The Unranked Fighters Game 2025 Edition [Under new management: *NO* prize for winner this year :( sorry]

[OldBoy91]

Good idea, Lorenz Larkin technically just won a title eliminator at WW in Bellator (but his contract is up, so who knows what's happening there), so I doubt he's going to HW any time soon. Pereira's a good sub

God damn it I can't catch a break lmao

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

FLW: Clayton Carpenter (I was tempted to put Mokaev, cuz if he gets a re-invite before 2026, he'll probably be high up in the ranks with just one return win)
BW: Still sticking with my boy Farid Basharat
FW: Youseff Zalal
LW: L'udo Klein
WW: Rinat Fakhtetdinov
MW: Gregory Rodriguez
LHW: Vadim Nemkov
HW: Rizvan Kuniev

WSW: Ketlen Souza (Went back and forth between her and Amorim multiple times)
WFLW: Mayra Bueno Silva
WBW: Nora Cornolle (There's a chance Nunes comes back, but it's not confirmed, and even if she does, there's still the chance she comes back for a one-off and retires again. I already got burned last year when GDR did that).

 

[HHJ]

It's Karolina

Yo that sucks when I think it's goin low and this happens

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

LW: Usman Nurmagomedov

Usman is still defending his title and said he plans to get into the UFC 2 years from now, so careful with that gamble. Agree with the Nemkov gamble though, since I think his next fight is his last on contract and doesn't sound happy.

WFLW: Ditcheva

She said earlier this month that she's going to be locked up in PFL into next year with title stuff or getting onto a Super Fight card. Plus she's got a good chance at the $1mil regular season if she plans to go for it.

 

[TITS]

FLW: Cejudo
BW: Pantoja
FW: Jean Silva
LW: Ortega
WW: Battle
MW: Bo Nickel
LHW: Jacoby
HW: Nzechukwu

 

[Slapjit]

FLW: Ramazan Temirov
BW: Daniel Marcos
FW: Jean Silva
LW: Ilia Topuria
WW: Bryan Battle
MW: Bo Nickal
LHW: Artem Vakhitov
HW: Ngannou ()

WSW: Ming Shi
WFLW: Gabriella Fernandes
WBW: Tainara Lisboa

 

[fortheo]

FLW: Rei tsuruya
BW: Vinicius oliveira
FW: Jean Silva
LW: Fares Ziam
WW: Oban elliott
MW: Gregory Rodriguez
LHW: Oumar Sy
HW: Nzechkuwu

WSW: Jaqueline Amorim
WFLW: Gabriella Fernandez
WBW: Melissa Gatto

 

[RockyLockridge]

Usman is still defending his title and said he plans to get into the UFC 2 years from now, so careful with that gamble. Agree with the Nemkov gamble though, since I think his next fight is his last on contract and doesn't sound happy.


She said earlier this month that she's going to be locked up in PFL into next year with title stuff or getting onto a Super Fight card. Plus she's got a good chance at the $1mil regular season if she plans to go for it.

I'll reconsider that pick

 

[Trupsi]

Usman is still defending his title and said he plans to get into the UFC 2 years from now, so careful with that gamble. Agree with the Nemkov gamble though, since I think his next fight is his last on contract and doesn't sound happy.

Yeah I know he's fighting Paul Hughes soon, but I thought he'd leave after that... But if it's in 2 years, I'll change my pick.

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

I'll reconsider that pick

'I'm locked up'... Dakota Ditcheva provides an update on her contract status as she responds to calls to join the UFC

Following her incredible win over Taila Santos at the PFL Championships, Dakota Ditcheva has provided an update on her contract status, responding to UFC calls.

bloodyelbow.com

I found a few other articles where she's less clear about her immediate future, just saying that she thinks PFL earned her loyalty and shouldn't be disrespected, but ya get the feeling UFC is ultimately on the cards.

Yeah I know he's fighting Paul Hughes soon, but I thought he'd leave after that... But if it's in 2 years, I'll change my pick.

Usman Nurmagomedov planning move to UFC in a couple of years: ‘I’m waiting for Islam to finish his career’

Usman Nurmagomedov hopes to move to the UFC in two years to claim the lightweight title once Islam Makhachev retires.

www.mmafighting.com

Make what you will of the quote. He could possibly mean within 2 years, which still makes it doable and he meant ages 28-32 as champ. That's an interpretation too, just not the one I think is most intended.

