Galvanik Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 What fighters are on your radars? I.e. fighters that show a lot of potential, but either haven't had enough fights or haven't been properly tested to see just how good they really are. Here are some of mine: Rustam Khabilov Max Holloway Stephen Thompson Jimi Manuwa Ryan Jimmo Any others you guys can add? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkLikeAWarrior707 Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Erik Perez Rustam Khabilov Rony Jason Milton Vieira Ryan Jimmo Mitch Clarke Tim Means Abel Trujillo Jon Tuck Gunnar Nelson Robert Whittaker Simeon Thoresen Jimi Manuwa Max Holloway Magnus Cedenblad Daniel Sarafian Cody Donovan Vinny Magalhaes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobmyster Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Gunnar Nelson definatly! Fingers crossed he'll be the next up and comer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdGOAT Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 oh i thought you said gaydar... Sorry lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EightLimbAssassin Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Khabib AKA The Next Emporer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galvanik Posted December 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Erik PerezRustam Khabilov Rony Jason Milton Vieira Ryan Jimmo Mitch Clarke Tim Means Abel Trujillo Jon Tuck Gunnar Nelson Robert Whittaker Simeon Thoresen Jimi Manuwa Max Holloway Magnus Cedenblad Daniel Sarafian Cody Donovan Vinny Magalhaes Good list, can't believe I forgot Gunni and Vinni lol. Also, who is Cody Donovan? I haven't heard of him before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodrigoRua Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Jimmo, Nedkov (yes I know he lost to Thiago but dude is a beast). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoToGuy Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Erik Silva: He did get tested against Fitch and I thought he did really well. He needs to fight more for us to see how far he can really go. Tim Boetsch: He is either really lucky or has something getting him by. Even though he was losing the Okami fight and got the nod against Hector I think he needs more top level guys to see if he was just lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobercuban Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Big country due to fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice64011 Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Glover has a lot of potential but needs a few more fights against quality opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galvanik Posted December 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Glover has a lot of potential but needs a few more fights against quality opponents. Even though I don't think Rampage is that good, Glover's fight with him should tell us a fair bit imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rule_abiding_poster Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Costa Phillipou Rustam Khabilov Glover Texeria Erick Silva Ryan Jimmo Abel Trujillo Gunnar Nelson Robert Whittaker Jimi Manuwa Max Holloway Sauna Vinny Magalhaes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junglebird Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Oh I thought you said gaydar... sorry p4p post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkLikeAWarrior707 Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Good list' date=' can't believe I forgot Gunni and Vinni lol. Also, who is Cody Donovan? I haven't heard of him before.[/quote'] He fought on one of the cards last weekend on the prelims. Looked pretty good in that fight. I'll be keeping my eye on him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdGOAT Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 That Russian dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galvanik Posted December 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 He fought on one of the cards last weekend on the prelims. Looked pretty good in that fight. I'll be keeping my eye on him Interesting, I'll have to see if I can find that fight. Also, sauna OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnages Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 frankie edgar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galvanik Posted December 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 He fought on one of the cards last weekend on the prelims. Looked pretty good in that fight. I'll be keeping my eye on him Interesting, I'll have to see if I can find that fight. Also, sauna OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbrahams Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Max Holloway Robert Whittaker Erik Perez John Moraga Gunnar Nelson Francisco Rivera Andrew Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amunera Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Jimy Hettes, even though he lost his last fight, he is still on my radar. I think the rest was already mentioned in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesterdays_Hero Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Erick Silva Gunnar Nelson Bruce Leeroy Tim Elliot Dustin Poirier Mike Easton Chris Weidman Norman Parke Colin Fletcher Rob Whittaker Brad Scott Jimi Manuwa Glover Teixeira Dennis Bermudez Alan Belcher Marcus Brimage Rustam Khabilov Abel Trujillo Johnny Bedford Diego Brandao Michael Johnson Daron Cruickshank Khabib Nurmagomedov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaksame Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Jimmo,he is not only talented,he imo has the MOST skills of the entire division. His problem is that he has spent too much time facing lesser opponents,that has not honed him for the elite fights. I see several holes in his game,especially when pressured,he moves back instead of side stepping and countering. What i like though is he has bjj,he is very fast,good striking,all around game.The problem is most of that is nullified because he has a smallish stance,short reach.That auto means he has a tougher time to dictate the fight,so others have a one up on him. I really like Carmont's upside but he again has a few holes and imo lacks cardio bad.He is trying to maintain too much muscle with far less cardio,geesh even GSP couldn't carry that muscle mass and his cardio is top 3 in MMA. The obvious