The MMA Prospectus: UFC 202 and Russia is back!

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With Ramadan now firmly in the rear view mirror, Russian MMA is back in season. So this week we’re looking at ACB 43 and Plotforma 70 alongside, of course, UFC 202. The UFC’s still got a hold of the two best young talents in MMA this weekend, as Cody Garbrandt and Colby Covington prepare to make their returns to the cage. Covington, especially has a chance to shine with a very very favorable matchup this weekend, while Garbrandt is working with the much more high profile opponent in top 10 bantamweight Takeya Mizugaki. Out on the regionals 2015 Scouting Report notables Abdul-Rahman Temirov and Mike Grundy are both fighting again, alongside an interesting list of other talents.

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And here’s a quick and dirty non-UFC prospect list this week:

Temirov, Abdul-Rahman*
Albaskhanov, Rasul
Mike Grundy*
Wilfred Edmund
Mikhail Ragozin vs. Wallyson Carvalho
Ivo, Leonardo
Ramos, Davi
Karginov, Maharbek
Nikaev, Shamil
Gadzhiev, Kurban

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Zane Simon

Zane Simon is a senior editor, writer, and podcaster for Bloody Elbow. He has worked with the website since 2013, taking on a wide variety of roles. A lifelong combat sports fan, Zane has trained off & on in both boxing and Muay Thai. He currently hosts the long-running MMA Vivisection podcast, which he took over from Nate Wilcox & Dallas Winston in 2015, as well as the 6th Round podcast, started in 2014. Zane is also responsible for developing and maintaining the ‘List of current UFC fighters’ on Bloody Elbow, a resource he originally developed for Wikipedia in 2010.