Top regional MMA prospects from your part of the world?

[SilverMoon]

Soo, I was wondering: who are the best MMA prospects out there, killing it on the regionals and looking to have a great future ahead of them?

 

[SilverMoon]

Was wondering, which regional prospects do you see being the most active ones in 2025?

 

[STAY GOLD]

Here's a few:

Juan

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Alberth

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Imanol

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[SilverMoon]

Here's a few:

Juan

The industry pioneer in UFC, Bellator and all things MMA (aka Ultimate Fighting). MMA news, interviews, pictures, videos and more since 1997.

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Alberth

The industry pioneer in UFC, Bellator and all things MMA (aka Ultimate Fighting). MMA news, interviews, pictures, videos and more since 1997.

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Imanol

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Great picks bro! I am familiar with Pegajoso and Alberth. That Bahamondes kid is crazy haha! Only 16 and won a regional belt!

 

[SirWillemDarry]

Nicholas Hwende is Zimbabwean based in South Africa. He just beat Nkosi Ndebele at Brave CF

 

[SirWillemDarry]

Nicholas Hwende is Zimbabwean based in South Africa. He just beat Nkosi Ndebele at Brave CFNicholas Hwende

 

[Ara tech]

Three prospects for kyrgyzstan : You won't find better anywhere else. They are taking over the game.

1- Rajabali Shaidulaev (12-0) 100% finish rate

2- Akbar Abdullaev (11-0) 100% finish rate

3- Yryskeldi Duysheev (11-0) 100% finish rate

 

[BowserJr]

Erick Silva?

 

[HuskySamoan]

Three prospects for kyrgyzstan : You won't find better anywhere else. They are taking over the game.

1- Rajabali Shaidulaev (12-0) 100% finish rate

2- Akbar Abdullaev (11-0) 100% finish rate

3- Yryskeldi Duysheev (11-0) 100% finish rate

Are you from Kyrgyzstan? I wouldn't consider Akbar Abdullaev a prospect since he's fighting for the ONE belt and signed to major promotion, he's a great FW though. Daniyar Toychubek has to be on this list...kinds literally phenomenal. Yryskeldi...I had to be the first guy on this forum talking about him, he's real good and super young but his striking has looked very underdeveloped and I need to see more from him. Guys like Asaf Chopurov, Razhabali, Renat Khavalov, Aboubakar Younousov, Khalim Nazruloev, Mehemmedeli Osmanli, Shakhban Gapizov (Shakban might have permentely moved up to 145) are pretty elite company. And yes I had Payton Talbott, Austin Bashi, Felipe Lima and Jean Matsumoto on this list too but the UFC signed all of them.

I'm in the US so I'd say the prospects I'm most looking at right now are..uhh

Bilal Hasan
Kade Ruotolo

Hate to say it, North American prospect scene from Mexico, US and Canada kinda sucks these days. Oceania is kinda solid.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Are you from Kyrgyzstan? I wouldn't consider Akbar Abdullaev a prospect since he's fighting for the ONE belt and signed to major promotion, he's a great FW though. Daniyar Toychubek has to be on this list...kinds literally phenomenal. Yryskeldi...I had to be the first guy on this forum talking about him, he's real good and super young but his striking has looked very underdeveloped and I need to see more from him. Guys like Asaf Chopurov, Razhabali, Renat Khavalov, Aboubakar Younousov, Khalim Nazruloev, Mehemmedeli Osmanli, Shakhban Gapizov (Shakban might have permentely moved up to 145) are pretty elite company. And yes I had Payton Talbott, Austin Bashi, Felipe Lima and Jean Matsumoto on this list too but the UFC signed all of them.

I'm in the US so I'd say the prospects I'm most looking at right now are..uhh

Bilal Hasan
Kade Ruotolo

Hate to say it, North American prospect scene from Mexico, US and Canada kinda sucks these days. Oceania is kinda solid.

Plenty of good US ones like Julius Walker, Isaac Moreno, Mitch McKee, Damien Anderson, Luke Fernandez, they just tend to get picked up quicker.

 

[STAY GOLD]

Hate to say it, North American prospect scene from Mexico, US and Canada kinda sucks these days. Oceania is kinda solid.

There’s some good prospects in Mexico. Maybe not world champions, but there’s some up and coming talent like Imanol Rodríguez, Damian Fernández, Luis Ivan Rodríguez, Anthony Ramírez, Silvestre Sánchez, etc. who look promising although they're still early on in their careers.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

There’s some good prospects in Mexico. Maybe not world champions, but there’s some up and coming talent like Imanol Rodríguez, Damian Fernández, Luis Ivan Rodríguez, Anthony Ramírez, Silvestre Sánchez, etc. who looking promising although they're still early on in their careers.

Santiago Luna is the one imo.

 

[HuskySamoan]

Plenty of good US ones like Julius Walker, Isaac Moreno, Mitch McKee, Damien Anderson, Luke Fernandez, they just tend to get picked up quicker.

A lot of these guys don't interest me much. These guys you listed "get picked up quicker" but they're all on average much older somehow lmao.

 

[SilverMoon]

Are you from Kyrgyzstan? I wouldn't consider Akbar Abdullaev a prospect since he's fighting for the ONE belt and signed to major promotion, he's a great FW though. Daniyar Toychubek has to be on this list...kinds literally phenomenal. Yryskeldi...I had to be the first guy on this forum talking about him, he's real good and super young but his striking has looked very underdeveloped and I need to see more from him. Guys like Asaf Chopurov, Razhabali, Renat Khavalov, Aboubakar Younousov, Khalim Nazruloev, Mehemmedeli Osmanli, Shakhban Gapizov (Shakban might have permentely moved up to 145) are pretty elite company. And yes I had Payton Talbott, Austin Bashi, Felipe Lima and Jean Matsumoto on this list too but the UFC signed all of them.

I'm in the US so I'd say the prospects I'm most looking at right now are..uhh

Bilal Hasan
Kade Ruotolo

Hate to say it, North American prospect scene from Mexico, US and Canada kinda sucks these days. Oceania is kinda solid.

Yea, US prospects are surprisingly not that many in number and not that special. All hopes are in with Bo Nickal mostly. Bashi and Fatima Kline are going to be contenders one day, especially Fatima. Jacobe Smith is good, outside the UFC: AK 47 Kunneman, Julius Walker, Mitch McKee, Chance Ikei, Blake Decourcy, Luke Fernandez, Ezra Elliott, Tommy McMillen, Isaac Moreno... Good names, but when we look at the Russian side (my oh my) and even Brazilians have a lot more. Oceania is certainly popping, just like UK/Ireland and France is a real sleeper.

 

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