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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Author – Shawn Bitter Weightclass: WelterweightRecord: 7-0Age: 24Height: 6’3”Born in: RussiaTraining out of: Raty TeamCombined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 25-3Key wins: Imam Ibragimov, Chingiz Minyazev, Ali Suleymanov Ivan Podrugin is a 6’3” Russian welterweight who stands out as one of the most promising young prospects in the sport. At just 24, he
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Author – FdrNphw Weightclass: LightweightRecord: 7-0Age: 26Height: 5’11”Born in: RussiaTraining out of: Alexander Nevsky (Omsk)Combined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 62-36-1Key wins: N/A Dmitriy Kireev has done a great job drawing attention to himself this month by finishing his opponent in thirty seconds on the RCC 23 card. Even before that, he’s been
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Author – Drew Beaupre With no previous exposure to Torres, I was happy to take a look at his record and see that while he hasn’t faced any high-level competition as of yet, his two most recent opponents were at least fairly experienced and had a combined record of 20-11. Submission wins in both of
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Author – Drew Beaupre Weightclass: FeatherweightRecord: 6-0, 1 NCAge: 23Height: 5’10”Born in: ZambiaTraining out of: Team CITCombined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 24-17Key wins: Roedie Roets and Jean-Jacques Lubaya He unfortunately missed weight ahead of the event and was forced to relinquish his interim EFC belt, but featherweight prospect Ken Sekeletu will still
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Author – Drew Beaupre Weightclass: LightweightRecord: 10-0Age: 27Height: 5’10”Born in: KyrgyzstanTraining out of: 𝐓akhtay TeamCombined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 65-41Key wins: N/A Following a nine-month layoff, Shermurat Kalilov is set to return to action this Saturday and challenge Valery Gritsutin for the Yuzhniy Rubezh lightweight belt at Yuzhniy Rubezh 7. After winning
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Weightclass: MiddleweightRecord: 5-1Age: 27Height: 6’1”Born in: USTraining out of: Dante Rivera BJJCombined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 21-13Key wins: N/A A product of Dante Rivera BJJ, New Jersey’s Nick Galanti has impressively rebounded from the first loss of his professional MMA career with three-straight wins via stoppage this year. Six amateur fights saw
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Author – Nicholas Holt The UFC’s talent pool at lightweight and bantamweight has never been deeper… but what if we gathered the world’s best undefeated prospects into one house, split across two divisions, and let them battle for a UFC contract? Welcome to the fantasy season we’re calling “Someone’s 0 Has Got to Go.” In
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Author – Cedric Dumas Weightclass: WelterweightRecord: 5-0Age: 21Height: 5’10”Born in: CanadaTraining out of: Universal MMA VancouverCombined opponents’ record (at the time they fought): 18-6Key wins: Zackery Powell and Trucker Carson Let me start by saying that I’ve been meaning to write this piece for quite some time now. Even last year, I was telling anyone
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