Limelight My big stupid hype trains thread.

Ares Black said:
Unheralded but undefeated Israeli wrestler Eli Aronov just thoroughly dominated and finished #6 MW Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz.

https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/191984-eli-aronov

Very impressive performance. Built like a brick shit house and clearly extremely strong.
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Damn, I guess I need to watch that bout. I was expecting it to be a can crushing by Mariusz since Aronov hasn't faced anyone with more then two bouts who had a winning record
 
Osiris3657 said:
#2 LHW is scheduled for the CS again, 7/26. Hopefully he doesn't have visa issues again
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Ares Black said:
Unheralded but undefeated Israeli wrestler Eli Aronov just thoroughly dominated and finished #6 MW Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz.

https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/191984-eli-aronov

Very impressive performance. Built like a brick shit house and clearly extremely strong.
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Turkalj? Yeah hopefully he makes it this time.


Fucking wow......Aronov. Now that's an awesome, under the radar win. @Hellowhosthat - looks like your top 10 has got a new MW playa.
 
Dece said:
@Hellowhosthat
https://forums.sherdog.com/members/hellowhosthat.564767/
I like this thread.

I also saw your discussion in the Scott Coker thread and thought it would be interesting to see how you rank the different organisations. Didn't want to hijack that thread.

Personally I think KSW is the best european organisation since the original Cage Warrios disappeared a few years ago. I also saw you mentioned ACA, don't really consider them european and stopped watching them since they got removed from youtube. Would be interested in your view on comparing those two organisations.
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Hmm

Probably in terms of talent pool

1. UFC
2. Bellator
3. ACA
4. PFL
5. ONE
6. RCC
7. KSW
8. RIZIN
9. LFA
10. Cage Warriors
11. CFFC
12. SFT
13. ARES (Rising all the time though)
14. Jungle Fight
15. Fury FC
16. Oktagon
17. Open FC
18. Battlefield
19. LUX
20. Titan

Roughly.
 
Osiris3657 said:
#2 LHW is scheduled for the CS again, 7/26. Hopefully he doesn't have visa issues again
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Quite a few scheduled so far.

SW - #2 #5 and #17 with #1 on Road to UFC
FLW - #2, #13 and #24 with #9, #11 and #18 all in TUF
Mens FLW - #7 #17 and #22
BW - #12
FW = #10 on ROAD to UFC
LW - #1 #15 and #18
MW - #9 #11 #21 and #24
LHW - #2 #3 #7 and #13 with #21 in TUF
HW - #4 and #6
 
Hellowhosthat said:
Quite a few scheduled so far.

SW - #2 #5 and #17 with #1 on Road to UFC
FLW - #2, #13 and #24 with #9, #11 and #18 all in TUF
Mens FLW - #7 #17 and #22
BW - #12
FW = #10 on ROAD to UFC
LW - #1 #15 and #18
MW - #9 #11 #21 and #24
LHW - #2 #3 #7 and #13 with #21 in TUF
HW - #4 and #6
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About 29! Wow, Let us see how many make it in the UFC. My guess about 5 or 6?
 
Hellowhosthat said:
Hmm

Probably in terms of talent pool

1. UFC
2. Bellator
3. ACA
4. PFL
5. ONE
6. RCC
7. KSW
8. RIZIN
9. LFA
10. Cage Warriors
11. CFFC
12. SFT
13. ARES (Rising all the time though)
14. Jungle Fight
15. Fury FC
16. Oktagon
17. Open FC
18. Battlefield
19. LUX
20. Titan

Roughly.
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No love for Brave?
 
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Manoel Sousa

Country - Brazil
Weight Class - Lightweight
Age : 25
Promotion - CFFC
Record : 9-0

Hype train entry #2 for Manumito as he continues to excel. Dude is just physically a beast with natural strength in grappling and natural power in striking. Physically hard to deal with, sometimes gets taken down but just gets back up and starts beating you up again. Crowned off another great performance with a Sean O'Malley style KO and then called for a shot at the Contender Series which surely he gets.
 
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Eli Aronov

Country - Israel
Weight Class - Middleweight
Age : 26
Promotion - Battlefield
Record : 6-0

Poor old Mariusz Ksiakiewicz must have thought he was getting an easy win for his record to build towards the UFC when he took a fight against this dude on short notice. Little did he know he'd accepted a fight against some kind of Israeli super soldier experiment. Dude is stacked and strong, and really fucking strong. Very good wrestling, able to hold down a dude that I've never seen outgrappled before with quite a lot of ease.

