LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
Review: 2013-04-06, great fight with three knockdowns: the second fight between Gokhan Saki and Daniel Ghita gets three stars. Gokhan Saki (78-16-0) entered as the No.3 heavyweight in the world while Daniel Ghita (47-8-0) entered as the No.2. In their first fight Saki defeated Ghita (December 11, 2010); Saki vs Ghita 2 is the main event of GLORY 6 Istanbul. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-04-06, fight not particularly good between Gegard Mousasi and Ilir Latifi: it gets two stars. Gegard Mousasi (33-3-2, 88% finishing rate) entered as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world while Ilir Latifi (7-2-0, 72% finishing rate) entered as the No.33. Mousasi was originally scheduled to face Alexander Gustafsson, but a cut he received during a sparing session forced Gustafsson out of the bout; Mousasi vs Latifi is the main event of UFC on Fuel TV 9. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-04-06, good finish but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: Ross Pearson vs Ryan Couture gets two stars. Ross Pearson (14-6-0) entered as the No.44 lightweight in the world while Ryan Couture (6-1-0) entered as the No.53. Pearson vs Couture is on the undercard of Gegard Mousasi vs Ilir Latifi – UFC on Fuel TV 9. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-04-06, pretty good first round between Matt Mitrione and Philip De Fries: it gets three stars. Matt Mitrione (5-2-0) entered as the No.34 heavyweight in the world while Philip De Fries (9-2-0) entered as the No.75. Mitrione vs De Fries is on the undercard of Gegard Mousasi vs Ilir Latifi – UFC on Fuel TV 9. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-04-06, good fight (UFC Fight of the Night) between Brad Pickett and Mike Easton: it gets three stars. Brad Pickett (22-7-0, 77% finishing rate) entered as the No.13 bantamweight in the world while Mike Easton (13-2-0) entered as the No.41. Pickett vs Easton is on the undercard of Gegard Mousasi vs Ilir Latifi – UFC on Fuel TV 9. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-04-06, good first round between Diego Brandao and Pablo Garza: it gets three stars. Diego Brandao (16-8-0, 81% finishing rate) entered as the No.68 featherweight in the world while Pablo Garza (12-3-0, 75% finishing rate) entered as the No.38. Brandao vs Garza is on the undercard of Gegard Mousasi vs Ilir Latifi – UFC on Fuel TV 9. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-04-06, fight not particularly exciting between Robbie Peralta and Akira Corassani: it gets two stars. Robbie Peralta ranked as the No.15 featherweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 16-3-0 (88% finishing rate) while Akira Corassani had a record of 10-3-0. Peralta vs Corassani is on the undercard of Gegard Mousasi vs Ilir Latifi – UFC on Fuel TV 9. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-04-06, close fight with some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars. Roman Martinez (26-1-2) entered as the No.13 super featherweight in the world while the undefeated Diego Magdaleno (23-0-0) entered as the No.15. Martinez vs Magdaleno is valid for the WBO super featherweight title; undercard of Brian Viloria vs Juan Francisco Estrada . Watch the video!
Review: 2013-04-06, good fight between Brian Viloria and Juan Francisco Estrada: it gets three stars. Brian Viloria (32-3-0) entered as the No.1 flyweight in the world while Juan Francisco Estrada (22-2-2, KO%=75% since he has 18 victories coming by way of knockout) entered as the No.16. Viloria vs Estrada is valid for the WBA and WBO flyweight titles. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-04-05, high pace, tough fight and a spectacular finish: Jonathan Maicelo vs Rustam Nugaev is very close to get four stars is one of the best boxing fights of 2013 thanks to a great performance by both fighters, four stars! (We had rated this fight three stars but after watching it again we have changed our rating – June 11, 2013). The undefeated Jonathan Maicelo ranked as the No.25 lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 19-0-0 while Rustam Nugaev had a record of 22-6-1 (Nugaev is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 2, 2011 when he defeated Shavkat Madaminov). Maicelo vs Nugaev is valid for the vacant USBA lightweight title. Watch the video!
