Best Welterweights This Week (Patreon)

For Mateusz Figlak (7-1), he’s been tearing it up in Cage Warriors recently beating Bellator veteran Kent Kauppinen. Figlak’s only loss in his career is to former Cage Warriors champion and current UFC fighter Ian Garry. Since that loss, Figlak has won five in a row and is on the verge of a Cage Warriors title shot. Figlak is well-rounded and has finished by KO/TKOs and submissions. On the feet, Figlak throws a lot of heavy kicks especially attacking the lead leg. He’s a smooth striker that throws combinations in angles. He’s also really good in the clinch with his knees. While he is well-rounded Figlak’s arguably better at using his wrestling and ground game. He has impressive ground and pound and that’s complemented his submission attack.

Normally fighting at lightweight Adam Cullen (5-0) is moving up to welterweight for this one. Cullen has looked stellar so far in his pro career. Last fight he smoked a dude in under a minute who was talking a ton of trash. He’s won all four of his fights in the first round; three by the way of an RNC and another by knockout. Cullen is aggressive out of the gate with pressure. He has some pop behind his left hand but expects him to shoot. The wrestling has looked solid being able to readjust when needed. Cullen on top will posture up and give space and let his opponent make his move. As soon as they do Cullen easily takes the back and finds the RNC super quickly.

My scouting report on Adrian Bartosiński (12-0) is just a D so I'm not high on him. I can't keep him off this list with his strong resume. Bartosiński is a wrestler with heavy hands. On the feet he lacks technique. Instead, Bartosiński will march forward and just unload with bombs. He is a much better at wrestling when he gets in close. Bartosiński has smashing ground and pound and is pretty well-versed with his submission attack.

Craig Willingham (0-0) is someone I’m fairly confident has a bright future. He is first and foremost a striker. From what I’ve been able to watch, he has perfect takedown defense too. He’s done a good job making guys pay when they shoot, as he defends and lands shots of his own. Willingham does have an underrated ground game, but it’s put in the review mirror behind some excellent work on the feet. He is a 6’1″ fighter that knows how to use his length to his advantage. Being a distance fighter, he’s excellent at fighting on the outside with long punches including a slick one-two. Willingham is very dangerous on the feet with his hands, kicks, knees, athleticism, explosiveness, and his shot-selection. I believe he’s the real deal. This is his first fight in over two years and it's his pro debut after a 6-0 run as an amateur.