Top 10 Brazilian prospects to watch in 2025

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Brazilian newcomers have made a big impact in major MMA promotions across the globe in 2024, and there are plenty more waiting for opportunities back home.

MMA Fighting’s annual Prospects to Watch lists have included names that reached the top of the world over the past decade, from UFC champions (Alexandre Pantoja and Deiveson Figueiredo) to titleholders in the PFL (Larissa Pacheco), Bellator (Juliana Velasquez) and RIZIN (Roberto Satoshi).