Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-11-21, some good exchanges between Mauricio Shogun Rua and Paul Craig 2 but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Bjj, former Pride Mw and Ufc light-Hw champion Mauricio Shogun Rua entered this fight with a professional mma record of 27-11-1 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 light heavyweight in the world. He lost to Anthony Smith in 2018 (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Anthony Smith) but then he has collected one draw, the first fight with Paul Craig (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Paul Craig I), and two victories, the last one with Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 3).
His opponent, Paul Craig, has an official record of 13-4-1 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.44 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Alonzo Menifield last year but then he has won over Vinicius Moreira Castro and Gadzhimurad Antigulov; between these two fights he tied with Mauricio Rua. Craig vs Rua 2 is on the undercard of Deiveson Figueiredo vs Alex Perez – UFC 255. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-11-07, pretty good finish between Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Thiago Santos entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-7-0 (76% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 6, 2019 when he was defeated by Jon Jones (controversial split decision, Jon Jones vs Thiago Santos). Before this bout, Thiago ‘Marreta’ had defeated Jan Blachowicz (Jan Blachowicz vs Thiago Santos) and Jimi Manuwa (Jimi Manuwa vs Thiago Santos).
His opponent, the black belt in kajukenbo and Bjj Glover Teixeira, has a record of 31-7-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 light heavyweight in the world. He lost to Corey Anderson in 2018 (Glover Teixeira vs Corey Anderson) but then he has won four bouts beating Nikita Krylov (Glover Teixeira vs Nikita Krylov) and Anthony Smith in his last two (Anthony Smith vs Glover Teixeira). Teixeira vs Santos is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 182 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 40 or UFC Vegas 13). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-10-24, fight not so exciting between Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier: it gets two stars. Moreover this match was ranked in the ‘Top 10 Mma Fights of the Year 2020‘ (ranking generated by our users).
The black belt in hapkido, karate, Tuf Ww tournament winner and former Ufc Mw champion Robert Whittaker entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-5-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 middleweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Israel Adesanya last year (Robert Whittaker vs Israel Adesanya) but he came back to win against Darren Till in July 2020 (Robert Whittaker vs Darren Till).
His opponent, Jared Cannonier, has a record of 13-4-0 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, against Jan Blachowicz and Dominick Reyes (Dominick Reyes vs Jared Cannonier), but then he has won three fights defeating Anderson Silva (Anderson Silva vs Jared Cannonier) and Jack Hermansson in 2019 (Jack Hermansson vs Jared Cannonier). Cannonier vs Whittaker is on the undercard of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje – UFC 254. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-10-24, pretty good fight between Magomed Ankalaev and Ion Cutelaba 2: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Magomed Ankalaev entered this fight with a professional record of 14-1-0 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 light heavyweight in the world. He was defeated by Paul Craig in 2018 but then he has won over Marcin Prachnio, Klidson Farias de Abreu (Magomed Ankalaev vs Klidson Farias de Abreu), Dalcha Lungiambula and Ion Cutelaba in their first fight (controversial TKO decision, Ion Cutelaba vs Magomed Ankalaev I).
His opponent, Ion Cutelaba, has a mma record of 15-5-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class. Before losing to Ankalaev, he had fought twice in 2019 losing also to Glover Teixeira (Glover Teixeira vs Ion Cutelaba) and beating Khalil Rountree (Khalil Rountree vs Ion Cutelaba). Cutelaba vs Ankalaev 2 is on the undercard of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje – UFC 254. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-10-18, pretty good finish between Jimmy Crute and Modestas Bukauskas: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Jimmy Crute entered this fight with a mma record of 11-1-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.27 light heavyweight in the world. He lost to Misha Cirkunov last year (Jim Crute vs Misha Cirkunov) but then he came back back to win against Michal Oleksiejczuk in February 2020 (Jim Crute vs Michal Oleksiejczuk).
His opponent, Modestas Bukauskas, has an official record of 11-2-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2016, against Pavel Doroftei and John Redmond, but then he has won seven fights defeating Andreas Michailidis in his last one. Bukauskas vs Crute is on the undercard of Brian Ortega vs Korean Zombie – UFC Fight Night 180 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 38 or UFC Fight Island 6). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-10-04, fight not particularly good between Carlos Condit and Court McGee: it gets two stars.
