Unproven but Promising
Some of the best talents are still unproven. These fighters have yet to prove themselves. It could be the competition they’ve fought but mostly it’s just the lack of experience. Alden Coria (5-0), Clayton Carpenter (4-0), Jose Ochoa (5-0), Lone’er Kavanagh (2-0), Stewart Nicoll (4-0), Alan Martinez (3-0), and Jaret Betancourt (3-0) are prospects that are still developing products
Alden Coria is apart of LFA stacked flyweight division. He’s a prodigy of veteran and current UFC fighter Daniel Pineda. Coria is a young man at only 23 with a lot of potential. Undefeated as a pro Coria went 5-0 as an amateur and won two titles. Coria is a slick grappler and well-rounded on the feet.
Another bright LFA talent is Clayton Carpenter. The young flyweight trains out of a top camp in the MMA Lab under head coach John Crouch. Carpenter was the USA junior National Muay Thai champion, a four-time Muay Thai National Champion, a junior Golden Gloves Boxing Champion, World junior Grappling and Pankration medalist, and an IBJJF World Champion in gi and no-gi. Carpenter actually has a win over one of the sport’s biggest young superstars in Bellator star Aaron Pico, defeating the top prospect in a 2009 Pankration tournament. Both men would be a part of the USA Pankration team.
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Jose Ochoa, an 18-year-old, is one of the best prospects out of Peru. Ochoa loves to throw a lot of different flashy attacks, like superman punches, flying knees, and switch kicks. He’s ultra-talented no doubt.
Lone’er Kavanagh is from London, England, with a Chinese-Irish heritage. He trains out of Great Britain Top Team under his head coach, former UFC fighter and U.K. MMA legend Brad Pickett. He competed in K-1 and is a five-time world champion. Kavanagh brought every single bit of that into his MMA career. He is a very skilled and intriguing young man. Where he’s best at is unequivocally on the feet.
Stewart Nicoll completely skipped the amateurs and made his pro debut for Russia’s ACB. He won and in his second fight, he won Australia’s XFC title. He’s competed in various grappling competitions and has brought that experience into his MMA career. Even winning with a rare inverted triangle.
Alan “Super Glue” Martinez is undefeated as a pro and amateur. He was the KOTC champion as an amateur and is 3-0 as a pro for UWC out of Mexico. Martinez is a glue-like grappler with a strong submission base.
Jaret Betancourt had a long amateur career going 5-2-2 and was both the XFN strawweight and flyweight champion. He made his pro debut for Titan FC and is still there today. So far he’s shown one-punch stopping power and a good ground game.
