Sam Caplan has a typically excellent article on CBS Sportsline talking about his top prospects to breakout in 2008. One of the guys he features is Ed "9mm" Ratcliff.
He debuted during the preliminary portion of the WEC 31 undercard on Dec. 12 and improved his record to 6-0 by recording a TKO victory over UFC veteran Alex Karalexis at 1:26 of Round 1. In addition to his win over Karalexis, Ratcliff also holds a knockout victory over Brett Cooper, who recorded a first-round TKO upset over Rory Markham during the opener of the finals of the IFL World Grand Prix on Dec. 29.
Originally from Chicago and now training in Southern California, Ratcliff is known for an unorthodox yet effective style that comes from a background in traditional martial arts. While having competed at times at welterweight, Ratcliff's best fighting weight is 155. If his win over Karalexis was any indication, it won't be long before he's fighting for the WEC lightweight title that's currently held by "Razor" Rob McCullough.
You'll notice that Sam refers to Ed as "8mm". This error is straight out of Sherdog. It's funny to me that some data monkey can make a dumbass, obvious mistake like that and it gets repeated endlessly, even by one of the sport's best writers.
But let's see why Sam and others are so hot on this guy. Check the video below. If you've got a short attention span, go to the 5:55 mark of this video to see an incredible spinning backkick KO. Damn. There's a reason this video is called "Karate Bitches".