April is the cruelest month. Unless you like MMA prospects.
If that be the case, then you’re about to break into full bloom or something. After a fairly slow March, MMA is busting out of the soil in April as the lights in the college gyms go dark.
That means a fresh wave of up-and-coming fighters to check out. Here at The Beaten Path, we have our fingers on this particular pulse. For three years now, we’ve been covering MMA prospects, and we know a good month when we see it.
This is such a month that has blue chippers abound. If you’ve been with us before, then you know the drill: There are no UFC fighters allowed on this list—with Bellator, WSOF and One Championship competitors allowed only sparingly.
What follows are the vital statistics, viewing coordinates and information capsules on the five top prospects in action this month. Let us now “spring” into it.