Limelight My big stupid hype trains thread.

[Hellowhosthat]

Tbf the guy that Chipurov fought also gave Matsumoto a pretty rough time when they fought.

 

[STAY GOLD]

Could well get a shot at the Ares belt if Sola leaves. Would be interesting to see him in with an experienced guy like Amin Ayoub or someone.

Ayoub signed with Hexagone. He is no longer with ARES.

 

[STAY GOLD]

Flyweight

21. Andres Luna Martinetti - 1995 - Ecuador - Fusion FC - 15-1

If he can get his VISA, he will be on this season of TUF I'm told.

 

[Ares Black]

Just watched Bilal Hasan absolutely demolish his outmatched opponent in CFFC with a nasty body shot KO. Just savage.


I really think Hasan is one of the best prospects outside the UFC. His fighting style pure entertainment, and he's got crazy killer instinct.

 

[HuskySamoan]

Just watched Bilal Hasan absolutely demolish his outmatched opponent in CFFC with a nasty body shot KO. Just savage.


I really think Hasan is one of the best prospects outside the UFC. His fighting style pure entertainment, and he's got crazy killer instinct.

He's the best American prospect in MMA right now. He's in my top 20 best prospects outside the UFC for sure, maybe top 10.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Okay February, I’ll try and catch up with some actual posts soon.



The joys of Heavyweight

1. Shah Kamali – 1999ish – England – Levels Fight League – 4-0
2. Mario Piazzon - 1998 - Brazil – Centurion FC - 8-0
3. Marsel Sychev – 1997 – Belarus – RCC – 4-1
4. Odie Delaney - 1989 - USA - Alaska FC - 5-0
5. Alexander Soldatkin – 1993 – Russia – GFC – 15-4
6. Bailey Schoenfelder - 1997 - USA - CFFC - 5-1
7. Joel lier – 2001 – USA – Fury FC – 3-0
8. Lazar Todev – 1995 – Bulgaria – Oktagon – 11-6
9. Roman Likashevich – 1991 – Belarus – UAE Warriors – 10-0 (New entry)
10. Josh Hokit - 1997 – USA – LFA (New entry)
11. Denzel Freeman – 1991 – USA – LFA – 5-1
12. Azamat Nuftillaev – 1994 – Uzbekistan – Open FC – 16-1-1

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Light Heavyweight



#11 Billy Elekana got signed to the UFC but I’m not sure they should be getting guys outside the top 10 at HW or LHW

1. Abdulrakhman Yakhyaev - 2001 - Turkey - Ares - 6-0
2. Julius Walker – 1999 – USA – Synergy FC – 6-0
3. Luke Fernandez - 1995 - USA - CFFC - 4-0
4. Boris Mbarga Atangana – 1999ish – Belgium – KOF – 5-0 (up 3 places)
5. Rasul Magomedov - 1995 - Bahrain - BRAVE - 7-0
6. Arlind Berisha – 2000 – Albania – All Stars FN – 3-0
7. Felipe Franco – 2001 – Brazil – Demo Fight – 8-0
8. Igor Glazkov - 1999 - Russia - Eagle FC - 11-0-1
9. Rafael Tobias – 2003 – Brazil – FFC – 12-1
10. Emilio Quissua – 1997 – Germany – UAE Warriors (New entry)
11. Andres Ramos – 1995 – Cuba – FNC – 5-1
12. Kerim Daidov - 1997 - Kazakhstan - Octagon - 10-1
13. Alik Lorenz – 1997 – USA – LFA – 6-1

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Middleweight

#6 Azamat Bekoev finally got a UFC contract after a relatively long LFA title run.

