Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, good ground game but the fight was not very exciting: Neiman Gracie vs Ed Ruth gets two stars.
Both undefeated, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Neiman Gracie entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 8-0-0 (88% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.108 welterweight in the world while his opponent, the 3 times NCAA D1 wrestling champ and 4 times All-American Ed Ruth, has an official record of 6-0-0 (83% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.121 in the same weight class. In their last three bouts Gracie has defeated Dave Marfone, Zak Bucia and Javier Torres (Neiman Gracie vs Javier Torres) while Ruth has beat Chris Dempsey, Ion Pascu and Andy Murad. Gracie vs Ruth is the quarter-final of the Bellator welterweight World Grand Prix tournament; undercard of Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs Valerie Letourneau – Bellator 213. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, fight not particularly good between Lyoto Machida and Rafael Carvalho: it gets two stars.
The black belt in karate, Bjj and former Ufc light-hw champion Lyoto Machida entered this fight with a mma record of 24-8-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 middleweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2017, the last one against Derek Brunson (Brunson vs Machida) but then he has won over Eryk Anders (Lyoto Machida vs Eryk Anders) and Vitor Belfort (4-stars fight, Vitor Belfort vs Lyoto Machida).
His opponent, the former Bellator Mw champion Rafael Carvalho, has an official record of 15-2-0 (80% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Gegard Mousasi (Rafael Carvalho vs Gegard Mousasi); before this fight, in 2017, he had beat Melvin Manhoef (Carvalho vs Manhoef II) and Alessio Sakara (Rafael Carvalho vs Alessio Sakara). Machida vs Carvalho is on the undercard of Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs Valerie Letourneau – Bellator 213. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, good finish but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs Valerie Letourneau gets two stars.
The undefeated Bellator Flw champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane entered this fight with a perfect record of 8-0-0 (75% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.11 women’s flyweight in the world. In her last three bouts she ha won over Jessica Middleton, Emily Ducote and Alejandra Lara (Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs Alejandra Lara).
Her opponent, Valerie Letourneau, has a mma record of 10-6-0 (50% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. She had lost three consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2016, the last one with Viviane Pereira, but then she has defeated Kate Jackson and Kristina Williams. Macfarlane vs Letourneau, main event of Bellator 213, is valid for the Bellator women’s flyweight title (Macfarlane’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-14, pretty good fight between Frank Mir and Javy Ayala: it gets three stars.
The black belt in karate, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Frank Mir entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-12-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.51 heavyweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive defeats: against Andrei Arlovski in 2015 (Arlovski vs Mir), Mark Hunt in 2016 (Mark Hunt vs Frank Mir) and Fedor Emelianenko in 2018 (Fedor Emelianenko vs Frank Mir).
His opponent, Javy Ayala, has a record of 10-7-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.47 in the same weight class but hehas also lost his last two bouts, with Roy Nelson (Roy Nelson vs Javy Ayala) and Cheick Kongo (Cheick Kongo vs Javy Ayala); before this bout, in 2016, he had beat Sergei Kharitonov (Kharitonov vs Ayala). Mir vs Ayala is on the undercard of Brent Primus vs Michael Chandler 2 – Bellator 212. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-14, good fight between Brent Primus and Michael Chandler 2: it gets three stars.
The undefeated black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Bellator Lw champion Brent Primus entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 8-0-0 (75% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 24, 2017 when he defeated Chandler in their first bout (Michael Chandler vs Brent Primus I); before this fight, in 2016, he had beat Gleristone Santos.
His opponent, the former Bellator Lw champ Michael Chandler, has an official record of 18-4-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 lightweight in the world. After losing to Primus he has won over Goiti Yamauchi (Michael Chandler vs Goiti Yamauchi) and Brandon Girtz (Michael Chandler vs Brandon Girtz). Primus vs Chandler 2, main event of Bellator 212, is valid for the Bellator lightweight title (Primus’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-30, fight not particularly good between Daniel Weichel and Goiti Yamauchi: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Bjj and former M-1 Global Lw champion Daniel Weichel entered this fight with a professional mma record of 39-10-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 featherweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Patricio Freire (Patricio Freire vs Daniel Weichel); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat John Teixeira da Conceicao (Daniel Weichel vs John Teixeira).
