The former Bellator Lw champion Michael Chandler entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 lightweight in the world. He fought and lost once in 2017, against Brent Primus (Michael Chandler vs Brent Primus), but he came back to win in 2018 with Goiti Yamauchi (Michael Chandler vs Goiti Yamauchi).
His opponent, Brandon Girtz, has an official record of 15-7-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.90 in the same weight class. He suffered three consecutive losses between 2016 and 2017, the last one with Derek Campos (Derek Campos vs Brandon Girtz 3), but then he has beat Luka Jelcic. Chandler vs Girtz is the main event of Bellator 197. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Raymond Daniels vs Djibril Ehouo – full fight Video
The black belt in American kenpo, karate, tae-kwon-do and current Bellator kickboxing champion Raymond Daniels entered this fight with a professional record of 33-3-0 and he is ranked as the No.9 super middleweight in the world. He lost to Nieky Holzken in 2015 (Holzken vs Daniels 2) but then he has won six bouts beating Csaba Gyorfi, Karim Ghajji (Karim Ghajji vs Raymond Daniels) and Giannis Boukis in 2017.
His opponent, Djibril Ehouo, has an official record of 38-9-2 and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his seven fights of 2017; he has also fought once in 2018 beating Yuri Bessmertny. Daniels vs Ehouo is valid for the Bellator Kickboxing welterweight championship title (Daniels’ first defense); undercard of Benson Henderson vs Roger Huerta – Bellator 196 (Bellator Kickboxing 9). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Benson Henderson vs Roger Huerta – full fight Video Bellator 196
The black belt in tae-kwon-do, Bjj and former Ufc Lw champion Benson Henderson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-8-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 lightweight in the world but he won just one out of his last four bouts, against Patrício Freire in 2016 (Henderson vs Freire); after this fight he lost to Michael Chandler (Chandler vs Henderson) and Patricky Freire (Benson Henderson vs Patricky Freire).
His opponent, Roger Huerta, has an official record of 24-9-1 (71% finishing rate) and he lost two consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2016, against Koji Ando and Ariel Sexton, then he has beat Adrian Pang and Hayder Hassan. Henderson vs Huerta is the main event of Bellator 196. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Joe Warren vs Joe Taimanglo – full fight Video Bellator 195
The former Bellator Fw and Bw champion Joe Warren entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-6-0 (33% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 bantamweight in the world. He lost to Eduardo Dantas in 2016 (Dantas vs Warren 2) but he came back to win in 2017 with Steve Garcia (Joe Warren vs Steve Garcia).
His opponent, Joe Taimanglo, has a record of 23-8-1 (74% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Darrion Caldwell (Joe Taimanglo vs Darrion Caldwell 2) and Leandro Higo. Taimanglo vs Warren is on the undercard of Darrion Caldwell vs Leandro Higo – Bellator 195. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Darrion Caldwell vs Leandro Higo full fight Video Bellator 195 – 2018
The Bellator Bw champion Darrion Caldwell entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-1-0 (45% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw). He lost to Joe Taimanglo in 2016 (Caldwell vs Taimanglo I) but then he took revenge on him (Taimanglo vs Caldwell II) and defeated Eduardo Dantas (Eduardo Dantas vs Darrion Caldwell).
His opponent, Leandro Higo, has an official record of 18-3-0 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. ‘Pitbull’ Higo fought three times last year beating Steven Peterson and Joe Taimanglo but between these two bouts he lost to Eduardo Dantas (Eduardo Dantas vs Leandro Higo). Caldwell vs Higo, main event of Bellator 195, is valid for the Bellator bantamweight title (Caldwell’s first defense); they also faced each other a second time on May 21, 2021 (Darrion Caldwell vs Leandro Higo 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Liam McGeary vs Vadim Nemkov – full fight Video Bellator 194
The former Bellator light-Hw champion Liam McGeary entered this fight with a mma record of 12-2-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 light heavyweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Phil Davis in 2016 (McGeary vs Davis) and Linton Vassell in 2017 (Liam McGeary vs Linton Vassell), between these two bouts he beat Brett McDermott (McGeary vs McDermott).
His opponent, Vadim Nemkov, has an official record of 8-2-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.44 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 over Mikolaj Rozanski, Alison Vicente, Philipe Lins. McGeary vs Nemkov is on the undercard of Roy Nelson vs Matt Mitrione 2 – Bellator 194. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Patricky Freire vs Derek Campos 2 – full fight Video Bellator 194
The black belt in Bjj Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-8-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Eddie Alvarez). Patricky Pitbull lost to Michael Chandler in 2016 (Chandler vs Freire 2) but he came back to win in 2017 defeating Josh Thomson (Thomson vs Freire) and Benson Henderson (Benson Henderson vs Patricky Freire).
His opponent, Derek Campos, has an official record of 19-6-0 (58% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses in 2015, against Michael Chandler (Chandler vs Campos) and the rematch with Brandon Girtz, but then he has won four bouts beating Derek Anderson (Anderson vs Campos) and taking revenge on Girtz (Derek Campos vs Brandon Girtz 3). In their first fight Freire had beat Campos in two rounds (April 18, 2014 Patricky Freire vs Derek Campos); this second bout is on the undercard of Roy Nelson vs Matt Mitrione 2 – Bellator 194. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Roy Nelson vs Matt Mitrione 2 – full fight Video Bellator 194
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!
2018 MMA fight – Lorenz Larkin vs Fernando Gonzalez – full fight Video Bellator 193
Lorenz Larkin entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-7-0 (61% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.22 welterweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Douglas Lima (=Lima vs Larkin) and Paul Daley (=Larkin vs Daley). His last victory occurred in 2016 with Neil Magny (=Magny vs Larkin).
His opponent, Fernando Gonzalez, has an official record of 27-14-0 (63 knockouts) and he entered as the No.36 middleweight. He lost to Michael Page in 2016 (=Page vs Gonzalez) but then he has defeated Brandon Girtz and Brennan Ward. Larkin vs Gonzalez is the main event of Bellator 193. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Chael Sonnen full fight Video Bellator – 2018
The former Ufc and Bellator light-Hw tournament (season 10) champion Quinton Rampage Jackson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 37-12-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Muhammed King Mo Lawal in their rematch (=Rampage vs Lawal II) while in their first fight, in 2014, Jackson had beat Lawal (=Rampage vs Lawal I). After this bout he had won over Fabio Maldonado in 2015 (=Jackson vs Maldonado) and Satoshi Ishii in 2016 (=Jackson vs Ishii).
His opponent, Chael Sonnen, has an official record of 29-15-1 (41% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.22 light heavyweight. He fought twice last year losing to Tito Ortiz (=Ortiz vs Sonnen) and defeating Wanderlei Silva (=Sonnen vs Silva). Sonnen vs Rampage Jackson is the quarterfinal of the Bellator heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament (in which also Fedor Emelianenko will fight); undercard of Douglas Lima vs Rory MacDonald – Bellator 192. Watch the video and rate this fight!