Top 25 MMA Prospects

Cammo101 · Post #1 » by **Cammo101** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:40 pm

1. Phil Davis (UFC)
2. Rory McDonald (UFC)
3. Charles Oliveira (UFC)
4. Chris Weidman (UFC)
5. Michael McDonald (UFC)
6. Alexander Gustafsson (UFC)
7. Gunnar Nelson (Free Agent)
8. Edson Barboza (UFC)
9. Lance Palmer (Free Agent)
10. Jared Rosholt (Free Agent)
11. Pat Curran (Bellator)
12. Jordan Mein (Strikeforce)
13. Yuri Villefort (Free Agent)
14. Eduardo Dantas (Bellator)
15. Stipe Miocic (UFC)
16. Jimmie Rivera (Free Agent)
17. Jonathan Brookins (UFC)
18. Michael Chandler (Bellator)
19. Cole Konrad (Bellator)
20. Douglas Lima (Bellator)
21. Tarec Saffiedine (Strikeforce)
22. Misha Cirkunov (Free Agent)
23. Erik Koch (UFC)
24. Marcin Held (Bellator)
25. Lorenz Larkin (Strikeforce)

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cowboyronnie · Post #2 » by **cowboyronnie** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:27 pm

Gustafsson's no good. Drops his hands and arm-punches. If someone like Brandon Vera can't make it at LHW, with his beautiful technique, Gustafsson sure can't.

Cammo101 · Post #3 » by **Cammo101** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:36 pm

Vera didn't make it at LHW because of his work ethic and mental game, not his skills IMO.

Post #4 » by **spykelee** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 3:27 am

I'd probably move Edson Barboza up on that list, and I don't think I'd have Brookin's on that list at all... but otherwise, it looks pretty good to me.

K1NG · Post #5 » by **K1NG** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 4:23 am

Do Rumble and Showtime still count as prospects?

Cammo101 · Post #6 » by **Cammo101** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 5:00 am

K1NG wrote:Do Rumble and Showtime still count as prospects?

No. I tried to leave out guys who are already pretty well established, though the term prospect is always going to be somewhat subjective.

REDDzone · Post #7 » by **REDDzone** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 5:17 am

I'm interested to see this kid fight Bruce Leroy on Sunday in Milwaukee. I'm pretty sure he is really young, and I read his judo is on another level. Although I haven't seen the kid fight.

Post #8 » by **CPT** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 12:49 am

I think Phil Davis should be off the list.

If you've ever been (or at least scheduled to be) in a PPV main event, you're not a prospect anymore, you're there.

Cammo101 · Post #9 » by **Cammo101** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 2:11 am

CPT wrote:I think Phil Davis should be off the list.

If you've ever been (or at least scheduled to be) in a PPV main event, you're not a prospect anymore, you're there.

I went back and forth on Davis. Had he actually fought Rashad, I likely would have dropped him from the list.

julian123 · Post #10 » by **julian123** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:17 am

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K1NG · Post #11 » by **K1NG** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:35 pm

Ronny Markes has a case to be on this list after his dominating debut.

Post #12 » by **CPT** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:34 am

I know it would be a ton more work, but this would be a lot more meaningful if you had a short write up about each guy. Weight class, record, age, and why he's in the spot you have him.

Would probably generate more discussion that way too.

Mike Hunt · Post #13 » by **Mike Hunt** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:41 pm

I'm just floored by the fact that one of these guy is a prospect

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1W6-ErrHls&ob=av3e[/youtube]

K1NG · Post #14 » by **K1NG** » Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:17 am

Keep an eye on Belfort's protege.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3PJ1iKQWGM[/youtube]

K1NG · Post #15 » by **K1NG** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:42 am

Erick Silva might be a top 15, arguably top 10, prospect already.