Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, good fight between Kevin Lee and Al Iaquinta 2: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Kevin Lee entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-3-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 lightweight in the world. He lost to Tony Ferguson last year (Tony Ferguson vs Kevin Lee) but he came back to win in 2018 with Edson Barboza (Edson Barboza vs Kevin Lee).
His opponent, Al Iaquinta, has an official record of 13-4-1 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against current #1 Ufc Lw champ Khabib Nurmagomedov (Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Al Iaquinta); before this bout, in 2017, he had defeated Diego Sanchez (Diego Sanchez vs Al Iaquinta). In their first bout Kevin Lee had lost to Iaquinta by unanimous decision (February 8, 2014); this second fight is the main event of UFC on Fox 31. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, fight not so exciting between Charles Oliveira and Jim Miller 2: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Charles Oliveira entered this fight with a professional record of 24-8-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 lightweight in the world. He was defeated by Paul Felder in 2017 (Charles Oliveira vs Paul Felder) but then he has beat Clay Guida and Christos Giagos.
His opponent, Jim Miller (black belt in Bjj as well), has a mma record of 29-12-0 (66% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class but he lost four out of his last five bouts, the last one with Dan Hooker (Jim Miller vs Dan Hooker); after this fight he has beat Alex White. In their first bout Oliveira was defeated by Miller via submission (December 11, 2010); this second fight is on the undercard of Kevin Lee vs Al Iaquinta 2 – UFC on Fox 31. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, nice exchanges between Edson Barboza and Dan Hooker: it gets three stars.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-6-0 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 lightweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against current #1 Ufc Lw champ Khabib Nurmagomedov (Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Edson Barboza) and Kevin Lee (Edson Barboza vs Kevin Lee); before these two bouts he had beat Beneil Dariush (4-stars fight, Barboza vs Dariush).
His opponent, Dan Hooker, has a record of 17-7-0 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He lost to Jason Knight in 2016 but then he has won four bouts beating Jim Miller (Jim Miller vs Dan Hooker) and Gilbert Burns in 2018. Barboza vs Hooker is on the undercard of Kevin Lee vs Al Iaquinta 2 – UFC on Fox 31. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, good finish between Ivan Shtyrkov and Thiago Silva: it gets three stars.
The undefeated Ivan Shtyrkov entered this fight with a record of 14-0-1 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 heavyweight in the world. He has already fought three times in 2018 beating Marcin Lazarz (Ivan Shtyrkov vs Marcin Lazarz) and Fabio Maldonado (Ivan Shtyrkov vs Fabio Maldonado) but between these two bouts ‘Ural Hulk’ Shtyrkov has tied with Geronimo dos Santos (Ivan Shtyrkov vs Geronimo dos Santos).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Thiago Silva, has a mma record of 21-7-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.48 light heavyweight. He has fought twice in 2018 losing to Mikhail Kolobegov and beating James McSweeney. Shtyrkov vs Silva is on the undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Jonas Billstein – RCC 5. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, pretty good finish between Alexander Shlemenko and Jonas Billstein but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The former Bellator and M-1 Mw champion Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a pro record of 56-12-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.37 middleweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses, against Gegard Mousasi (Gegard Mousasi vs Alexander Shlemenko), Bruno Silva (Alexander Shlemenko vs Bruno Silva) and Anatoly Tokov (Alexander Shlemenko vs Anatoly Tokov); before these three bouts he had beat Brandon Halsey (Shlemenko vs Halsey).
His opponent, Jonas Billstein, has an official mma record of 20-5-1 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Joachim Christensen in 2015, since then he has collected five victories and one draw. Shlemenko vs Billstein is the main event of the Russian Cagefighting Championship 5 – RCC 5. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-14, pretty good fight between Frank Mir and Javy Ayala: it gets three stars.
The black belt in karate, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Frank Mir entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-12-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.51 heavyweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive defeats: against Andrei Arlovski in 2015 (Arlovski vs Mir), Mark Hunt in 2016 (Mark Hunt vs Frank Mir) and Fedor Emelianenko in 2018 (Fedor Emelianenko vs Frank Mir).
