Weight Class: Bantamweight Record: 5-0 Age: 19 Height: 5’10” Born In: USA Training Out Of: Next Level Training Center & MMA Combined Opponent Records (at the time they fought): 9-23 Key Wins: N/A After starting his year off with a pair of first-round finishes, undefeated bantamweight Jay Alderete gets a major step up in […]
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After a very successful run in BJJ, “The Young Lion” Davi Cabral has transitioned over to MMA smoothly. Cabral competed earlier this year in a bout that lasted just 53 seconds. Now, he’s back in the cage this Saturday at Peak Fighting 53 to take on Perry Stargel. Outside of MMA, Cabral has been
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After winning his first belt as a professional last year, 22-year-old Demitri “Mowgli” Morales gets back in the cage on Friday for his first bout of 2026. Morales will be fighting in his home state of Idaho at Front Street Fights 36. He will face the experienced Stephen Stirewalt. Having trained under former UFC
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Looking back at the new hires at heavyweights, both on the main UFC roster and the Contender Series, one name that people in our comments kept asking about was “The Hammer” RJ Harris. Strong off two finishes in front of regional MMA enthusiasts on the LFA stage, Harris was viewed as a shoo-in for the
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Headlined by a heavyweight matchup between UFC veteran Alexey Oleynik and Antonio Zovak, Saturday’s Open Fighting Championship 67 will also see Kozhakhmet Imangali challenge Open FC Lightweight Champion Shalbuz Esedullaev in battle between undefeated prospects. Shalbuz Esedullaev (Russia, 6-0) Standing just a shade under 6’2”, Esedullaev has only gone to a second
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Now that Akbar Abdullaev is officially out of his contract with ONE, I wanted to take a deeper look at him. Abdullaev started his career fighting lower-level competition until signing with ONE Championship in 2023. As his level of competition ramped up, so did his performances. He went 5-0 in ONE and finished all five
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Replacing his countryman Andreas Gustafsson, Theodor Berggren steps in on short notice to make his UFC debut against Daniil Donchenko this Saturday at UFC Baku. Following a brief amateur career that saw him go 2-1, Berggren turned pro in 2021 and also initially went 2-1 before putting together a four-fight win streak that was
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The Chechnian-born, Yusuf Esembaev is 4-0 at just 22 and is fighting for the Welterweight belt this weekend at A1 Combat 36. Yusuf trains out of San Diego, California and is very close with guys like Ansar Khamzaev and Baisangur Susurkaev. He holds a 100% finish rate, with all those wins coming in the 1st
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Debutant vs. debutant has been quite the theme for the UFC as of late, with last weekend showcasing the additions of four new fighters to the roster. This Saturday in Baku, Azerbaijan, another pair of hopefuls will make the walk for the first time under the promotion’s banner as Jefferson “Toddynho” Nascimento takes on hometown
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Shane Collins makes his UFC debut this Saturday in an un-packed arena in the Meta Apex. Although a big audience should be able to enjoy Shane Collins, it’s an exciting debut nonetheless. At the Prospect Vault, we rate Collins quite highly, as he ranks #24 in our prospect ranking. Collins will likely struggle to
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