2016 mma prospects

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Here is my prospect list for 2016
As always is don't include guys who have contracts with UFC, Bellator or World Series of Fighting.

Heavyweight
Steve Mocco- 6'1 240 age 33 rec 5-1 Mocco is former NCAA nation champ.
http://youtu.be/G_4_Ux-DRmk
Scott Steele age 29 6'3 230 rec 4-0 am
Former All-American at Navy currently trains at one of the Team Quest facilities.
http://youtu.be/2EbSzCygVBo
Cody East- 6'3 240 age 27 rec 9-1 solid boxing and greco background
http://youtu.be/Upn6173FXqE
Steve Mowry age 23 6'9 230 rec 7-0 am.
at 6'9 he has impressive size and with the right training could be a contender.
http://youtu.be/tt9m64yqTVQ
Chaz Morgan- age 34 6'2 260 rec 12-1 pro and 2-0 am
http://youtu.be/BEeaDM5gwY4
Jordan Johnson age 28 6'1 240 rec 3-0 pro and 3-0 am. former wrestler from Iowa currently trains at MMA lab with John Crouch
http://youtu.be/ze1FJjfTDpw
Marcin Tybura- age 30 6'3 250 rec 14-1 M1 champ
http://youtu.be/j4v4KMMWLPg
Dillon Cleckler age 33 6'2 250 rec 8-1 former MLB for Mississippi State
http://youtu.be/g-XfjO1xrgw
Nick Biron- 6'4 240 age 25 rec 1-0 pro 12-am. Former Washington state wrestling champ
http://youtu.be/LTD1rzY82QI

Dmitriy Sosnovskiy- age 26 6'3 250 rec 9-0
http://youtu.be/-q9rWoGxjrA
Josh Stansbury- age 31 6'2 220 rec 7-2 and 10-2. lost his first two pro fights, but since has avenged those losses.
http://youtu.be/C-GGRQTIYuU
Jeff Hughes age 27 6’2 240 rec 4-0 pro and 12-3 am

Chris Birchler age 28 6’3 255 rec 6-1 pro and 3-0 am. Strong college wrestling background. Coming off a long layoff
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Cameron Olsen 6’1 205 age 26 rec 3-1 pro and 4-0 am. Had one tough loss against a very good prospect. Olsen has a strong wrestling background and can be over-powering.
Austin Vanderford. Age 25 6'0 205. Former NAIA national champ. He is very overpowering at times.
http://youtu.be/7Au0Pvf-o_o
Adam Milstead age 28 6'3 7-1 Pro and 10-2 am
http://youtu.be/arWj6SlobiU

Jake Butler-age 30 6'2 rec 6-1. Former Princeton All-American wrestler currently trains at Evlove MMA in Thailand.
http://youtu.be/T-S1ZJgL-JA

John Lair age 23 6'3 205 rec 6-0 am.
Nicholas Edling- age 6'1 205 age 23 rec 3-0. Edling was a state champion wrestler in Minnesota. He has the size to do well, but has had trouble getting matches.
http://youtu.be/plKLjZtT3YE

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Ian Heinisch- age 27 5'10 185 rec 4-0 pro and 4-0 am. Heinisch was a four time Colorado high school wrestling champ and was a girfted greco and freestyle wrestler. He is very good with his Mauy Thai.
http://youtu.be/XkT6nxE2EjY


Joseph Gigliotti age 21 5'11 185 rec 5-0 pro 3-0. Gigloitti looked impressive at WSOF as he defeated vet Brendan Tierney by UD. Gigloitti is raw but still very young.
http://youtu.be/sLNgIuK3bhE


Sidney Wheeler- age 19 5'10 185 rec 3-0. Wheeler won his pro debut by UD. However he is an interesting MMA prospect. He was a high school wrestling state champ in Georgia, and he has won quite a few kickboxing and boxing tournaments. I think with the right camp he could have a great career in MMA.
http://youtu.be/2r3aKpXtheQ
http://www.wdef.com/content/sports/localsports/story/Daltons-Sidney-Wheeler-Prepares-For-MMA-Debut/zuDOK1eyNUK-g79W0eOc8g.cspx


Chance Rencountre- age 28 6'2 7-1 pro and 9-0am
DivIAA All-American wrestler
http://youtu.be/UT9XDANFrDo
Tim Lutke- age 28 6'1 rec 2-0
All-American from Centenary College
Blake Watkins- age 28 6'2 185 rec 5-0 pro all first round wins.
http://youtu.be/W-pG8pCk4cU
Andrew Todhunter- age 26 6'0 rec 7-0pro and 7-0am
http://youtu.be/_gVwosLejMY


