Shuriken is back with it’s 23rd edition boasting some fun prospects and fights to break down. Below I’ve highlighted my favourite fighters on the card that I think at least warrant monitoring as they progress through their careers. Checkout the action this Saturday, March 7th from 12am PST/3am ET live on UFC Fight […]
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Zé Machado Age: 26 Lightweight Fighting out of: Samouco, Portugal Academia Unlimited With Portugal already having talent across major promotions, notably Manel Kape in the UFC and Gustavo Oliveira in the PFL, there is another Portuguese prospect making waves on the regional scene. Zé Machado first put himself on the map in IMMAFs, where
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Shane “Hollywood” Collins Age: 25 Featherweight Fighting out of: Los Angeles, California Cobra Team MMA After making quick work of a short-notice opponent in January, Shane “Hollywood” Collins is back in the octagon for one of his toughest challenges to date. For Collins, this upcoming matchup marks his second fight under the 559 Fights
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She’s Next – WMMA Weekly Preview Each week, I’ll highlight one women’s prospect on my radar and in action in the upcoming days Summer Onley Record: 5-0 Weight Class: Bantamweight Age: 31 years old Training: Ronin Mixed Martial Arts Combined opponents’ record: 15-3 Summer Onley made a name for herself on the UK
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For the choice this month, I wanted to give some love to someone with experience, but not with the deserved notability he deserves. Enter Matheus Lima (8-1), a 27-year-old welterweight fighting out of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Lima has responded exactly how you’d want a legitimate prospect to respond after suffering the first loss of
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Weight Class: Welterweight Record: 9-0 Age: 28 Height: 5’11” Born In: Kazakhstan Training Out Of: Champion’s Creed Martial Arts Combined Opponent Records (at the time they fought): 44-31 Key Wins: Tom O’Connor Born in Kazakhstan and fighting out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Ramil Kamilov returns to MMA this Saturday at Unified MMA 67 to
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Every fighter starts somewhere. Before the hype, before the Contender Series, before the UFC call — there’s the grind. Before They Blow Up is where I’ll shine a light on prospects still in that phase. In this fifth edition, I’m looking at a few rising talents with five fights or fewer. These aren’t fighters
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Weight Class: Featherweight Record: 5-0 Age: 28 Height: 5’9” Born In: Dominican Republic Training Out Of: Team Mordan Combined Opponent Records (at the time they fought): 27-19 Key Wins: Mando Gutierrez Less than two years into his professional MMA career, Ezequiel Peralta will try to bring his record to 6-0 when he meets Abraham
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Imran Hassan Bantamweight Age: 25 Fighting out of: England Record: 12-3-0 While top prospect Joe Frodsham stopped Imran Hassan via technical knockout in 2025, this year was much different for the 25-year-old rising star. After earning bronze last year, Team England’s bantamweight Imran Hassan returned to dominate in the 2026 IMMAF European Championship.
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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 Zoe Nowicki Record: 3-0 as a pro, 15-0 as an amateur Weight Class: Flyweight Age: 25 years old Training: Scorpion Fighting System Combined opponent records: 1-0 Growing up in Michigan, Zoe
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