As an 18-year-old with an undefeated 7-0 record, Adriano Sousa may have more potential than most prospects in the sport right now. Facing 7-2 Alessandro Albuquerque was no issue for the young fighter, who dispatched the 26-year-old in less than two minutes. The fight was short, but showed what Sousa is capable of and then […]
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She’s Next – WMMA Prospect of the Week Each week, I’ll highlight one women prospect on my radar and in action in the upcoming days *A small change is coming to my weekly column on women’s MMA prospects around the world. To make my writing and research more efficient, I will now focus on one
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Weight class: Flyweight Record: 7-1 Age: 20 Height: 5’4” Born in: Peru Training out of: MFC Guerreros Piuranos Combined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 24-13-2 Key wins: Luis Camargo, Ivan Cuayla (amateur fights) Still just 20 years old, Jhon Rivera will try to extend his winning run to seven fights and claim
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From IMMAF to LFA: The Rapid Development of Alvi Dasuyev Alvi Dasuyev Welterweight Age: 23 Fighting out of: Belgium Record: 7-0-0 Alvi “The Spartan” Dasuyev, a former Belgian IMMAF rep, turned pro in May 2024. He’s been making noise ever since. With a 17-3 amateur record and national titles, he entered the pro
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With all the hype surrounding Magomed ‘Chanco’ Zaynukov following his brawl with Dillon Danis, it’s the perfect time to highlight some of the other Club Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov prospects on the brink of a UFC shot. Note that this list won’t include prospects already in the UFC, PFL, or ACA. Amru Magomedov would’ve headlined this list
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Weightclass: Welterweight Record: 11-0 Age: 30 Height: 6′ 0″ Born in: England (Represents Germany) Training out of: London Shootfighters Combined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 51-17-2 Key wins: Jefferson Goncalves, Wissame Akhmouch Now more than a year removed from a title-winning performance for Ares FC, undefeated welterweight Felix Klinkhammer returns to action
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.James Lledo Welterweight Age: 24 Fighting out of: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Record: 8-1-0 As the leaves turned and temperatures dipped, one of amateur MMA’s hottest prospects only got warmer. James Lledo, a 24-year-old welterweight fighting out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, racked up two big wins in back-to-back months. First defending his 170 title at CFFC: NextGen
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Weightclass: Lightweight Record: 5-0 Age: 28 Height: 5’11” Born in: Russia Training out of: KHK MMA Team Combined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 12-4 Key wins: Omar Tugarev, Axel Sola (amateur fights) Lightweight prospect Ramazan Gitinov will look to continue an undefeated start to his pro career this weekend when he takes
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Weightclass: Middleweight Record: 4-0, 1 NC Age: 26 Height: 5’11” Born in: Hungary Training out of: London Shootfighters Combined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 60-30 Key wins: Will Fleury Anyone who’s a regular watcher of the UFC Embedded series you’d likely recognize Norbert Novenyi Jr as the guy often seen hanging around
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Weightclass: Welterweight Record: 4-0, 1 NC Age: 22 Height: 5’11” Born in: Russia Training out of: ? Combined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 14-5 Key wins: N/A When you hear the name “David Samuel,” you might not immediately picture a rising Russian MMA prospect. In a sport where surnames like Magomedov, Volkov, and
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