2012 MMA prospects

[Hawkeye2]

I figured I'd start next year early with mma prospects. These are guys who haven't been in UFC, or had a major fight in Strikeforce or Bellator.
Heavyweight
Mark Ellis- age 25 6'4 260 rec 1-1. He lost a decision in his last fight, but it was a tough challege and many great fighters lose early fights. Trains at AKA
Jared Rosholt- age 25 6'3 250 rec 4-0
Tyler East- age 20 6'5 250 rec 10-3 King of the Cage heavyweight champ. Trains at Jacksons
Cody East- age 23 6'3 230 rec 3-0. Cody is Tyler's older brother. He has and extensive greco-roman background which goes good withthe clinching of MMA.
205
Ben Reiter- age 28 6'3 205 rec 5-0 another great college wrestler.
Raunce Faust- age 23 6'0 205 rec 7-0 am. Faust will make his pro debut next year.
Travis 'the Terror" Clark- age 32 6'3 205 rec 6-0 pro 6-0 am. He is the oldest on my list but he is a good striker and has faced good competition.
Jonas Billstein- age 20 6'1 205 rec 9-2. His last fight he was dominating and was about to win and when he soccer kicked the guy and got DQed.
Kelly Anundson-age 27 5'9 205 rec 4-1 pro and 2-0 am. He is a grappling champ, needs to improve his striking.
Tim Williams- age 25 6'2 205 rec 6-0 pro and 6-0 am. He should have been given a UFC contract already.
185
Mike Pitz- age 30 5'11 185 8-0 pro
Jake Collier- age 23 6'3 185 rec 3-0 pro and 12-2 am
Trey Houston- age 23 5'11 185 rec 9-0 pro. Trains with MMA ledgend Pat Militech
Gordon Bell- age 24 5'10 185 rec 7-0. He has defeated some UFC fighters already
Marshall Manning- age 23 5'10 185 rec 4-0 pro and 8-0 am
Myles Jury- age 23 6'0 185 rec 9-0 pro and 4-0 am. Got injured on TUF and was not able to compete this year. Might be in the UFC next year.
Andrew Craig-age 25 6'1 185 rec 6-0 pro and 4-0 am. This year he defeated Eric Schambari, a WEC vet.
Justin Guthrie- age 22 6'1 185 rec 14-4.
SeanStrickland- age 20 6'1 185 rec 9-0. King of the Cage champ.

170
Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson- age 28 6'0 170 rec 5-0 pro. the best striker on the list.
Brett Cooper- age 24 6'0 170 rec 15-6. Has done well at Bellator, but should get to be in the tournament.
Ryan Laflare- age 28 6'1 170 rec 6-0.
Kurt Holobaugh- age 25 5'11 170 rec 4-0 pro and 8-0 am
Cameron Diffley- age 27 6'1 170 rec 4-0 BJJ legend has trained Frank Mir and Forrest Griffen.
Justin Gaethje- age 23 5'10 170 rec 3-0 pro and 7-0 am
Tim Ruberg- age 29 6'0 170 rec 8-0 pro
155
Damon Jackson- age 23 6'0 170 rec 6-0 am.
Lance Palmer- age 24 5'6 155 rec 2-0 pro. All- American wrestler
Calvin Kattar- age 23 5'11 155 rec 12-2 pro.
Kurt Kinser-age 23 5'7 155 rec 6-0 pro. All-American wrestler
Jordan Clements-age 20 5'9 155 rec 9-1 pro.
Josh Shockley- age 22 6'1 155 rec 8-1. Has gottensome attention from Bellator.
Dakota Cochrane- age 25 5'8 155 rec 10-2
Joey Gambino- age 23 5'7 155 rec 8-0 pro and 2-0 am. reminds me of Frankie Edgar.
Jordan Rinaldi-age 24 5'9 155 rec 4-0 pro and 5-1 am.

145
Jimmy "Rabbit" Jones age 5'10 155 rec 3-0 pro and 7-3 am. lost his first 3 fight by UD and hasn't lost since.

135
Chris Holdsworth- age 24 5'11 135 3-0 pro and 6-0 am. great grappler.
Aaron Ely- age 22 5'9 135 and rec 3-0 pro and 12-0 am. former Kansas wrestling champ.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Here is someone I forgot
Adam Mcdonough- 5'10 175 age 26 rec 8-0 pro 2-0am- big win over Matt Delanoit.

