The widespread aim amongst most up-and-coming regional (or worldwide) combined martial arts (MMA) prospects is to someday compete for Final Combating Championship (UFC). Different main promotions akin to Bellator MMA, Skilled Fighter’s Leagues, and ONE Championship will not be far behind. Actually, numerous prospects throughout the globe are all working towards the identical profession aim, making it troublesome to face out within the sea of competitors. As typically as attainable, MMAmania.com will spotlight a special fight sports activities prospect to maintain your eyes on.
Jacobe Smith
Age: 28
Peak: 6’2”
Weight class: Welterweight
File: 8-0
Fitness center: Fortis MMA
Excessive-level faculty wrestlers shifting over to MMA after their wrestling profession is over isn’t a brand new factor – take a look at Daniel Cormier, Cain Velasquez, Ben Askren, and Bo Nickal. Nonetheless, on the charge that MMA is continuous to develop, an increasing number of faculty wrestlers are going to look to MMA somewhat than the Olympics or WWE.
Jacobe Smith goes to be the subsequent former faculty wrestler to make a huge impact in MMA. Smith wrestled at Oklahoma State the place he had an excellent profession that was tormented by accidents. As soon as he was executed with faculty, he began coaching at America Kickboxing Academy – with fellow Oklahoma State alumni Daniel Cormier. He rapidly earned a 3-0 file with three first-round knockouts.
Smith would signal with Texas-based regional promotion Fury Combating Championship (Fury FC) after his third win. After one other first-round knockout and a hard-fought unanimous choice win, it was time for a change – he switched gyms from AKA to Fortis MMA, below the watch of Sayif Saud in Dallas, TX. And since that transfer, he has taken an enormous step ahead in his younger profession.
Smith is at the moment haunting the Welterweight division in Fury FC, working via whoever the matchmakers give him.Final week at Fury FC 86 (Fri., Feb. 23, 2024), he knocked out Jared McLoughlin in 18 seconds and went viral for his wacky celebration.
At 8-0, with six knockouts and not likely displaying a chink in his armor – it’s solely a matter of time earlier than the UFC picks him up. But when I have been to guess, he’s going to headline an episode of Dana White’s Contender Collection this 12 months.
Nonetheless, get used to listening to his identify as a result of the extra he develops, the extra he’ll dominate the game of MMA.
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