Dustin Parrish- age 23 5'11 185 rec 4-0 pro 10-1 am. Parrish has a strong wrestling base and is still very young.
http://youtu.be/3kVmWv-Moco

Sony Yohn- age 27 6'0 rec 7-2 am
All-American from Minnesota
http://youtu.be/4kwFZcQYSRo
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Rob Wood age 28 6'0 170 6-0 pro
Solid BJJ.
http://youtu.be/qLfFMKlHweY
Brad Darrington age 26 5'10 170 record 4-0 pro and 5-0 pro. Darrington one of the best wrestlers to come out of Utah Valley College, he had defeated quite a few top 25 guys. I don't know why he didn't stay for his senior year, but he could have been an All-American.
http://youtu.be/8HYMGza4vuM
Miles Hunsinger-age 25 6'0 rec 5-0 pro and 3-0 am
All-State wrestler from Idaho

Kyle Stewart age 26 6'1 170 rec 2-0 pro and 8-1 am. Stewart has a background in many different striking forms of martial arts including Boxing, Karate, and Kenpo karate. He is also a former marine and has trained in grappling.
http://youtu.be/hGgSKmjDZC0


http://youtu.be/i9Jham2tkc4
Cody Yohn age 25 5'10 170 record 3-0. Cody is the brother of Sonny Yohn. Cody was also an All-American from Minnesota. He lost the national champ match against one of the best ever in David Taylor. Yohn dominated a very tough opponent in his MMA debut.
http://youtu.be/Rx19Mej_BEk
Sinjen Smith- age 23 6'0 rec 2-0 pro and 6-0am
http://youtu.be/XBSnbrcnpkQ
Jay Speight- age 22 6'2 170 rec 3-0 pro 12-2. Speight has been training BJJ since he was like ten, and he has alway been very good at it. I'd like to see him improve his striking and he has plenty of time to do that.
http://youtu.be/V9VonaMDDyk

Michael Hobby- 5'11 170 age 23 rec 8-1. Top amateur out of Xtreme Couture.
http://youtu.be/ti9MGj2fP-0

Cody Wilson age 27 6'1 170 rec 8-1 pro and 6-1 am. Wilson comes from a small gym in the south, but he has some good fights on his record. Only pro loss was his debut.
http://youtu.be/3xTyXD5qutw

Logan Storley age 23 5’9 170 rec 2-0 pro. Four time All-American wrestler for the University of Minnesota
Gregor Gillespie- age 29 5'9 rec 5-0
All-American for Edinboro
http://youtu.be/Ds0sDQzXvGY
Ryan Patrovich age 27 6'0 rec 2-0 pro
great wrestler for Hofstra. has a victory over national champ Cam Simaz
http://youtu.be/YJctFN7v5RU
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Grant Dawson age 21 5'6 155 rec 7-0 pro and 8-1 am. Dawson is the top prospect out of Nebraska. Very good ground game, and all of his wins have come by submission. He only 21 so I expect him to improve greatly.

http://youtu.be/vaWShQvUKmA
Joseph Maness -age 24 5'10 155 rec 6-0 pro and 12-0 am
Maness is ver gifted in both the stand-up and the ground. Has defeated prospect Isiah Ferguson.
http://youtu.be/QNUqk8lTbOI

Josh Baker age 27 5'6 155 rec 8-0 pro 5-1 am.
Excellant ground game.
http://youtu.be/Hzs0WmRyT_s

Nathan Key-age 26 5'10 155 rec 7-1 am. Key is one of the top ranked kickboxers in the U.S., and he currently has a submission win over wrestler Jeff Loken, showing his well roundedness. Key has the striking of Steven Thompson and if works on his ground game he could be unstoppable.
http://youtu.be/tnWqfZyPV-c

Cody Stamann age 25 5'7 155 rec 10-1 pro and 6-1 am. Stamann has a good mix of boxing and wrestling. I think he could be another Matt Brown type fighter. He recently dominated Chris Dunn.
http://youtu.be/PVtewEg24ZQ



