To wrap up our series on prospects the UFC should sign in 2026, I decided to combine the organization’s three women’s divisions to present a top 20 ranking regardless of weight classes. As a result, strawweights receive a significant amount of attention in this list because it’s probably the most stacked WMMA division now outside […]
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We’re getting towards the end of our series of the top-10 UFC-ready prospects in each weight class. While there’s great talent everywhere, the bantamweight division may just be the most stacked worldwide. The UFC didn’t sign many top guys in 2025, and the available talent reflects that. Out of Prospect Vault’s top 25 prospects overall,
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Featherweight is a tricky division to pick prospects in. The UFC has already plucked many exciting prospects from the regionals over the last couple of years. They’ve signed notable fighters like Kevin Vallejos, Luke Riley, Austin Bashi, Kurtis Campbell, Tommy McMillen, Ramiro Jimenez, Marcio Barbosa, and Jose Delano, among others. However, despite all these signings,
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If there’s one division where the next generation is knocking the loudest, it’s welterweight. Across the globe, 170-pounds is stacked with young, high level prospects who look capable of competing in the UFC today. With 2026 approaching, these ten fighters stand out as the most polished, dangerous, and ready names outside the promotion. Before
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In the heavier weightclasses, you don’t have to prove as much to get looked at by a bigger promotion. The fact is, the level of competition outside the UFC at 205 isn’t great. That’s why the better prospects in this division are young pros. It doesn’t take long until these guys get noticed and snatched
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Isaac Thomson Featherweight 9-2 (4 KO/TKOs, 1 Submission) 23-years-old Five-foot-eleven, 72.5″ reach Training out of Team Alpha Male Thomson started in kickboxing and Muay Thai, going 8-0 and winning national titles in both, along with earning a black belt in karate. Before turning pro, he moved to the U.S. to sharpen his game with
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“Fearless” Lance Gibson Jr.Lightweight9-1 (4 KO/TKOs, 3 Submissions)30-years-oldFive-foot-ten, 72.5″ reachTraining out of Gibson MMA Gibson grew up in the fighting world as his dad, Lance Gibson S,r fought in the UFC back in the day. Still training with his father today at Gibson MMA, he also trains with Bellator legend Julia Budd, a former featherweight
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