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 second edition, I’m looking at a few rising talents with five fights or fewer that are on my radar.
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Fight Nation Championship 25 Lightweight, Marko Bojković (8-1): Bojković was widely viewed as a top-five prospect at the beginning of the year. With a UFC opportunity seemingly within reach, he ran into Milos Janicic—who punished him and forced a second-round stoppage. Still, Bojković is only 24, and setbacks like that are often necessary for
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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 first volume, I’m looking at a few rising talents with five fights or fewer that are on my
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UAE Warriors is one of the best promotions in the world. In fact, it should be more of a feeder league to the UFC, considering the talent they have. Also, the promotion being on UFC Fight Pass should be more of a pipeline to the UFC for their athletes. They constantly put on great cards.
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Pat Danna 👇 Women’s Flyweight Championship: Shannon Clark (6-1) vs. Beatriz Consuli (6-0) To put it simply, Consuli is a top 5 WMMA prospect right now. A 17-fight win streak dating back to her second amateur fight would prove that alone, but wins over Eduarda Moura and Carol Foro solidify it. The 2022
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Weightclass: LightweightRecord: 8-1Age: 27Height: 6’2″Born in: Czech RepublicTraining out of: Fighting Club OstravaCombined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 42-38Key wins: Sebastian Szalay (amateur) With the current streak of violence, Mudroch has been on. I wanted to take a deeper look at him to assess his level properly. First, his resume: 8-1, six straight
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Luis Hernandez is starting to generate buzz following his win last Sunday. While securing a submission victory, he taunted his opponent’s corner, provoking a heated reaction that led to a physical altercation. The corner included none other than UFC veterans Chris Curtis and Sean Strickland, which only added fuel to the fire. https://twitter.com/Grabaka_Hitman/status/1939442065319805405 That moment
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Welcome to a new monthly column I’ll be writing here on Creative Minds, where I’ll focus on a part of the sport that captures the mind of every MMA fan: undefeated fighters. Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the most dominant UFC champions in recent years, and his aura is amplified by the fact that no
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Fighter In-depth: Artur Minev Weightclass: LightweightRecord: 6-0Age: 21Height: 5’9″Born in: Odessa, UkraineTraining out of: Syndicate MMACombined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 39-35Key wins: Junior Maranhão Minev hails from Odessa, Ukraine, but relocated to the U.S. to chase his MMA dreams. He began his career fighting out of Massachusetts—where, let’s be honest, the regional
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Weightclass: Light-heavyweightRecord: 5-0Age: 28Height: 6’3”Born in: GermanyTraining out of: UFD GymCombined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 20-10Key wins: Jorick Montagnac Vosgrone is one of the most talked-about prospects out of Europe, thanks to his intimidating look and unorthodox fight style. Coming from a grappling background, the BJJ black belt has amassed 30 medals,
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