LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
Review: 2012-10-27, the fight between Mauricio Herrera and Karim Mayfield has not been particularly spectacular: two stars. Mauricio Herrera (18-2-0) entered as the No.23 light welterweight in the world while the undefeated Karim Mayfield (16-0-1) entered as the No.20. Herrera vs Mayfield is valid for the WBO NABO light welterweight title; undercard of Thomas Dulorme vs Luis Carlos Abregu. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-27, nice fight with two knockdowns: Thomas Dulorme vs Luis Abregu gets three stars. The undefeated Thomas Dulorme (16-0-0) entered as the No.40 welterweight in the world while Luis Carlos Abregu (33-1-0 with 27 victories coming by way of knockout) entered as the No.28. Dulorme vs Abregu, main event of the evening, is valid for the vacant WBC International welterweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-26, some good shots but the fight has not been particularly spectacular: Brian Rogers vs Dominique Steele gets two stars. Brian Rogers ranked as the No.74 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 9-4-0 while Dominique Steele had a record of 6-2-0. Rogers vs Steele is on the undercard of Lyman Good vs Michail Tsarev – Bellator 78. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-26, even with a good finish, the fight between Daniel Straus and Alvin Robinson isn’t worth three stars. Daniel Straus ranked as the No.9 featherweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 20-4-0 while Alvin Robinson had a record of 12-6-0. Straus vs Robinson is on the undercard of Lyman Good vs Michail Tsarev – Bellator 78. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-26, good fight between Andrey Koreshkov and Marius Zaromskis: three stars. The undefeated Andrey Koreshkov (11-0-0) entered as the No.87 welterweight in the world while Marius Zaromskis (19-6-0) entered as the No.27. Koreshkov vs Zaromskis is the semifinal of the Bellator welterweight tournament; undercard of Lyman Good vs Michail Tsarev – Bellator 78. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-26, pretty good fight between Lyman Good and Michail Tsarev but it is not enough to get three stars. Lyman Good ranked as the No.36 welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 13-2-0 while Michail Tsarev had a record of 24-2-0. Good vs Tsarev, main event of Bellator 78, is the semifinal of the Bellator welterweight tournament. Watch the video!
All four semifinalists for Bellator Fighting Championships’ 170-pound title made weight at the Wright Room at the Holiday Inn Dayton/Fairborn in Fairborn, Ohio.
Lyman Good (170.5) vs Michail Tsarev (171) is the main event. The Russian submission specialist comes from an 11-fight win streak and his wants to conquer a title shot to boost his career. His last match was during Bellator 74 against Tim Welch, and as usual the victory came by submission.
“For me, it would mean a lot,” ‘The Lonely Wolf’ said. “It would mean the next step in my career. I trained very hard, and I hope the best fighter will win tomorrow.”
On the other hand, former champ Good is on fire to regain the title he lost in 2010 to current champ Ben Askren. He started his road defeating LeVon Maynard in only 13 seconds and continued with a victory via decision against Jim Wallhead (= Lyman Good vs Jim Wallhead).
“I know that’s going to be one step closer to me getting what I really want,” Good said of a potential Bellator 78 win. “But I’m only focused on
On Saturday October 27, at St David’s Hall in Cardiff, Wales, it’s time for Cage Warriors 49.
The main event is Bruno Carvalho (14-5) vs Cathal Pendred (10-2-1).
Carvalho has won nine of his past 10 bouts over a stretch of three and a half years, with his lone loss coming against former DREAM champion and current Bellator fighter Marius Zaromskis in absolutely must see and brutal fight… four stars for one of the best mma KO of 2011: somersault kick (!!!), elbow and punches!
Pendred hopes to remain undefeated under the Cage Warriors banner and is 4-0-1 in his past five fights.
Cathal ‘The Punisher’ Pendred (overall 10-2-1) had the
Video interview Rashad Evans vs Anderson Silva
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans after his lost against reigning champion Jon ‘Bones’ Jones at UFC 145 in April, hoped to come back in the Octagon as soon as possible, but it’s not going to happen, at least not by the end of this year.
It’s not his fault, but because there aren’t many fighters left available for Evans before 2013: Jones is recovering from an injured elbow from his last fight with Vitor Belfort (= Jon Jones vs Vitor Belfort) and stepping into a coaching role on TUF 17, Dan Henderson is also in the midst of rehab, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is lined up to face Alexander Gustafsson, and Forrest Griffin is scheduled to fight with Phil Davis.
Evan’s desire, however, is an interesting name… Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva.
There are many pretenders to Silva’s title belt, and however ‘The Spider’ wants to face
Review: 2012-10-23, tough fight between Houcine Bennoui and Adailton Parreira: three stars. Houcine Bennoui ranked as the No.17 welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 36-8-0 while Adailton Parreira de Freitas had a record of 53-13-2. Bennoui vs Parreira, quarterfinal of Thai Fight Extreme 2012 67 kg, is on the undercard of Buakaw Por Pramuk vs Mauro Serra. Watch the video!
