Standouts of the 2025 IMMAF World Championships in Tbilisi Tbilisi hosted the 2025 IMMAF World Championships, turning the Georgian capital into the center of the amateur MMA world for six days. Fighters from around the globe filled the city’s arena, each chasing a world title and a chance to prove they belong among the […]
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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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Every fighter starts somewhere. Before the hype, before the Contender Series, before the UFC call — there’s the early grind. Before They Blow Up is my way of spotlighting prospects still in that stage. In this first volume, I’m looking at a few rising talents with five fights or fewer that are on my
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UAE Warriors is one of the best promotions in the world. In fact, it should be more of a feeder league to the UFC, considering the talent they have. Also, the promotion being on UFC Fight Pass should be more of a pipeline to the UFC for their athletes. They constantly put on great cards.
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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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She’s Next – WMMA Weekly Preview Each week, I’ll highlight the female prospects making noise on the regional scene. The goal is simple : to spotlight rising female talents before they break onto the big stage. Sonam Zomba (7-1) – Strawweight – Bidang Fighting Championship 8 Normally, I wouldn’t take the time to
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Pat Danna 👇 Women’s Flyweight Championship: Shannon Clark (6-1) vs. Beatriz Consuli (6-0) To put it simply, Consuli is a top 5 WMMA prospect right now. A 17-fight win streak dating back to her second amateur fight would prove that alone, but wins over Eduarda Moura and Carol Foro solidify it. The 2022
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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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Weightclass: LightweightRecord: 8-1Age: 27Height: 6’2″Born in: Czech RepublicTraining out of: Fighting Club OstravaCombined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 42-38Key wins: Sebastian Szalay (amateur) With the current streak of violence, Mudroch has been on. I wanted to take a deeper look at him to assess his level properly. First, his resume: 8-1, six straight
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