Fighter In-Depth: Khotam Boynazarov Weight Class: Welterweight Record: 13-0 Age: 27 Height: 5’10’’ Born In: Uzbekistan Training Out Of: Nur Team Combined Opponent Records (at the time they fought): 78-26 Key Wins: James Llontop, Tahir Abdullaev, Bekmyrza Dosmatov Set to headline Mangu Professional League 3 in Samarkand, Khotam Boynazarov returns to action […]
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At ARMMADA 18 this Saturday, the up-and-coming Serbian fighter Nikola Gradinac takes on his most experienced opponent to date. In what will be his second main event as a professional, Gradinac is taking on 21-15 Taffarel Brasil, who has fought the likes of former UFC fighter James Llontop and current UFC star Carlos Prates.
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She’s Next – WMMA Weekly Preview Each week, I’ll highlight one women prospect on my radar and in action in the upcoming days Veronika Smolková Record: 9-3 Weight Class: Flyweight Age: 23 years old Training: Dracula Gym Combined opponents record: 33-25 Veronika Smolková has steadily developed into one of the most notable
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Weight Class: Welterweight Record: 6-0 Age: 25 Height: 6’2” Born In: Russia Training Out Of: The Academy Fight Club Combined Opponent Records (at the time they fought): 76-41 Key Wins: Serik Razgaliev, Yurik Smoyan Originally slated to face Trukon Carson at welterweight before being booked to meet Chris Ewert at middleweight, Alan Salamov will
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Weight Class: Strawweight Record: 7-1-1 Age: 24 Height: 5’3” Born In: Japan Training Out Of: TRIBE TOKYO MMA Combined Opponent Records (at the time they fought): 58-46-4 Key Wins: N/A Riding the momentum of five-straight wins, Kazusa Kurobe challenges Koyuru Tanoue for the Shooto strawweight belt this weekend in the headlining bout for Shooto
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In the past month, Arthur Ventura has picked up two impressive wins dating back to April 26th. He just recently secured his sixth- pro win with a second-round submission over the now 3-1 Renan Miranda at Money Moicano MMA 1. Despite some struggles in the fight, Ventura still found a nasty anaconda choke to
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This weekend in Belgrade, Serbia, a very fun, stacked FNC 31 card takes place. The card is filled with former UFC fighters, fighters that have competed on Contender Series, and a few solid prospects. Fighting out of Podgorica, Montenegro, is one of those prospects, Dalibor “Mugiwara” Dragojević. If you take a look at Dragojević’s
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Weight Class: Flyweight Record: 7-0 Age: 28 Height: 5’6” Born In: Kazakhstan Training Out Of: Mergen Fight Club Combined Opponent Records (at the time they fought): 13-4 Key Wins: N/A After starting his professional MMA career with seven-straight wins and six finishes, Elaman Sayassatov challenges Bolat Zamanbekov for the Naiza FC flyweight belt tomorrow
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Spain’s The Way of Warrior FC returns this Friday when WOW 30: Lisboa goes down in Lisbon, Portugal, and the event is headlined by an exciting clash between Zé Machado and Henrique Barbosa with the promotion’s interim featherweight belt on the line. Zé Machado 5-0 – Portugal, Age 26, Academia Unlimited Boasting
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Strawweight Huaxiang Dong (14-3) vs. Bo Hyun Park (8-3) Huaxiang Dong Pros: -Good ground and pound -Submission threat -Good wrestling -Solid Jiu-Jitsu -Puts hands together well -Good kicks Cons: -Too patient at times Dong is back for another run in RTU after falling short the first time around. She arguably did enough to beat Ming
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