Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-10-12, some good exchanges between Ryan Bader and Matt Mitrione but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Bjj, Bellator light-Hw champion and Tuf 8 tournament winner Ryan Bader entered this fight with a professional mma record of 25-5-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). He lost to Anthony Johnson in 2016 (Johnson vs Bader) but then he has won five bouts beating Phil Davis (Davis vs Bader 2), Linton Vassell (Ryan Bader vs Linton Vassell) and Muhammed King Mo Lawal in his last three (Ryan Bader vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal).
His opponent, the black belt in karate Matt Mitrione, has an official record of 13-5-0 (85% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2016, against Ben Rothwell (Rothwell vs Mitrione) and Travis Browne (Browne vs Mitrione), but then he has won four fights beating Fedor Emelianenko (Fedor Emelianenko vs Matt Mitrione) and Roy Nelson in his last two (Roy Nelson vs Matt Mitrione 2). Bader vs Mitrione, main event of Bellator 207, is the semifinal of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, fight not so exciting between Ryan Bader and Muhammed Lawal: it gets two stars.
The Bellator light-Hw champion and Tuf 8 tournament winner Ryan Bader entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-5-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). He lost to Anthony Johnson in 2016 (Johnson vs Bader) but then he has won four bouts beating Phil Davis (Davis vs Bader 2) and Linton Vassell in 2017 (Ryan Bader vs Linton Vassell).
His opponent, the former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Muhammed King Mo Lawal, has an official record of 21-6-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 heavyweight. He was defeated by Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic in 2016 (Cro Cop vs Lawal) but he came back to win in 2017 with Quinton Rampage Jackson (Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal 2). Bader vs King Mo, main event of Bellator 199, is the quarterfinal of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-05, pretty good finish between Alexander Emelianenko and Gabriel Gonzaga but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The three-time world Combat Sambo champion Aleksander Emelianenko entered this fight with a pro mma record of 26-7-0 (88% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.33 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Dmitriy Sosnovskiy in 2014 (Aleksander Emelianenko vs Dmitriy Sosnovskiy), since then he has beat Geronimo Dos Santos, Virgil Zwicker and Szymon Bajor.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gabriel Gonzaga, has a record of 17-11-0 (94% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 10, 2016 when he was defeated by Derrick Lewis (Derrick Lewis vs Gabriel Gonzaga); before this bout ‘Napao’ Gonzaga had won over Konstantin Erokhin (Gonzaga vs Erokhin). Alexander Emelianenko vs Gonzaga is the main event of Russian Cagefighting Championship 2 – RCC 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-02-16, pretty good fight between Roy Nelson and Matt Mitrione 2: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf Hw tournament winner Roy Nelson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-14-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 heavyweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Alexander Volkov (Nelson vs Volkov) and beating Javy Ayala (Roy Nelson vs Javy Ayala).
His opponent, the black belt in karate Matt Mitrione, has an official record of 12-5-0 (92% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.16 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 three fights beating Fedor Emelianenko in 2017 (=Fedor Emelianenko vs Matt Mitrione). In their first fight Nelson had defeated Mitrione in just one round (December 15, 2012, Roy Nelson vs Matt Mitrione I); this second fight, main event of Bellator 194, is the quarter final of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-09-23, pretty good fight between Roy Nelson and Javy Ayala: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf Hw tournament winner Roy Nelson entered this fight with a mma record of 22-14-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 heavyweight in the world but he won just two out of his last seven fights, against Jared Rosholt (=Nelson vs Rosholt) and Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in 2016 (=Nelson vs Silva); after this bout he was defeated by Alexander Volkov (=Nelson vs Volkov).
His opponent, Javy Ayala, has an official record of 10-5-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.33 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2015 and 2016, against Alex Huddleston and Carl Seumanutafa but then he has won over Roy Boughton and Sergei Kharitonov (=Kharitonov vs Ayala). Roy Nelson vs Javy Ayala is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Patricky Freire – Bellator 183. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-31, exciting and tough fight between Justin Gaethje and Luiz Firmino: it gets three stars.
The undefeated Wsof Lw champion Justin Gaethje entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 16-0-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 lightweight in the world. He has fought once in 2016 beating Brian Foster (=Gaethje vs Foster).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Luiz Firmino (who replaces Joao Zeferino), has a record of 19-7-0 (42% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.72 in the same weight class. ‘Buscape’ Firmino has fought twice in 2016 defeating Caros Fodor (=Firmino vs Fodor) and losing to Brian Foster. Gaethje vs Firmino, main event of Wsof 34, is valid for the WSOF lightweight title (Gaethje’s fifth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-10-12, some good exchanges between Ryan Bader and Matt Mitrione but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
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