Jono Micaleff (9-1) Welterweight – 27 Years Old – Combat1 MMA There are fighters who come into the sport with decades of preparation behind them, shaped by years of wrestling in school, competing in junior grappling circuits and working their way up through a carefully structured system. Jonathan Micallef is not one of […]
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Before getting into the fighter as much, I wanted to write down my displeasure with the UFC this year. There was a time when fight fans got excited about short-notice replacements, but lately, the promotion has done a poor job of bringing in deserving talent. Maybe Schmid wasn’t their first choice, but there’s no way
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With some flight cancellations of the UFC card this week, they decided to bring in two guys to make another fighter. One of those is Kai Kamaka, making his return, and he’ll be welcoming promotional newcomer Dakota Hope. “Huracán” has had a successful career. He was the former Peak Fighting featherweight champ. He’s fought for
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Brando Pericic (6-1) Heavyweight – 31 Years Old – City Kickboxing The UFC’s heavyweight division has a problem that almost everyone in the sport openly acknowledges: it is short on athletes. Not fighters, not big men who can punch hard, but genuine athletes with movement, timing, versatility and the physical tools to do
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Colby Thicknesse (8-1) Bantamweight – 26 Years Old – Freestyle MMA Every generation of fighters at every gym produces most of its talent. In addition, each generation produces a small handful of people who seem to absorb information at different rates. Colby Thicknesse has spent the better part of a decade in the
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Ben Johnston (5-1) Middleweight – 35 Years Old – The Fight Centre Brisbane Most stories in combat sports follow a recognisable shape. A fighter climbs, faces setbacks, keeps going and eventually gets their shot. Ben Johnston’s story follows a different shape entirely. He climbed, got his shot regionally, won it, retired, became a
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Dom Mar Fan (9-2) Lightweight – 26 Years Old – Team Compton Training Centre There is something quietly dangerous about a fighter who doesn’t need the attention to keep showing up and winning. Dom Mar Fan, the Brisbane lightweight nicknamed “Street Buddha,” has spent the better part of three years building one of
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Josiah “Muscle Hamster” Harrell Fighting at 170 (welterweight) Standing at five-foot-seven Born in Grove City, Ohio, US 27-years-old 11-0 (6 KO/TKOs, 4 Submissions) Josiah Harrell is finally getting his opportunity after a stretch where it felt like that moment might never come. In 2023, Harrell was signed to the UFC on short notice
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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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Lightweight is widely viewed as the sport’s deepest division, making the regional scene essential to follow. Here are my top 10 lightweights who should be signed in 2026. Before we get to the lightweights, check out our list we done so far on Heavyweight, Light-heavyweight, Middleweight, and Welterweight. Ramazan Gitinov (6-0) Widely
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