Bellator 228

Gegard Mousasi vs Lyoto Machida 2 full fight Video Bellator 228 – 2019

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1 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-09-28, boring fight between Gegard Mousasi and Lyoto Machida 2: it gets one star!

The black belt in judo, former Strikeforce light-Hw and former Bellator Mw champion Gegard Mousasi entered this fight with a pro mma record of 45-7-2 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robert Whittaker) but he comes off the loss against Rafael Lovato Jr (via majority decision, Gegard Mousasi vs Rafael Lovato Jr). Before this bout, in 2018, he had beat Rafael Carvalho (Rafael Carvalho vs Gegard Mousasi) and Rory MacDonald (Gegard Mousasi vs Rory MacDonald).
His opponent, the black belt in karate, Bjj and former Ufc light-hw champ Lyoto Machida, has a record of 26-8-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2017, the last one against Derek Brunson (Brunson vs Machida) but then he has won four fights defeating Rafael Carvalho (Lyoto Machida vs Rafael Carvalho) and Chael Sonnen in his last two (Lyoto Machida vs Chael Sonnen). In their first bout Machida had defeated Mousasi via unanimous decision (February 15, 2014 – Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi I); this second fight is on the undercard of Patricio Freire vs Juan Archuleta – Bellator 228. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Patricio Freire vs Juan Archuleta full fight Video Bellator 228 – 2019

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-09-28, some good exchanges between Patricio Freire and Juan Archuleta but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, current Bellator Fw and Lw champion Patricio Freire entered this fight with a professional mma record of 29-4-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Max Holloway). Patricio ‘Pitbull’ lost to Benson Henderson in 2016 (Henderson vs Freire) but then he has won four bouts defeating Emmanuel Sanchez (Patricio Freire vs Emmanuel Sanchez) and Michael Chandler in his last two (Michael Chandler vs Patricio Freire).
His opponent, Juan Archuleta, has an official record of 23-1-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Andres Ponce in 2015, since then he has won 18 consecutive bouts defeating Ricky Bandejas and Eduardo Dantas in 2019. Pitbull Freire vs Archuleta, main event of Bellator 228, is valid for the Bellator featherweight title (Freire’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!