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#2. Guram Kutateladze – UFC lightweight prospect

Guram Kutateladze's win over Mateusz Gamrot marked him out as a fighter to watch at 155lbs

June 25th’s UFC Fight Night event is set to feature a headline bout between lightweights Arman Tsarukyan and Mateusz Gamrot. While both of those fighters are highly regarded prospects, the last man to defeat Gamrot is in action this weekend.

That fighter is Georgia’s Guram Kutateladze, who was able to controversially outpoint ‘Gamer’ back in October 2020 in a battle that claimed a bonus award for the Fight of the Night.

It was a fight that showed off the best of ‘The Georgian Viking’, as he demonstrated incredible cardio, heavy strikes and some excellent grappling too, as he was able to both take Gamrot down and reverse from some tricky positions on the ground.

Sure, Kutateladze is coming off a lengthy layoff going into this weekend’s fight with Damir Ismagulov, but given that he hasn’t lost a fight since March 2015, it’s probably safe to say that he’ll be confident of picking up his second UFC win and his tenth in a row overall.

Essentially, based on what he showed in his octagon debut, ‘The Georgian Viking’ has genuine potential to become an elite-level fighter, making his bout must-see this weekend.

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#1. Adrian Yanez – UFC bantamweight prospect

While his fight has curiously not been selected as part of this weekend’s main card, it’s probably safe to say that the best prospect in action at this UFC Fight Night is bantamweight Adrian Yanez.

Yanez has been with the UFC for just under two years now following his win on Dana White’s Contender Series. In that time, he’s not only marked himself out as a highly talented fighter, but a remarkably exciting one to watch, too.

His stoppages of Victor Rodriguez, Gustavo Lopez and Randy Costa all came via violent knockouts. More importantly, he’s already shown himself to be seriously durable and able to fight through adversity in his bouts with Costa and Davey Grant.

If you consider that the only other fighter to beat Grant recently was Marlon Vera, who is now a bonafide UFC bantamweight title contender, it’s safe to say that the sky is the limit for Yanez and he may only be a couple of fights away from breaking into the rankings.

Will he do that if he defeats Tony Kelley this weekend? It’s doubtful, as Kelley is somewhat unheralded in his own right even if he’s on a two-fight win streak. However, another big knockout could land Yanez a big fight in the near future, and due to his exciting style, he’s definitely the man to watch this weekend.