Prospect of the Week: Mirsad Bektic

01/29/2014 4862 Views by

Featherweight Division

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Overview

Mirsad Bektic grew up in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but due to the civil war, his family was forced to move stateside in 1999. Bektic began training in karate and boxing at an early age before experimenting with bodybuilding. He eventually found MMA, and quickly amassed a 9-0 record as an amateur.

Bektic debuted in 2011, fighting in the Victory Fighting Championship promotion. He compiled a 2-0 record there before moving on to win 2 more fights under the Titan Fighting Championship banner in 2012. Bektic soon signed with the leading prospect promotion, RFA. He stepped up his competition level defeating Doug Jenkins (7-7) and Nick Macias (6-3).

Bektic’s most recent fight came in the VFC promotion, where he defeated PRIDE and WEC veteran Joe Pearson (43-19-1). Bektic has won 6 of his 7 fights via finish and has a devastating top game.

Bektic currently trains out of American Top Team and is easily one of the top prospects in the country considering his age, skills, and record.

Videos

Video 1: Bektic vs. Joe Pearson (2013, VFC 41)

Video 2: Bektic Highlight Video (www.mirsadbektic.com)

Video 3: Bektic Interview (2011)

Other Links

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MirsadBekticMMA
Sherdog Profile: http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mirsad-Bektic-59766

The 2013 MMA Prospects Report

My 2013 Prospects Report started on June 1, 2013. All statistics, news, and info are reflected up to that date.
*Introduction/FAQ
Fighters marked with a "+" after their name have since signed with a major promotion.
FlyweightBantamweightFeatherweightLightweight
1. Darrell Montague +
2. Sergio Pettis +
3. Josh Sampo +
4. Sean Santella
5. Danny Martinez +
6. Mamoru Yamaguchi
7. Dileno Lopes
8. Ali Bagautinov +
9. Rafael de Freitas +
10. Jose Maria +


* Honorable Mentions		1. Henry Cejudo
2. Bibiano Fernandes +
3. Aljamain Sterling +
4. Marlon Moraes +
5. Sheymon Moraes
6. Josh Hill +
7. Chris Holdsworth +
8. Brandon Bender +
9. Kyoji Horiguchi +
10. Sirwan Kakai +


* Honorable Mentions
1. Lance Palmer +
2. Doo Ho Choi +
3. Chas Skelly+
4. Rick Glenn +
5. Jim Alers+
6. Ande Fili +
7. Gleristone Santos
8. Tom Niinimaki +
9. Goiti Yamauchi +
10.Chris Gruetzemacher +


* Honorable Mentions
1. Bubba Jenkins +
2. Justin Gaethje +
3. Gilbert Burns
4. Tony Martin +
5. Katsunori Kikuno +
6. Joe Ellenberger +
7. Carlos Ferreira+
8. Ivan Jorge +
9. Yui Chul Nam +
10. Nick Newell +


* Honorable Mentions
WelterweightMiddleweightLight HeavyweightHeavyweight
1. Alex Garcia +
2. Dhiego Lima +
3. Yan Cabral +
4. Cathal Pendred +
5. Rashid Magomedov +
6. Assan Njie
7. Myung Ho Bae
8. Mike Rhodes +
9. Hernani Perpetuo +
10. Chidi Njokuani


* Honorable Mentions		1. Mamed Khalidov
2. Elvis Mutapcic +
3. Michal Materla
4. Ramazan Emeev
5. Joseph Henle
6. Ricardo Abreu+
7. Bubba Bush
8. Jeremy Kimball +
9. Tim Williams +
10. Sean Strickland+


* Honorable Mentions		1. Robert Drysdale +
2. Tyrone Spong +
3. Patrick Cummins+
4. Jan Blachowicz+
5. Steve Bosse+
6. Kyle Cerminara
7. Viktor Nemkov
8. Max Nunes
9. Francimar Barroso +
10. Jake Butler


* Honorable Mentions		1. Steve Mocco +
2. Jared Rosholt +
3. Tony Johnson +
4. Guram Gugenishvili
5. Magomed Malikov
6. Satoshi Ishii
7. Derrick Lewis +
8. Chris Birchler
9. Walt Harris +
10. Ante Delija


* Honorable Mentions
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