List your top 5 prospects in world MMA

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  1. thewinfella

    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    Right on Q

    ****in gotta love Rob Floyd :lol: Can i change my poster of the year vote ?

    Page and Bofando are 2 really good shouts actually, plus i was actually thinking of including Vinny Maghalaes, all things considered this guy can be a really big force, sounds crazy but he could beat Jon Jones now given his skill set!
     
    thewinfella, Jan 8, 2013
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  2. Rob_Floyd

    Rob_Floyd Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'll allow it.

    As for Vinny, I think Jones eats him alive. No way he can take him down, and his striking isn't at a level where he can hang with Jones. He would have to try for some kind of crazy flying submission, and the possibility of that working is pretty low in an MMA setting.

    Oh yeah, Cosmo Alexandre! Another guy to look out for in 2013. Hopefully he will be stepping up in competition.
     
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  3. sugarngold

    sugarngold RIDDUM Full Member

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    Rustam Khabilov impressed me with his suplex KO.
    Stephen Thompson impressed with his slick kick KO
    Daron Cruickshank looked dangerous in dispatching Martinez on the UFC on FOX 5 prelims.
    I'd still list Michael McDonald although he is challenging Barao for the interim Batnamweight title at UFC on Fuel 7. The way he dispatched Miguel Torres was frightening.
    At lightheavyweight - Phil Davis is still waiting to blossom into a full fledged MMA machine. His dominance of Wagner Prado in Brazil was brilliant. On any other card that didn't featured Damian Maia putting a choke on Rick Story so strong that blood shot out of his nose like a fire hose and Nogeuria locking a sentimental classical armbar submission on the self proclaimed non-submittable man - Dave Herman - Davis' smooth anaconda choke would have won submission of the night.
    Anthony Pettis - NINJA KICK, bitches!
     
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  4. the_bigunit

    the_bigunit Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Jordan Mein > Erick Silva.

    Any thoughts?
     
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  5. Rob_Floyd

    Rob_Floyd Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He's fighting Makdessi next. What do you think of that one?
     
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  6. Rob_Floyd

    Rob_Floyd Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Dhiego and Douglas Lima are both still guys to keep an eye on, despite showing weaknesses against strong wrestlers. Douglas may be past the point of prospect, though, having fought for the WW title in Bellator.

    Gunnar Nelson is very interesting.
     
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  7. caleb_forrest_g

    caleb_forrest_g Active Member Full Member

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    Not in an order
    - Daron Cruickshank
    - Jordan Mein
    - Michael MacDonald
    - James Tehuna
    - Chris Weidman
     
    caleb_forrest_g, Jan 9, 2013
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  8. thewinfella

    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    I dont necessarily believe that is true

    If Vinny gets a grip of Jones on the floor, from his back or the unlikely top position, he can tap him! his striking is a problem I agree, but if Jones knowingly took Vinny to the ground IMHO Maghalaes's JJ is that good and varied he could finish the fight.

    Barbosa vs Alexandre would be a blistering fight!
     
    thewinfella, Jan 9, 2013
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  9. thewinfella

    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    Not IMO

    But i was the one who stated Silva would KO Fitch :think
     
    thewinfella, Jan 9, 2013
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  10. the_bigunit

    the_bigunit Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I had Jon Fitch winning. Allegorizing to a Carlos Condit/Rory MacDonald scenario.

    And at 23, Jordan Mein has already put together a resume that surpasses Erick Silva's (28 years old). Mein's talent is absolutely stupid. And I believe by the end of the next 5 years, both MacDonald and Mein, would have not only beaten but also undoubtedly overshadowed Silva.
     
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  11. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh!

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    Andrey Koreshkov is the best WW prospect outside of the UFC.
     
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  12. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh!

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    Yeah Silva is overrated...
     
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  13. Rob_Floyd

    Rob_Floyd Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah, but there is no chance in hell that Jones even tries to take him down.
     
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  14. sugarngold

    sugarngold RIDDUM Full Member

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    Yeah, that's a great matchup. Looking forward to see which one rises to the occasion.
     
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  15. thewinfella

    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    Cant really argue with a lot of that!
     
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