Which Flyweights Should Be on TUF 24 and Fight Mighty Mouse in December?

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The word on the street is that the UFC is going out of their way to sign flyweight champions from other organizations to compete on TUF 24 (which is why they canceled tryouts).

Then, we find out that Wilson Reis (who's 1-1 in his last two; Jussier da Silva had a better claim to a fight with Johnson even coming off of a split decision loss to Henry Cejudo, IMO) is basically gifted a title shot because the flyweight division is so depleted.

I've put together a bit of a list of who I think should be on the show, and am wondering if there are any other suggestions from the regional flyweight scene.

Some of the more notable names:
  • Kairat Akhmetov (23-0, ONE Flyweight Champion)
  • Adriano Moraes (14-2, Former ONE Flyweight Champion)
  • Yasuhiro Urushitani (21-7, Former Shooto Bantamweight Champion)
  • Magomed Bibulatov (11-0, WSOF Flyweight Champion)
  • Tim Elliott (13-6-1, Titan FC Flyweight Champion)
  • Alexandre Pantoja (16-2, RFA and Legacy Flyweight Champion)
  • Bruno Menezes (16-5, Jungle Fight Flyweight Champion)
  • Pietro Menga (12-0, FCC European Flyweight Champion)
Full list and explanations: http://mma-manifesto.com/2016-articles/which-flyweights-should-fight-on-tuf-24.html

Anyone else I missed?
 
I feel like a few of those you listed don't speak English.
 
Urushitani and Tim Elliot have already busted out the UFC havent they? having them fight DJ would be even worse than Reis
 
Good list. I would also throw in Jarred Brooks (9-0), Alex Sandoval (12-2) and maybe Kai Kara France (12-5).
 
Urishitani doing good again? Interesting.


I just hope Bibulatov is on the show. Feel like it's almost a guarantee since he's with the secret feeder league, WSOF.
 
Homeless Infant said:
Urishitani doing good again? Interesting.


I just hope Bibulatov is on the show. Feel like it's almost a guarantee since he's with the secret feeder league, WSOF.
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Bibulatov is fighting this Sunday. Plus, I think he doesn't speak English and there is also Ramadan starting soon. If I'm not mistaken, there is article at Bloody Elbow, that he vacated WSOF title.
I also think that he may feel that TUF and reality shows are not for good fighters with good record.
 
Feniamin said:
Bibulatov is fighting this Sunday. Plus, I think he doesn't speak English and there is also Ramadan starting soon. If I'm not mistaken, there is article at Bloody Elbow, that he vacated WSOF title.
I also think that he may feel that TUF and reality shows are not for good fighters with good record.
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Well that would be a shame. Guess we'll see.
 
I was taking a look at flyweight and bantamweight champions of other orgs. And made a short list

Adam Antolin flyweight TPF
Rolando Velasco BW TPF
Alexander Pantone flw RFA
Leandro Hijo BW RFA
Damaico page flw LFC
Matt Schnell Flw Legacy FC
Manuel Vazquez BW LFC

Mitsubishi Sunabe sw pancrase
Kento kambe flw
Kiyotaka Shimizu SFlw
Shintaro Ishiwatari BW

Rant Saadeh flw baama
Shay Walsh BW

Bruno menezes flw jungle fights
Josenaldo Silva BW

Tim Elliot flw Titan
Anderson dos santos BW

Hiromasa ogikabu flw shooto Japan
Yago Bryan sw shooto Brazil

Louis gaudinaut flw CFC
Nick pace BW

Magomed bibulatov flw
Min Jong song flw road FC
Yoon jun Lee BW
 
Kai Kara France would be a great underdog addition.
 
I feel like many people here forget that this is a reality show, and the contestants
need to at least speak some English lol.
 
I wrote this list in the other thread about it.

This is a list of the best regional champions in the world that i'm aware of. If they get any 16 of these guys, it will be a great show. This season could potentially replenish the division and i could see many of these fighters in the top 10 shortly. Hopefully we don't see many inexperienced guys. Guys like Bibu, Pantoja and Brooks would at least make a Mighty Mouse fight competitive. Elliott is a scrapper, he definitely belongs back in UFC. Bibu and Brooks were supposed to fight in Russia recently but I'm not sure if its still happening.

English Speakers
Tim Elliott (Titan Champ)
Rany Saadeh (BAMMA Champ)
Jarred Brooks (HOF Champ)
Shaj Haque (M4TC Champ)
Pietro Menga (FCC Champ)
Matt Schnell (Interim Legacy Champ)
Damacio Page (Current Legacy Champ)
Hector Sandoval (WFC Champ)
Adam Antolin (TPF Champ)
Matt Rizzo (ROC Champ)
Eric Shelton (Caged Aggression Champ)
Brandon Moreno (WFF Champ)
Charlie Alaniz (HFS Champ)
Josh Paiva (Dragon House Champ)
Austin Ryan (Havoc FC Champ)
Jaime Alvarez (AFC Champ)
Winner of Matt Hemry vs. Dennis Dombrow (HFC Champ)
Jonathan Mackles (Atlas Fight Champ)
Winner of Kevin Gray vs. John Devall (DCS Champ)
Yoni Sherbatov (XFFC Champ)

Other options
Magomed Bibulatov (WSOF Champ)
Kairat Akhmetov (One Champ) (if they can get him)
Alexandre Pantoja (RFA Champ)
Bruno Menezes (Jungle Fight Champ)
Giovanni Soldado (CEF Champ)
Winner of Tatsmitsu Wada vs. Yuya Shibata (DEEP Champ)
Bruno Azevedo (XFC Champ)
Saba Bolaghi (GMC Champ)
Ivan Flores (TSC Champ)
Nkazimulo Zulu (EFC Champ)
Hiromasa Ogikubo (Shooto Champ)

Non Champion Options
Winner of Czar Sklavos vs. Chico Camus (RFA)
Yuki Motoya (Former DEEP Champ, never lost title)
Sean Santella
Kenny Porter
Mikael Silander
Jason Sampson
 
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