Weightclass: BantamweightRecord: 7-0Age: 29Height: 5’8”Born in: USTraining out of: Sérgio Penha Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu AcademyCombined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 27-13Key wins: Joshua Weems The son of legendary Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner Sergio Penha, Eduardo Penha has extended his undefeated record to 7-0 this year by submitting all three of his opponents in the first […]
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Weight class: BantamweightAge: 29Height: 5’7”Born in: CubaTraining out of: Freedom Fighters MMACombined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 41-23Key wins: Gabriel Wanderley, Mo Miller, Mark Grey Newly crowned CFFC bantamweight champion Sean Mora pushed his way to the top of bantamweight prospect rankings following a dominant and decisive Round one knockout over Mark Grey
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Hello my name is Rob (but you can call me ‘hellowhosthat’) and I’m an MMA addict. My addiction is serious enough that it leads me to seeking out prospects on smaller MMA cards so I can follow their careers. As such I’m going to try and write articles about the lesser-known prospects, the kind of
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Author – Cedric Dumas Weightclass: BantamweightAge: 22Height: 5’8”Born in: TajikistanTraining out of: Evolve Gym MoscowCombined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 14-4Key wins: Abay Zhalal, Murad Ibragimov, Jake Ngai (amateur), Movsar Ibragimov (amateur) As you’ve probably noticed, the team at Creative Minds has put together a Top 25 ranking of the best prospects outside
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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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