1. Baysangur Susurkaev – 2001 – Russia – Borroka – 6-0
2. Matej Penaz - 1996 - Czechia - Oktagon - 10-1
3. Virgil Augen - 1997ish - France - Ares - 8-0
4. Dani Barbir – Croatia – FNC – 7-0
5. Ilian Bouafia - France - Hexagone - 5-0
6. Murtaza Talha - 1996 - Bahrain - BRAVE - 6-1
7. Khabib Nabiev – 1999 - Russia – UAE Warriors – 10-0
8. Vitor Costa – 2000 – Brazil – Jungle Fight – 8-1
9. In Soo Hwang – 1994 – South Korea – Zombie Fight Night – 7-1
10. Eli Aronov - 1996 - Israel – Cage Warriors- 6-1
11. Alibeg Suleimanov - 1997 - Russia - UAE Warriors - 5-0
12. Christopher Ewert – 1993 – Chile – Fury FC – 7-0 (up 9 places)
13. Florian Aberger - Austian - Cage FS - 9-1
14. Dario Bellandi - Italy - Cage Warriors - 8-1
15. Khaled Laalam - Sweden - UAE Warriors - 6-0
16. Theo Haig – 1996 – USA – LFA – 6-0
17. Lucas Fernando - 1997 - Brazil - LFA - 11-3
18. Reese Watkins – 2001 – USA – Fury FC – 5-1 (New entry)
19. Tornike Gigauri - Georgia - GFC - 7-0
20. Jackson McVey – 1999 – USA – LFA – 5-0
21. Noach Blyden – 1992 – Netherlands – BRAVE – 6-1
22. Lajuan Davis – 1997 – USA – Peak Fighting – 6-1

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Welterweight

1. Khotam Boynazarov - Uzbekistan - UAE Warriors - 10-0
2. Michael Oliveira - 1998 - Brazil - LFA - 8-0
3. Elizier Kubanza - DR Congo - BRAVE - 7-0
4. Isaac Moreno - 1997 - USA - Fury FC - 6-0
5. Samandar Murodov - 1999 - Tajikistan - UAE Warriors - 11-0
6. Boris Medvedev - 1992ish - Russia - RCC - 19-2
7. Taiyilake Nueraji - 2001 - China - WKG - 11-1
8. Temirkhan Temirkhanov - 1998 - Russia - RCC - 12-1
9. David Samuel – 2003ish – Russia – Nashe Delo – 4-0
10. Cezary Oleksiejczuk - 2000 - Poland - FEN - 14-3
11. Geovanis Palacios - 1996 - Cuba - LFA - 7-0
12. Murad Guseinov – 1998 – Russia – BRAVE – 8-0
13. Richard Martins – Brazil – LFA – 9-1
14. Saygid Izagakhmaev - 1994 - Russia - Free Agent - 22-2
15. Rodrigo Sezinando – 1999ish – Brazil – Battlefield – 8-1
16. Sean Clancy Jr – 2004ish – Scotland – Cage Warriors – 6-0
17. Felix Klinkhammer - Germany - Ares - 10-0
18. Tahir Abdullaev - 1997 - Azerbaijan - UAE Warriors - 17-3
19. Shakhban Alkhasov - 1996 - Russia - UAE Warriors - 9-1
20. Austin Clayon – 1998 – USA – CFFC – 4-0
21. Ernesto Rodriguez - 1997 - Cuba - Tuff-n-Uff – 9-1
22. Luis Hernandez - 1996 - USA - Fury FC - 4-0
23. Reginaldo Junior – 1999 – Brazil – LFA – 9-1
24. Ray Waters - USA - Tuff-n-Uff - 5-0
25. Yoon Sung Jang – 2002 – South Korea – Zombie Fight Night – 6-1