The black belt in gaidojutsu and former interim Ufc Ww champion Carlos Condit entered this fight with a professional record of 30-13-0 (93% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 29, 2018 when he was defeated by Michael Chiesa (Carlos Condit vs Michael Chiesa); before this bout he had lost also four consecutive bouts and his last victory dates back to 2015 when he faced Thiago Alves (Carlos Condit vs Thiago Alves).
His opponent, the black belt in karate, kempo and Tuf 11 Mw winner Court McGee, has a mma record of 19-9-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.102 welterweight but he won just one out of his last five bouts, against Alex Garcia in 2018; after this fight he has lost to Dhiego Lima and Sean Brady. McGee vs Condit is on the undercard of Holly Holm vs Irene Aldana – UFC on ESPN 16 (also known as UFC Fight Island 4). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-09-27, pretty good finish between Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night). Moreover this match was ranked in the ‘Top 10 Mma Fights of the Year 2020‘ (ranking generated by our users). Dominick Reyes entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-1-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off his first loss suffered against current #1 light-Hw Jon Jones (controversial decision, Jon Jones vs Dominick Reyes); before this bout he had fought twice in 2019, beating Volkan Oezdemir (Dominick Reyes vs Volkan Oezdemir) and Chris Weidman (Dominick Reyes vs Chris Weidman).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Ksw light-Hw champion Jan Blachowicz, has a record of 26-8-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He lost to Thiago Santos at the beginning of 2019 (Jan Blachowicz vs Thiago Santos) but then he has won over Luke Rockhold (Luke Rockhold vs Jan Blachowicz), Ronaldo Jacare Souza (Jan Blachowicz vs Ronaldo Jacare Souza) and Corey Anderson in their rematch (Corey Anderson vs Jan Blachowicz 2). Blachowicz vs Reyes is valid for the vacant UFC light-heavyweight title; undercard of Israel Adesanya vs Paulo Costa – UFC 253. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-09-19, nice and tough exchanges between Donald Cerrone and Niko Price: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and gaidojutsu Donald Cerrone entered this fight with a pro mma record of 36-15-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 welterweight in the world but he comes off four consecutive losses, the last two against Conor McGregor (Conor McGregor vs Donald Cerrone) and Anthony Pettis (Anthony Pettis vs Donald Cerrone 2); Cowboy’s last victory was with Al Iaquinta in May 2019 (Al Iaquinta vs Donald Cerrone).
His opponent, Niko Price, has a record of 14-4-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.52 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Geoff Neal in 2019 (Niko Price vs Geoff Neal) and Vicente Luque in 2020; between these two bouts he beat James Vick. Price vs Cowboy Cerrone is on the undercard of Colby Covington vs Tyron Woodley – UFC Fight Night 178 (also known as UFC Vegas 11). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-09-19, nice back and forth fight between Ryan Spann and Johnny Walker: it gets three stars. Ryan Spann entered this fight with a professional record of 18-5-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 light heavyweight in the world. He was defeated by Karl Roberson in 2017 but since then he has won eight consecutive bouts beating Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs Ryan Spann), Devin Clark and Sam Alvey in his last three.
His opponent, Johnny Walker, has a mma record of 17-5-0 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class but he comes off two losses, against Corey Anderson in 2019 (Corey Anderson vs Johnny Walker) and Nikita Krylov in 2020 (Nikita Krylov vs Johnny Walker); before these two bouts he had beat Misha Cirkunov (Misha Cirkunov vs Johnny Walker). Walker vs Spann is on the undercard of Colby Covington vs Tyron Woodley – UFC Fight Night 178 (also known as UFC Vegas 11). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-09-05, pretty good finish between Ovince St Preux and Alonzo Menifield but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night). Ovince St Preux entered this fight with a pro record of 24-14-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 light heavyweight in the world but ‘OSP’ won just one out of his last four fights, against Michal Oleksiejczuk last year, after this bout he has lost to Ben Rothwell in 2020 (Ovince St Preux vs Ben Rothwell).
His opponent, Alonzo Menifield, has an official mma record of 9-1-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Devin Clark in June 2020; before this bout, in 2019, he had won over Paul Craig and Vinicius Moreira. Menifield vs Saint Preux is on the undercard of Alistair Overeem vs Augusto Sakai – UFC Fight Night 176 (also known as UFC Vegas 9). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-11-21, some good exchanges between Mauricio Shogun Rua and Paul Craig 2 but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
