Underrated Fighters - Page 5

Fighter of Interest: Brad Katona

Winnipeg native Brad Katona (6-0 MMA) flew under the radar all the way to the finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated featherweight tournament, as a natural bantamweight. Humble,...

Fighter of Interest: Petr Yan

Out of the brutal Siberian winter comes a formidable bantamweight in Tiger Muay Thai's  Petr Yan (8-1 MMA). Trained as a boxer, Yan has quickly developed into...

Cousin Omar: The Next Nurmagomedov

For decades, the hardy mountain folk of Dagestan have produced combat sports savants. Fans at large have become familiar with Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov's stable of killers,...

Fighter of Interest: Claudia Gadelha

There was a time where Claudia Gadelha (15-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) was right on the brink of glory, adoration, and championship gold. In her run...

Fighter of Interest: David Teymur

Slowly ascending the ranks, there is an intense, aggressive Swedish striker with a goofy Conor McGregor impression. UFC lightweight David Teymur (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has...

Fighter of Interest: Nordine Taleb

It's hard to believe the UFC isn't promoting Neymar Jr.'s bodyguard, but here we are. Despite the lack of fanfare, welterweight striker Nordine Taleb (14-4 MMA,...

Fighter of Interest: Vicente Luque

Although The Ultimate Fighter series continues its slow march to cancellation, there is still no shortage of talent produced by the show. The young Brazilian striker...

Fighter of Interest: Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

After three "Fight of the Night" performances in his dramatic four-fight win streak, it is with a familiar disappointment that Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (18-5 MMA,...

Fighter of Interest: Ryan Bader

For many years, Ryan Bader (24-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC, 2-0 Bellator) was the understudy to the top tier at 205 pounds in the UFC. Despite his blue-chip wrestling pedigree and destructive...

Fighter of Interest: Thiago Santos

Known as "Marreta", Rio's Thiago Santos (17-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) recently tied Anderson Silva's record for most knockouts in UFC middleweight history. The elusive Elias Theodorou is...

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