 

[RockyLockridge]

'I'm locked up'... Dakota Ditcheva provides an update on her contract status as she responds to calls to join the UFC

Following her incredible win over Taila Santos at the PFL Championships, Dakota Ditcheva has provided an update on her contract status, responding to UFC calls.

bloodyelbow.com

I found a few other articles where she's less clear about her immediate future, just saying that she thinks PFL earned her loyalty and shouldn't be disrespected, but ya get the feeling UFC is ultimately on the cards.

Usman Nurmagomedov planning move to UFC in a couple of years: ‘I’m waiting for Islam to finish his career’

Usman Nurmagomedov hopes to move to the UFC in two years to claim the lightweight title once Islam Makhachev retires.

www.mmafighting.com

Make what you will of the quote. He could possibly mean within 2 years, which still makes it doable and he meant ages 28-32 as champ. That's an interpretation too, just not the one I think is most intended.

I think I'll keep her as a long shot maybe pfl goes under by april and she just becomes a free agent

 

[tornado362]

Thanks for setting this up.

FLW: Ramazan Temirov
BW: Payton Talbott
FW: Youssef Zalal
LW: L'udovit Klein
WW: Rinat Fakhretdinov
MW: Gregory Rodrigues
LHW: Oumar Sy
HW: Kennedy Nzechukwu
WSW: Jaqueline Amorim
WFLW: Dakota Ditcheva
WBW: Tainara Lisboa

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

Don't forget to get your picks in for 2025!

 

[Hdfi]

FLW: Muhammad Mokaev
BW: Payton Talbott
FW: Jean Silva
LW: Ludovit Klein
WW: Rinat Fakhretdinov
MW: Bo Nickal
LHW: Vadim Nemkov
HW: Marcus Buchecha

WSW: Loma Lookboonmee
WFLW: Shi Ming
WBW: Tainara Lisboa

 

[Dreyga Hates You Sherbums]

FLW: Muhammad Mokaev
BW: Payton Talbot
FW: Aaron Pico
LW: Ignacio Bahamondes
WW: Islam Machachev
MW: Reiner De Ridder
LHW: Minyang Zhang
HW: Kennedy Nzcheuku

WSW: Loma Lookaboonme
WFLW: Mayra Bueno Silva
WBW: Melissa Dixon

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

I'm really rethinking not picking Nunes. Sure, there's a lot that can go wrong, but the rare unranked-to-champ pick is 20 points.

Reminder to everyone else, you can edit your picks until 1/10

FLW:
BW: Talbot
FW: Jean Silva
LW:
WW: Lazy King
MW:
LHW: Oumar Sy
HW: Kuniev

WSW:
WFLW:
WBW:

Also quoting a few guys in case you wanna add some women for more chances at points. No one is so detached from MMA that they can't take a gamble on Nunes

Nice of you to pick up the torch @Mohawk Banditó
I’ll give it a go:

FLW: Rei Tsuruya
BW: Peyton Talbot
FW: William Gomis
LW: Esteban Ribovics
WW: Gabriel Bonfim
MW: Bo Nickal ()
LHW: Oumar Sy
HW: Jhonata Diniz

No idea about unranked girls, sorry.
If I made dome stupid mistake, let me know.

FLW: Lone'er Kavanagh
BW: Peyton Talbot
FW: Jean Silva
LW: Ignacio Bahamondes
WW: Gabriel Bonfim
MW: Renier De Ridder
LHW: Oumar Sy
HW: Mick Parkin

Edit- Replace Larkin with Alex Pereira

FLW: Cejudo
BW: Pantoja
FW: Jean Silva
LW: Ortega
WW: Battle
MW: Bo Nickel
LHW: Jacoby
HW: Nzechukwu

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

Still time for people to get their picks in before the event.


And time enough for you guys to finish off your picks if you want
@WoozyFailGuy
@World eater
@OldBoy91
@TITS

 

[OldBoy91]

@Mohawk Banditó I finished mine off and put em in an edit to my original post.

 

[TITS]

Still time for people to get their picks in before the event.


And time enough for you guys to finish off your picks if you want
@WoozyFailGuy
@World eater
@OldBoy91
@TITS

I thought I finished them?

 

[TGArthur]

What a cover piece