Who are the big prospects in the UFC

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  1. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Two questions:

    1 - Who are some of the young guns coming through that I should keep an eye on?


    2 - Do any of these "hot prospects" have any realistic possibility of toppling the current title holder in their weight category, based on potential and the whole "styles make fights" argument?
     
  2. snakey112

    snakey112 Active Member Full Member

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    jon jones and cain valasquez
     
  3. Sammie

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    definitely Jon Jones
     
  4. Dave_j1985

    Dave_j1985 Active Member Full Member

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    Jon Jones, Jnr Dos Santos, George Sotiropoulos, Cain Valasquez,
     
  5. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I love watching Georgie fight, but does he have that many years left in the game? He's 32 already.

    A young 32?
     
  6. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Does anyone think Amir Sadollah is a good prospect? Seems to have a good stand-up game and is excellent off his back.:think
     
  7. jimmie

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    Cain is past prospect status.
     
  8. D-MAC

    D-MAC Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What about JDS? Is he outside the prospect bracket or does he need one or two more big wins?
     
  9. jimmie

    jimmie Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Id say hes a legitmate contender at this point with dominant wins over Werdum and Cro Cop along with quick KOs over Struve and Yvel. From the others listed id say Jones and Amir are still prospects. George is probablly right in the middle since the win over Joe Daddy was dominant but hes more high level gatekeeper but only loses to the toughest guys.
     
  10. whuiron

    whuiron New Member Full Member

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    james toney
     
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    good 'bad' Full Member

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    dan hardy will be after gsp fight.
     
  12. :lol: One day...
     
  13. TheBradyHawkes

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    Way past it. Top 5 HW in the world.
     
  14. TheBradyHawkes

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    Nah, he'll still be a top 6 or 7 WW, who got whipped by one of the P4P best fighters in the world.
     
  15. Delroc

    Delroc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dos Santos is my pick for future dominant HW Champ. Cigano gonna smoke gonzagas ass.