Limelight My big stupid hype trains thread.

[Hellowhosthat]

So this week we have.

UAE Warriors Africa on Friday

WW - Wissam Hammami (24/Italy/6-0) fighting 4-1 Badreddine Diani for the title
LHW - Mohamed Amine (25/Morocco/4-0) fights 7-3 Kevin Oumar

PFL Challengers on Friday

HW - Marcelo Nunes (33/USA/7-1) against blown up MW UFC vet Bevon Lewis (7-3)
HW - Giacomo Lewis (32/Brazil/7-0) fights Bellator vet Billy Goff
HW - Adam Keresh (?/Israel/4-0) takes on 6-3 DWCS vet Chad Johnson

LFA on Friday

BW - Josh Wang-Kim (29/USA/4-0) takes a step up in comp against 7-2 Arnold Jimenez

ONE on Saturday

SW - #3 Angela Lee (25/USA/9-2) defends her title against GP winner #10 Stamp Fairtex (24/Thailand/8-1)
FLW - #8 Yuya Wakamatsu (27/Japan/15-4) tries to take the title against DJ conqueror Adriano Moraes (19-3)
SW - Denice Zamboanga (25/Philippines/8-1) runs back her controversial defeat against Seo Hee Ham (24-8)
SW - Itsuki Hirata (22/Japan/5-0) fights Jihin Radzhuan (7-2)

UAE Warriors international on Saturday

WBW - #2 Dakota Ditcheva (23/England/4-0) fights #13 Paula Cristina (26/Brazil/5-0)
FLW - Abdula Aliev (25/Russia/10-0) who seems to beat all the Chinese flyweights fights UFC vet Jenel Lausa (7-6)
LW - John Mitchell (?/Ireland/4-0) fights 5-2 Mariusz Mazur
BW - Sarvadzhon Khamidov (?/Tajikistan/12-0) fights Fabricio Sarraff (29-9)
BW - Khadzhimurad Gasangusenyov (26/Russia/14-0) fights 18-8 gatekeeper Jesse Arnett
LW - William Gomis (24/France/8-2) fights UFC vet Austin Arnett (17-7)
LW - #14 Martun Mezhlumyan (28/Armenia/12-3) fights Carlos Silva (12-3)

A frankly silly ACA on Sunday that's more established fighters generally but still some prospects on there

LW - #12 Yusuf Raisov has the ever difficult Hacran Dias (26-7-1) in the GP quarter finals
FW - Andrey Goncharov (25/Russia/15-3) tries to break Apti Bimarzaev's (18-3) long win streak
LW - Ayndi Umakhanov (?/Russia/11-0) Vs Edil Esengulov (16-5-1)

Pro FC on Sunday

LW - #25 Ali Abdulkhalikov (28/Russia/9-1) fights UFC vet Alexander Yakovlev (25-11-1)
FW - Shamil Gasanov (26/Russia/11-1) fights Akhmed Balkizov (11-3-1)

Jungle Fight on Sunday

FW - Willian Souza (25/Brazil/10-1) fights Pacceli Afonso (5-2) for the vacant title
FLW - #16 Igor Da Silva (30/Brazil/5-0) Fights 6-5 Lukas Kenner

 

[Osiris3657]

@Hellowhosthat

Did you post anything about Rinat Fakhretdinov? Looks like he was signed by the UFC after his Jan 2021 UAE fight. He any good? He's got his first UFC fight on tap for June against Andreas Michailidis

 

[TorontoTO]

@Hellowhosthat

Did you post anything about Rinat Fakhretdinov? Looks like he was signed by the UFC after his Jan 2021 UAE fight. He any good? He's got his first UFC fight on tap for June against Andreas Michailidis

He's a glorified can crusher. His Spicely win keeps looking worse and worse as Spicely is getting KOd by everyone on the Czech scene

 

[tehMoose]

@Hellowhosthat

Did you post anything about Rinat Fakhretdinov? Looks like he was signed by the UFC after his Jan 2021 UAE fight. He any good? He's got his first UFC fight on tap for June against Andreas Michailidis

Now we have to see you even in the worldwide section?

 

[Starman]

So I'll use the first post to keep a record of upcoming fights involving people I have ranked and to post the rankings themselves (linked to Tap lists). For the purposes of the OP I'll use my long list rather than the top 15. Please bear in mind that there's probably not a massive difference between someone being ranked #30 or #35 in a division.

Heavyweight rankings

Light Heavyweight rankings

Middleweight rankings

Welterweight rankings

Lightweight rankings

Featherweight rankings

Bantamweight rankings

Flyweight rankings

Women's Bantamweight + rankings

Women's Flyweight rankings

Strawweight rankings

Where is Victoria Lee?

