Top 5 prospects in action this week (Patreon)

Strawweight, Jacinta Austin (3-0)

Austin is only 3-0 in MMA but has a kickboxing and muay this background before switching over as a pro. She has a combined amateur record of 18-3 across all disciplines 19-3 and 7-1 as a pro. With as much as Austin does; pressing the pace, keeping busy with output, and mixing in wrestling and grappling her tank is deep. In all three of her fights, she's gone the distance and has dominated for the most part. Austin when pressing forward is gonna fire that right hand and on the inside is a menace in the clinch. Her knees, elbows, control, and head positioning is so well down. She's already improved a lot so I expect a lot in the future. Austin fights Nyrene Crowley (3-3) who is probably her toughest fight to date.

Middleweight, Lydell Poag (2-0)

Poag is a red hot prospect out of Jackson Wink. He's 2-0 as a pro and 2-0 as an amateur. He even went 3-0 in muay thai. Poag is super athletic and so good everywhere. On the feet, he has a good jab, uses his reach very well, and is powerful. Poag is a good wrestling with fight-ending ground and pound. Middleweight needs all the talent he can get and he's definitely one to watch for. Poag fights Dylan Budka (3-1) who is a tough test.

Light-heavyweight, Vadim Rolich (3-1)

Rolich a judo specialist was a Belarusian Wushu Sanda champion. Although Rolich hasn’t fought a lot as a pro he has won several amateur titles. Since losing his pro debut he won his next/last three fights with three nice finishes. Rolich is a smart tactical fighter that throws leg kicks and can land combinations from the outside. He likes to show a lot of his flashy techniques. Very dynamic and fun to watch while still young and growing. His record may not look good but he's better than you think. He fights Sulim Batalov (3-0).

Welterweight, Imam-Shapi Mukhtarov (10-0)

Mukhtarov is an exciting prospect out of Russia with an undefeated good-looking record. He’s got a diverse kickboxing style throwing a lot of spinning attacks. He’s always throwing something different and looks very tricky. He throws good volume and like to mix it up to the body too. Mukhtarov has good judo as well and is just as good on the mat with his jiu-jitsu. He fights Azamat Dzhigkaev (7-1).

Short week with all the pull-outs of prospects I had on this list.