Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, good work on the ground but it is not enough to get three stars: Louis Smolka vs Ray Borg gets two.
Louis Smolka entered this fight with a pro record of 11-2-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Demetrious Johnson). He has fought twice in 2016 defeating Ben Nguyen (=Smolka vs Nguyen) and losing to Brandon Moreno (=Smolka vs Moreno).
His opponent, Ray Borg, has an official mma record of 9-2-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Justin Scoggins (=Borg vs Scoggins). Smolka vs Borg is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Ronda Rousey – UFC 207. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-17, good fight between Urijah Faber and Brad Pickett: it gets three stars.
Urijah Faber entered this fight with a pro record of 33-10-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world but he lost three out of his last four bouts, twice in 2016, against #1 Dominick Cruz (=Cruz vs Faber 3) and Jimmie Rivera (=Faber vs Rivera).
His opponent, Brad Pickett, has an official mma record of 25-12-0 (68% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.52 in the same weight class but he lost four out of his last five bouts. He has fought twice in 2016 beating Francisco Rivera (=Rivera vs Pickett) and losing to Iuri Alcantara. Faber vs Pickett is on the undercard of Paige VanZant vs Michelle Waterson – UFC on Fox 22. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-10, pretty good fight between Max Holloway and Anthony Pettis: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Max Holloway entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo). He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2013, against Dennis Bermudez and #1 Conor McGregor (=McGregor vs Holloway), but then he has won nine bouts beating Jeremy Stephens (=Holloway vs Stephens) and Ricardo Lamas in his last two (=Holloway vs Lamas).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do and former Ufc Lw champion Anthony Pettis, has a record of 19-5-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class but he lost three out of his last four bouts: against Rafael dos Anjos (=Pettis vs dos Anjos), Eddie Alvarez (=Pettis vs Alvarez) and Edson Barboza (=Pettis vs Barboza). ‘Showtime’ Pettis come back to win in 2016 defeating Charles Oliveira (=Pettis vs Oliveira). Holloway vs Pettis, main event of UFC 206, is valid for the interim Ufc featherweight title (but just for Holloway since Pettis weighed three pounds over the Fw limit); on the original fight card the main event was Daniel Cormier vs Anthony Johnson but DC pulled out due to injury. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-03, close fight with some nice exchanges: Joseph Benavidez vs Henry Cejudo gets three stars.
Joseph Benavidez entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-4-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 flyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced #1 Demetrious Johnson in their rematch in 2013 (=Johnson vs Benavidez 2), since then he has won five consecutive bouts beating Ali Bagautinov (=Benavidez vs Bagautinov) and Zach Makovsky in his last two (=Benavidez vs Makovsky).
His opponent, the 2008 Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medalist Henry Cejudo, has a record of 10-1-0 (40% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He has fought once in 2016 losing to Demetrious Johnson (=Johnson vs Cejudo). Benavidez vs Cejudo is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Tim Elliott – UFC Tuf 24 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-27, nice and tough fight between Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson: it is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night and UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in hapkido, karate and Tuf Ww tournament winner Robert Whittaker entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-4-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Michael Bisping). He suffered two consecutive losses between 2013 and 2014, against Court McGee (=McGee vs Whittaker) and Stephen Thompson (=Whittaker vs Thompson), but then he has won five bouts beating Uriah Hall (=Hall vs Whittaker) and Rafael Natal in his last two (=Whittaker vs Natal).
His opponent, Derek Brunson, has an official record of 16-3-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He lost to Yoel Romero in 2014 (=Romero vs Brunson) but then he has collected five victories defeating Roan Carneiro (=Brunson vs Carneiro) and Uriah Hall in 2016 (=Hall vs Brunson). Whittaker vs Brunson is the main event of UFC Fight Night 101. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, good fight between Ryan Bader and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 2: it gets three stars.
The Tuf 8 light-Hw tournament winner Ryan Bader entered this fight with a professional record of 21-5-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He has fought twice in 2016 losing to Anthony Johnson (=Johnson vs Bader) and beating Ilir Latifi (=Bader vs Latifi).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-itsu Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, has an official mma record of 22-7-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. ‘Minotouro’ suffered two consecutive defeats between 2014 and 2015, against Anthony Johnson (=Johnson vs Nogueira) and Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (=Rua vs Nogueira 2), but he came back to win in 2016 against Patrick Cummins. In their first bout Bader defeated Minotouro via unanimous decision (Spetember 25, 2010); Bader vs Nogueira 2 is the main event of UFC Fight Night 100. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, nice exchanges and good finish: Thomas Almeida vs Albert Morales gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Thomas Almeida entered this fight with a pro record of 20-1-0 (95% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.28 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, the undefeated Albert Morales, has an official record of 6-0-1 (83% finishing rate). Both fighters have been stopped in their last bout: Almeida has lost to Cody Garbrandt (=Almeida vs Garbrandt) while Morales has drawn with Alejandro Perez. ‘Thominhas’ Almeida vs Morales is on the undercard of Ryan Bader vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 2 – UFC Fight Night 100. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, fight not particularly good between Alexander Volkov and Timothy Johnson: it gets two stars.
The former Bellator and current M-1 Global Hw champion Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a mma record of 26-6-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 heavyweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive losses in 2015, against Tony Johnson (=Volkov vs Johnson) and Cheick Kongo (=Kongo vs Volkov), but then he has beat Denis Smoldarev (=Volkov vs Smoldarev) and Attila Vegh (=Volkov vs Vegh).
His opponent, Timothy Johnson, has an official record of 10-2-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class. He lost to Jared Rosholt last year (=Rosholt vs Johnson) but he came back to win against Marcin Tybura in 2016 (=Tybura vs Johnson). Volkov vs Johnson is on the undercard of Gegard Mousasi vs Uriah Hall 2 – UFC Fight Night 99. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-12, good fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Michael Johnson: it gets three stars.
Michael Johnson entered this fight with a pro record of 17-10-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Eddie Alvarez) but he lost two out of his last three bouts, with Beneil Dariush (=Johnson vs Dariush) and Nate Diaz (=Johnson vs Diaz). After this fight he came back to win in 2016 against Dustin Poirier (=Poirier vs Johnson).
His opponent, the undefeated black belt in judo and two time combat sambo world champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, has a perfect mma record of 23-0-0 (65% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He suffered different injuries in the last two years so he fought just once, beating Darrell Horcher (=Nurmagomedov vs Horcher), since his previous victory over Rafael dos Anjos in 2014 (=Dos Anjos vs Nurmagomedov). Johnson vs Nurmagomedov is on the undercard of Eddie Alvarez vs Conor McGregor – UFC 205. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-24, good finish between Roy Nelson and Antonio Silva: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Bjj and former Tuf Hw tournament winner Roy Nelson entered this fight with a pro record of 21-13-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in Judo, karate and Bjj Antonio Bigfoot Silva, has an official mma record of 19-9-1 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. Both fighters have won just one out of their last five bouts: Nelson has beat Jared Rosholt (=Nelson vs Rosholt) but then he lost to Derrick Lewis (=Nelson vs Lewis) while Silva had won over Soa Palelei in 2015 (=Silva vs Palelei) but then he was defeated by Mark Hunt (=Hunt vs Silva 2) and Stefan Struve (=Silva vs Struve). Nelson vs Bigfoot Silva is on the undercard of Cris Cyborg Justino vs Lina Lansberg – UFC Fight Night 95. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, good work on the ground but it is not enough to get three stars: Louis Smolka vs Ray Borg gets two.
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