2016 MMA fight – Cody Garbrandt vs Augusto Mendes – fight Video UFC FN 83

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-21, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Cody Garbrandt vs Augusto ‘Tanquinho’ Mendes gets two.

Both undefeated, Cody Garbrandt entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 7-0-0 (86% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he is ranked as the No.39 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, Augusto Mendes, has an official record of 5-0-0 (100% finishing rate). Garbrandt vs Mendes is on the undercard of Donald Cerrone vs Alex Oliveira – UFC Fight Night 83. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Timur Valiev vs Chris Gutierrez – full fight Video WSOF 28

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-20, fight not particularly good between Timur Valiev and Chris Gutierrez: it gets two stars.

Timur Valiev entered this fight with a mma record of 10-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.56 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, Chris Gutierrez, has an official record of 8-1-1 (63% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.70 in the same weight class. Valiev vs Gutierrez is on the undercard of Marlon Moraes vs Joseph Barajas – WSOF 28. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Marlon Moraes vs Joseph Barajas – full fight Video WSOF 28

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-20, some good single shots between Marlon Moraes and Joseph Barajas but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

Marlon Moraes entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-4-1 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Dominick Cruz). He lost two consecutive fights in 2011, against Ralph Acosta and Deividas Taurosevicius, but since then he has won ten bouts beating Sheymon da Silva Moraes in his last one (=Marlon Moraes vs Sheymon Moraes).
His opponent, Joseph Barajas, has a record of 12-1-0 (58% finishing rate) and he suffered his only defeat in 2014, against Sirwan Kakai, after this bout he has won over Aaron Arana and Erik Villalobos. Moraes vs Barajas, main event of the Wsof 28, is valid for the WSOF Bantamweight title (Moraes’ third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Emmanuel Sanchez vs Daniel Pineda – full fight Video Bellator 149

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-19, good fight between Emmanuel Sanchez and Daniel Pineda: it gets three stars.

Emmanuel Sanchez entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.48 featherweight in the world while his opponent, Daniel Pineda, has a record of 21-11-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.98 lightweight. Sanchez vs Pineda is on the undercard of Ken Shamrock vs Royce Gracie 3 – Bellator 149. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Ken Shamrock vs Royce Gracie 3 – full fight Video Bellator 149

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-19, disappointing fight between Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie: it gets two stars.

The former Ufc Superfight, Pride and King of Pancrase champion Ken Shamrock entered this fight with a record of 28-16-2 (89% finishing rate) but now he is 52 years old (three years older than Gracie) and he fought just once since the end of 2010: he lost to Kevin ‘Kimbo Slice’ Ferguson last year (=Kimbo Slice vs Ken Shamrock).
His opponent, the 6th degree black belt in Gracie jiu-jitsu and winner of three Ufc tournament Royce Gracie, has a mma record of 14-2-3 (86% submission victory rate – he has never won by ko/tko) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 2, 2007 when he defeated Kazushi Sakuraba; before this bout he had lost to Matt Hughes. In their first fight ‘The World’s Most Dangerous Man’ Shamrock lost to Gracie by submission in just 57 seconds (November 12, 1993 – UFC 1) while their second bout ended in a draw (April 7, 1995 – UFC 5). Gracie vs Shamrock 3 is the main event of Bellator 149. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 best MMA fight – Robin van Roosmalen vs Athinodoros Michailidis – full fight Video

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4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-19, heavy exchanges and spectacular finish: Robin van Roosmalen vs Athinodoros Michailidis gets four stars!!

The Glory Lw champion Robin van Roosmalen is at his professional mma debut but he is ranked as the No.1 kickboxing super welterweight in the world with a record of 47-14-3 (14 knockouts) while his opponent, Athinodoros Michailidis, has an official mma record of 6-5-0 (67% finishing rate). Van Roosmalen fought three times last year beating Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong in his last kickboxing fights (controversial decision, Roosmalen vs Sitthichai) while Thed Michailidis fought twice losing both bouts. Van Roosmalen vs Michailidis is the main event of Final Fight Championship 22. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Kimbo Slice vs Dada 5000 Harris – full fight Video Bellator 149

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-19, fight not particularly good between Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000 Harris: it gets two stars.

Kevin ‘Kimbo Slice’ Ferguson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 5-2-0 (80% finishing rate) while his opponent, Dhafir ‘Dada 5000’ Harris, has an official record of 2-0-0 (2 knockouts). Kimbo suffered his last loss in 2010 when he faced Matt Mitrione but since then he has fought and won just once, against Ken Shamrock last year (=Kimbo vs Shamrock), while Dada 5000’s last fight occurred in 2011 when he defeated Tim Papp. Kimbo vs Dada 5000 is on the undercard of Ken Shamrock vs Royce Gracie 3 – Bellator 149. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Alexander Shlemenko vs Vasilevsky – full fight Video M-1 Challenge 64

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-19, great performance by both fighters: Alexander Shlemenko vs Vyacheslav Vasilevsky is close to get four stars!

The former Bellator Mw champion Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a professional record of 51-9-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 middleweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2014, against Tito Ortiz (fight in which he moved up in weight class to the light-Hw division, Shlemenko vs Ortiz) and Brandon Halsey (losing his Bellator title Shlemenko vs Halsey). After this bout he came back to win beating Yasubey Enomoto (=Shlemenko vs Enomoto) and Melvin Manhoef (then the result was overturned in a no-contest because the Russian tested positive for anabolic, Shlemenko vs Manhoef).
His opponent, the black belt in judo and former M-1 light-Hw and Mw champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky, has a mma record of 27-3-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing the rematch with Ramazan Emeev (=Vasilevsky vs Emeev 2) and winning over Kristijan Perak. Shlemenko vs Vasilevsky is the main event of the M-1 Challenge 64. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Melvin Guillard vs Derek Campos – full fight Video Bellator 149

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-19, nice and tough exchanges between Melvin Guillard and Derek Campos: it gets three stars.

Melvin Guillard entered this fight with a mma record of 32-15-2 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.43 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Derek Campos, has an official record of 15-6-0 (60% finishing rate). Both fighters come off two consecutive losses: Guillard was defeated by Justin Gaethje (=Gaethje vs Guillard) and Brandon Girtz (=Guillard vs Girtz) while Campos lost to Michael Chandler (=Chandler vs Campos) and Brandon Girtz as well. Guillard vs Campos is on the undercard of Ken Shamrock vs Royce Gracie 3 – Bellator 149. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Emanuel Newton vs Linton Vassell 2 – full fight Video Bellator 149

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-19, fight not so exciting between Emanuel Newton and Linton Vassell: it gets two stars.

The former Bellator light-Hw champion Emanuel Newton entered this fight with a record of 25-9-1 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses: against Liam McGeary (bout in which he lost the Bellator belt Newton vs McGeary) and Phil Davis (=Davis vs Newton).
His opponent, Linton Vassell, has a mma record of 15-5-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.29 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year beating Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (=Vassell vs Sokoudjou) and losing with Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (=Lawal vs Vassell). In their first bout Newton beat Vassell by submission (October 24, 2014
Newton vs Vassell I); this second fight is on the undercard of Ken Shamrock vs Royce Gracie 3 – Bellator 149. Watch the video and rate this fight!