 

[ironmaben]

I figured I'd start next year early with mma prospects. These are guys who haven't been in UFC, or had a major fight in Strikeforce or Bellator.
Heavyweight
Mark Ellis- age 25 6'4 260 rec 1-1. He lost a decision in his last fight, but it was a tough challege and many great fighters lose early fights. Trains at AKA
Jared Rosholt- age 25 6'3 250 rec 4-0
Tyler East- age 20 6'5 250 rec 10-3 King of the Cage heavyweight champ. Trains at Jacksons
Cody East- age 23 6'3 230 rec 3-0. Cody is Tyler's older brother. He has and extensive greco-roman background which goes good withthe clinching of MMA.
205
Ben Reiter- age 28 6'3 205 rec 5-0 another great college wrestler.
Raunce Faust- age 23 6'0 205 rec 7-0 am. Faust will make his pro debut next year.
Travis 'the Terror" Clark- age 32 6'3 205 rec 6-0 pro 6-0 am. He is the oldest on my list but he is a good striker and has faced good competition.
Jonas Billstein- age 20 6'1 205 rec 9-2. His last fight he was dominating and was about to win and when he soccer kicked the guy and got DQed.
Kelly Anundson-age 27 5'9 205 rec 4-1 pro and 2-0 am. He is a grappling champ, needs to improve his striking.
Tim Williams- age 25 6'2 205 rec 6-0 pro and 6-0 am. He should have been given a UFC contract already.
185
Mike Pitz- age 30 5'11 185 8-0 pro
Jake Collier- age 23 6'3 185 rec 3-0 pro and 12-2 am
Trey Houston- age 23 5'11 185 rec 9-0 pro. Trains with MMA ledgend Pat Militech
Gordon Bell- age 24 5'10 185 rec 7-0. He has defeated some UFC fighters already
Marshall Manning- age 23 5'10 185 rec 4-0 pro and 8-0 am
Myles Jury- age 23 6'0 185 rec 9-0 pro and 4-0 am. Got injured on TUF and was not able to compete this year. Might be in the UFC next year.
Andrew Craig-age 25 6'1 185 rec 6-0 pro and 4-0 am. This year he defeated Eric Schambari, a WEC vet.
Justin Guthrie- age 22 6'1 185 rec 14-4.
SeanStrickland- age 20 6'1 185 rec 9-0. King of the Cage champ.

170
Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson- age 28 6'0 170 rec 5-0 pro. the best striker on the list.
Brett Cooper- age 24 6'0 170 rec 15-6. Has done well at Bellator, but should get to be in the tournament.
Ryan Laflare- age 28 6'1 170 rec 6-0.
Kurt Holobaugh- age 25 5'11 170 rec 4-0 pro and 8-0 am
Cameron Diffley- age 27 6'1 170 rec 4-0 BJJ legend has trained Frank Mir and Forrest Griffen.
Justin Gaethje- age 23 5'10 170 rec 3-0 pro and 7-0 am
Tim Ruberg- age 29 6'0 170 rec 8-0 pro
155
Damon Jackson- age 23 6'0 170 rec 6-0 am.
Lance Palmer- age 24 5'6 155 rec 2-0 pro. All- American wrestler
Calvin Kattar- age 23 5'11 155 rec 12-2 pro.
Kurt Kinser-age 23 5'7 155 rec 6-0 pro. All-American wrestler
Jordan Clements-age 20 5'9 155 rec 9-1 pro.
Josh Shockley- age 22 6'1 155 rec 8-1. Has gottensome attention from Bellator.
Dakota Cochrane- age 25 5'8 155 rec 10-2
Joey Gambino- age 23 5'7 155 rec 8-0 pro and 2-0 am. reminds me of Frankie Edgar.
Jordan Rinaldi-age 24 5'9 155 rec 4-0 pro and 5-1 am.

145
Jimmy "Rabbit" Jones age 5'10 155 rec 3-0 pro and 7-3 am. lost his first 3 fight by UD and hasn't lost since.

135
Chris Holdsworth- age 24 5'11 135 3-0 pro and 6-0 am. great grappler.
Aaron Ely- age 22 5'9 135 and rec 3-0 pro and 12-0 am. former Kansas wrestling champ.