one,however i still see little reference to a title shot or even being the top contender>>>ALAN BELCHER . I have mentioned him since geesh way back before Akiyama,btw Belcher won that fight,but my decision does not matter.My ONLY concern is Alan's confidence,i really don't know if inside his head he feels he is the best in the division,i do but again my thoughts don't matter. Honorable mentions... I still like Paul Sass even though beat at his own game,it was a learning experience.He still has tons of upside. The guiy who beat him ,impressed me a lot,Matt Wiman,sure he has some losses,but he is still an impressive fighter when on his game.Perhaps a better camp,training partners might help him. ALWAYS love the way Hominick brings it ,each and EVERY fight.He has the ability,if he just learned a little more ground game and didn't open up offensively so much early on.He needs to spend a little more time warming up and not be afraid to change his game up a bit here and there.He can't treat every single fight liek a boxing or kickboxing match,this is MMA.If he gets his mind right he most definitely could be a champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galvanik Posted December 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Jimmo' date='he is not only talented,he imo has the MOST skills of the entire division.His problem is that he has spent too much time facing lesser opponents,that has not honed him for the elite fights. I see several holes in his game,especially when pressured,he moves back instead of side stepping and countering. What i like though is he has bjj,he is very fast,good striking,all around game.The problem is most of that is nullified because he has a smallish stance,short reach.That auto means he has a tougher time to dictate the fight,so others have a one up on him. I really like Carmont's upside but he again has a few holes and imo lacks cardio bad.He is trying to maintain too much muscle with far less cardio,geesh even GSP couldn't carry that muscle mass and his cardio is top 3 in MMA. The obvious one,however i still see little reference to a title shot or even being the top contender>>>ALAN BELCHER . I have mentioned him since geesh way back before Akiyama,btw Belcher won that fight,but my decision does not matter.My ONLY concern is Alan's confidence,i really don't know if inside his head he feels he is the best in the division,i do but again my thoughts don't matter. Honorable mentions... I still like Paul Sass even though beat at his own game,it was a learning experience.He still has tons of upside. The guiy who beat him ,impressed me a lot,Matt Wiman,sure he has some losses,but he is still an impressive fighter when on his game.Perhaps a better camp,training partners might help him. ALWAYS love the way Hominick brings it ,each and EVERY fight.He has the ability,if he just learned a little more ground game and didn't open up offensively so much early on.He needs to spend a little more time warming up and not be afraid to change his game up a bit here and there.He can't treat every single fight liek a boxing or kickboxing match,this is MMA.If he gets his mind right he most definitely could be a champion.[/quote'] You know that Hominick retired right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magerget Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 So, I'm going all Swedish fighters here... Magnus Cedenblad (needs better cardio, then he'll be a monster) Reza "Mad Dog" Madadi (a bit more selfcontrol, then he might be an animal...) Mats Jansson (Will be presented to the UFC before 2014 is over, mark my words) and last, but far from the least... Max Nunes (Needs some quality opponents, but I really think this kid will be the next swedish mma-star after The Mauler) Then of course you have Akira Corrasani, but I think he is more talk than walk. Hope I'm wrong though as I really like him... Sweden has got some quality fighters, as does Finland, Norway, Iceland and Denmark (Of course Sweden is the big brother as always, but there are loads of talents in all of scandinavia, Finland and Iceland) I think we will have a nordic beltholder pretty soon (hoping for Mauler, but there are others down the line here...) Oh, and by nordic I mean someone from either Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Denmark or Norway (In the ranking order I think has the best chances at the moment) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyo_sa Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 i like the alan belcher post, im on his bandwagon too. they are talking about bisping getting a shot, belcher would whip bispings *** poirier is gonna be a force too, so skilled little more bulk and ground game, and watch out for john makdessi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkLikeAWarrior707 Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 So' date=' I'm going all Swedish fighters here... Magnus Cedenblad (needs better cardio, then he'll be a monster) Reza "Mad Dog" Madadi (a bit more selfcontrol, then he might be an animal...) Mats Jansson (Will be presented to the UFC before 2014 is over, mark my words) and last, but far from the least... Max Nunes (Needs some quality opponents, but I really think this kid will be the next swedish mma-star after The Mauler) Then of course you have Akira Corrasani, but I think he is more talk than walk. Hope I'm wrong though as I really like him... Sweden has got some quality fighters, as does Finland, Norway, Iceland and Denmark (Of course Sweden is the big brother as always, but there are loads of talents in all of scandinavia, Finland and Iceland) I think we will have a nordic beltholder pretty soon (hoping for Mauler, but there are others down the line here...) Oh, and by nordic I mean someone from either Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Denmark or Norway (In the ranking order I think has the best chances at the moment)[/quote'] Good call on the Swedish fighters. I have been into Scandanavian fighters myself lately being part Norwegian. They are making a rise. My favorites are Gustafsson, Simeon Thoresen, Chris Spang, Reza, Gunnar, and Magnus Cedenblad. Never heard of Jansson or Nunes before...I'll have to check them out. Check out Chris Spang. He fought in StrikeForce and has some prime boxing and good kicks and knees also. Hopefully the UFC will pick him up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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