Prospect of the Week: Lone'er Kavanagh (Patreon)

Lone'er Kavanagh
From: London, England
Camp: Great Britain Top Team
Weightclass: Flyweight (125lbs)
Age: 23-years-old
Height: Five-foot-four
Record: 3-0
Methods: 2 KO/TKOs, 1 Submission
Combined opponents' record: 7-10

Lone’er Kavanagh is from London, England, with a Chinese-Irish heritage. He trains out of Great Britain Top Team with many good fighters like Nathaniel Wood, Mike Ekundayo, Chris Miah, and more. He trains under his head coach, former UFC fighter and U.K. MMA legend Brad Pickett, who is also his manager. He also trains out of Elevate Martian Arts and Team Tieu. Kavanagh even traveled to Canada to train with Tristar for four weeks at one point.

Kavanagh had a shaky amateur career. He had two wins, two losses, two draws, and one no-contest, bringing him to a 2-2-2, 1 NC record. However, now fighting as a pro, Kavanagh is sitting at a perfect 3-0. And with each fight, he’s night and day better.

From the age of eight, Kavanagh started with Korean-style martial arts and then had an extensive kickboxing career. He competed in K-1 and is a five-time world champion. He’s brought every single bit of that into his MMA career.

Kavanagh is a very skilled and intriguing young man. Where he’s best at is unequivocally on the feet. He’s light on his feet, doing a lot of bouncing around. Kavanagh is excessively fast specifically with his movement, hands, and his legs. The Englishman is a well-executed counter striker and has a good one-two. Kavanagh fights behind his kicks, setting the tone of his fights that way. He's got a rapid pace and always throwing in combinations and will go to the body actively. His in and out movement along with his explosiveness and deceptive power makes Kavanagh a dangerous man every second of the fight.

Kavanagh is a flashy fighter and he doesn’t telegraph his strikes at all. Kavanagh is a true flyweight prospect that brings speed, athleticism, explosiveness, and a recurrent rapid pace. At just 23 years old, he’s still flourishing as a fighter and has stood out among other blooming prospects his age. He's easily one of my favorite flyweight prospects. Check him out if you've never watched him before.