Respecting (and Scouting) Older MMA Prospects

Shamil Abdulaev
Middleweight
14-1
Russia
33

Abdulaev is a good Russian prospect who trains out of an awesome camp in Krepost Fight Club. His only loss is to ACA’s Salamu Abdurakhmanov. Since that loss, Abdulaev has won his next and last four fights. Abdulaev is a good solid wrestler who can chain wrestle for three rounds getting multiple takedowns a fight. And on top, once he gets the takedown he has effective ground-and-pound.

Mikey England
Welterweight
8-1
USA
32

England grew up wrestling ever since he was a young kid in middle school. He started wrestling at Iowa State for his first three years in college and then at the University of Missouri for a year. England has done a great job sticking to his roots being his wrestling. England has wrestled his whole life about it so it’s at quite a high level. What’s impressive about his wrestling most of his takedowns are from the upper body. Meaning he’s usually just using that raw power besides having to chain wrestle. If anything win or lose England is going to go out on his shield but so far, he’s been the swordsman instead.