His opponent, Javy Ayala, has a record of 10-7-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.47 in the same weight class but hehas also lost his last two bouts, with Roy Nelson (Roy Nelson vs Javy Ayala) and Cheick Kongo (Cheick Kongo vs Javy Ayala); before this bout, in 2016, he had beat Sergei Kharitonov (Kharitonov vs Ayala). Mir vs Ayala is on the undercard of Brent Primus vs Michael Chandler 2 – Bellator 212. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-14, good fight between Brent Primus and Michael Chandler 2: it gets three stars.
The undefeated black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Bellator Lw champion Brent Primus entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 8-0-0 (75% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 24, 2017 when he defeated Chandler in their first bout (Michael Chandler vs Brent Primus I); before this fight, in 2016, he had beat Gleristone Santos.
His opponent, the former Bellator Lw champ Michael Chandler, has an official record of 18-4-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 lightweight in the world. After losing to Primus he has won over Goiti Yamauchi (Michael Chandler vs Goiti Yamauchi) and Brandon Girtz (Michael Chandler vs Brandon Girtz). Primus vs Chandler 2, main event of Bellator 212, is valid for the Bellator lightweight title (Primus’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-08, great fight between Max Holloway and Brian Ortega: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night, UFC Performance of the Night).
The Ufc Fw champion Max Holloway entered this fight with a professional record of 19-3-0 (58% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2013, against Dennis Bermudez and Conor McGregor (McGregor vs Holloway), but then he has won twelve consecutive bouts beating Anthony Pettis (Holloway vs Pettis) and Jose Aldo in his last three (Aldo vs Holloway I and Max Holloway vs Jose Aldo II).
His opponent, the undefeated black belt in Bjj Brian Ortega, has a perfect mma record of 14-0-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. Between 2017 and 2018 he has fought three times winning over Renato Moicano Carneiro (Carneiro vs Ortega), Cub Swanson (Cub Swanson vs Brian Ortega) and Frankie Edgar (Frankie Edgar vs Brian Ortega). Holloway vs Ortega, main event of UFC 231, is valid for the Ufc featherweight title (Holloway’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-08, fight not so exciting between Valentina Shevchenko and Joanna Jedrzejczyk: it gets two stars.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do, judo and former Wako, Wmf and Kunlun fight kickboxing champion Valentina Shevchenko entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-3-0 (73% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s flyweight in the world. She lost to current #1 Ufc women’s Bw champion Amanda Nunes last year (via split decision, Nunes vs Shevchenko 2) but she came back to win in 2018 with Priscila Cachoeira (Valentina Shevchenko vs Priscila Cachoeira).
Her opponent, the former Wkn kickboxing and former Ufc strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk, has an official record of 15-2-0 (33% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.3 women’s strawweight. She lost two consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, against current #1 Rose Namajunas (Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Rose Namajunas I and Rose Namajunas vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk II), but then she came back to win with Tecia Torres (Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Tecia Torres). They already faced each other three times with muay thai rules (between 2006 and 2008) and Valentina won the three bouts; Shevchenko vs Jedrzejczyk is valid for the vacant Ufc Women’s flyweight title; undercard of Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega – UFC 231. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-08, good finish between Gunnar Nelson and Alex Oliveira: it gets three stars.
The black belt in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a mma record of 16-3-1 (94% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 16, 2017 when he was defeated by Santiago Ponzinibbio (Gunnar Nelson vs Santiago Ponzinibbio); before this bout he had beat Alan Jouban (Nelson vs Jouban).
His opponent, Alex Oliveira, has an official record of 19-5-1 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 welterweight in the world. He lost to Yancy Medeiros last year (Alex Oliveira vs Yancy Medeiros) but then ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira has won over Carlos Condit (Carlos Condit vs Alex Oliveira) and Carlo Pedersoli Jr (Alex Oliveira vs Carlo Pedersoli Jr). Nelson vs Oliveira is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega – UFC 231. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, good fight between Kevin Lee and Al Iaquinta 2: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
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