His opponent, Goiti Yamauchi (black belt in Bjj as well), has an official record of 22-4-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.54 lightweight. He has also fought and lost once in 2018, against Michael Chandler (Michael Chandler vs Goiti Yamauchi) and he had fought and won once in 2017 beating Adam Piccolotti. Weichel vs Yamauchi is on the undercard of Chidi Njokuani vs John Salter – Bellator 210. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-30, pretty good finish between Chidi Njokuani and John Salter but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
Chidi Njokuani entered this fight with a record of 18-5-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.41 middleweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Melvin Guillard (Melvin Guillard vs Chidi Njokuani) and Hisaki Kato but between these two bouts he was defeated by Andrey Koreshkov (Andrey Koreshkov vs Chidi Njokuani).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj John Salter, has a mma record of 15-4-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Rafael Lovato Jr (Rafael Lovato Jr vs John Salter). Before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Kendall Grove in July (John Salter vs Kendall Grove) and Jason Radcliffe in November. Njokuani vs Salter is the main event of Bellator 210. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-15, some good exchanges between Phil Davis and Vadim Nemkov but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The former Bellator light-Hw champion Phil Davis entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-4-0 (47% 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 Ryan Bader last year (Davis vs Bader 2) but then he has defeated Leonardo Leite (Phil Davis vs Leonardo Leite) and Linton Vassell (Phil Davis vs Linton Vassell).
His opponent, the three times world combat sambo champion Vadim Nemkov, has a record of 9-2-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2015 and 2016, against Jiri Prochazka (Jiri Prochazka vs Vadim Nemkov) and Karl Albrektsson but then he has won four bouts beating Philipe Lins and Liam McGeary in his last two (Liam McGeary vs Vadim Nemkov). Davis vs Nemkov is on the undercard of Patricio Freire vs Emmanuel Sanchez – Bellator 209; they also faced each other a second time on April 16, 2021 (Vadim Nemkov vs Phil Davis 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-15, great performance by both fighters: Patricio Freire vs Emmanuel Sanchez gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and current Bellator fw champion Patricio Freire entered this fight with a professional mma record of 27-4-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 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 beat Daniel Straus in 2017 (Daniel Straus vs Patricio Freire 4) and Daniel Weichel in 2018 (Patricio Freire vs Daniel Weichel).
His opponent, Emmanuel Sanchez, has an official record of 17-3-0 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Daniel Weichel in 2016 (Weichel vs Sanchez) but then he has won four bouts beating Daniel Straus (Daniel Straus vs Emmanuel Sanchez) and Sam Sicilia in his last two (Emmanuel Sanchez vs Sam Sicilia). Freire vs Sanchez, main event of Bellator 209, is valid for the Bellator featherweight title (Freire’s second defense); they also faced each other a second time on April 2, 2021 (Patricio Freire vs Emmanuel Sanchez 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-10-13, pretty good fight between Benson Henderson and Saad Awad: it gets three stars.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do, Bjj and former Ufc Lw champion Benson Henderson entered this fight with a professional record of 25-8-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 lightweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Michael Chandler (Chandler vs Henderson) and Patricky Freire (Benson Henderson vs Patricky Freire); after this bout he has beat Roger Huerta in 2018 (Benson Henderson vs Roger Huerta).
His opponent, Saad Awad, has a mma record of 23-9-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.39 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2016, against Derek Anderson (Derek Anderson vs Saad Awad) and Brennan Ward but then he has won four fights defeating JJ Ambrose and Ryan Couture in 2018 (Saad Awad vs Ryan Couture). Henderson vs Awad is on the undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Chael Sonnen – Bellator 208. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, good ground game but the fight was not very exciting: Neiman Gracie vs Ed Ruth gets two stars.
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