Recently I been asking myself who are the current top prospects in MMA today? Is there a future UFC champion currently starting his career that we don’t know about yet? I decided to do some research, and came up with a list of what I think are the top 5 current MMA prospects that I hope to see in the UFC soon for HW,LHW, and MW.
HW TOP 5 PROSPECTS
- 4x Division 1 Qualifier
- 2010 NCAA Runner Up
- 3x All American
- 3x Big 12 Finalist
- Record for most wins as a HW at Oklahoma State
- High School record 150-5
- 4-0 MMA Record
- M1 Global HW Champion
- M1 Global Western Europe Champion
- 10 out of 11 win's by submission
- 11-0 MMA Record
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLuwcz5Abk4
- 2x National Qualifier in Division 1 Wrestling
- Top 12 in the country
- MMA Record 1-0 with a 7 sec KO
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZMi4G1SRVw
- 7-1 MMA Record
- 23 second KO win over Alexander Emelianenki
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=j81ehOTQwuw
5) Tony Johnson
- 6-1 MMA Record
- Win over Tony Lopez and Kenny Garner
- Only loss to Daniel Cormier
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSPJ01Wdxkw
LHW TOP 5 PROSPECTS
- 1st place in Abu Dhai submission wrestling
- 2nd place in the BJJ World Championship
- Gold in 2005 World Jiu Jitsue Championship
- 3-0 MMA Record
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmVAyICSGC4
- Canadian Junior National Judo Champion
- Pan American Games Gold Medalist
- Canadian Junior National Greco Roman Wrestling Champion
- 5-1 MMA Record
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUwwLBChGWI
- KSW LHW Champion
- KSW 2010 LHW Tournament winner
- MMA Record 15-3
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlihzJJOQ7c
4) Steve Bosse
- Purple Belt BJJ under Renzo Gracie
- Win's over Houston Alexander, Marvin Eastman, and Wes Sims
- Former Hockey Player
- MMA Record 9-1
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg9SOdtoFGw
5) Jimi Manuwa
- UCMMA LHW Champion (5 successful title defenses)
- 9 out 11 wins have come in the first round
- All 11 win's by finishes
- 11-0 MMA Record
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYl68v3FihA&feature=fvst
TOP 5 MW PROSPECTS
1) Rumen Dimitrov
- Gold Medal 2009 World Sambo Championships
- Gold Medal 2009 European Sambo Championships
- MMA Record 12-0-2
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0zZeuQM2JA
- BAMMA MW Champion
- 9 out 10 wins have come by Ko or Sub
- MMA Record 10-0
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAc_UcHzltM
3) Benjamin Brinsa
- All win's have come by Finishes
- 8 out 11 win's have come in the 1st round
- MMA Record 11-0
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqMbaDcluIA
4) Assan Njie
- Trains with Wanderlei Silva, Shogun Rua, and Overeem
- Defeated high Russian prospect Beslan Isaev in the first round
- MMA Record 11-2
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YUr-OMEFJE
- Gold Medalist 2008 World BJJ Champion
- Win over Maiquel Falcao
- MMA Record 8-1-1
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AR_bTkpARY


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