Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-15, good fight between BJ Penn and Yair Rodriguez: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in tae-kwon-do and Tuf Latin America winner Yair Rodriguez entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-1-0 (44% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.35 featherweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Luis Roberto Herrera in 2012, since then he has won seven consecutive bouts beating Andre Fili (4-stars fight, Fili vs Rodriguez) and Alex Caceres in 2016 (=Rodriguez vs Caceres).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, former Ufc Lw and Ww championBJ Penn, has an official record of 16-10-2 (81% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 6, 2014 when he was defeated by Frankie Edgar (=Edgar vs Penn 3); before this bout he has lost also with Rory MacDonald in 2012 (=Penn vs MacDonald) and Nick Diaz in 2011 (=Diaz vs Penn). Yair ‘Pantera’ Rodriguez vs BJ Penn is the main event of UFC Fight Night 103. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-15, good exchanges between Marcin Held and Joe Lauzon: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Bjj and former Bellator Lw tournament winner (season 10) Marcin Held entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-5-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 lightweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Will Brooks (=Brooks vs Held) and Diego Sanchez (=Held vs Sanchez). Between these two bouts he beat Dave Jansen.
His opponent, Joe Lauzon, has a record of 26-12-0 (96% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He lost three out of his last five bouts beating Diego Sanchez in 2016 but then he was defeated by Jim Miller (=Lauzon vs Miller 2). Joe Lauzon vs Marcin Held is on the undercard of Yair Rodriguez vs BJ Penn – UFC Fight Night 103. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-15, great finish between Alexey Oleynik and Viktor Pesta: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in jiu-jitsu and 2006 world combat sambo champion Alexey Oleynik (Oleksiy Oliynyk) entered this fight with a pro record of 50-10-1 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.42 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Viktor Pesta, has an official mma record of 10-3-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.78 in the same weight class. Both fighters have lost their last bouts: Oleynik has been defeated by Daniel Omielanczuk (=Oleinik vs Omielanczuk) while Pesta has lost to Derrick Lewis and Marcin Tybura (=Tybura vs Pesta). Alexey Oleynik vs Viktor Pesta is on the undercard of Yair Rodriguez vs BJ Penn – UFC Fight Night 103. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-15, fight not so exciting between Ben Saunders and Court McGee: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ben Saunders entered this fight with a mma record of 20-7-2 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.41 welterweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Patrick Cote and winning over Jacob Volkmann.
His opponent, the black belt in karate, kempo and Tuf 11 Mw winner Court McGee, has an official record of 18-5-0 (56% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.87 in the same weight class. He also fought twice in 2016 losing the first bout, against Santiago Ponzinibbio, and winning the second one with Dominique Steele. Ben Saunders vs Court McGee is on the undercard of Yair Rodriguez vs BJ Penn – UFC Fight Night 103. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-15, some good single shots between Sergio Pettis and John Moraga but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Sergio Pettis entered this fight with a professional record of 14-2-0 (43% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 flyweight in the world. He lost to Ryan Benoit in 2015 but then he has won over Chris Cariaso and Chris Kelades.
His opponent, John Moraga, has a mma record of 16-5-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Joseph Benavidez in 2015 (=Benavidez vs Moraga) and Matheus Nicolau in 2016. Sergio Pettis vs John Moraga is on the undercard of Yair Rodriguez vs BJ Penn – UFC Fight Night 103. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, great performance by both fighters: Dominick Cruz vs Cody Garbrandt gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The Ufc Bw champion Dominick Cruz entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-1-0 (36% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Urijah Faber in 2007, since then he has won 13 consecutive bouts taking revenge on Faber in 2011 (=Cruz vs Faber 2) and in 2016 (=Cruz vs Faber 3); Cruz has also beat TJ Dillashaw in 2016 (=Dillashaw vs Cruz).
His opponent, the undefeated Cody Garbrandt, has a perfect record of 10-0-0 (90% ko/tko victory rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He has already fought three times in 2016 winning over Augusto Mendes (=Garbrandt vs Mendes), Thomas Almeida (=Almeida vs Garbrandt) and Takeya Mizugaki (=Garbrandt vs Mizugaki). Cruz vs Garbrandt is valid for the Ufc bantamweight title (Cruz’s second defense); undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Ronda Rousey – UFC 207. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, good fight between TJ Dillashaw and John Lineker: it gets three stars.
The former Ufc Bw champion TJ Dillashaw entered this fight with a mma record of 13-3-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 bantamweight in the world. He has fought twice in 2016 losing to #1 current Ufc Bw champion Dominick Cruz (=Dillashaw vs Cruz) and beating Raphael Assuncao (=Dillashaw vs Assuncao 2).
His opponent, John Lineker, has an official record of 29-7-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Ali Bagautinov in 2014 (=Lineker vs Bagautinov), since then he has collected six consecutive victories defeating Michael McDonald (=McDonald vs Lineker) and John Dodson in his last two (=Lineker vs Dodson). Dillashaw vs Lineker is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Ronda Rousey – UFC 207. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, fight not so exciting between Dong Hyun Kim and Tarec Saffiedine: it gets two stars.
The black belt in judo Dong Hyun Kim entered this fight with a professional record of 21-3-1 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 welterweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Ufc Ww champion Tyron Woodley in 2014 (=Woodley vs Kim), but then he has beat Josh Burkman and Dominic Waters (=Kim vs Waters).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, karate and former Strikeforce Ww champion Tarec Saffiedine, has a record of 16-5-0 (37% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2016 beating Jake Ellenberger and losing to Rick Story (=Saffiedine vs Story). Kim vs Saffiedine is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Ronda Rousey – UFC 207. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, good work on the ground but it is not enough to get three stars: Louis Smolka vs Ray Borg gets two.
Louis Smolka entered this fight with a pro record of 11-2-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Demetrious Johnson). He has fought twice in 2016 defeating Ben Nguyen (=Smolka vs Nguyen) and losing to Brandon Moreno (=Smolka vs Moreno).
His opponent, Ray Borg, has an official mma record of 9-2-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Justin Scoggins (=Borg vs Scoggins). Smolka vs Borg is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Ronda Rousey – UFC 207. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, pretty good fight between Neil Magny and Johny Hendricks: it gets three stars.
The former Ufc Ww champion Johny Hendricks entered this fight with a record of 17-5-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 welterweight in the world but he lost three out of his last four bouts, twice in 2016, against Stephen Thompson (=Hendricks vs Thompson) and Kelvin Gastelum (=Hendricks vs Gastelum).
His opponent, Neil Magny, has a mma record of 18-5-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2016 winning over Hector Lombard (=Lombard vs Magny) and losing to Lorenz Larkin (=Magny vs Larkin). Hendricks vs Magny is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Ronda Rousey – UFC 207. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-15, good fight between BJ Penn and Yair Rodriguez: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
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