Review: 2014-04-16, aggressive start and high pace: Elias Theodorou vs Sheldon Westcott gets three stars, great fight! The undefeated Elias Theodorou entered this fight with a perfect record of 8-0-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.79 middleweight in the world, he is 25 years old (four years younger than Westcott) and he has four wins by ko and one by submission.
His opponent, Sheldon Westcott, has an official record of 8-1-1 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.86 welterweight, he suffered his only defeat at his pro mma debut in 2007 (split decision against Victor Bachman). Theodorou vs Westcott is the middleweight final of The Ultimate Fighter Nations; undercard of Michael Bisping vs Tim Kennedy – UFC Tuf: Canada vs Australia. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2014 MMA fight – Steven Siler vs Rony ‘Jason’ Mariano Bezerra – fight Video UFC Ufn 39
Review: 2014-03-23, fight not so exciting between Steven Siler and Rony ‘Jason’: it gets two stars. Steven Siler entered this fight with a mma record of 23-11-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.36 featherweight in the world, lat year he fought three times losing only his last bout against Dennis Bermudez.
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and kickboxing Rony ‘Jason’ Mariano Bezerra, has an official record of 13-4-0 (92% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.68 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2013 winning the first bout against Mike Wilkinson (Jason vs Wilkinson) but then he lost to Jeremy Stephens (=Stephens vs Jason). Siler vs Jason is on the undercard of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC Ufn 39. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Rory MacDonald vs Demian Maia – full fight Video UFC 170
Review: 2014-02-22, close and tough fight with some nice exchanges and a good work on the ground (in the first part): Rory MacDonald vs Demian Maia gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Rory MacDonald entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-2-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world, he is a black belt in brazilian jiu-jitsu and last year he fought twice: he beat Jake Ellenberger in July (=Ellenberger vs MacDonald) but then he lost to Robbie Lawler in November (=MacDonald vs Lawler).
His opponent, the 36-year-old Demian Maia (12 more than MacDonald), has an official record of 18-5-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre). Like MacDonald, Maia is also a black belt in bjj and he fought twice in 2013: winning the first bout against Jon Fitch (=Fitch vs Maia) and then losing to Jake Shields (=Maia vs Shields). MacDonald vs Maia is on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann – UFC 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Gabriel Gonzaga vs Stipe Miocic – fight Video UFC on Fox 10
Review: 2014-01-25, good single shots but the fight was not particularly good: Gabriel Gonzaga vs Stipe Miocic gets two stars. The black belt in bjj Gabriel Gonzaga entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-7-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 heavyweight in the world, last year he fought four times losing only to Travis Browne. Stipe Miocic has a record of 10-1-0 (80% finishing rate, he has won just once via submission) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class, in 2013 he fought only once winning against Roy Nelson. ‘Napao’ Gonzaga vs Miocic is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Josh Thomson – UFC on Fox 10. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Dustin Poirier vs Diego Brandao full fight Video UFC 168 – 2013
Review: 2013-12-28, pretty good fight with some nice exchanges: Dustin Poirier vs Diego Brandao gets three stars. Dustin Poirier (14-3-0, 79% finishing rate) entered as the No.24 featherweight in the world while Diego Brandao (18-8-0, 78% finishing rate) entered as the No.21. Poirier vs Brandao was originally scheduled as a featherweight bout but Brandao weighed in seven pounds over the limit of 146 lbs; undercard of Chris Weidman vs Anderson Silva 2 – UFC 168. Watch the video!
Julianna Pena vs Jessica Rakoczy full fight Video UFC Tuf 18 Finale – 2013
Review: 2013-11-30, pretty good finish between Julianna Pena and Jessica Rakoczy: it gets three stars. Julianna Pena entered the fight with a record of 4-2-0 (100% finishing rate) while Jessica Rakoczy had a record of 1-3-0. Pena vs Rakoczy is the final of TUF 18 women’s bantamweight tournament; undercard of Gray Maynard vs Nate Diaz 2 – UFC Tuf 18 Finale. Watch the video!
Gray Maynard vs Nate Diaz 3 full fight Video UFC Tuf 18 Finale
Review: 2013-11-30, nice and tough fight between Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz: it gets three stars. Gray Maynard (11-2-1, 18% ko/tko victory rate) entered as the No.13 lightweight in the world while Nate Diaz (16-9-0, 88% finishing rate) entered as the No.14. In their first professional fight Maynard defeated Diaz by split decision (January 11, 2010) but they had already faced each other previously in the semifinal of “The Ultimate Fighter 5” and Diaz won by submission (but it is not recorded as a professional fight); this second fight is the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale. Watch the video!
Chris Holdsworth vs Davey Grant full fight Video UFC Tuf 18 Finale – 2013
Review: 2013-11-30, pretty good finish between Chris Holdsworth and Davey Grant but it is not enough to get three stars. Chris Holdsworth entered the fight with a record of 4-0-0 (100% submission victory rate) while Davey Grant had a record of 8-1-0 (100% finishing rate). Holdsworth vs Grant is the final of TUF 18 men’s bantamweight tournament; undercard of Gray Maynard vs Nate Diaz 2 – UFC Tuf 18 Finale. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Iuri Alcantara vs Urijah Faber – fight Video UFC Fight Night 26
Review: 2013-08-17, good first part of the fight but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: Urijah Faber vs Iuri Alcantara gets two stars. Urijah Faber (28-6-0, 82% finishing rate) entered as the No.2 bantamweight in the world while Iuri Alcantara (28-4-0, 86% finishing rate) entered as the No.10. Faber vs Alcantara is on the undercard of Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua vs Chael Sonnen – UFC Fight Night 26 (first UFC event broadcast on Fox Sports 1). Watch the video!
Alistair Overeem vs Travis Browne full fight Video UFC Ufn 26 – 2013
Review: 2013-08-17, tough fight with a spectacular finish: Alistair Overeem vs Travis Browne is close to get four stars (UFC Knockout of the Night). Alistair Overeem (36-12-0, 95% finishing rate) entered as the No.6 heavyweight in the world while Travis Browne (14-1-1, 85% finishing rate) entered as the No.11. Overeem vs Browne is on the undercard of Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua vs Chael Sonnen – UFC Fight Night 26 (first UFC event broadcast on Fox Sports 1). Watch the video!