Jason Knight age 23 6'1 155 rec 12-1 pro and 6-0. He is the top prospect from the state of Mississippi. He is still young so he has time to develope. He is well rounded for his age, but I would like to see him step up his competition and also he needs a better camp.
http://youtu.be/fTlXJQ6oKqI
http://youtu.be/YEH7x5VNgmk
Wade Johnson- age 25 6'2 rec 9-1
http://youtu.be/2MkQvBzpcPY
Bryant Whitaker age 25 5'10 rec 7-2 pro and 10-0 am
http://youtu.be/2enU8BIMxRw

Max Bohanan- age 24 6'1 5-1pro and 3-0am
Golden Gloves boxer and BJJ instructor
http://youtu.be/QJyeg6bcduE
David Putvin- age 23 6'1 rec 8-1 pro
top prospect from the state of Utah.
http://youtu.be/L-uvgUWDUPQ

Josh Emmett- age 30 5'8 rec 8-0 pro and 2-0am
gifted wrestler trains with Team Alpha-Male
http://youtu.be/jCoMNCFoq6k
John Cottrell- age 26 rec 16-3 pro 6-1 am
http://youtu.be/ioD5wCR3cJY
Troy Lamson- age 24 6'1 5-0 pro and 8-0 am
Michigan State University wrestler
http://youtu.be/naBRFDzNSjQ

Mark Cherico- age 29 5'8 rec 9-1 pro and 11-0am'
http://youtu.be/uH6wMZbR0Gw

Adam Townsend age 27 5'7 155 rec 14-3 pro and 8-0 am. Won last ten fights.
http://youtu.be/0NrqUz41QDo

Jake Roberts - age 25 5'10 155 rec 5-0 pro 5-0 am. Roberts was a golden gloves boxer, but he is actually better at the ground game. He is good at setting up his shot with punches. All his wins have come by sub.
http://youtu.be/1WX0zP0N3PY
Jon Neal- age 27 5'11 rec 7-0
http://youtu.be/kWIJncZv4pI

Rob Hanna age 31 5'10 155 6-0 pro and 12-2
Hanna has dominated his competition thus far. I'd love to see him get signed.
http://youtu.be/0yFc7Dj6_5c
Julian Learned- age 21 6'3 155 rec 4-0pro 7-0 am
http://youtu.be/kyqt624Pf4Y

Adam Piccolotti age 26 5'11 155 6-0 pro
Has been impressive on Bellator undercards.
http://youtu.be/qbTOWZZQrpE
Zak Bucia age 31 5'10 155 rec 15-6 pro.
Has been around for a while and faced tough competition, but has never been signed by one of the big three organizations. Recently defeated prospect Rasul Shovhalov.
http://youtu.be/dBZ5EPzujkM

145
Garry Tonon age 24 5'9 145. BJJ black belt. Impressed at the Eddie Bravo invitational. I hope he works to improve he striking.
http://youtu.be/U8Gd-NUrklY

Bryce Mitchell- age 21 5'9 145 rec 4-0 pro and 10-0 am. 2014 amatuer fighter of the year. I expect big things from him.
http://youtu.be/KDicCTBcaXk

Alex Gilpin age 23 5'6 145 rec 3-0 pro 4-0 am
All-State wrestler out of Texas. Wrestled for the University of Wisconsin but decided to pursue a career in MMA instead.
http://youtu.be/xUFeD08eeVI


Jared Scoggins- age 20 5'7 145 rec 5-1 am
Jared is the younger brother of UFC ver Josh. I think he has the brighter future, being that he is only 20.
http://youtu.be/tI62xY-r3c4

Luke Sanders- age 29 5'7 rec 10-0 pro
http://youtu.be/u4m0HEF2etE

Eric Howser age 28 6'0 145 rec 8-1 pro. Lost his pro debut, but has been 8-0 since then. Six of his wins by first round sub. Howser last week koed UFC vet TJ O'Brien in 12 secs into the first round.http://youtu.be/IMd8TQhJD7I
Landon Vannata- age 23 5'9 rec 5-0 pro and 2-0 am
http://youtu.be/B9nZlK9Cn48
Chuck Pieritz- age 28 5'7 rec 5-1 pro and 10-1 am

http://youtu.be/zTUP3ScFD0c
Dominic Mazzotta- age 28 5'7 145 rec 9-1 pro 7-1 am
Mazzotta was a gifted college wrestler, and has very good MMA wrestling and cardio. His only pro loss was to current UFC fighter Cody Garbrandt. He does need to work on his striking, and sometimes he is to dependant on his wrestling.
http://youtu.be/K3WgcGpRzks



