Top 4 prospects in action this week (Patreon)

Flyweight, Alexandra Tekenah (2-0)

Tekenah is only 2-0 but already finds herself main eventing a big Ares FC card and fighting for a title. Part of that is because of her fan-friendly fighting style and she was a national kickboxing and sanda champion. In her MMA debut she won by knockout and in her latest fight she beat her opponent down for three rounds. She's a solid striker and with improving takedown defense she can be a big problem going forward.

Heavyweight, Slim Trabelsi (3-0)

Trabelsi is an interesting heavyweight prospect. He's still getting started in MMA but was a freestyle wrestler. Trabelsi was set to be an Olympic wrestler and was a silver medalist in the African Wrestling Championship. He's quietly beaten good dudes too in IMMAF medalist Ryan Spillane, John Winter who was 4-0, and former UFC veteran Luis Henrique. Trabelsi doesn't have the biggest record and not even the scary heavyweight look. With that said, his style is a nightmare at the weightclass. His Olympic wrestling and mauling ground game he looks to be a part of the new wave of upcoming heavyweight prospects.

Middleweight, Đani Barbir (4-0, 1 NC)

Babir hasn't fought since 2019 so he's coming off a long layoff. On the feet, he looks good. He has good footwork, good kickboxing, quick hand speed, and a fire one-two he throws. Babir is athletic and explosive, as he has shown so far in his career. He hasn’t really displayed too much on that wrestling side, but his grappling is good, especially in scrambles. Still very green but I have a hunch he’s going to be a good one. 

Welterweight, Baissangour Chamsoudinov (5-0)

Chamsoudinov at just 21 years old is already so well-rounded, calm in his approach, and just very smart, almost more like a seasoned veteran. I like this kid from France, who trains out of the MMA Factory with an abundance of top talent. Chamsoudinov on the feet moves a lot, circling out and putting the jab in your face. He’s patient and picks away at distance and then explodes in bursts with short power combinations. Everything he does on the feet he does so well and as the fight goes he tends to get stronger. Chamsoudinov has the ability to get the body lock and sling guys to the ground. He’s also good at using trips and creating traps in the clinch for the takedowns. Considering all the effort he puts into everything like his takedowns using a lot of muscle and his constant movement on the feet his endurance is fantastic. I think he's the real deal.

I hate to just do four prospects this week but this week is pretty poor with the up-and-coming talent. These four are easily the ones with the most potential this week.