Update on Cody East- age 23 6'3 240 rec 1-0 pro, 4-0 am. Cody is Tyler's older brother. He has and extensive greco-roman background which goes good with the clinching of MMA.

 

[Hawkeye2]

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Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson will face Justin Edwards at UFC 143.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Justin Frazier is 22 years old 6'0 260 rec 5-0 pro all first round stoppages and 6-0 am only 1 fight went all 3 rounds. He biggest victory was against Liron Wilson(8-5) which ended in a first round ko. Frazier could be another Roy Nelson, he is still young and maybe should lose some weight. He would be great at 205, but I think he would be a great prospect for maybe the next ultimate fighter when it comes around to heavyweight. Either way I think the kid is still very raw, but has looked great at the lower levels.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Two guys who just got signed by UFC to fight eachother are Sean Loeffler and Buddy Roberts. Both good prospects but are a little older for a prospect.

Sean Loeffler-age 29 6'3 185 rec 25-5. I considered this guy to be a good prospect a few years ago, he was signed by Bellator last year andgot koed by Bryan Baker. 22 of his 25 victories were from first round stoppages, and one of his losses was due to an injury he substained before the fight.

Buddy Roberts-age 29 6'2 205 rec 11-2. Roberts trains at Jackson's submission fighting. In his last fight he defeated a very talented fighter in Tony Lopez. I expect him to do pretty well in the UFC.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Andrew Craig will replace the injured John Hamman, and face Kyle Noke at UFC on FX 2. Nice to see Craig get signed.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Tyler east wins WCFC last man standing tournament

round 1
1 Fabiano Scherner defeats Adelison Clementino tko
2. DJ Linderman defeats Ty Lee submission
3. Lina Founa defeats Jack May ko
4. TyLer East defeats Rodgigo Artiheiro DEC

Round 2
1. Fabiano Scherner defeats DJ Linderman- Linderman couldn't continue the tournament
2. Tyler East defeats Lina Fonua- Founa couldn't continue the tournament

Championship
Tyler East defeats Fabiano Scherner tko round 1

 

[Hawkeye2]

Former Penn State wrestler Pat Cummins won his second pro fight by submission in the heayweight division. Cummins is 30 years old he's 6'2 215 and sport a record of 2-0 as a pro and was a two time All-American, and currently trains at Kings MMA.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Jason Zentgraf is 6'3 185 23 years old 3-1 pro and 9-0 am. All three pro wins were stop in the fisrt round his 1 loss was a UD to UFC vet Mario Miranda. He is from Montana which for a low population has produced a lot of talented pro fighters. His biggest victory come in his last fight against talented Robert Malphrus(5-2). I think Zentgraf would be another great prospect for TUF or Bellator.

 

[Liverlips]

Time for Tyler East to get a call to UFC or Bellator as well.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Heavyweight
Chris Birchler age 24 6'3 230 rec 1-0 pro 3-0 am- Birchler was an All-American for Edinboro, the same school Josh Koscheck went to. He has had trouble getting matches, but I expect one of the smaller MMA shows to give him a chance. Trains at AKA along with Daniel Cormier and Mark Ellis.
205
Tom DeBlass- age 29- 6'0 record 5-0 pro and 2-1 am DeBlass has trained in greco and frestyle wrestling. Didn't have a great wrestling record, but was able to use it well in MMA. Deblass is an average striker, who sets up shots well and has good cardio.

Kyle Cerminara- age 28 6'0 205 2-0- Cerminara was an Olympic alternate in wrestling. Doesn't have many fights under his belt, so it's hard to evaluate him, but his style of wrestling is a great base for MMA, if he can develope decent striking.


185
Brock Jardine- age 26 5'11 170 rec 8-1 pro. He has fought and defeated solid mid-level competition. Was suppose to be on the Ultimate Fighter a few years back, but was turned away. His 1 loss was to eventual Ultimate fighter champ Tony Ferguson.

155
Bryant Whitaker 5'9 155 age 21 1-0 pro 8-0 am. This kid has lots of potential, only 21 he is developing in both striking and wrestling. His level of competition has been low, but he looked impressive in his pro debut yeasterday and he is very young.