Not lay and pray style grappling either, actively ground and pounding and hunting for subs from the top the whole time. Looks an absolute nightmare to fight.
 
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Adam Cullen

Country - England
Weight Class - Lightweight
Age : 24
Promotion - Cage Warriors
Record : 5-0

He hasn't really taken the requisite step up in competition just yet but this dude is violent which always gets points with me. His goal is basically just to get the other guy out of there as quickly as possible and this time it took him a minute and 20 seconds to launch over, start hammering the guy, dominate the grappling and quickly lace up a Darce. Nobody has even come close to getting out of the first round with him so far.
 
Hellowhosthat said:
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Eli Aronov

Country - Israel
Weight Class - Middleweight
Age : 26
Promotion - Battlefield
Record : 6-0

Poor old Mariusz Ksiakiewicz must have thought he was getting an easy win for his record to build towards the UFC when he took a fight against this dude on short notice. Little did he know he'd accepted a fight against some kind of Israeli super soldier experiment. Dude is stacked and strong, and really fucking strong. Very good wrestling, able to hold down a dude that I've never seen outgrappled before with quite a lot of ease.

Not lay and pray style grappling either, actively ground and pounding and hunting for subs from the top the whole time. Looks an absolute nightmare to fight.
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Dominantly finishing Ksiakiewicz who would be favored against many active UFC MWs is extremely impressive for a fighter who was effectively 0-0. Assuming he returns to Israel he should continue developing his striking fundamentals with specific emphasis on range-finders and striking defense. He should take at least 2 more fights in North America, against high level regional opposition, where he can put those newly acquired striking skills into practice. Rebooking his previously cancelled fight with KB Bhullar for October/November would serve him well. KB is exactly the level of opponent he should look to be fighting to gauge whether he has made meaningful progress.

He appears to have some power and naturally good striking instincts so if he puts in the time it will show. Aronov could probably win a contract now on DWCS but being a 5"10 Middleweight without a sense of range is too much of a long term liability in the UFC. The UFC MW division just has too many competent strikers built similarly to Ksiakiewicz for Aronov to not be knocked out several times with his current striking pedigree. It would be a major mistake to book Aronov on DWCS right now when he can spend a year developing into a well rounded fighter and gaining much needed experience.

Ksiazkiewicz should still get a call the next time the UFC need a short notice MW replacement as he is without question UFC caliber.

Hellowhosthat said:
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Manoel Sousa

Country - Brazil
Weight Class - Lightweight
Age : 25
Promotion - CFFC
Record : 9-0

Hype train entry #2 for Manumito as he continues to excel. Dude is just physically a beast with natural strength in grappling and natural power in striking. Physically hard to deal with, sometimes gets taken down but just gets back up and starts beating you up again. Crowned off another great performance with a Sean O'Malley style KO and then called for a shot at the Contender Series which surely he gets.
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100% Sousa is the real deal and has been for a while now. If he isn't on the upcoming DWCS that is an indictment on the UFC's talent evaluation process.
 
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UFC keeps adding to their women's divisions your #6. Melissa Martinez "Super Mely" - 23 (Mexico) 7-0 Still like the name Smelly Melly better. & Featherweight #6. Chelsea Chandler - 29 (USA) 4-1, looks like another choice of yours too Emily Ducote - 27 (USA) 10-6.
 
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The_Renaissance said:
'Buchecha' crushed a can, now 3-0.
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Tbf apparently nobody wanted to fight him.

Interesting weekend for early career heavyweights with D1 wrestler Ben Tynan looking good in the LFA to go 2-0 and 6'7 Cuban Taekwondo Olympic bronze medallist Robelis Despaigne winning his pro debut with a nice uppercut.
 
Hellowhosthat said:
Tbf apparently nobody wanted to fight him.

Interesting weekend for early career heavyweights with D1 wrestler Ben Tynan looking good in the LFA to go 2-0 and 6'7 Cuban Taekwondo Olympic bronze medallist Robelis Despaigne winning his pro debut with a nice uppercut.
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That's a very solid win for Tynan as a 1-0 guy going in. Wallace isn't terrible, finishing a 4-1 guy in less than 2 mins is impressive for a MMA rookie. Tynan's definitely one to watch.
 
The_Renaissance said:
That's a very solid win for Tynan as a 1-0 guy going in. Wallace isn't terrible, finishing a 4-1 guy in less than 2 mins is impressive for a MMA rookie. Tynan's definitely one to watch.
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He was hanging his chin out when pushing forward a bit more than I'd like but once he got on top it was a wrap.
 
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