Leland Roling Archives: 01/2012

Name: Magomed Malikov Nickname: — Age: 28 Height: 6’0″ Location: Russia Claiming the top spot on the 2012 World MMA Heavyweight Scouting Report is none…

Name: Magomed Abdurahimov Nickname: — Age: 28 Height: 6’2″ Location: Makhachkala, Dagestan,Russia On December 24th in the Dagestani city of Makhachkala, a small, prestigious one-night…

Photo by Elena Bondarenko Name: Alexei Kudin Nickname: — Age: 27 Height: 6’1″ Location: Minsk, Belarus Junior dos Santos’ dominating rise to the top of…

Photo by Jennie Finken Photography Name: Chris Birchler Nickname: The Big Buck Age: 24 Height: 6’3″ Location: New Jersey If you’ve followed this year’s report…

Name: Adam Parkes Nickname: — Age: 30 Height: 6’3″ Location: United Kingdom Surprisingly, the United Kingdom has been absent so far on the 2012 World…

Name: Richardson Moreira Nickname: Monstro Age: 27 Height: 6’3″ Location: Brazil If you think about it, Brazil hasn’t produced heavyweight talent in massive quantities over…

Photo by Mark Johnston, Daily Herald Name: Jan Jorgensen Nickname: Janimal Age: 25 Height: 6’2″ Location: Utah Jan Jorgensen (1-0) is no stranger to the…

Name: David Oliva Nickname: The Mayan Assassin Age: 28 Height: 5’11” Location: Chicago, Illinois Here we are, fight fans, standing at the base of the…

Name: Phelipe Lins Nickname: Monstro Age: 26 Height: 6’3″ Location: Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil We’re getting down to the best that the light…

Photo by Keith Mills, Sherdog Name: Tom DeBlass Nickname: — Age: 29 Height: 6’0″ Location: Forked River, New Jersey Tom DeBlass (6-0) is no stranger…

Name: Misha Cirkunov Nickname: — Age: 24 Height: 6’3″ Location: Canada Is Latvia the next region to explode with quality mixed martial arts talent? Probably…

Photo by Kevin Wuchter, TheGarv Name: Kyle Cerminara Nickname: — Age: 28 Height: 6’0″ Location: Philadelphia, PA The long, arduous journey of becoming a world-class…

Name: Robert Drysdale Nickname: — Age: 29 Height: 6’3″ Location: Las Vegas, Nevada 2007 Abu Dhabi Combat Club champion Robert Drysdale (3-0) hasn’t been in…

Photo by Gleidson Venga, Sherdog Name: Thiago Perpetuo Nickname: Bodao Age: 24 Height: 6’0″ Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil The first Brazilian to claim a spot…

Photo by Instinct MMA Name: Steve Bosse Nickname: The Boss Age: 30 Height: 6’0″ Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Nobody gave Steve Bosse (9-1) a chance…

Name: Juhn Saarinen Nickname: Juice Age: 28 Height: 6’3″ Location: Finland Playing second fiddle to its neighbors, Finland is normally on the losing end when…

Photo by Arthur Castro, GracieMag Name: Antonio Braga Neto Nickname: — Age: 24 Height: 6’3″ Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brazil runs away with a…

Name: Claudio Henrique Da Silva Nickname: Mineiro, Hannibal Age: 29 Height: 5’11” Location: England & Brazil Who’s the last pure grappling talent that broke into…

Photo by borilacki-klub.com Name: Bojan Velickovic Nickname: Veli Age: 23 Height: 5’11” Location: Novi Sad, Serbia When it comes to high-quality mixed martial arts talent,…

Photo by Marcelo Alonso, Sherdog Name: Ildemar Alcantara Nickname: Marajo Age: 29 Height: 6’1″ Location: Belem, Para, Brazil The theme of brotherly love continues on…