Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-28, pretty good fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Frank Mir: it gets three stars.
The 41-year-old former Pride, world combat sambo champion and black belt in judo Fedor Emelianenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 36-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.53 heavyweight in the world. ‘The Last Emperor’ fought just three times since 2012 beating Singh Jaideep (Fedor Emelianenko vs Singh Jaideep) and Fabio Maldonado (mma Fight of the Year candidate, Fedor vs Maldonado) but then he lost to Matt Mitrione in 2017 (Fedor Emelianenko vs Matt Mitrione).
His opponent, the black belt in karate, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Frank Mir, has an official record of 18-11-0 (78% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 20, 2016 when he was defeated by Mark Hunt (Mark Hunt vs Frank Mir). Before this bout, in 2015, he had fought three times winning over ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (Silva vs Mir) and Todd Duffee (4-stars-fight, Mir vs Duffee) but then he lost to Andrei Arlovski (Arlovski vs Mir). Fedor vs Mir, main event of Bellator 198, is the quarterfinal of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-01-20, fight not particularly good between Rory MacDonald and Douglas Lima: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Bjj and current Bellator Ww champion Douglas Lima entered this fight with a pro mma record of 29-6-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Tyron Woodley). He lost to Andrey Koreshkov in their first fight in 2015 (=Lima vs Koreshkov I) but then he has won three fights beating Paul Daley (=Daley vs Lima), taking revenge on Koreshkov (=Koreshkov vs Lima 2) and defeating Lorenz Larkin (=Lima vs Larkin).
His opponent, Rory MacDonald (black belt in Bjj as well), has an official record of 19-4-0 (74% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2016, against Robbie Lawler (=Lawler vs MacDonald 2) and Stephen Thompson (=MacDonald vs Thompson), but he came back to win in 2017 with Paul Daley (=MacDonald vs Daley). Lima vs MacDonald, main event of Bellator 192, is valid for the Bellator welterweight title (Lima’s second defense); they also faced each other a second time on October 26, 2019 (Rory MacDonald vs Douglas Lima 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-11-02, boring fight between Blagoy Ivanov and Caio Alencar: it gets one star!
The black belt in judo and former world combat sambo champion Blagoy Ivanov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-1-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 heavyweight in the world. ‘Baga’ Ivanov suffered his only loss when he faced Alexander Volkov in 2014 (final of the Bellator Hw tournament – season ten – Volkov vs Ivanov), after this bout he has won four consecutive fights beating Josh Copeland (=Ivanov vs Copeland) and Shawn Jordan in his last two (=Ivanov vs Jordan).
His opponent, Caio Alencar, has an official record of 11-1-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.29 in the same weight class. ‘Caiao’ Alencar lost to William Baldutti in 2013 but then he has won four bouts defeating Jared Rosholt in his last one. Ivanov vs Alencar is the main event of PFL Fight Night (Professional Fighters League). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-24, great start between Fedor Emelianenko and Matt Mitrione: it gets three stars.
The 40-year-old former Pride and world combat sambo champion Fedor Emelianenko (two years older than Mitrione) entered this fight with a pro mma record of 36-4-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.29 heavyweight in the world. ‘The Last Emperor’ suffered three consecutive defeats between 2010 and 2011, against the former #1 Ufc Hw champion Fabricio Werdum, Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Silva vs Emelianenko), and Dan Henderson (=Henderson vs Emelianenko), but then Fedor has won five bouts beating Fabio Maldonado in 2016 (mma Fight of the Year candidate, Fedor vs Maldonado).
His opponent, the black belt in karate Matt Mitrione, has a record of 11-5-0 (91% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He lost twice between 2015 and 2016, against Ben Rothwell (=Rothwell vs Mitrione) and Travis Browne (= Browne vs Mitrione), but then he has won over Carl Seumanutafa (=Mitrione vs Seumanutafa) and Oli Thompson (=Mitrione vs Thompson). Fedor Emelianenko vs Mitrione is on the undercard of Chael Sonnen vs Wanderlei Silva – Bellator 180. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-11, fight not particularly exciting between Mamed Khalidov and Luke Barnatt: it gets two stars.
The black belt in karate, tae-kwon-do and KSW champion in two weight classes Mamed Khalidov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 32-4-2 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 middleweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Jorge Santiago in 2010, since then he has collected 12 victories and one draw beating Aziz Karaoglu in 2016 (=Khalidov vs Karaoglu).
His opponent, Luke Barnatt, has an official record of 12-3-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.61 light heavyweight. He suffered three consecutive defeats in the Ufc between 2014 and 2015, the last one with Mark Munoz (=Munoz vs Barnatt), but then he has won four bouts. Mamed Khalidov vs Luke Barnatt is the main event of Absolute Championship Berkut 54. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-29, pretty good finish between Mirko Filipovic and King Mo Lawal but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do and former K-1 and Pride champion Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic entered this fight with a professional mma record of 32-11-2 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.31 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Alexey Oleinik in 2013 (=Filipovic vs Oleinik), since then he has won four bouts beating Gabriel Gonzaga (=Gonzaga vs Filipovic 2) and Hyun Man Myung (=Cro Cop vs Myung).
His opponent, Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (who replaces Wanderlei Silva), has an official record of 20-5-0 (65% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2016 losing to Phil Davis (=Davis vs Lawal) and winning over Satoshi Ishii (=Lawal vs Ishii). Cro Cop vs Lawal, main event of Rizin 3 2016 2nd Round, is the quarter-final of the Rizin openweight Grand-Prix tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-08-26, disappointing fight between Ben Henderson and Patricio Freire; it gets two stars.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Lw champion Benson Henderson entered this fight with a professional record of 23-6-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 welterweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Andrey Koreshkov (=Koreshkov vs Henderson). Before this bout ‘Smooth’ had beat Jorge Masvidal in his last Ufc fight (=Henderson vs Masvidal).
His opponent, the former Bellator Fw champion Patricio Freire (black belt in Bjj as well), has an official record of 25-3-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 featherweight. ‘Pitbull’ lost to Daniel Straus in 2015 (=Freire vs Straus 3) but he came back to win in 2016 defeating Henry Corrales (=Freire vs Corrales). Henderson vs Freire is the main event of Bellator 160. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-22, fight not particularly exciting between Benson Henderson and Andrey Koreshkov: it gets two stars.
The Bellator Ww champion Andrey Koreshkov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-1-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 welterweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Ben Askren in 2013 (=Askren vs Koreshkov), since then he has won five consecutive bouts beating Douglas Lima in 2015 (=Lima vs Koreshkov).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, tae-kwon-do and former Ufc Lw champion Benson Henderson, has an official record of 23-5-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2014 and 2015, against Rafael dos Anjos (=Henderson vs dos Anjos) and Donald Cerrone (=Cerrone vs Henderson 3), but then he defeated Brandon Thatch (=Henderson vs Thatch) and Jorge Masvidal (=Henderson vs Masvidal). Koreshkov vs Henderson, main event of the Bellator 153, is valid for the Bellator welterweight title (Koreshkov’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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