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Lightweight

1. Marko Bojkovic – 2001 – Serbia – FNC – 8-0
2. Amru Magomedov - 1999 - Russia - UAE Warriors - 8-0
3. Si Won Park - 2002 - South Korea - Road FC - 7-0
4. Losene Keita - 1997 - Guinea - Oktagon - 16-1
5. Eduard Vartanyan - 1991 - Russia - Nashe Delo - 26-4
6. Vasiliy Takhtay – 1996 – Kazkhstan – Dala FC – 10-0
7. Cristian Perez - 1999 - Mexico - Combate Global - 13-1
8. Ramazan Gitinov - 1997 - Bahrain - BRAVE - 5-0
9. Mansher Khera - 1992 - USA - Fury FC - 8-0
10. Juan Pablo Vieira - 2003 - Brazil - LFA - 8-0
11. Magomed Zaynukov – 1995 – Russia – UAE Warriors – 6-0
12. Harry Webb - 1999 - Australia - Eternal MMA - 5-0
13. Axel Sola - 1997 - France - Ares - 9-0-1
14. Yuji Yannick Ephoeviga – 1999 – Japan – Pancrase – 11-0
15. Damian Rzepecki – 2002ish – Poland – FEN – 8-0
16. Salmat Isbulaev – 1996 – Russia – Alash Pride – 8-0
17. Luann Sardinha – 1996 – Brazil – LFA – 8-1
18. Jefferson Nascimento - Brazil - LFA - 11-0
19. Eduardo Vazquez - 1998 - Mexico - Budo Sento - 8-0
20. Sayat Abduali – 2004ish – Kazakhstan – Octagon 7-0
21. Marcelo Marques - 1997ish - Brazil - LFA - 11-0
22. Nikita Kulshin - 2000 - Russia - LFA - 6-0
23. George Hardwick - 1996 - England - Cage Warriors 13-2
24. Vladislav Rudnev - 1996 - Ukraine - UAE Warriors - 10-0
25. Felipe Douglas - 1992 - Brazil - Centurion FC - 24-6

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Featherweight

1. Losene Keita - 1997 - Guinea - Oktagon - 16-1
2. Icaro Brito – 1999 – Brazil – LFA – 8-1
3. Marcio Barbosa - 1998 - Brazil - LFA - 16-2
4. Harry Hardwick 1995ish - England - Cage Warriors - 12-3-1
5. Ken Sekeletu – 2001ish – Zambia – EFC – 6-0
6. Evgeny Ignatiev - 1995 - Russia - RCC - 22-2-3
7. Tae Kyun Kim - South Korea - UAE Warriors - 10-1
8. Luke Riley - 1999 - England - Cage Warriors - 10-0
9. Jose Delano - 1996 - Brazil - LFA - 14-3
10. Ramiro Jimenez - 1999 - Mexico - Combate Global - 10-0
11. Inglesson de Lara – 1994 – Brazil – LFA – 10-1
12. Damien Anderson – 1997ish – USA – Fury FC – 4-0
13. Radley Da Silva – Canada – BFL – 7-1 (New entry)
14. Ilias Bulaid – 1995 – Morocco – BRAVE - 6-0
15. Iler Bakhiyrar Uulu – 2000ish – Kyrgyzstan – LFA – 10-2
16. Willian Souza - 1996 - Brazil - Jungle Fight - 13-2
17. Mochamed Machaev – 1999 – Austria – Oktagon – 15-2
18. Canaan Kawahaei - 1997 - United Fight League - 9-2
19. Max Holzer - 2002 - Germany - Oktagon - 10-0
20. Kurtis Campbell – 2002 – England – FCC – 6-0
21. Damien Fernandez – 2003 – Mexico – Lux Fight League – 4-0 (New entry)
22. Shermurat Kalilov – 1998 – Kyrgyzstan – Octagon – 10-0
23. Lerryan Douglas – 1995 – Brazil – LFA – 12-5 (New entry)
24. Anzor Chakhaev - Russia - Fight Nights Global - 7-0
25. Marsel Nurlanbek Uulu - 1997 - Kyrgyzstan - Octagon - 14-0

