The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Strikeforce Lw champion Josh Thomson entered this fight with a mma record of 22-8-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.31 lightweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2014 and 2015, the last one against Tony Ferguson (=Thomson vs Ferguson), but then he has won over Mike Bronzoulis (=Thomson vs Bronzoulis) and Pablo Villaseca (=Thomson vs Villaseca).
His opponent, Patricky Freire (black belt in Bjj as well), has an official record of 16-8-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class. ‘Pitbull’ fought three times last year winning over Ryan Couture (=Freire vs Couture) and Kevin Souza (=Freire vs Souza) but then he lost to Michael Chandler (=Chandler vs Freire 2). Patricky Freire vs Josh Thomson is the main event of Bellator 172 (on the original fight card the main event was Fedor Emelianenko vs Matt Mitrione but the American has forced to withdraw from the bout due to ill health). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2017 MMA fight – Cheick Kongo vs Oli Thompson – full fight Video Bellator 172
The black belt in karate and kendo Cheick Kongo entered this fight with a professional record of 25-10-2 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal in 2015 (=Lawal vs Kongo) but then he has won three bouts beating Vinicius Queiroz (=Kongo vs Queiroz) and Tony Johnson in 2016 (=Kongo vs Johnson).
His opponent, the former Britain’s Strongest Man champion Oli Thompson, has a mma record of 17-9-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.50 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Matt Mitrione (=Mitrione vs Thompson). Cheick Kongo vs Oli Thompson is on the undercard of Josh Thomson vs Patricky Freire (on the original fight card the main event was Fedor Emelianenko vs Matt Mitrione but the American has forced to withdraw from the bout due to ill health) – Bellator 172. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 MMA fight – Melvin Guillard vs Chidi Njokuani – full fight Video Bellator 171
Melvin Guillard entered this fight with a professional mma record of 32-16-2 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.90 lightweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Derek Campos (=Guillard vs Campos) and winning over David Rickels (result overturned in a no-contest after Melvin tested positive for a banned substance, Rickels vs Guillard).
His opponent, Chidi Njokuani, has an official record of 16-4-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.48 welterweight. He suffered his last loss when he faced Jeremy Kimball in 2013, since then he has collected seven victories and one no-contest. Melvin Guillard vs Chidi Njokuani is the main event of Bellator 171. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Tito Ortiz vs Chael Sonnen full fight Video Bellator 170 – 2017
The former Ufc light-Hw champion Tito Ortiz entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-12-1 (67% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since September 19, 2015 when he was defeated by Liam McGeary (=McGeary vs Ortiz).
His opponent, Chael Sonnen, has an official record of 28-14-1 (43% finishing rate) and he is also not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 16, 2013 when he lost to Rashad Evans (=Evans vs Sonnen). Tito Ortiz vs Chael Sonnen is the main event of Bellator 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 best MMA fight – Paul Daley vs Brennan Ward – full fight Video Bellator 170
Paul Daley entered this fight with a pro mma record of 38-14-2 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.73 welterweight in the world but ‘Semtex’ comes off the loss against Douglas Lima (=Daley vs Lima).
His opponent, the Bellator Mw tournament winner (season nine) Brennan Ward, has a record of 14-4-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.58 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing to Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos (=Ward vs Cyborg Santos) and winning over Saad Awad. Paul Daley vs Brennan Ward is on the undercard of Tito Ortiz vs Chael Sonnen – Bellator 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 MMA fight – Hisaki Kato vs Ralek Gracie – full fight Video Bellator 170
The black belt in karate Hisaki Kato entered this fight with a mma record of 7-2-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.66 middleweight in the world. He lost to Melvin Manhoef in 2015 (=Kato vs Manhoef) but he came back to win in 2016 against Yuta Watanabe and AJ Matthews.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ralek Gracie, has an official record of 3-0-0 (67% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since May 29, 2010 when he defeated Kazushi Sakuraba. Hisaki Kato vs Ralek Gracie is on the undercard of Tito Ortiz vs Chael Sonnen – Bellator 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 MMA fight – Georgi Karakhanyan vs Emmanuel Sanchez – full fight Video Bellator
The black belt in Bjj and former Wsof Fw champion Georgi Karakhanyan entered this fight with a professional record of 26-6-1 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 featherweight in the world. He lost two consecutive fights between 2015 and 2016, against Daniel Weichel (=Weichel vs Karakhanyan) and Pat Curran (=Curran vs Karakhanyan) but then he has beat Bubba Jenkins (=Jenkins vs Karakhanyan 2) and Kirill Medvedovsky (=Karakhanyan vs Medvedovsky).
His opponent, Emmanuel Sanchez, has a mma record of 13-3-0 (46% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year beating Daniel Pineda (=Sanchez vs Pineda) and losing to Daniel Weichel (=Weichel vs Sanchez). Georgi Karakhanyan vs Emmanuel Sanchez is on the undercard of Tito Ortiz vs Chael Sonnen – Bellator 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 MMA fight – Derek Anderson vs Derek Campos – full fight Video Bellator 170
Derek Anderson entered this fight with a pro record of 14-2-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.30 lightweight in the world. He lost to Brent Primus in 2015 but then he has won over Patricky Freire (=Freire vs Anderson 2) and Saad Awad (=Anderson vs Awad).
His opponent, Derek Campos, has an official mma record of 17-6-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.47 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses in 2015, against Michael Chandler (=Chandler vs Campos) and Brandon Girtz, but then he has beat Melvin Guillard (=Guillard vs Campos) and Djamil Chan. Derek Anderson vs Derek Campos is on the undercard of Tito Ortiz vs Chael Sonnen – Bellator 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 MMA fight – Daniel Weichel vs Brian Moore – full fight Video Bellator 169
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, former Bellator Fw tournament winner (season ten) and M-1 Global Lw champion Daniel Weichel entered this fight with a pro mma record of 37-9-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 featherweight in the world while his opponent, Brian Moore, has a record of 9-4-0 (78% finishing rate). Weichel suffered his last loss in 2015, against Patricio Freire (=Freire vs Weichel), but then he has won over Georgi Karakhanyan (=Weichel vs Karakhanyan) and Emmanuel Sanchez (=Weichel vs Sanchez) while Moore was defeated by Marat Pekov in 2014 and then he has beat Tommy McCafferty and Mick Brennan. Weichel vs Moore is on the undercard of Muhammed King Mo Lawal vs Satoshi Ishii – Bellator 169. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Giorgio Petrosyan vs Jordan Watson – full fight Video
The former Glory and K-1 World Max champion Giorgio Petrosyan entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 82-2-2 (37 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 super welterweight in the world. ‘The Doctor’ Petrosyan suffered his second defeat of his career during the semifinal of the Glory lightweight tournament against Andy Ristie in 2013 (=Petrosyan vs Andy Ristie), since then he has won six bouts beating Jiao Fukai (=Petrosyan vs Fukai) and Ravy Brunow in his last two (=Petrosyan vs Brunow).
His opponent, the former ISKA and Yokkao world champion Jordan Watson, has a record of 49-11-2 (21 knockouts) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. He lost to Sanny Dahlbeck last year but then he has won five bouts taking revenge on Dahlbeck in 2016 and beating Ben Hodge in his last one. Petrosyan vs Watson is on the undercard of Alessio Sakara vs Joey Beltran – Bellator 168. Watch the video and rate this fight!