The best up and coming fighters in the United States
by GoldmedalGrappling on Oct 14, 2009 10:09 AM EDT
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Kris McCray
Kris "Savage" McCray - (Middleweight) No one has made it out of the first round with him in his pro career. He is 4 - 0 with 3 wins by rear naked choke and his last win came versus Igor Almeida in just 39 seconds by TKO. Almeida had never been out of the first round and was 5 - 0 coming into the fight both fighters also had a undefeated record as Amatures, McCray sports an Ammy record of 9 - 0 so combined he is a very impressive 13 - 0 in his fighting career. Watch out for the "Savage" . You can find him on Rangerup.com
http://rhinoden.rangerup.com/tag/kris-mccray/
Phil Davis
via www.yorkblog.com
Phil "Mr Wonderful" Davis - (Lightheavyweight) The 4 time NCAA Division 1 All - American and 2008 NCAA champion from Penn State, has been steamrolling his competition. As an Amatuer Phil went a very impressive 4 - 0 and as a pro he is also 4 - 0 with a decission victory in his first pro fight and his last three all first round finishes (2 by TKO and the last by RNC). Look for Phil Davis in the not so distant future on TV somewhere.
http://www.lionheartfighters.com/profile/view/PhilDavis
Jacob McClintock
Jacob "Tick Tock" McClintock - (Welterweight) at only 13 years old Jacob began his martial arts training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, by the age of 15 Jacob had won every tournament in the United States for his age and/or belt class. Jacob is a second degree brown belt at just 21 with a notable win in BJJ over Clark Gracie by points (22 to 2). As a mixed martial artist he is (6-0) with No one making it out of the first round against him. In his last fight he knocked out Beu Baker (7-2) in the first round by knee strikes. Look for Jacob McClintock too burst on the scene big!!!!!!
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Saw McCray and McClintok at the UWC event. For the whole 5 seconds they were in the cage before obliterating their opponents they did look good; next time I’ll hopefully get to see a bit more of a fight though!
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by AboveThisFire on Oct 14, 2009 10:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Roger Bowling from Cincinnati is a stud. He has a fight coming up in November, and if he wins, he gets a strikeforce contract. So keep an eye out.
by "Mr. NC-17" on Oct 14, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Nice
Dude is a beast. I just looked him up. Will keep an eye on him.
by GoldmedalGrappling on Oct 14, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We discussed Bowling about 7-8 months ago. From his previous fights, he seems pretty raw, but he’s touted as an excellent natural athlete. Has a ton of potential..
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by Blackout612 on Oct 14, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I’m not impressed with Bowling. He needs a better camp to unleash his potential. He is physically a beast with some great athleticism, but he needs to be honed.
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by Leland Roling on Oct 14, 2009 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ben Askren also
Even though he has been talked about a lot. I think Phil Davis is a better wrestling/mma prospect than Askren but Ben is going too be solid.
by GoldmedalGrappling on Oct 14, 2009 11:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ben Askren and Roger Bowling are in talks to sign with Strikeforce soon.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Oct 14, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Really?
Askren is good but seriously Davis should be signed before Askren. A great fight would be Phil Davis v Muhammed Lawal, I would love too see that fight. I also would rather see Kris McCray in however, I know he will more than likely be on the next season of TUF. He made it this last time but because Kimbo signed on too be on TUF they made it all heavweights and didn’t do middleweights. This next time is suppose too be LHW and Middleweights. I know he will probably make it at the Oct 26th casting call.
by GoldmedalGrappling on Oct 14, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve heard about Phil Davis for a while now, but I am not sure why he hasn’t been linked to a promotion yet. He would be an excellent pickup, and actually, I can see him being signed to Strikeforce to build up their LHW division. Askren has a bigger name at the moment, I believe, so that may have factored into the decision.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Oct 14, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
Maybe Phil Davis will try out for TUF and he and McCray will both be on the show, that would be awesome!
by GoldmedalGrappling on Oct 14, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jacob Volkmann
should be on this list. He’s one of the sickest grapplers I’ve ever seen. 9-0 as a pro and training out of Minnesota MMA. I’ve only seen him fight mma once (the last Bellator event), but I’ve seen him at several grappling tournaments and on the mat he’s very impressive.
by mictlantechutli on Oct 14, 2009 6:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Chaun Sims.
Remember that name, you will be hearing it a lot, very soon.
by BJJDenver on Oct 14, 2009 7:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but not regularly. He is mainly in Boulder. Very impressive start to his career and I expect big things from him at 185 pounds.
by BJJDenver on Oct 14, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would add Daniel Cormier to the list, he is a former Olympian and has a great chance at success in the heavyweight division.
by Aaron Young on Oct 14, 2009 10:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Daniel Cormier of course but he is already in Strikeforce now. These are fighters not in Strikeforce or UFC, actually up and coming fighters. Cormier already has the big name and an 8 fight contract with Strikeforce.
by GoldmedalGrappling on Oct 15, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So to clarify, up and coming in the context of this post means the fighter has yet to be televised, not that the fighter may become a big name?
by Simco on Oct 15, 2009 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
up and coming as in
They are not signed too major shows. They are trying too get too the major show. Strikeforce and the UFC are the major shows in the U.S. Look it doesn’t matter. Include Cormier, he is an olypic champion and is going too be great, but I just didn’t include guys that people probably already know about like Askren and Cormier. Its more about some new faces maybe that people haven’t heard about. I just chose too not include guys especially that are already in Strikeforce and the UFC. no biggie.
by GoldmedalGrappling on Oct 15, 2009 8:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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