Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-13, great performance by both fighters: Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier 2 is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The Ufc Fw champion Max Holloway entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-3-0 (60% 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 13 consecutive bouts beating twice Jose Aldo in 2017 (Aldo vs Holloway I and Max Holloway vs Jose Aldo II) and Brian Ortega in 2018 (Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Dustin Poirier, has an official record of 24-5-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 lightweight (currently the #1 in this division is Khabib Nurmagomedov). He was defeated by Michael Johnson in 2016 (Poirier vs Johnson) but then he has collected four victories and one no-contest; last year he beat Justin Gaethje (Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje) and Eddie Alvarez (Eddie Alvarez vs Dustin Poirier 2). In their first fight Holloway was defeated by Poirier via submission (February 4, 2012 – Dustin Poirier vs Max Holloway I); this second fight , main event of Ufc 236, is valid for the interim UFC lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-13, some good single shots between Eryk Anders and Khalil Rountree but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
Eryk Anders entered this fight with a mma record of 11-3-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.47 light heavyweight in the world but he won just one out of his last four bouts, against Tim Williams last August; after this bout he has been defeated by Thiago Santos (Thiago Santos vs Eryk Anders) and Elias Theodorou.
His opponent, Khalil Rountree, has an official record of 7-3-0 (71% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.79 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year beating Gokhan Saki (Gokhan Saki vs Khalil Rountree) and losing to Johnny Walker (Khalil Rountree vs Johnny Walker). Anders vs Rountree is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier 2 – UFC 236. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-13, fight not so exciting between Ovince Saint Preux and Nikita Krylov 2: it gets two stars.
Ovince St Preux entered this fight with a pro record of 23-12-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 light heavyweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Ilir Latifi (Ovince St Preux vs Ilir Latifi) and Dominick Reyes (Ovince St Preux vs Dominick Reyes); between these two bouts he beat Tyson Pedro (Ovince St Preux vs Tyson Pedro).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and Fight Nights Global champ Nikita Krylov, has an official mma record of 24-6-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year defeating Fabio Maldonado (Nikita Krylov vs Fabio Maldonado) and losing to Jan Blachowicz (Jan Blachowicz vs Nikita Krylov). In their first fight ‘OSP’ had beat the Ukrainian via submission (March 15, 2014 – Ovince St Preux vs Nikita Krylov I); this second bout is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier 2 – UFC 236. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-30, disappointing fight between Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Michelle Waterson: it gets two stars.
The former Ksw Flw champion Karolina Kowalkiewicz entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-3-0 (25% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.8 women’s strawweight in the world. She fought twice last year beating Felice Herrig and losing to Jessica Andrade (Jessica Andrade vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz).
Her opponent, the black belt in American freestyle karate and former Invicta Fc atomweight champ Michelle Waterson, has a record of 16-6-0 (75% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. She lost two consecutive bouts in 2017, against Rose Namajunas (Rose Namajunas vs Michelle Waterson) and Tecia Torres, but then she has defeated Cortney Casey and Felice Herrig (Felice Herrig vs Michelle Waterson). Kowalkiewicz vs Waterson is on the undercard of Edson Barboza vs Justin Gaethje – UFC on ESPN 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-30, good start between David Branch and Jack Hermansson: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj, former Wsof light-Hw and Mw champion David Branch entered this fight with a record of 22-5-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 middleweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Luke Rockhold (Luke Rockhold vs David Branch) and Jared Cannonier (David Branch vs Jared Cannonier); between these two bouts he beat Thiago Santos (David Branch vs Thiago Santos).
