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

1) Jared Rosholt

• 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

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwZ9MgkmQyg

2) Guram Gugenishvili

• 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

3) Chris Birchler

• 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

4) Magomed Malikov

• 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
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSPJ01Wdxkw

LHW TOP 5 PROSPECTS

1) Robert Drysdale

• 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

2) Misha Cirkunov

• 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

3) Jan Blachowicz

• 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

2) Jack Marshman

• 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

5) Antonio Braga Neto

• Gold Medalist 2008 World BJJ Champion
• Win over Maiquel Falcao
• MMA Record 8-1-1
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AR_bTkpARY