With it being a quiet week for MMA in general, ARES FC is taking advantage and holding a solid card with some good prospects. An interim featherweight title fight headlines ARES FC 39, with Ghassen Jbalia making the first defense of his title. Former ONE Muay Thai title challenger Jimmy Vienot returns on the card, […]
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With UAE Warriors holding a double header this weekend, there are a lot of prospects to talk about across both cards. UAE Warriors 69 is definitely the stronger of the two, but UAE Warriors 68 has some sneaky, solid fighters as well. With former DWCS contestants, top prospects, and title fights, the cards are in
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A former linebacker for the New York Jets, Anthony Wint wrestled at a high level in high school before opting to play football. Wint was impressive in his time wrestling, holding a 37-4 record as a junior and being named first-team All-Dade County. After COVID shut down opportunities to play in the CFL, his former
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Training out of Aegis MMA and Niagara Top Team, Bobby Poulter has made waves on the Canadian scene. After a 4-1 start to his career, Poulter was KO’d in 32 seconds by regional vet Josh Jackson. Since then, Poulter has won five straight, finishing his last four opponents. He attributes his turnaround to “going back
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Zé Machado Age: 26 Lightweight Fighting out of: Samouco, Portugal Academia Unlimited With Portugal already having talent across major promotions, notably Manel Kape in the UFC and Gustavo Oliveira in the PFL, there is another Portuguese prospect making waves on the regional scene. Zé Machado first put himself on the map in IMMAFs, where
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A heavyweight with incredible finishing ability and heavy hands seems rarer than hoped for nowadays. With the current state of the UFC HW division nearing disarray, there are still UFC hopefuls who could change the future outlook. One of the most prominent that comes to mind is Brave CF heavyweight Miha Frlic, who has been
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January kicked off a loaded month of top prospects in action, with a big number of regional promotions looking to start the year off right. This list was tough to make, with many of our top 25 prospects fighting this month. However, some performances stood out above others and put some big names in the
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ACA Featherweight Champion Islam Omarov has maintained a flawless record throughout his MMA career, going 17-0 with his last ten fights in the notoriously tough ACA promotion. Omarov’s combination of physicality and grappling poses a scary threat to almost any featherweight on the planet. While his striking may not be at the same level, he
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With a new broadcast partner for the new year, LFA has a big year coming up. This list wasn’t made with the idea of getting all these prospects to the UFC this year (which they very well could). Instead, it aimed to highlight the depth of the LFA roster and how high the level of
With a 101-3 record across his amateur and pro career, 23-year-old Lucas Rafael is a walking highlight tape. His 5-0 record between MMA and Kickboxing in 2025 was capped off with his third straight knockout in MMA. This becomes more impressive when added to the WGP Kickboxing Tournament Championship he won in September. Rafael is
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