FloCombat Prospect Watch August 23: Sid Bice, Steve Mowry Win Big
FloCombat Prospect Watch August 23: Sid Bice, Steve Mowry Win Big
FloCombat Prospect Watch highlights fighters on the #FCRankings who recently competed or who are set to fight during the upcoming weekend.
Prospect Watch is a weekly feature highlighting fighters on the FloCombat North American MMA Prospect Rankings (#FCRankings) who recently competed or who are set to fight during the upcoming weekend. Note: The overall rankings won't update until the end of the month.
To view the full #FCRankings for August, follow these links:
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Flyweight
Now, for this week's Prospect Watch.
Clements suffered the first loss of his career, as he was knocked out in the second round by Steve Mowry at Titan FC 45 on Aug. 18.
Mowry earned his second straight win by stoppage and his first victory of 2017 by defeating Clements.
"The Bosnian Barn Cat" suffered his second straight loss, as Jonathan Pearce submitted him in the third round at Bellator MMA Fight Series: Bristol on Aug. 19.
Lee submitted Keanu Subba at ONE Championship: Quest for Greatness on Aug. 18. It was the 19-year-old fighter's second straight win and fourth by submission.
Peterson came up short in his matchup with Benito Lopez on Aug. 23, suffering a split-decision setback. "Ocho" has now lost two of his last three fights, while Lopez earned himself a UFC contract.
Factory X standout Bice earned his third win in a row when he took out No. 16-ranked Ken Porter at LFA 19 on Aug. 18.
Porter has now lost two of his last three fights after amassing a five-fight winning streak.
Mayes looks to keep his No. 1 standing on the FloCombat Prospect rankings as he takes on the 10th-ranked Crowder. Mayes competes for the second time this year, while Crowder carries a three-fight win streak into the matchup.
To Crowder's credit, he does stuff like this:
...and this:
...so Mayes has anything but a layup here. He'll have to earn that top ranking once again.
Cunningham looks to keep his unblemished record intact as he battles the five-fight veteran Greipertrop. The 24-year-old Cunningham drops back down to middleweight for this matchup, while Greipertrop looks for his first win since 2011.
Lewis looks for his fourth career victory when he battles The Ultimate Fighter 23's Urbina. Lewis is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Sonny Yohn at LFA 10 in April, while Urbina hasn't competed since he was on TUF in February 2016.
In the main event of LFA 20 this Friday, Curry looks for his third straight win when he takes on former RFA title challenger Barnes. Curry has won nine of his last 10 fights with his lone defeat coming to UFC lightweight Lando Vannata at RFA 32. Barnes hasn't competed since he was knocked out by Brian Camozzi at RFA 43 in November.
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To view the full #FCRankings for August, follow these links:
Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
Welterweight
Lightweight
Featherweight
Bantamweight
Flyweight
Now, for this week's Prospect Watch.
RESULTS
No. 12 Heavyweight -- Dustin Clements (Dropped to 2-1)
Clements suffered the first loss of his career, as he was knocked out in the second round by Steve Mowry at Titan FC 45 on Aug. 18.
No. 14 Heavyweight -- Steve Mowry (Improved to 2-0)
Mowry earned his second straight win by stoppage and his first victory of 2017 by defeating Clements.
No. 20 Lightweight -- Damir Ferhatbegovic (Dropped to 3-2)
"The Bosnian Barn Cat" suffered his second straight loss, as Jonathan Pearce submitted him in the third round at Bellator MMA Fight Series: Bristol on Aug. 19.
No. 20 Featherweight -- Christian Lee (Improved to 7-1)
Lee submitted Keanu Subba at ONE Championship: Quest for Greatness on Aug. 18. It was the 19-year-old fighter's second straight win and fourth by submission.
No. 6 Bantamweight -- Steven Peterson (Dropped to 15-6)
Peterson came up short in his matchup with Benito Lopez on Aug. 23, suffering a split-decision setback. "Ocho" has now lost two of his last three fights, while Lopez earned himself a UFC contract.
No. 5 Flyweight -- Sid Bice (Improved to 8-1)
Factory X standout Bice earned his third win in a row when he took out No. 16-ranked Ken Porter at LFA 19 on Aug. 18.
No. 16 Flyweight -- Ken Porter (Dropped to 10-4)
Porter has now lost two of his last three fights after amassing a five-fight winning streak.
UPCOMING FIGHTS
No. 1 HW Dontale Mayes (3-1) vs. No. 10 HW Allen Crowder (8-2) -- Aug. 29
Mayes looks to keep his No. 1 standing on the FloCombat Prospect rankings as he takes on the 10th-ranked Crowder. Mayes competes for the second time this year, while Crowder carries a three-fight win streak into the matchup.
To Crowder's credit, he does stuff like this:
...and this:
...so Mayes has anything but a layup here. He'll have to earn that top ranking once again.
No. 19 LHW Alton Cunningham (2-0) vs. Rex Greipertrop (3-2) -- Aug. 26
Cunningham looks to keep his unblemished record intact as he battles the five-fight veteran Greipertrop. The 24-year-old Cunningham drops back down to middleweight for this matchup, while Greipertrop looks for his first win since 2011.
No. 16 Middleweight Bevon Lewis (3-0) vs Elias Urbina (3-0) -- Aug. 29
Lewis looks for his fourth career victory when he battles The Ultimate Fighter 23's Urbina. Lewis is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Sonny Yohn at LFA 10 in April, while Urbina hasn't competed since he was on TUF in February 2016.
No. 5 Welterweight Chad Curry (9-1) vs. No. 8 Welterweight Nick Barnes (11-2) -- Aug. 25
In the main event of LFA 20 this Friday, Curry looks for his third straight win when he takes on former RFA title challenger Barnes. Curry has won nine of his last 10 fights with his lone defeat coming to UFC lightweight Lando Vannata at RFA 32. Barnes hasn't competed since he was knocked out by Brian Camozzi at RFA 43 in November.
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