Respecting (and Scouting) Older MMA Prospects

Jhonata Diniz
Heavyweight
5-0
Brazil
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If Diniz isn’t familiar to you in the MMA world he should ring a bell if you’re familiar with kickboxing. His kickboxing record is 13-6 and he went 3-3 for Glory Kickboxing. After a decade of competing in Kickboxing Diniz made the transition to MMA. He’s only been fighting for a little over a year and has impressed with a 100% finish rate with all stoppages in the first round. He’s going to be fighting on the Contender Series this season against fellow Brazilian Eduardo Neves.

Giannis Bachar
Welterweight
8-2
Greece
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Bachar gets hit a lot, taken down easily, and he slows down. Saying that Bachar is durable and hard to steer away. Bachar is a former national muay thai champion in Greece and a WKF world kickboxing champion. He’s always marching forward letting his hands go. Even more, Bachar has a strong dedication to chopping the leg kicks. Nothing shiny in his game but he is someone that can overwhelm you.