Over the past several years, mixed martial arts has continued to not only grow as a global sport but also thrive in fight scenes closer to home.
With more and more people answering “yes” to the question, “So you want to be a fighter?” regional promotions that did not exist a decade ago are now becoming more numerous and thus more competitive every year.
Let's take a look at the five states with the most regional talent in the United States, as of March 2018.
5. Rhode Island
As one of the more underappreciated states in New England’s lineup, Rhode Island wasn’t necessarily known for being heavily populated with top MMA talent — that is, until the Burchfield regime took over....
More/Source: https://www.flocombat.com/articles/...op-5-regional-mma-scenes-in-the-united-states
From Nolan King even though it says Homistek idk why - I told them to fix it so they probably will soon.