Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-05, amazing and tough fight thanks to some tremendous exchanges and a good finish: John Lineker vs Francisco Rivera is a candidate for the mma fight of the year 2015 and it gets five stars (UFC Fight of the Night)!
John Lineker entered this fight with a professional mma record of 25-7-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, Francisco Rivera, has an official record of 11-4-0 (73% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. Both fighters lost in 2014: Lineker was defeated by Ali Bagautinov (=Lineker vs Bagautinov) but then he has won over Alptekin Ozkilic (=Lineker vs Ozkilic) and Ian McCall while Rivera lost to Takeya Mizugaki (=Mizugaki vs Rivera) and Urijah Faber (=Faber vs Rivera) but then he came back to win against Alex Caceres (=Rivera vs Caceres). Lineker vs Rivera is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs John Dodson 2 – UFC 191. Watch the video and rate this fight! Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-05, fight not particularly good between Andrei Arlovski and Frank Mir: it gets two stars.
The former Ufc Hw champion Andrei Arlovski entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-10-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Fabricio Werdum). ‘The Pit-Bull’ Arlovski suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Anthony Johnson (=Arlovski vs Johnson), since then he has won five consecutive bouts beating Travis Browne in his last (one of the the best mma fights of the year 2015, Arlovski vs Browne).
His opponent, the black belt in American Kenpo and Bjj and former Ufc Hw champion as well, Frank Mir, has a record of 18-9-0 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He suffered four consecutive losses between 2012 and 2014 but then he came back to win in 2015 defeating Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Silva vs Mir) and Todd Duffee (4-stars fight, Mir vs Duffee). Arlovski vs Mir is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs John Dodson 2 – UFC 191. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-05, some good exchanges between Jan Blachowicz and Corey Anderson but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The former KSW light-hw champion Jan Blachowicz entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-4-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, the TUF 19 winner Corey Anderson, has a record of 5-1-0 (60% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.67 in the same weight class. Both fighters have lost their last bout: Blachowicz was defeated by Jimi Manuwa (=Blachowicz vs Manuwa) while Anderson lost to Gian Villante. Blachowicz vs Anderson is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs John Dodson 2 – UFC 191. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-05, pretty good finish between Anthony Johnson and Jimi Manuwa but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
Anthony Johnson entered this fight with a mma record of 19-5-0 (68% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He has already fought twice in 2015 beating Alexander Gustafsson (=Gustafsson vs Johnson) but then he lost to Daniel Cormier (bout valid for the vacant Ufc light-Hw title, Johnson vs Cormier).
His opponent, Jimi Manuwa, has an official record of 15-1-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 light heavyweight. He suffered his first professional loss in 2014, against Gustafsson (=Gustafsson vs Manuwa), but he came back to win in 2015 defeating Jan Blachowicz (=Blachowicz vs Manuwa). ‘Rumble’ Johnson vs Manuwa is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs John Dodson 2 – UFC 191. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-05, Paige VanZant vs Alex Chambers gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.
Paige VanZant entered this fight with a professional mma record of 5-1-0 (40% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.23 women’s strawweight in the world while her opponent, the black belt in karate Alex Chambers, has an official record of 5-2-0 (80% finishing rate). VanZant vs Chambers is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs John Dodson 2 – UFC 191. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-01, nice and tough exchanges between Mauricio Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: their second fight gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj and former Pride Mw and Ufc light-Hw champion Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-10-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Dan Henderson (=Shogun vs Henderson 2) and Ovince St Preux (=Rua vs St Preux).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Antonio Rogerio ‘Minotouro’ Nogueira, has a record of 21-6-0 (57% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class and he lost his last bout as well, against Anthony Johnson (=Johnson vs Nogueira). In their first fight Shogun defeated Minotouro by unanimous decision (June 26, 2005); Rua vs Nogueira 2 is on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Bethe Correia – UFC 190. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-07-25, pretty good fight between Joe Lauzon and Takanori Gomi: it gets three stars.
Joe Lauzon entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-10-0 (96% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 lightweight in the world while his opponent, the former PRIDE Lw champion Takanori Gomi, has a record of 35-10-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.44 in the same weight class. Both fighters have lost their last bout: Lauzon was defeated by Al Iaquinta (=Lauzon vs Iaquinta) while Gomi lost to Myles Jury (=Jury vs Gomi). Lauzon vs Gomi is on the undercard of TJ Dillashaw vs Renan Barao 2 – UFC on Fox 16. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-07-15, brutal exchanges from the first bell and spectacular finish: Frank Mir vs Todd Duffee is one of the best mma fights of the year 2015 and it gets four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in karate and Bjj and former Ufc Hw champion Frank Mir entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-9-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Fabricio Werdum). He suffered four consecutive defeats between 2012 and 2014, the last one against Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Mir), but after this bout he came back to win beating Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Silva vs Mir).
His opponent, Todd Duffee, has an official record of 9-2-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class. He lost twice in 2010, against Mike Russow and Alistair Overeem, but since then he has won three bouts winning over Anthony Hamilton in his last one (=Duffee vs Hamilton). Mir vs Duffee is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 71. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-07-15, pretty good fight between Kevin Lee and James Moontasri: it gets three stars.
Kevin Lee entered this fight with a pro mma record of 10-1-0 (40% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.36 lightweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do James Moontasri, has an official record of 8-2-0 (75% finishing rate). Lee vs Moontasri is on the undercard of Frank Mir vs Todd Duffee – UFC Fight Night 71. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-06, Ben Rothwell vs Matt Mitrione gets three stars thanks to a good finish.
Ben Rothwell entered this fight with a pro mma record of 34-9-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in karate Matt Mitrione, has a record of 9-3-0 (89% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez). Both fighters suffered their last loss in 2013: Rothwell was defeated by Gabriel Gonzaga (=Gonzaga vs Rothwell) and then he won over Brandon Vera (=Rothwell vs Vera) and Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Rothwell) while Mitrione lost to Brendan Schaub (=Schaub vs Mitrione) but then he has won three consecutive bouts, the last one with Gonzaga (=Gonzaga vs Mitrione). Rothwell vs Mitrione is on the undercard of Tim Boetsch vs Dan Henderson – UFC Fight Night 68. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-05, amazing and tough fight thanks to some tremendous exchanges and a good finish: John Lineker vs Francisco Rivera is a candidate for the mma fight of the year 2015 and it gets five stars (UFC Fight of the Night)!
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