4: Artem Levin (RUS)

Fresh off of a thrilling victory in the recent ‘Last Man Standing’ middleweight tournament, Artem Levin is one of the hottest properties in all of combat sport at the moment. Winning a one night, 8 man tournament in Los Angeles last month, Levin decisioned three successive opponents and impressed with his defensive skills & technical ability as well as his willingness to engage in a competitive fight.

Despite walking into the tournament as the favourite and #1 seed, Levin managed to slip relatively under the radar, with much of the focus on hometown favourite Joe Schilling. Schilling took a controversial victory over Levin the last time they met, and his box office run through the tournament allowed Artem to progress without undue attention or pressure. ‘The Lion’ controlled his fights with his superior technique, and even taking into account his point deduction against Schilling, still took a comfortable unanimous decision victory.

Coming from a small town in Russia, and fighting out of the highly regarded Kuzbass Muay Thai alongside the likes of fellow Glory standout Artem Vakhitov, and ‘The Lion’ has developed a hardened exterior to go with his supreme technical prowess. Levin’s impressive performance at Glory Los Angeles has led to him being at the forefront of the Middleweight division, with an unlikely bout with MMA superstar Lyoto Machida mooted, as well as the potential for superfights with cross-divisional rivals such as Nieky Holzken.