Early Pros
These fighters are either young pros or those who are set to make their pro debut. It’s up in the air how these guys will turn out but they’ve been impressive thus far.
Lajoš Papp (3-0) hails from Komarno, Hungary, and is an undefeated fighter. The level of competition he’s been fighting is what you would expect. 4-7 is the combined record of the guys he’s fought. Papp has performed as well as expected. He’s mixed his performances by going to the mat and finishing and getting it done on the feet. His wrestling is strong and so is his heavy ground and pound. His clinch work has looked good and seems to have that heavyweight power.
Anthony Wint (1-0) came into MMA after he ran his course playing football. He played college as an FIU Panther as the starting linebacker. He went undrafted in the NFL draft and was picked up by the New York Jets. He was waived a year later and signed to play in the Canadian Football League. After COVID hit the CFL’s 2020 season was canceled so Wint decided to switch over to MMA. It was a good thing because he’s been a natural so far. 3-0 as an amateur and 1-0 as a pro. Wint is physically in shape which is hard to find at heavyweight. On the feet, he’s shown a good jab, good movement, and uses a lot of feints. He wrestled when he was younger and that’s been his game plan in MMA. Wint is a strong dude just powering guys down and his jiu-jitsu has checked out. Obviously, he’s still green but I have a good feeling about him.
Miles Banks (0-0) is soon to make his pro debut after a 4-0 run as an amateur. As an ammy, he was the Fury FC heavyweight champion with one title defense. When you see a six-foot-eight heavyweight you have to take notice. He does need some work on the basics but someone his size is a dangerous threat. He has a 100% finish rate and has proved he can fight late in a fight with a fifth-round stoppage.
Arlind Berisha (0-0) as an amateur went 8-1. In 2021 he took home gold in the U23 World Cup. His only loss came to Rasul Magomedov who is highly touted. Some other titles he’s held is the Cage Warriors Academy light heavyweight and heavyweight title. The Norwegian-Albanian is a tall heavyweight that knows how to use his length. He’s someone to watch for at 22-years-old.
Donnell Walker (0-0) was supposed to make his pro debut last week but his opponent pulled out. As an amateur, he went 5-0 never losing a fight. Walker is still raw on the feet but is a threatening wrestler. He uses his big size to dominate on top and smother his foes with constant raining ground and pound.
