Akhmed Salamov Archives - Cageside Press Cageside Press - Everything MMA! Thu, 12 Jan 2023 22:24:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://cagesidepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-cagesidepress512-3-32x32.png Akhmed Salamov Archives - Cageside Press 32 32 10 Middleweight Prospects the UFC Should Sign in 2023 https://cagesidepress.com/2023/01/09/10-middleweight-prospects-ufc-sign-2023/ https://cagesidepress.com/2023/01/09/10-middleweight-prospects-ufc-sign-2023/#respond Mon, 09 Jan 2023 13:00:22 +0000 https://cagesidepress.com/?p=152197 Middleweight is up next in our 10 Prospects the UFC Should Sign in 2023 series. First up, here’s a look at last year’s list, featuring current UFC roster members Ikram Aliskerov, Christian Leroy Duncan, and Josh Fremd signing with the UFC in 2022. Christian Leroy Duncan Djati Melan Ikram Aliskerov Gamzat Khiramagomedov Josh Fremd Ayub […]

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]]> Middleweight is up next in our 10 Prospects the UFC Should Sign in 2023 series.

First up, here’s a look at last year’s list, featuring current UFC roster members Ikram Aliskerov, Christian Leroy Duncan, and Josh Fremd signing with the UFC in 2022.

Christian Leroy Duncan
Djati Melan
Ikram Aliskerov
Gamzat Khiramagomedov
Josh Fremd
Ayub Gimbatov
Matěj Peňáz
Brogan Anderson
Robert Vorobyov
Vladimir Mineev

Matěj Peňáz made it to the Contender Series, but came up short against Sedrique Dumas. He’s since returned to Oktagon MMA, picked up one win, and is booked again for April.

Be sure to check out the first two installments in this series:

10 Heavyweight Prospects the UFC Should Sign in 2023
10 Light Heavyweight Prospects the UFC Should Sign in 2023

Now on to the middleweights we think the UFC should lock down in 2023!

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]]> https://cagesidepress.com/2023/01/09/10-middleweight-prospects-ufc-sign-2023/feed/ 0 Scouting the Globe 2022: The Five Best Prospects From France https://cagesidepress.com/2022/08/09/scouting-the-globe-2022-the-five-best-prospects-from-france/ https://cagesidepress.com/2022/08/09/scouting-the-globe-2022-the-five-best-prospects-from-france/#respond Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:00:48 +0000 https://cagesidepress.com/?p=141785 Scouting the Globe is back, as we take a look, nation by nation, at some of the best rising talents in MMA. This time out, we take a look at France, which only legalized the sport in the past couple of years. Bellator MMA has already made a couple of trips to Paris; the UFC […]

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]]> Scouting the Globe is back, as we take a look, nation by nation, at some of the best rising talents in MMA. This time out, we take a look at France, which only legalized the sport in the past couple of years. Bellator MMA has already made a couple of trips to Paris; the UFC will debut there next month.

Our original Scouting the Globe series singled out the following five French talents:

  • Samir Faiddine who is 2-2 in his last four fights.
  • Salahdine Parnasse who is the current KSW featherweight champion.
  • Nassourdine Imavov who is 3-1 in the UFC and ranked #13 in the middleweight division.
  • Mansour Barnaoui who is now signed with Bellator MMA.
  • Mehdi Ben Lakhdha who hasn’t fought since I mentioned him in this post.

Let’s get to it with this year’s picks for five French standouts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp8N_UF1H7A

Featherweight, William Gomis (9-2)

Gomis didn’t really jump out to anyone until he beat Tobias Harila in 2021. Gomis has an exciting fighting style and is only just 25. Gomis is a really dangerous guy when he blitzes forward and off his back foot. He throws a lot of good kicks and his hands compliment his offensive output. He does a fine job of always staying busy. Not the cleanest on the mat but he can wrestle and grapple when needed.

It’s going be tough to figure out Gomis on the feet where he’s so tricky. I really like Gomis and think he can be something one day. He’s one of my favorite prospects.

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