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2012 World MMA Light Heavyweight Scouting Report
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January 21, 2012
LHW Scouting Report: #1 - Wagner Prado
If there is one prospect on our list most likely to successfully make the leap, it has to be Sao Paulo Muay Thai stylist Wagner Prado (7-0). Representing Praetorian MMA and Team Nogueira, "Caldeirao" looks to have the requisite combination of size, speed, and skills for the task.
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January 20, 2012
LHW Scouting Report: #2 - Phelipe Lins
At #2 on the 2012 World MMA Light Heavyweight Scouting Report, fleet-footed Brazilian "Monstro" Phelipe Lins (5-0) claims this year's runner-up spot, bringing an exciting brand of pugilism that's sure to get fans talking.
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January 19, 2012
LHW Scouting Report: #3 - Tom DeBlass
Tom DeBlass (6-0) is no stranger to the sweaty mats that fill every mixed martial arts gym in America. But that isn't because he's been part of the booming population of athletes in their twenties making the transition to the sport. He's taken a slightly different approach.
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January 19, 2012
LHW Scouting Report: #4 - Misha Cirkunov
Is Latvia the next region to explode with quality mixed martial arts talent? Probably not, but for thirteen years - it was home to one of MMA's most talked about light heavyweight prospects in Misha Cirkunov (5-1).
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January 18, 2012
LHW Scouting Report: #5 - Kyle Cerminara
The long, arduous journey of becoming a world-class wrestler is likely one of the most grueling goals, both physically and mentally, that anyone could ever attempt to accomplish.
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January 18, 2012
LHW Scouting Report: #6 - Robert Drysdale
2007 Abu Dhabi Combat Club champion Robert Drysdale (3-0) hasn't been in any rush to dive into the sport of mixed martial arts. At 29 years old, he's a late starter in the sport, but he isn't new to one of the most integral parts of MMA, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
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January 17, 2012
LHW Scouting Report: #7 - Artur Alibulatov
Despite these tumultuous circumstances, young Dagestani fighters like Artur Alibulatov (8-0) have flourished. With a strong national martial arts institution to draw on, he and his peers are poised to conquer the Russian mixed martial arts scene and beyond.
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January 17, 2012
LHW Scouting Report: #8 – Thiago Perpetuo
The first Brazilian to claim a spot on the 2012 World MMA Light Heavyweight Scouting Report is Sao Paulo, Brazil-native Thiago Perpetuo (8-1-1).
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January 16, 2012
LHW Scouting Report: #9 - Steve Bosse
Nobody gave Steve Bosse (9-1) a chance of becoming something more than a novelty act when he made his mixed martial arts debut in the summer of '07.
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January 16, 2012
LHW Scouting Report: #10 – Juha Saarinen
Beginning our countdown on the 2012 World MMA Light Heavyweight Scouting Report, 28-year-old Finn Juha Saarinen (7-1) claims his spot, proving that Sweden and Norway aren't the only countries with top notch talent.