The Beaten Path: 5 Top MMA Prospects to Watch in May

Do you ever get down on your knees and thank the great good lord that you read this series? Last month, as we do every month (or most months, anyway), we told you about five young MMA prospects who had a chance to make a splash in April. If you watched those five fighters fight, […]

Do you ever get down on your knees and thank the great good lord that you read this series? Last month, as we do every month (or most months, anyway), we told you about five young MMA prospects who had a chance to make a splash in April. If you watched those five fighters fight, […]

The Beaten Path: 5 MMA Prospects to Watch in April

Whether the UFC is running shows or taking the weekend off, the MMA world is constantly turning. Prospects are gaining experience and looking to make a name for themselves, with their ultimate goal of making the major leagues. Our job at the Beaten Path is to keep an eye on these top fighters and point […]

Whether the UFC is running shows or taking the weekend off, the MMA world is constantly turning. Prospects are gaining experience and looking to make a name for themselves, with their ultimate goal of making the major leagues. Our job at the Beaten Path is to keep an eye on these top fighters and point […]

The Beaten Path: Nicolas Dalby, UFC’s 2nd Danish Fighter, Embraces Inner Nerd

It’s nothing to be ashamed of. A lot of gyms have them. And it’s high time there was a more open conversation about it. Once we embrace our resident gym nerd, then we can really start to make progress. Maybe the shorts are a little too short, the socks a little too brown, the stair-climbing […]

It’s nothing to be ashamed of. A lot of gyms have them. And it’s high time there was a more open conversation about it. Once we embrace our resident gym nerd, then we can really start to make progress. Maybe the shorts are a little too short, the socks a little too brown, the stair-climbing […]

The Beaten Path: The 3 Most Under-the-Radar Prospects in the UFC Right Now

Much of the MMA prospecting scene takes place outside UFC boundaries. After all, if you’ve made it to the big show, there’s no longer any sport in finding you or touting your success. You’ve been found, and you’ve succeeded. Fine. But this line of thought discounts the fact that there are, indeed, prospects under the […]

Much of the MMA prospecting scene takes place outside UFC boundaries. After all, if you’ve made it to the big show, there’s no longer any sport in finding you or touting your success. You’ve been found, and you’ve succeeded. Fine. But this line of thought discounts the fact that there are, indeed, prospects under the […]

The Beaten Path: 5 Flyweights the UFC Should Sign Now

We’re back! The “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series is in its second-to-last installment. We left off with the bantamweights and now move on to the flyweights. The flyweights are one of the newest additions to the UFC roster and have been a fine addition at that. They consistently put on great fights, and the division is […]

We’re back! The “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series is in its second-to-last installment. We left off with the bantamweights and now move on to the flyweights. The flyweights are one of the newest additions to the UFC roster and have been a fine addition at that. They consistently put on great fights, and the division is […]

The Beaten Path: 5 Featherweights the UFC Should Sign Now

We left off with the lightweights. It’s now time for the featherweights. That’s right, the Prospects the UFC Should Sign series is back with a vengeance.  The featherweight division has recently become one of the deepest divisions in the UFC. Jose Aldo is the champion, but there is a seemingly endless stream of challengers in […]

We left off with the lightweights. It’s now time for the featherweights. That’s right, the Prospects the UFC Should Sign series is back with a vengeance.  The featherweight division has recently become one of the deepest divisions in the UFC. Jose Aldo is the champion, but there is a seemingly endless stream of challengers in […]