10 future MMA stars you need to follow in 2023

MMA fighter Raul Rosas Jr. Photo via Instagram (@ufc)

Undefeated champions and record-setting debutants – check out this list to learn more about the best up-and-coming MMA talent to follow in 2023!

Muhammad Mokaev

Muhammad Mokaev. Photo via Instagram: (@mokaev_muhammad)

With a 9-0 professional record and 22-0 amateur record, 22-year-old UFC flyweight Muhammad Mokaev seems destined for stardom. Making his promotional debut in March, he has already put together a string of three good wins and entered the rankings.

Yazmin Jauregui

Yazmin Jauregui. Photo via Instagram (@yasminjitsu)

Undefeated Mexican Yazmin Jauregui has a professional record of 9-0 and so far fought two exciting fights in the UFC women’s strawweight division.

In her promotional debut in August, she defeated Iasmin Lucindo via unanimous decision after showing off excellent striking during three hard-fought rounds.

A few weeks back, she followed up the performance with a second-round TKO of Istela Nunes.

Raul Rosas Jr.

Raul Rosas Jr. Photo via Instagram (@ufc)

Raul Rosas Jr. (7-0) made UFC history at this weekend’s UFC 282 when he defeated Jay Perrin to become the youngest fighter to even win in the promotion.

He also got the 50 000 Performance of the Night bonus to buy his mother a new car so she can give him a ride to the training sessions.

Bo Nickal

Bo Nickal. Photo via Instagram (@nobickal1)

Former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler Bo Nickal signed with the UFC a few months back but has yet to make his debut in the promotion’s middleweight division.

However, with his 52-second-win in Dana White’s Contender Series, Nickal became one of the most hyped fighters of 2022 – even though he just competed three times as an professional MMA fighter.

Usman Nurmagomedov

Usman Nurmagomedov. Photo via Bellator

Undefeated Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov has a professional record of 16-0. A future move to UFC, to compete with the best, is probably going to happen sooner rather than later for the 24-year-old.

Erin Blanchfield

Erin Blanchfield. Foto via Instagram: (@blanchfield_mma)

No. 10 ranked UFC flyweight Erin Blanchfield has a record of 10-1 and is undefeated in the promotion with four straight wins. The 23-year-old defeated Molly McCann in dominant fashion in her last outing a few weeks back.

Khasan Magomedsharipov

Khasan Magomedsharipov (right) and his brother Zabit Magomedsharipov . Photo via Bellator

Bellator’s Khasan Magomedsharipov is undefeated as a professional MMA fighter with a record of 7-0, five of them coming by stoppage.

The 22-year-old is the younger brother of retired UFC featherweight Zabit Magomedsharipov.

Roberto Soldić

Roberto Soldic. Photo via Instagram (@soldicmma)

KSW dubbel champion Roberto Soldic made his anticipated ONE debut last weekend, but the fight was declared a no-contest due to a low blow.

With a record of 20-3-1, with 18 wins coming by stoppage, 27-year old Croation has a bright future.

Jailton Almeida

Jailton Almeida. Photo via Instagram (@malhadinho_ufc)

31-year-old Jailton Almeida is 17-2 as a pro and is undefeated in the UFC with two straight first-round submissions.

On UFC 283 in Rio, the dangerous Brazilian will face his hardest test to date as he takes on No. 15 ranked heavyweight Shamil Abdurakhimov.

Victoria Lee

Victoria Lee. Photo via ONE

17 year old Victoria Lee is competing in ONE and so far pulled together a record of 3-0, with all wins coming by stoppage. She is also the younger sister of the promotion’s superstar Angela Lee.

The 17-year-old has already won Pankration Junior World Champion gold medals and IMMAF Wrestling Junior World Champion gold medals, and is definitely a fighter we will hear more about in the future.

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