Author – FdrNphw Weightclass: BantamweightRecord: 10-0Age: 25Height: 5’9”Born in: RussiaTraining out of: ?Combined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 65-28-2Key wins: Vyacheslav Svischev, Francisco Figueiredo I first wrote about Dzhamaludin Aliev nearly three years ago on Twitter, and the hype around him was justified. On December 24th, 2022, he was set to fight one […]
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Author – Shawn Bitter Weightclass: BantamweightRecord: 7-0Age: 26Height: 5’8”Born in: CanadaTraining out of: MMA LabCombined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 23-19-1Key wins: N/A I first noticed Dias when he competed in the BTC $10,000 tournament, which he won in 2022. He hasn’t beaten anyone notable, but he was an inexperienced pro who beat
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Author – Shawn Bitter Weightclass: WelterweightRecord: 7-0Age: 24Height: 6’3”Born in: RussiaTraining out of: Raty TeamCombined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 25-3Key wins: Imam Ibragimov, Chingiz Minyazev, Ali Suleymanov Ivan Podrugin is a 6’3” Russian welterweight who stands out as one of the most promising young prospects in the sport. At just 24, he
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Author – FdrNphw Weightclass: LightweightRecord: 7-0Age: 26Height: 5’11”Born in: RussiaTraining out of: Alexander Nevsky (Omsk)Combined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 62-36-1Key wins: N/A Dmitriy Kireev has done a great job drawing attention to himself this month by finishing his opponent in thirty seconds on the RCC 23 card. Even before that, he’s been
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Author – Nicholas Holt The UFC’s talent pool at lightweight and bantamweight has never been deeper… but what if we gathered the world’s best undefeated prospects into one house, split across two divisions, and let them battle for a UFC contract? Welcome to the fantasy season we’re calling “Someone’s 0 Has Got to Go.” In
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For Iasmim Casser, the path to MMA started with one unexpected introduction. “It started when a guy that’s now one of my best friends came into the gym I trained Muay Thai at to show some Jiu Jitsu, since some people there fought MMA too,” she said. “That’s when the seed was planted, and I
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Myself, @patdannamma, @GelfandHudson, @xaavifc, @OctagonNick, @MMA__Matchmaker, @mmameditations, @cangrejoRuiz, @jameslikesmma, and @MerrabiMedia got together to put out undoubtedly the best prospect rankings there are. Before we get to the rankings, here is what we are excluding from the list. -Nobody signed to a major promotion such as the UFC, PFL, Oktagon, Rizin, ONE, KSW, or ACA.-Nobody 30
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