 

[Hellowhosthat]

@Hellowhosthat

Did you post anything about Rinat Fakhretdinov? Looks like he was signed by the UFC after his Jan 2021 UAE fight. He any good? He's got his first UFC fight on tap for June against Andreas Michailidis

He was signed prior to the thread starting but yeah he's good and powerful

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Where is Victoria Lee?

She's on the radar but needs some real competition and she's in a decent division for prospects, if she was a flyweight she'd be ranked.

 

[Starman]

She's on the radar but needs some real competition and she's in a decent division for prospects, if she was a flyweight she'd be ranked.

Surely she’s fought better competition Nadia Vera, Loveth Young, and Kathryn Paprocki, hasn’t she?

 

[Bubzeh]

Jungle this weekend, can't wait.



One of these ladies will be having a coming out party on Sunday and I'll be enjoying every second.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Surely she’s fought better competition Nadia Vera, Loveth Young, and Kathryn Paprocki, hasn’t she?

It's debateable. Loveth had Amorim hurt during their fight so she gets credit for that, Paprocki also got to the cards with Maria Silva who I have at #2. If she wins her next fight she likely gets in. I probably need to look at AW's again as I didn't really include them initially. Hirota and Zamboanga would probably have to go in first though.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Jungle this weekend, can't wait.

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One of these ladies will be having a coming out party on Sunday and I'll be enjoying every second.

Layla had 9 fights last year as an ammy, if nothing else the chick really likes fighting.

 

[ExitLUPin]

I was wondering when Apti would lose. His style wasnt sustainable but he kept surviving through pure heart and will. Just got melted. Crazy Kerimov beat Goncharov. His resume is ridiculous.

 

[Feniamin]

About upcoming fights - Uran Satybaldiev is fighting Shamil Abasov at Open FC 19, May 15th.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Dakota Ditcheva

Country - England
Weight Class - Flyweight
Age : 23
Promotion - UAE Warriors
Record : 5-0

This girl is just getting a hype train post every time she fights at this point. She dropped to 125 for this fight to take on fellow undefeated prospect Paula Bittencourt and just absolutely dominated her. She has an excellent Thai background and her favourite technique is just casually teeping girls right in the face, she's strong in the clinch, she can grapple, she's got good GNP and floats from position to position well, she's also really long at this weight. She might get UAE Warriors Flyweight champ Corrine Laframboise next which would be a good test but in all honesty she's ready for at least the contender series, if not just putting straight on the roster.

Andrey Goncharov

Country - Russia
Weight Class - Featherweight
Age : 25
Promotion - ACA
Record : 16-3

Excellent performance by Goncharov after a year and a bit out in ending Apti Bimarzaev's 14 fight win streak. Got him out of there quickly and efficiently having backed up for a bit and waiting for his moment and then getting Apti out of there with a superb left hook. Still only 25 with nearly 20 fights worth of experience, he's probably going straight back into the crowded title picture in the excellent ACA FW division.

Abdula Aliev

Country - Russia
Weight Class - Flyweight
Age : 25
Promotion - UAE Warriors
Record : 11-0

I've been keeping an eye out for this guy for a while as every half decent Chinese flyweight prospect seems to lose to this guy, even the ones who've made it to the UFC or been on the Contender Series. Fighting UFC vet Jenel Lausa he didn't disappoint with good spin kicks on the feet and excellent entries and control on the ground. Had a slightly underwhelming end to his fight winning a technical decision after a low blow, but the level of this guy is obvious.

Angela Lee

Country - USA
Weight Class - Atomweight
Age : 25
Promotion - ONE
Record : 11-2

She's been up there in the rankings for ages, but it's time for Lee to claim her hype train. She's simply never in a boring fight, having another entertaining one with fellow prospect Stamp Fairtex, getting hurt to the body before taking over with her grappling and dominating with her high level BJJ. She's got the all round skills to be able to have a striking advantage over grapplers and a grappling advantage over strikers. Will probably fight Seo Hee Ham next, after that it's difficult to see what else there is to do in ONE.

Kai Tang

Country - China
Weight Class - Featherweight
Age : 26
Promotion - ONE
Record : 14-2

Fought former hype train Jae Woong Kim and took all his hype with a spectacular KO. Now on a 9 fight win streak with 3 KOs in a row and amusing developing English promos the sky is the limit for this guy. Probably gets a title fight next.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

This weekend is a little quiet. I don't know why everyone decides not to run if the UFC isn't running that weekend.