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Bantamweight

1. Asaf Chopurov – 2001 – Georgia – RCC – 7-0
2. Santiago Luna – 2004 – Mexico – LXF – 5-0
3. Rakhim Midaev - 1995 - Russia - RCC - 14-2
4. Juan Diaz - 1998 - Peru - LUX - 13-1-1
5. Marcos Aurelio – 2004 – Brazil – LFA – 6-0
6. Mitch McKee - 1997 - USA - LFA - 8-0
7. Nicholas Hwende - 1997ish - Zimbabwe - BRAVE - 9-1
8. Rodrigo Vera - 1995 - Peru - Fusion FC - 19-1-1
9. Aboubakar Younousov - France - Ares - 6-0
10. Khuseyn Shaykhaev - 1997 - Russia - CFFC - 12-1
11. Christian McAuley – 1999 – USA – CFFC – 6-0
12. Luciano Pereira – 2001- Uruguay – Samurai Fight House – 14-1
13. Bakhtovar Yunusov - 1998 - Tajikistan - LFA - 10-0
14. Cody Chovacek – 1998 – Canada – Unified MMA – 7-0
15. Yryskeldi Duysheev – 2001 – Kyrgyzstan – Road FC – 11-0
16. Mehemmedeli Osmanli – 2004 – Azerbaijan – UAE Warriors – 9-0
17. Louis Lee-Scott - 2000 - England - Ares - 8-0
18. Ren Ozaki - 2002ish - Japan - DEEP - 7-1-2
19. Nkosi Ndebele - South Africa - BRAVE - 8-3
20. John Sweeney - 1995 - USA - LFA - 14-3
21. Youssouf Binate - 1997 - Ivory Coast - Ares - 5-0
22. Hecher Sosa – 1995 – Spain – Wow FC – 11-1
23. Gabriel Martinez – 2002 – Argentina – Samurai Fight House – 9-0
24. Otar Tanzilov - 1998 - Georgia – Fury FC - 9-1
25. Mauricio Partida - 1998 - Venezuela - LUX - 9-0

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Flyweight

1. Bilal Hasan- 2001 - USA - CFFC - 6-0
2. Daniyar Toychubek Uulu – 2002 – Kyrgyzstan – Ala-Too FC – 10-0
3. Jeremy de la Mata – 2003 – Peru – FFC – 7-0
4. Luiz Felipe Herculano - 1999 - Brazil - LFA - 7-0
5. Alibi Idiris - 1995ish - Kazakhstan - Naiza FC - 10-0
6. Phumi Nkuta - 1995 - USA - LFA - 8-0
7. Eduardo Chapolin - 1995 - Brazil - LFA - 13-2
8. Oscar Miguel – 2001 – Peru – FFC – 14-1
9. An Tuan Ho - 2000 - Vietnam - LFA - 6-1
10. Iago Ribeiro - 1993 - Brazil - UAE Warriors - 13-3
11. Imanol Rodriguez – 1999 – Mexico – Fury FC – 5-0
12. Sean Gauci – 1996 – Australia – HEX Fight Series – 10-1
13. Davi Bittencourt - 1994 - Brazil - Favela Combat - 16-4
14. Dias Erengaipov - 1995 - Kazakhstan - Naiza FC - 16-3
15. Marcos Degli - 2000 - Brazil - LFA - 11-3
16. Alisson Murillo - 2000 - Brazil - LFA - 11-2
17. Jack Duffy - 1995 - USA - A1 Combat - 7-1
18. Damir Tolenov - 1995 - Kazakhstan - Octagon - 12-1
19. Christian Torres – 2000 – Mexico – Budo Sento – 8-0
20. Tommy Morrison – Canada – Samourai – 8-0
21. Andres Luna Martinetti - 1995 - Ecuador - Fusion FC - 15-1
22. Nilson Rojas – 1999 – Chile – Open Fight Latam – 7-0
23. Christian Natividad – 1998ish – USA – LFA – 6-0
24. Jarret Betancourt - 1998 - USA - All in Combat - 5-0
25. Shawn Da Silva - 1996 - Germany - Cage Warriors - 7-1