Pat Sabatini- age 25 5'9 rec 3-1 pro and 12-1 am
http://youtu.be/cmSpu4RXywE
Anthony Cuputo- age 22 5'9 145 rec 4-0 am
http://youtu.be/VvwOZWcigcE

Kenny Jordan age 28 5'9 145 rec 4-0 pro and 3-0 am
http://youtu.be/WJxqHLFIz-Y

Bobby Moffett- age 25 5'10 145 rec 7-1. Outstanding grappler, his one loss was to Kenny Jordan.
http://youtu.be/CozP7ahIv2Q
135
James David Grey- age 28 5'9 rec 6-1 pro and 4-1 am
Good BJJ guy and talented boxer
http://youtu.be/nfFf3A8RevE
Ricky Steele age 27 5'11 135. Rec 4-0 pro and 2-0 am. I don't know much about him, but from the videos I saw of him, he looks like a good striker.
http://youtu.be/eG3GW32Lz5g

Tyler Diamond age 24 5'6 135 rec 2-0 pro 7-0 am former North Dakota State wrestler was one of the top amateurs in California.
http://youtu.be/LWBY2-D1Owg

Shaun Spath age 28 5'7 135 rec 2-0 pro 9-1 am
Strong wrestling background.
http://youtu.be/Z7Ags02_C3Q

125
Brandon Lewis age 17 5'5 125 rec 4-1. Lewis is an instructor now and is only 17. Lost his debut at age 12 to a guy in his 20s. Lewis reminds me of a young Uriah Faber.
http://youtu.be/e-tMQ1O-wRE
Jesse James Kosakowski- age 17 5'7 155. Already a BJJ black belt and great stand-up.
http://youtu.be/CD_gu33SPnU

Sid Bice age 26 rec 5'6 125 rec 4-0 pro and 2-0 am
Gifted wrestler with ko power.
http://youtu.be/Z7Ags02_C3Q

David Klingsheim age 25 5'6 125
rec 3-0 am. Klingsheim was the top high school wrestler in California and wrestled at the University of Nebraska. He is currently training with Team Alpha Male.
http://youtu.be/yiYEGaSWI_A

Jarred Brooks age 22 5'3 125 rec 7-0 pro and 11-0 am.
Brooks was a former Indiana State wrestling champ.
http://youtu.be/d3CE2fvnEJc



 

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185 TJ Koehler 6'1 185 age 25 rec 1-0 pro and 8-1 am
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Donald Wilken age 26 5'11 2-0 pro and 6-0 am
Michael McBride age 29 8-1 pro and 4-0 am
Kyle Angerman 6'1 170 4-0 pro

Ben Egli 6'0 170 6-0 pro and 10-2 am
Adam Osmoe age 23 5'7 170 3-0 pro and 4-0 am
155
Jesse Butler age 23 5'10 1-0 pro 6-0 am
https://youtu.be/sd_RFsffbHQ
145
Sean O'Malley age 21 5'11 145 rec 4-0 pro and 3-0 am
https://youtu.be/pqN_3rzfsZI
Darrick Minner age 25 5'7 15-4
https://youtu.be/UMNmJKILdAg
 
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Chase Waldon age 29 6'2 205 rec 9-1.
Mark Lemminger age 22 6'1 185 rec 2-0 pro 5-0 am
Sean Brady 5'9 155 rec 3-0 pro and 5-0 am.
 
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Shane Hazelwood age 18 5'6 135 rec 8-0 am. Very young fighter from West Virginia, he is a solid boxer and wrestler.
 
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Calvin Kattar is back.
Age 28 5'8 155 rec 15-2 pro. Kattar took a two year layoff, but has returned. Kattar at one time was the best prospect in New England.

Also Jake Robert improves to 6-0 pro koing Bellator vet Lloyd Woodward.

 
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Austin Hubbard age 24 5-10 170 rec 4-0 pro and 7-1 am. Solid cadio and ko power.

Matt Sayles age 22 5'8 135 rec 4-0 pro. Currently trains at Alliance MMA and his kickboxing is impressive.

John Gunther age 30 rec 4-0 pro and 7-1 am. Solid striking and take-down-defense.
Austin Arnett age 24 6'0 155 rec 13-2 pro.
James Heidlage age 26 5'10 205 rec 10-1 pro
 
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Matt Schnell 5'8 125 rec 10-2 pro, and has won 7 in a row. I had him on here a few years ago, he has improved greatly since joining American Top Team. He currently is the top prospect from Louisiana.
 