Jimmy Davidson- age 23 5'8 155 3-0 pro 3-0 am. Davidson is a New England prospect. He also doesn't have any big name wins, but has potential to be something special in a few years.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Brandon Halsey last night defeated UFC vet Shonie Carter. Halsey 25, is a two time All-Pac ten wrestler at Cal State Bakerfield, he later went on to train for the Olympics. Halsey stand 6'2 205 and his current record is 2-0.

 

[DixieDestroyer]

Brandon Halsey last night defeated UFC vet Shonie Carter. Halsey 25, is a two time All-Pac ten wrestler at Cal State Bakerfield, he later went on to train for the Olympics. Halsey stand 6'2 205 and his current record is 2-0.

So Brandon defeated Mr.International "YOney" Carter eh? Solid for 2nd MMA win.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Steven 'Wonderboy" Thompson just won his UFC debut by first round KO.

 

[Liverlips]

Not a big fan of karate guys but he looked good tonight - fights a lot like Machida IMO.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Also today Joey Gambino defeated Bellator vet Kenny Foster by UD.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Tom DeBlass defeated journeyman Randy Smith(14-10) by submission, 45 seconds into the first round of tonights main event.

 

[Liverlips]

Josh Samman - a 23-year-old 185 lb guy won in XFC last night to go 9-2. The guy is a striker but out-grappled a BJJ black belt for the submission win. I have a feeling we will see Samman in the UFC soon.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Andrew Trace- age 24 6'1 170 rec 7-1 pro 9-0 am all his pro wins have been by first round submission. I took him off the list because a disappointing UD loss to journeyman Curtis Culley, but Trace impressed me in his last two victories. He needs to improve his cardio and his striking to make it on the next level.

Jake Lindsey age 25 5'11 155 4-0 pro 7-0 am. He probably the best 155 in the state of Kansas. I wish he would get an chance at Bellator or even King of the Cage.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Prospects with up coming fights

Daniel Skipper- 6'1 205 age 29. rec 8-0 AM with 6 first round subs. The reason I'm highon him is because he trains under former WEC vet Nissan Osterneck, and because he has some serious power. Skipper may be the best prospect in South Carolina.

Brandon Bender- age 25 5'9 145 rec 5-1. He has won his last five fights all by first round submission.

Shorty Weikel- age 23 5'6 145 8-1 pro and 10-3 am. Weikel has had so many fights it's hard to believe he's only 23. His one pro loss was to a very talented UFC vet Bryan Caraway. Weikel and Bender will be fighting next month.


Samuel Sicilia- age 26 5'9 155. 9-0 pro 8 by first round finish. Sicilia has had some very big victories by first round, including a sub of Charles Bennett.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Brandon Bender defeats Shorty Weikel by submission in the third round. Bender was trailing throughout the fight but ended up winning by a last minute submission in the third round.

 

[Hawkeye2]

good news today
Lance Palmer improves to 3-0 defeating Jordan Chandler(3-5) be second round arm triangle sub.

Jan Jorgensen improves to (3-0) def Aaron Magro (2-1) by ko round 1.

Jordan Clements (9-1) defeated UFC vet David Castillo by UD

Jason South (8-0) defeated my prospect Tim Ruberg by sub in round 2. I like South but his age 34, is a problem for me to count him as a prospect.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Here are three under the radar.
Tyler Klejeski-age 25 6'2 185 rec 5-0-1. Klejeski in his last fight defeated talented vet Garrett Olson(6-4). Klejeski fight in North Dakota and comes from a small gym. He has all the tools to be something special if given the opportunity.

Chris Gruetzenmacher age 25 5'7 145 rec 8-1. I was hoping or him to be selected for TUF.

James Jenkins- age 25 5'8 145 rec 5-0 pro and 8-0 am. Jenkins trains at Seirra-Longo, a place that has produced many great mma prospects. He has defeated talneted jouneyman Dwayne Shelton and Strikeforce vet Jason McLean.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Impressive win tonight by Andrew Craig, defeating UFC-vet Kyle Noke by UD. Craig had 2 years of experience in MMA along with the fact that he trains at a small gym. Noke on the other hand has 10 years of MMA experince and trains at Jackson's Submission fighting. Craig lost the first round, but came back to win the second and third, due to good cardio, crisp striking, and very good take down defense. Craig has a bright future in the UFC.