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Women's Bantamweight

1. Sabrina De Sousa - 2000 - Brazil - BRAVE - 2-0
2. Jasmine Favero - 2000 - Italy - Cage Warriors - 3-0
3. Lucia Szabova - 1997 - Slovakia - Oktagon - 8-0
4. Nicoly Pedroza – 2003 – Brazil – LFA – 6-0
5. Regina Tarin – 2004 – Mexico – Budo Sento – 5-0
6. Melissa Croden - Canada - LFA - 6-2
7. Emily Martins - 2004 - Brazil - CFFC - 2-1
8. Cecilie Bolander – 1994ish – Norway – Oktagon – 4-1
9. Beatriz Mesquita – 1991 – Brazil – LFA – 3-0
10. Sierra Dinwoodie – 1995 – Canada – LFA – 3-0

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Women's Flyweight

1. Maritza Sanchez - 1998 - USA - Combate Global - 6-1
2. Beatriz Consuli - 2000 - Brazil - LFA - 5-0
3. Jacinta Austin - 1994 - Australia - Eternal MMA - 8-2
4. Jady Menezes – 1992 – Brazil – Ares – 5-1
5. Shannon Clark - 1992 - Canada - LFA - 6-1
6. Cheyanne Bowers – 1994 – USA – LFA – 5-2
7. Marina Spasic – 1994ish – Serbia – FNC - 6-0
8. Mafalda Carmona – 2001ish – Portugal – Kingdom Fighting – 7-3
9. Alexandra Tekenah - 1994 - France - Ares - 5-2
10. Veronika Borisova – 2001 – Russia – LFA – 6-1
11. Sora Rakhmonova – 1998 – Kazakhstan – Naiza FC – 4-1

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Strawweight

1. Julieta Martinez - 2004 - Argentina - Samurai Fight House - 8-0
2. Camila Reynoso - 2002 - Argentina - GFL - 6-0
3. Natasha Kuziuntina - 1989 - Russia - GFL - 7-1
4. Yasmin Guimaraes - 1995 - Brazil - LFA - 8-2
5. Giovana Canuto - 2002 - Brazil - LFA - 5-1
6. Valesca Machado - 1995 - Brazil - Invicta - 15-4
7. Gabriella Fujimoto - 2003 - Brazil - LFA - 6-0
8. Aleksandra Savicheva - 1999ish - Russia - Octagon - 6-1
9. Ayan Tursyn - 1996 - Kazakhstan - Octagon - 7-0
10. Jacinta Austin - 1994 - Australia - Eternal MMA - 8-2
11. Hailai Wusamo – 2000 – China – Happy Elephant – 8-1
12. Carol Foro – Brazil – Jungle Fight – 7-1 (up 7 places)
13. Aieza Bertolso - 2001 - Brazil - LFA - 5-0
14. Benita Van Rooij - 1999ish - Netherlands - Levels Fight League - 6-0
15. Valentina Escobar - 1998 - Chile - UAE Warriors - 6-1
16. Lany Silva – 2002 – Brazil – LFA – 6-1
17. Karen - 2003 - Japan - Shooto - 10-2
18. Melissa Amaya – 1994 – USA – GFL – 7-0
19. Laura Vasconcelos – 2000 – Brazil – Jungle Fight – 4-0
20. Marina Monteiro – 2001ish – Brazil – LFA – 5-0
21. Assia Miri – 2003 – France – Ares – 2-1
22. Tatiana Postarnakova – 2000 – Russia – Nashe Delo – 6-0
23. Sidney Trillo – USA – LFA – 5-1
24. Melissa Hurtado – 1999ish – Cuba – Ares – 3-0
25. Rose Conceicao - 1997 - Brazil - LFA - 7-1

 

[Marko Atanasovik]

