Best Prospects in Action This Week (Patreon)

Bantamweight, Louis Lee Scott (6-0): Scott is a stud, and has a strong resume. As an amateur Scott won titles, and was a staple of IMMAF juniors in 2018 and 2019. Outside of MMA, Scott fought in thai boxing. Scott can grapple but is a strong striker/kickboxer. Scott sets the tone with his hard feints and series of kicks. He's not greedy with his kickboxing attacking every limb he can. He does a great job of switching stances and firing combinations from all times of angles. He's never repetitive with his striking always mixing it up so well. I believe he can leave himself exposed in exchanges but he's been so fast that he's hard to hit. I am getting tired of him padding his record though.

Middleweight, Kerim Daudov (8-0): Daudov is one of the better middleweight prospects around. His hands drop but does a solid job of lulling guys into his counter shots. He is a dangerous counter striker making guys pay when they come in recklessly. Daudov is strong at putting his hands together throwing in combinations and being really accurate. He throws a sneaky-good uppercut. Power, accuracy, and really good timing. He is a promising prospect but his competition has been weak.

Heavyweight, Anthony Cassar (1-0): I usually won't put young pros like this in the same piece as the proven guys but Cassar is creditionald. He is an NCAA Division I champion and a  Big Ten Conference champion out of Penn State University. He's 1-0 in MMA beating someone with twenty-two pro fights. Of course, his wrestling is legit but we do need to see him much more in the cage.

Flyweight, Luis Gurule (6-0): Gurule is a product out of Factory X. He comes from a wrestling background as he was a high school champion out of Colorado. For a wrestler, he's got a finish from a knee and a backhand. His striking is good in the pocket getting after it. His wrestling is good and so is his heavy ground and pound. Gurule I still have concerns about but he has potential.

Featherweight, Jamie Siraj (9-2): It's good to have a Siraj fight twice a year after surviving a leaf-threatening illness that's sidelined him for over three years. To even make it back to the cage after what he's been through is amazing. In his return to the cage he was back to his dominant ways using his wrestling and top control.

Flyweight, Oscar Miguel (9-1): On the feet, Miguel has good output and puts his hands together well. He's good at using a lot of kicks as well. He's wild but has a controlled chaos style. Miguel is a much better grappler with fewer holes. I'll say his takedown defense isn't great and off his back, he struggles. He's good at taking the back when he closes the space. Miguel is active with his ground and pound is a threat at taking the neck. With a win, this will be his second FFC title defense and his ninth win in a row.

Bantamweight, Gabriel Wanderley (3-0): Wanderley is a young man at 21 with a ton of potential. There is wonder about his striking and cardio for the future. With that said he's a very talented grappler. His ability to take the back is so quick. Also done very quickly is his submission attacks. Even off his back, Wanderley is a big threat. Nothing but positive things to say about his grappling. Bright future indeed.

Bantamweight, Moris Boleyan (7-0): Boleyan is a nightmare to deal with on the mat. Boleyan is so comfortable with his jiu-jitsu that he will pull guard and will jump to submissions going to his back. Boleyan is so good at taking the back as well and attacking the neck. The instincts on the neck in general are superb. Outside of wrestling on the inside and high-level grappling Boleyan struggles everywhere else. Boleyan with his deficiencies he's still an excellent grappler. Not to forget he's only 23. I have faith he can work on his stand-up being so young and in five years from now, he can be a real force.

Bantamweight, Micaias Ureña (9-3): Urena is getting a tough fight in former Bellator veteran Ricky  Bandejas. Urena offensively is a threat. He is constantly throwing the jab and mixing up his striking patterns following the jab. He actively goes to the body and chops away at the leg kicks and his release on his strikes is really quick. There are concerns about his cardio and takedown defense but if he can tighten it up he'd be a threat. If he can win this week that would be huge for him.