Best Light-heavyweights This Week (Patreon)

I scouted Bogdan Guskov (11-2). a few years ago and even suggested that the UFC should sign him this year on a Cageside Press piece. His only loss in the last seven years is to Vyacheslav Vasilevskiy and that's not a bad loss. Born in Uzbekistan Guskov lives in Russia and has fought for RCC and Fight Nights Global a few times. Guskov is a very dangerous guy with a lot of power. He throws knees, hooks, kicks, and fires something different every time he throws. He also has lights-out power and a nasty counter game. His looping right hook may be his best weapon but his ability to mix it up makes him dangerous. Guskov even has wrestling in his back pocket but it’s hard to tell the level that’s on. He's very interesting at light-heavyweight.

I scouted Jacky Jeanne (2-0). In my Blind Reaction series Vol. 7. Jeanne came into MMA off a boxing background where he was a two-time France champion. His two MMA fights although they haven't lasted long were both packed with action. In those two fights, he was getting dominated until he found the finish. Although that's fun to watch it's not what you're looking for when scouting talent. Jeanne, so far I'd say hasn't been able to show even a fraction of what he's about. Largely because he's fought more defensively than anything. With that boxing background, we have barely seen his striking. Light-heavyweight is fringe so Jeanne could make a good prospect in the future. As of now, it doesn't look good with how it's started. With that said he is in shape and has a good background so he is worth watching.