LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
Review: 2012-10-13, great second round and good finish (UFC Submission of the Night): Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Dave Herman gets three stars. Antonio Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira (33-7-1) entered as the No.8 heavyweight in the world while Dave Herman (21-4-0) entered as the No.49. Minotauro Nogueira vs Herman is on the undercard of Anderson Silva vs Stephan Bonnar – UFC 153. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-13, very tough and exciting first round: good fight between Glover Teixeira and Fabio Maldonado, three stars. Glover Teixeira ranked as the No.21 light heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 18-2-0 while Fabio Maldonado had a record of 18-5-0. Teixeira vs Maldonado is on the undercard of Anderson Silva vs Stephan Bonnar – UFC 153. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-13, great performance by both fighters and fantastic job on the ground: the fight between Jon Fitch and Erick Silva gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The American Jon Fitch (23-4-1) entered as the No.12 welterweight in the world while Erick Silva (14-2-0) entered as the No.28. Fitch vs Silva is on the undercard of Anderson Silva vs Stephan Bonnar – UFC 153. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-13, the second fight between Phil Davis and Wagner Pradohas has not been particularly spectacular, we suggest you to watch only the (good) finish of the fight, two stars. Phil Davis ranked as the No.10 light heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 9-1-0 while the undfeated Wagner Prado had a record of 8-0-0. Their first fight ended by no contest due to an accidental eye poke (August 4th, 2012), Davis vs Prado 2 is on the undercard of Anderson Silva vs Stephan Bonnar – UFC 153. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-13, aggressive start and spectacular finish between Demian Maia and Rick Story, three stars. Demian Maia (16-4-0) entered as the No.8 welterweight in the world while Rick Story (14-5-0) entered as the No.29. Maia vs Story is on the undercard of Anderson Silva vs Stephan Bonnar – UFC 153. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-13, pretty good fight between Rony ‘Jason’ Mariano Bezerra and Sam Sicilia but it is not enough to get three stars (UFC Knockout of the Night). Rony Mariano Bezerra entered the fight with a record of 11-3-0 while Sam Sicilia had a record of 11-1-0. Rony Jason vs Sicilia is on the undercard of Anderson Silva vs Stephan Bonnar – UFC 153. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-13, pretty good fight but it is not enough to get three stars: David Price vs Audley Harrison gets two stars. The undefeated David Price (13-0-0 with 11 victories coming by way of knockout) entered as the No.15 heavyweight in the world while Audley Harrison (28-5-0) entered as the No.73. Price vs Harrison is valid for the BBBofC British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles. Watch the video!
Video UFC 153 weigh-ins
No incidents at Friday’s official weigh-in at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro for UFC 153. UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva came in at 202 pounds, and veteran fighter Stephan Bonnar meet was 202 pounds.
In the co-main event, Antonio Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira (244) and Dave Herman (243) were just a pound apart for their heavyweight bout.
Silva comes from a streak of 16 consecutive victories, 14 of them finishes. His last match was at UFC 148 in July, when he defeated Chael Sonnen by technical knockout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (= Silva vs Sonnen 2). Silva has secured 25 of his 32 professional wins by knockout, technical knockout or submission, including Rich Franklin (twice) and Dan Henderson, Vitor Belfort, Forrest Griffin and Nate Marquardt. Undefeated inside the Octagon, he has not been legitimately defeated since the incredible Ryo Chonan’s flying scissor heel hook in December 2004 (video at the bottom of this post),
Review: 2012-10-12, pretty good fight thanks to some heavy combination but it is not enough for us: Rakhim Chakhkiev vs Epifanio Mendoza gets two stars. The undefeated Rakhim Chakhkiev (14-0-0) entered as the No.15 cruiserweight in the world while Epifanio Mendoza (34-14-1) entered as the No.66. Chakhkiev vs Mendoza is valid for the WBC Baltic cruiserweight title (on the original fight card the main event scheduled was Denis Boytsov vs Konstantin Airich but Boytsov has pulled out due to nasal and sinus inflammation). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-12, even with three knockdowns, the fight between Jermain Taylor and Raul Munoz isn’t worth our three stars. Jermain Taylor ranked as the No.22 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 30-4-1 while Raul Munoz had a record of 22-15-1 (Munoz is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since September 10th, 2011).Taylor vs Munoz is the main event of the evening. Watch the video!
