We’ve got 22 new prospects to cover, including an incredible 8 featherweights you should be tracking. Not as many big guys, but the HW and MW are both very exciting talents. Fight Pass promotions like LFA and FCC contributed plenty of prospects, as should be expected. There’s also deep cuts from Bangladesh, Bolivia, and Kazakhstan
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Welcome to a new series here on Prospect Vault. I maintain excessively large Tapology rankings (~3000 fighters) across all men’s weight classes, including amateurs. Not all of those fighters are prospects, but many are, and I scout all over the world. On The Map will highlight new additions to these rankings that fit the criteria
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Each month, the team will get together and pick an individual moment from the previous month that stood out for us. The only criteria is the moment had to happen in August, and it has to revolve around anything involving MMA prospects. Shawn Bitter Before I talk about Tater McSpadden, I’ll share his knockout
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Valentina Shevchenko is many people’s pick for the greatest female martial artist of all time. She has long flown the flag for Kyrgyz MMA in the UFC. In the last couple of years, Myktybek Orolbai has also become a hot prospect in the welterweight division. He fights on August 15, and I expect him to
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Each month, the team will get together and pick an individual moment from the previous month that stood out for us. The only criteria is the moment had to happen in July, and it has to revolve around anything involving prospects. Shawn Bitter I wanna put my spotlight on who I believe had the
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Uzbek MMA reached historic new heights in July 2026, with Bogdan Guskov becoming the first fighter from the country to fight in a UFC main event. While his performance against Magomed Ankalaev left a lot to be desired, he still showed courage to take on such a killer on short notice. More impressive was fellow
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We’re getting towards the end of our series of the top-10 UFC-ready prospects in each weight class. While there’s great talent everywhere, the bantamweight division may just be the most stacked worldwide. The UFC didn’t sign many top guys in 2025, and the available talent reflects that. Out of Prospect Vault’s top 25 prospects overall,
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Samurai Fight House has risen to prominence since 2022 as Argentina’s top MMA promotion. Notable alumni include UFC fighters Kevin Vallejos, Esteban Ribovics, Francisco Prado, and AilÃn Pérez. Also, plenty of other talents that competed for DWCS and ONE. As a promotion, they tend to build their prospects slowly. They can be prone to can-crush
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Undefeated Update: October 2025 Â Author: James Colwell (@JamesLikesMMA on Twitter) Â Another month gone, and 48 more Undefeated Update reports are ready, including some of my favorite prospects. We’re going to cover a lot of ground this month. From elites competing at the top levels of the UFC and PFL to prospects grinding in
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Undefeated Ins and Outs: October 2025  Author: James Colwell (@JamesLikesMMA on Twitter)  October was another busy month for MMA’s undefeated fighters, with DWCS wrapping up and lots of high-level regional action. Many exciting new prospects emerged, and unfortunately, some had to leave to make room for them. As always, I’ve got you covered
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