PFL Europe is an excellent idea and hiring Dan Hardy is brilliant as well as he brings a wealth of knowledge to the promotion. Love how PFL is creating a tournament to sign upcoming talent and build future PFL stars and champions.
Dan Hardy, Ray Sefo and PFL matchmakers did a great job signing some of the best Europe Bantamweight prospects right now. Some of these prospects can fight for the UFC right now but smartly PFL is offering them oppurtunities.
Few Bantamweight prospects right away recognized I predict to win the PFL Europe Tournament.
Frans Mlambo
Top Ten Bantamweight prospect traveled all the MMA promotional world gaining experience and fighting the best of the best. Fought for Bellator, Brave CF and lastly Combate Americas.
Defeated former Cage Warriors Bantamweight Champion Dominque Wooding, Jonas Magard FEN Bantamweight Champion and lastly Kevin Cordero.
PFL signed off Frans Mlambo after he won the Copa Combate Bantamweight Title. Currently having a record of 13-5 at 32 years old, training at SBG Ireland.
Frans Mlambo favorite to win reasons- Speed kills, experience inside the cage against really good fighters, great coach like John Kavanagh, easy volume striking, head movement, slipping away from strikes.
Francesco Nuzzi
Top Five Italian prospect one of the best Bantamweights in the world making his name known after defeated Albanian prospect Bernardo Sopai.
9-1 record at 26 years old fighting one of his toughest opponents in Farbod Iran Nezhad tough gritty wrestler who likes to use his strength to control opponent against the cage fence.
Nuzzi can win this fight because he’s the overall complete fighter who has the speed advantage, conditioning, fluid striking. Nuzzi will easily avoid hits as he can piece apart Nezhad for three rounds and completely overwhelm.
Francesco Nuzzi 2nd favorite to win- Speed kills, aggressive but calculated fighting style, pressing and overwhelming fighters, complete striking skills, smooth jabs, three round conditioning, experience against solid fighters, high leg kicks, stuffing takedowns
Khurshed Kakhorov
Former Bellator fighter stood strong against Brett Johns now getting a new opportunity to attract PFL to sign him.
Khurshed Kakhorov learnt a lot from his loss and bounce back with strong performance with beautiful kickboxing, fluid strikes to the body, mixing up overhands and leg kicks.NEF performance was complete dominance goes to show never lost confidence and went back to the drawing board.
Continues to develop his all-around skills at world class gym Xtreme Couture with limitless amount of training partners from Farid Basharat, Julian Erosa, Daniel Weichel, Patchy Mix, Chris Curtis and many more fighters.
Khakorov is my dark horse for PFL Europe Bantamweight Tournament.
Lewis McGrillen-Evans
UK Bantamweight prospect from Manchester Top Team is an upcoming MMA fighter some of my hardcore mma fans speak highly off.
Undefeated 7-0 record at 22 years old speaks for itself, Vida FC Flyweight Champion and last win was first round KO at PFL Europe 1.
Lewis Mcgrillen comparison- Pedro Munhoz and Raphael Assuncao
Lewis McGrillen is going to far places in his career, more time he spends in the cage will lead to developed skills and addition to training with Jonas Magard, Lerone Murphy and cross training at different gyms will only make him improve.
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