Bantamweight

1. Asaf Chopurov – 2001 – Georgia – RCC – 7-0
2. Santiago Luna – 2004 – Mexico – LXF – 5-0
3. Rakhim Midaev - 1995 - Russia - RCC - 14-2
4. Juan Diaz - 1998 - Peru - LUX - 13-1-1
5. Marcos Aurelio – 2004 – Brazil – LFA – 6-0
6. Mitch McKee - 1997 - USA - LFA - 8-0
7. Nicholas Hwende - 1997ish - Zimbabwe - BRAVE - 9-1
8. Rodrigo Vera - 1995 - Peru - Fusion FC - 19-1-1
9. Aboubakar Younousov - France - Ares - 6-0
10. Khuseyn Shaykhaev - 1997 - Russia - CFFC - 12-1
11. Christian McAuley – 1999 – USA – CFFC – 6-0
12. Luciano Pereira – 2001- Uruguay – Samurai Fight House – 14-1
13. Bakhtovar Yunusov - 1998 - Tajikistan - LFA - 10-0
14. Cody Chovacek – 1998 – Canada – Unified MMA – 7-0
15. Yryskeldi Duysheev – 2001 – Kyrgyzstan – Road FC – 11-0
16. Mehemmedeli Osmanli – 2004 – Azerbaijan – UAE Warriors – 9-0
17. Louis Lee-Scott - 2000 - England - Ares - 8-0
18. Ren Ozaki - 2002ish - Japan - DEEP - 7-1-2
19. Nkosi Ndebele - South Africa - BRAVE - 8-3
20. John Sweeney - 1995 - USA - LFA - 14-3
21. Youssouf Binate - 1997 - Ivory Coast - Ares - 5-0
22. Hecher Sosa – 1995 – Spain – Wow FC – 11-1
23. Gabriel Martinez – 2002 – Argentina – Samurai Fight House – 9-0
24. Otar Tanzilov - 1998 - Georgia – Fury FC - 9-1
25. Mauricio Partida - 1998 - Venezuela - LUX - 9-0

L. L Scott 17!?

 

[Hellowhosthat]

L. L Scott 17!?

Yeah bantamweight is kinda nuts.

 

[STAY GOLD]

Middleweight

8. Vitor Costa – 2000 – Brazil – Jungle Fight – 8-1

He signed with Iridium so I'm sure he'll possibly get one more fight in Brazil and they on DWCS.

Middleweight

12. Christopher Ewert – 1993 – Chile – Fury FC – 7-0 (up 9 places)

He's very talented, but has a relatively little amount of fights for his age. He's a client of Iridium as well, so I could see him getting a short notice fight offer as I don't see the UFC wanting him for DWCS at his age.

Lightweight

7. Cristian Perez - 1999 - Mexico - Combate Global - 13-1

Just got picked in the new class to train at the UFC PI. Given how underwhelming the opportunities given to the class from last year were, this probably doesn't really mean much on that aspect, but it will give him better training opportunities.

Lightweight

19. Eduardo Vazquez - 1998 - Mexico - Budo Sento - 8-0

I just saw he was announced for a Budo Striking match which is a muay thai fight with MMA gloves at Budo 27 later this month.

Featherweight

10. Ramiro Jimenez - 1999 - Mexico - Combate Global - 10-0

Was also selected in the new class for the UFC PI.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Right lets try and catch up a bit

Harry Hardwick

Country - England
Weight Class - Featherweight
Age : 29
Promotion - Cage Warriors
Team - Middlesbrough Fight Academy
Record : 12-3-1

I've been toying with putting Harry on here during his last few fights but his performance in his last title defence against Keweny Lopes was undeniable. Lopes had been impressive in LFA, running through previous hype train Wellington Prado to earn this opportunity and is a physical Joanderson Brito type fighter.

He's just a ridiculous pressure and pace fighter. He sometimes eats a couple of shots early and he did again in the Lopes fight but his chin seems pretty rock solid and he just pours the pace and pressure on people. His boxing is really good and he's got the same kind of body punching that his brother George has but seems to be able to push a higher pace than George. Really good grappler too with really good back takes so can just mix all these things together at a crazy pace to just break people.

It'll be interesting to see if he can get to the five round fight stage in the UFC because I really do think he's got that Charles Johnson like ability to drag people into deep waters and fuck them up there.