Author – Drew Beaupre Weight class: BantamweightAge: 22Height: 5’8”Born in: EnglandTraining out of: MMA Fight Academy/Combined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 14-9Key wins: N/A For those who don’t know, Shawn runs a yearly “Prospect Grand Prix” competition where the participants draft fighter prospects and accumulate points throughout the year. During the final round, […]
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Author – Hudson Gelfand Harry Webb (5-0 pro, 12-0 combined)25 Years Old LightweightInfinite MMA (Ballarat) If you don’t know about Harry Webb, boy, are you in for an absolute treat. Webb is the future of the Lightweight division and has the characteristics to become a huge superstar in the sport. A product of Head Coach John
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Author – Drew Beaupre Weightclass: BantamweightAge: 22Height: 5’9”Born in: MexicoTraining out of: Entram GymCombined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 48-21Key wins: N/A One of Mexico’s brightest MMA prospects picked up perhaps the most violent finish of his young career last weekend at Lux Fight League 53. Still just 22 years old, César Vázquez
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Author – Nicholas Holt Sean ClaboughWelterweight | Age: 20 | Record: 7-0 | Fighting out of Tennessee, United States Sean Clabough, training out of Knoxville Martial Arts Academy, has built an impressive undefeated start to his amateur career. The 20-year-old welterweight sits at 7-0, with his opponents holding a combined record of 18-15 when they
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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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Weightclass: FlyweightRecord: 7-0Age: 22Height: 5’7”Born in: South AfricaTraining out of: A-Team StarsCombined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 19-13-1Key wins: N/A Following a 6-1 amateur career that included four finishes and a pair of fights at the 2022 IMMAF World Championships, van Rooyen turned pro in 2023 and took a dominant unanimous decision over
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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 – Drew Beaupre With no previous exposure to Torres, I was happy to take a look at his record and see that while he hasn’t faced any high-level competition as of yet, his two most recent opponents were at least fairly experienced and had a combined record of 20-11. Submission wins in both of
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Author – Drew Beaupre Weightclass: FeatherweightRecord: 6-0, 1 NCAge: 23Height: 5’10”Born in: ZambiaTraining out of: Team CITCombined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 24-17Key wins: Roedie Roets and Jean-Jacques Lubaya He unfortunately missed weight ahead of the event and was forced to relinquish his interim EFC belt, but featherweight prospect Ken Sekeletu will still
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