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Bill Algeo age 26 5-11 155 rec 8-2 pro. Gifted wrestler defeated former UFC vet Jeff Lentz.
 
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Chris Harris age 26 5'11 185 rec 5-0 pro and 10-2 am. Harris is one of the top prospects frm Kansas and he reminds me of another Kansas fighter David Rickels. Harris has good power in his hands and is good in the clinch.
 
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Solid thread and great scouting by Caste Football's own MMA Guru, Hawkeye2!
 

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Jonathan Dellbrugge age 30 5'11 170 9-2 pro 6-0 top prospect in the state of Maryland.
Peter Straub age 29 5'11 170 5-0 pro and 4-2 bjj instructor who has developed good striking.
Jake Methric age 25 6'0 170 rec 11-0 am top amateur from Michigan.
 
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Zak Ottow age 29 5'11 170 res 13-3 pro and 5-0 am. Ottow has a very good submission game and has been one of the top prospects in Wisconsin for a very long time.
 

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New add Steven Peterson age 26 5'9 135 rec 14-4 pro. He is the top prospect in Texas with his 6 fight win streak.
 

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Joe Lowry age 26 5'10 170 rec 4-0 pro and 6-0 am

Ky Hollenbeck age 29 5'9 170 rec 5-1 pro 20-5 kickboxing record Hollenbeck is one of the best kickboxers around and hs decided to return to MMA. I think if he could improve his TDD he could be a serious contender.
Kevin Croom age 28 5'11 135 rec 17-6 pro and 8-1 am. Croom is a gifted wrestler and currently is also on the U.S. National Kickboxing team. He is a fun fighter to watch he reminds me a little of Brian Ebersole always willing to take a fight.

Team Alpha-Male prospects

Kody Vogels age 22 5'10 145 rec 2-0 am. Gifted college wrestler and is currently training with team Alpha-male.
David Klingsheim age 26 5'9 135 rec 4-0. Was a former wrestler at Nebraska and was highly recruited. He however left after his sophomore year.
 
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Taylor Johnson age 26 5'11 205 1-0 pro. Johnson is a former NAIA All-American and an Oregon state wrestling champ. He had an impressive debut win over prospect Jamil Pouges.
Jared Vanderaa age 24 6'4 230 4-0 pro and 6-3 am. The reason I list him as a prospect is because he's still very young and traing with Team Quest, I think he could have a bright future.
Joey Pierotti age 26 5'11 170 2-0 pro and 5-0 am. Top wrestler from Wyoming.
Collin Huckbody age 21 6'3 185 rec 6-1-1 am. Was a state champ of Minnesota and was wrestlong at Saint Cloud St, but is now pursuing an MMA career.
Kyle Noblitt age 26 6'2 220 rec 2-0 pro and 7-1 am. Good heavyweight prospect with strong wrestling.
Anthony Dabbondanza. Age 23 6'0 170 3-0 pro and 7-0 am. Top prospect in the state of Maryland.
https://youtu.be/38lI8saxk2c
https://youtu.be/38lI8saxk2c
Two very young prospects.
Brendan Allen age 20 6'0 185 rec 5-1 pro 9-0 am. He been doing MMA since he was 17.
https://youtu.be/Sl-v1sfIq4w
Spencer Wray age 19 5'7 145 rec 4-0 am. Top high school wrestler in Iowa, could have wrestled in college, but has decided to do MMA instead.

Bobby Lee age 20 5'8 170 rec 4-0 pro and 5-0 am
https://youtu.be/l8_M6R9Gd-4
 
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Mike Perry was one of the guys I was considering puting on my prospect list for a while. He is 24 years old 5'10 170 and has a record of 8-0 pro and 8-3 am. The guy got some incredible striking and still is very young.
 

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Jake Roberts won his Bellator debut by an impressive first round ground-and -pound submission over prospect Steven Martinez (9-5).
 

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Bobby Nash age 26 6'0 170 rec 8-1 pro and 8-0 am. Nash pulled off an impressive win defeating Lewis Gonzales (11-2) by second round sub.
 

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New add Jared Gordon
Age 27 5'9 145 rec 11-1 pro 6-1 am. Has a ko victory over WEC vet Anthony Morrison.
 
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