Naiza on Friday

- FLW - Idris Alibi (great name) (?/Kazakhstan/5-0) goes for the title against Dzhokhar Eskiev (24/Russia/8-2)
- LW - Magomed Karbardiev (26/Russia/7-0) fights UFC vet Valmir Lazaro (19-7)
- LHW - Asylzhan Bakhysthaluny (?/Kazakhstan/11-3-1) needs a win so is can crushing against 1-1 Zakhar Ryabov

Cage Warriors on Friday

MW - #21 Justin Burlinson (24/England/6-1) has picked an insanely tough DWCS bounce back fight against my boy Daniel Skibinski (18-6)
LW - Giuseppe Ruggeri (22/Italy/7-0) fights solid UK vet Dean Trueman (10-7)

Serbian Battle Championship on Saturday

LW - Predrag Bogdanovic (?/Serbia/11-0) defends his title in by far his toughest test against Jackson Loureiro (27/Brazil/12-1-1)

National Fighting Championship on Saturday

FW - Jarno Errens (27/Netherlands/12-2-1) fights for the belt with Mert Ozyildirim (9-3) in a rematch
BW - #23 Max Holzer (20/Germany/4-0) seems to be taking a step back against 0-1 Ahad Sardari

Cage Warriors again on Saturday

MW - #11 Djati Melan (?/Ivory Coast/8-0) defends against #10 Christian Leroy Duncan (26/England/5-0) in what's probably my most anticipated fight this weekend.
FLW - Gerardo Fanny (27/Netherlands/11-2) fights Aaron Aby (12-4-1)
LW - Adam Cullen (?/England/3-0) impressed last time and fights El Hadji Ndiaye (?/Senegal/4-0)
BW - Luke Riley (22/England/2-0) fights Jack Eglin (?/England/2-0)

XMMA on Saturday is more of a vets show but does have

WW - Ange Loosa (28/Switzerland/7-2) fights uber vet John Howard (29-18-1)
LW - Adli Edwards (32/USA/8-1) fights Josh Harvey (31/USA/8-1-1)

 

[CorninginChristianburg]

Really cool story. Remember like, a year and a half ago , when Robson Gracie fought this 2-2 can on Bellator 254 to boost his resume and got standing TKOed in the 2nd round?

That can, Billy Goff, is now 4-0 in his 4 fights since then against solid prospects, including winning his last fight on 4 weeks notice. I don't think he'd ever be more than a journeyman in the big show. But, it's very impressive how he's turned his career around and what a run he is on.

 

[CorninginChristianburg]

Good weekend.

LFA:
Jimmy Lawson def. Marino Eatman (strikes)
Richie Miranda def. Devon Dixon (submission)
Bryce Meredith def. Jay Viola (strikes)
Mitchell McKee def. Jalen Jackson (strikes)

Shamrock FC:
Jesse Martinelli def. Tyler Stokes (strikes)

UFC:
Alexander Volkanovski def. Chan Sung Jung (strikes)
Aljamain Sterling def. Petr Yan (decision)
Khamzat Chimaev def. Gilbert Burns (decision)
Mark Madsen def. Vinc Pichel (decision)

Not a single guy on my board lost. I am happy.

 

[Feniamin]

Fight of Shara Bullet, I thinks final of that Grand Prix when they were fighting for apartments in Moscow was uploaded on Rutube on Thursday. I checked and there were at least a couple short videos of that fight on Youtube. If need it type something like “шара буллет бурлуцкий».

 

[Richard Fannin]

Really cool story. Remember like, a year and a half ago , when Robson Gracie fought this 2-2 can on Bellator 254 to boost his resume and got standing TKOed in the 2nd round?

That can, Billy Goff, is now 4-0 in his 4 fights since then against solid prospects, including winning his last fight on 4 weeks notice. I don't think he'd ever be more than a journeyman in the big show. But, it's very impressive how he's turned his career around and what a run he is on.

That's a straight up cool story bro, no irony there.

He's even the CES WW & MW champ, he won both inaugural title fights (beat decent guys for them titles too, especially for the welterweight one)

One of Billy Goff's only 2 losses is to "Killer Kem" Kemran Lachinov (9-2 at the time, and 3-0 in amateur MMA) who later made it to Bellator and participated in TUF 29...
While Billy was 2-0 at the time (and 4-2 in amateur MMA), so it's not really a shameful dispray or anything, from what I can see just from looking at records.

That's a cool guy there, I'll be keeping an eye on that pretty boy too!
WAR BILLY "THE GOAF" GOFF

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Fight of Shara Bullet, I thinks final of that Grand Prix when they were fighting for apartments in Moscow was uploaded on Rutube on Thursday. I checked and there were at least a couple short videos of that fight on Youtube. If need it type something like “шара буллет бурлуцкий».

lol what was that poor dude doing in there with Shara? Imagine having to fight Shara for an apartment.