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On the Doorstep: 5 fighters who could make MMA big leagues with January wins

For those who make it to the highest stage, the journey starts long before they strap on UFC or Bellator gloves.

Every champion in MMA history started out somewhere.

For those who make it to the highest stage, the journey starts long before they strap on UFC or Bellator gloves. Modern-era fighters progress through the regional ranks with hopes of accomplishing the highest accolades. Many will try, but few will succeed.

This November, five fighters on the verge of achieving major-promotion notoriety return to the cage for what could be their stepping stone fights. There are dozens of fighters inches away from making the jump in the coming weeks, but these five are particularly exemplary.

This month:

  • One of the top middleweights in Canada tries to catch the attention of major promotion matchmakers once again when he travels across the border to take on a fellow Dana White’s Contender Series alumnus.
  • Deemed “The Future” by teammates and coaches, a highly-touted JacksonWink MMA product will take his biggest fight to date in his LFA return.
  • Already on the UFC’s radar, a JacksonWink MMA bantamweight makes the shift up to 145 pounds after a failed weight cut on DWCS.
  • A Canadian welterweight finisher takes on arguably his toughest test to date with the hope of punching his ticket to the big show.
  • A 20-fight veteran who has cleared house on the regional scene hopes an LFA headline victory finally will earn him the call he’s long sought after.

Scroll through the following pages to see the five fighters who this month find themselves on the doorstep:

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Could Chris Brown (no, not that Chris Brown) be destined for the UFC?

Could “Breezy and the Future” be UFC bound?

[autotag]Chris Brown[/autotag] is on a collision course with the UFC.

And no, it’s not the Grammy award-winning singer Chris Brown.

It’s the fighter Chris Brown. Never heard of him? Well, now you have.

A product of Jackson Wink MMA, Brown (5-1) brings a diverse arsenal to the cage. A former Texas state wrestling champion, Brown mixes up his striking and grappling well.

At WXC 84 on Wednesday, he put all aspects of his game on display when he defeated Dana White’s Contender Series competitor Austin Tweedy by first-round TKO.

Prior to WXC 84, Brown turned some heads in his previous fight at LFA 71 in July. The 30-year-old welterweight brutalized Yemi Oduwale to win by second-round TKO.

Cleverly nicknamed “Breezy and the Future” (poking fun at his more famous namesake), Brown has won his past three fights. His lone career loss came by split decision to UFC vet Thomas Gifford in October 2018.

Check out Brown’s slick striking display in the full fight video above.

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