Review: 2011-11-19, nice and fast ko (Knockout of the Night) in the first round: three stars. Michael McDonald, ranked as the No.14 bantamweight in the world entered the fight with a record of 13-1-0 while Alex Soto had a record of 6-0-1. McDonald vs Soto was on the undercard of Shogun vs Henderson (UFC 139). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-19, even with a good ko in the first round, the fight between Ryan Bader and Jason Brilz isn’t worth our three stars. Ryan Bader (12-2-0) entered as the No.10 light heavyweight in the world while Jason Brilz (18-4-1) entered as the No.30. Bader vs Brilz was on the undercard of Shogun vs Henderson (UFC 139). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-19, the fight between Stephan Bonnar and Kyle Kingsbury was not very exciting: two stars. Stephan Bonnar (13-7-0) entered as the No.20 light heavyweight in the world while Kyle Kingsbury (11-2-0) entered as the No.29. Bonnar vs Kingsbury was on the undercard of Shogun Rua vs Dan Henderson (UFC 139). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-19, the fight between Rick Story and Martin Kampmann, ended by decision, was not very spectacular: two stars. Rick Story (13-4-0) entered as the No.14 welterweight in the world while Martin Kampmann (17-5-0) entered as the No.9. Story vs Kampmann was on the undercard of Shogun Rua vs Dan Henderson (UFC 139). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-19, good pace and nice submission (UFC Submission of the Night) in the second round: three stars. Urijah Faber (25-5-0) entered as the No.2 bantamweight in the world while Brian Bowles (10-1-0) entered as the No.5. Faber vs Bowles was on the undercard of Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Dan Henderson (UFC 139). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-19, Wanderlei Silva and Cung Le were awarded with “Fight of the Night” honors, in fact the fight ended by TKO in the second round and was nice, but for the real “Fight of the Night” watch Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Dan Henderson (main event of the UFC 139). Wanderlei Silva (33-11-1) entered as the No.12 middleweight in the world while Cung Le (7-1-0) entered as the No.22 Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-19, amazing and tough fight, great strikes, excellent grappling techniques, high pace: this is what we want, this is mma and this is a Fight of the Year. Congratulations to Shogun and Hendo, two real warriors (awarded with “Fight of the Night” honors). Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (20-5-0) entered as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world while Dan Henderson (28-8-0) entered as the No.6. “Shogun” Rua vs Henderson was the main event of the UFC 139; they also faced each other a second time on March 23, 2014 (=Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Dan Henderson 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-18, the third fight between Antonio Pitalua and Cosme Rivera was quite boring: one star (the two previous fights between the two ended with the victory of Pitalua and a draw). Antonio Pitalua (52-5-1) entered as the No.38 light welterweight in the world while Cosme Rivera (33-14-3) entered as the No.71. Pitalua vs Rivera 3 is valid for the vacant WBC Latino light welterweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-18, pleasant fight with a nice second round between Derek Brunson and Nate James but it is not enough for our three stars. The undefeated Derek Brunson entered the fight with a record of 8-0-0 while Nate James had a record of 13-7-1. Brunson vs James was one the undercard of Britt vs Sayers (Strikeforce Challengers 20). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-18, good work on the ground and nice submission: three stars. TJ Cook entered the fight with a record of 12-3-0 while Trevor Smith had a record of 8-1-0. Cook vs Smith was one the undercard of Antwain Britt vs Lumumba Sayers (Strikeforce Challengers 20). Watch the video!
