts Championships Levels Fight League LFA, Nação Cyborg, Iron Man MMA Shawn
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Weight Class: Lightweight Record: 3-0 Age: 28 Height: 6’3” Born In: Netherlands (Represents Morocco) Training Out Of: Days Gym Combined Opponent Records (at the time they fought): 14-23 Key Wins: N/A After making the jump to MMA last year, former GLORY Kickboxing Champion Tyjani Beztati headlines his first Levels Fight League card this Saturday
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Weight Class: Heavyweight Record: 3-0 Age: 25 Height: 6’1” Born In: Russia Training Out Of: American Top Team Combined Opponent Records (at the time they fought): 8-6 Key Wins: N/A Undefeated heavyweight prospect Khetag Sabeev gets his first headlining opportunity against Braxton Smith at Peak Fighting 52 on Saturday. An IMMAF junior heavyweight
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ARES FC 43 this Friday is genuinely a can’t-miss event for prospect nerds and major league talent scouts alike. Almost every fight has a fighter with an obscenely high ceiling; thus, the card has been dubbed ARES 43 – “La Nouvelle Génération”. A new generation it is, of fighters looking to make their mark in
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With Cage Warriors’ last event being close to three months in the past, it’s no shock that Europe’s top promotion is returning with a loaded card on deck. There will be plenty of young talent to keep an eye on, but these seven fighters stood out as the most notable prospects of CW 210.
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This week was by far the week I was most excited for this season, and it definitely lived up to expectations. It was sick to see high-level prospects take each other on in a few of the fights, we got a couple cool finishes, and we saw a couple WARS. The only thing weighing this
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Damian Piwowarczyk (11-4) vs Emilio Quissua (8-0) Piwowarczyk uses his striking to force opponents into a shot, then looks to snatch the neck and jump guillotine. His striking is decent, plenty of one twos and hooks in the pocket, and he’s not afraid to press pace. He does have a 5 second knockout loss on
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Tale of the Tape Norbert Novenyi Jr. Theo Haig Record 10-1 7-1 Age 26 30 Height 5’11” 6’2″ Reach 75.0″ 77.5″ Hometown London, England San Jose, California, US Combined Opp. Record 74-34 40-49-1 Gym London Shootfighters AKA Championships NA NA Shawn Bitter- Haig was brought in as cannon fodder last season against Cezary Oleksiejczuk,
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