His opponent, Jack Hermansson, has a mma record of 18-4-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Thiago Santos in 2017 (Thiago Santos vs Jack Hermansson) but then he has won over Thales Leites and Gerald Meerschaert. Branch vs Hermansson is on the undercard of Edson Barboza vs Justin Gaethje – UFC on ESPN 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-23, good finish between Stephen Thompson and Anthony Pettis: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in karate and ju-jitsu Stephen Thompson entered this fight with a mma record of 14-3-1 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kamaru Usman) but he lost two out of his last three fights, against former #1 Ufc champion Tyron Woodley (Woodley vs Thompson 2) and with Darren Till (Stephen Thompson vs Darren Till); between these two bouts he beat Jorge Masvidal (Stephen Thompson vs Jorge Masvidal).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do, Bjj and former Ufc Lw champion Anthony Pettis, has an official record of 21-8-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 lightweight but he lost six out of his last nine fights. Last year he beat Michael Chiesa (Anthony Pettis vs Michael Chiesa) and he was defeated by Tony Ferguson (Tony Ferguson vs Anthony Pettis). Thompson vs Pettis is the main event of UFC Fight Night 148 (UFC on ESPN+ 6). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-23, fight not so exciting between John Makdessi and Jesus Pinedo: it gets two stars.
The black belt in karate and tae-kwon-do John Makdessi entered this fight with a pro record of 16-6-0 (56% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.47 lightweight in the world. He was defeated by Lando Vannata in 2016 (-4-stars fight, John Makdessi vs Lando Vannata) but then he has beat Abel Trujillo and Ross Pearson.
His opponent, Jesus Pinedo, has an official mma record of 16-4-1 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.235 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Alonso Santos Verona Ganoza in 2015, since then he has won seven fights taking revenge on Ganoza in 2017 and beating Devin Powell in his last bout. Makdessi vs Pinedo is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis – UFC Fight Night 148 (UFC on ESPN+ 6). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-16, fight not so exciting between Dominick Reyes and Volkan Oezdemir: it gets two stars.
The undefeated Dominick Reyes entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 10-0-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 light heavyweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has won over Jeremy Kimballnsen, Jared Cannonier (Dominick Reyes vs Jared Cannonier) and Ovince St Preux (Ovince St Preux vs Dominick Reyes).
His opponent, Volkan Oezdemir, has an official record of 15-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Anthony Smith (Volkan Oezdemir vs Anthony Smith) and current #1 Ufc Hw champion Daniel Cormier (Daniel Cormier vs Volkan Oezdemir); before this bout, in 2017, he had defeated Jimi Manuwa (Manuwa vs Oezdemir). Reyes vs Oezdemir is on the undercard of Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal – UFC Fight Night 147 (UFC on ESPN+ 5). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-09, disappointing bout between Blagoy Ivanov and Ben Rothwell: it gets two stars.
The black belt in judo, former world combat sambo and Wsof champion Blagoy Ivanov entered this fight with a professional record of 16-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Junior dos Santos (Junior dos Santos vs Blagoy Ivanov); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Shawn Jordan (Ivanov vs Jordan) and Caio Alencar (Blagoy Ivanov vs Caio Alencar).
His opponent, Ben Rothwell, has a mma record of 36-10-0 (92% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 10, 2016 when he was defeated by Junior dos Santos (Junior dos Santos vs Ben Rothwell); before this fight he had won over Josh Barnett (Josh Barnett vs Ben Rothwell). Ivanov vs Rothwell is on the undercard of Derrick Lewis vs Junior dos Santos – UFC Fight Night 146 (UFC on ESPN+ 4). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-02, some good single shots between Jon Jones and Anthony Smith but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in gaidojutsu and current Ufc light-Hw champion Jon Jones entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-1-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world. Jones’ only loss was, in reality, a disqualification suffered against Matt Hamill in 2009 due to multiple “12-6 elbows” (strike brought from a high position toward the floor), since then he has collected 14 victories and one no-contest, against Daniel Cormier in 2017 (Jones defeated DC via KO but he tested positive for turinabol so the result was overturned in a NC, Jon Jones vs Daniel Cormier I); after this bout he beat Alexander Gustafsson in their rematch in 2018 (Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Anthony Smith, has an official record of 31-13-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He fought four times last year losing to Thiago Santos (Thiago Santos vs Anthony Smith) but then he has beat Rashad Evans, Mauricio Shogun Rua (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Anthony Smith) and Volkan Oezdemir (Volkan Oezdemir vs Anthony Smith). Jones vs Smith, main event of UFC 235, is valid for the Ufc light heavyweight title (Jones’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-13, great performance by both fighters: Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier 2 is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
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