2016 MMA fight – Alessio Sakara vs Joey Beltran – full fight Video Bellator 168

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-10, one sided fight between Alessio Sakara and Joey Beltran: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Alessio Sakara entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-11-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.55 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Joey Beltran, has an official record of 17-13-0 (82% finishing rate). Both fighters have fought just once in 2016: Sakara has won over Brian Rogers (=Rogers vs Sakara) while Beltran has lost to Chase Gormley. Sakara vs Beltran is the main event of Bellator 168. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Joe Taimanglo vs Darrion Caldwell 2 – full fight Video Bellator 167

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-03, disappointing fight between Darrion Caldwell and Joe Taimanglo 2: it gets two stars.

Joe Taimanglo entered this fight with a record of 23-6-1 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, Darrion Caldwell, has a record of 9-1-0 (56% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. In their first fight Caldwell has lost to Taimanglo (July 22, 2016 Caldwell vs Taimanglo I) while Joe’s last defeat occurred in 2014 against Rob Emerson; after this fight he has won four consecutive bouts beating also Sirwan Kakai in 2016 (=Taimanglo vs Kakai). Taimanglo vs Caldwell 2 is the main event of Bellator 167. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Justin Lawrence vs John Teixeira – full fight Video Bellator 167

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-03, fight not so exciting between Justin Lawrence and John Teixeira da Conceicao: it gets two stars.

The black belt in karate Justin Lawrence entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-3-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.41 featherweight in the world. He lost to Emmanuel Sanchez last year (=Lawrence vs Sanchez) but he came back to win against Isao Kobayashi in 2016.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu John Teixeira da Conceicao, has an official record of 20-1-2 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.36 in the same weight class. ‘Macapa’ Teixeira suffered his last loss when he faced Hugo Viana in 2012, since then he has collected seven wins and one draw. Lawrence vs Teixeira is on the undercard of Joe Taimanglo vs Darrion Caldwell 2 – Bellator 167. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Marcos Galvao vs LC Davis – full fight Video Bellator 166

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-02, fight not particularly good between Marcos Galvao and LC Davis: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Bellator Bw champion Marcos Galvao entered this fight with a pro mma record of 17-7-1 (29% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.28 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, LC Davis, has a record of 23-7-0 (65% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.74 in the same weight class. Both fighters have lost their last bout: Galvao has been defeated by Eduardo Dantas (=Galvao vs Dantas 2) while Davis has lost to Joe Warren (=Warren vs Galvao 2). ‘Loro’ Galvao vs Davis is on the undercard of Eduardo Dantas vs Joe Warren 2 – Bellator 166. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Eduardo Dantas vs Joe Warren 2 – full fight Video Bellator 166

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-02, some good single shots but it is not enough to get three stars: Eduardo Dantas vs Joe Warren 2 gets two.

The Bellator Bw champion Eduardo Dantas entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-4-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Dominick Cruz). He lost to Joe Warren in their first fight in 2014 (=Dantas vs Warren) but then he has won over Mike Richman (=Dantas vs Richman) and Marcos Galvao (=Galvao vs Dantas 2).
His opponent, the former Bellator Fw and Bw champion Joe Warren, has an official record of 14-5-0 (36% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2016 losing to Darrion Caldwell (=Warren vs Caldwell) and beating Sirwan Kakai (=Warren vs Kakai). ‘DuDu’ Dantas vs Warren 2, main event of Bellator 166, is valid for the Bellator bantamweight title (Dantas’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Michael Chandler vs Ben Henderson full fight Video Bellator 165 – 2016

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, great performance by both fighters: Michael Chandler vs Benson Henderson is close to get four stars!

The Bellator Lw champion Michael Chandler entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-3-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 lightweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2013 and 2014, the last two against Will Brooks (=Chandler vs Brooks I and Brooks vs Chandler II), but then he has won three fights beating Patricky Freire in 2016 (=Chandler vs Freire 2).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do, Bjj and former Ufc Lw champion Benson Henderson, has a record of 24-6-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2016 losing to Andrey Koreshkov (=Koreshkov vs Henderson) and winning over Patrício Freire (=Henderson vs Freire). Chandler vs Henderson, main event of Bellator 165, is valid for the Bellator lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Michael Page vs Fernando Gonzalez – full fight Video Bellator 165

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1 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, boring fight between Michael Page and Fernando Gonzalez: it gets one star!

The undefeated Michael Page entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 11-0-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.64 welterweight in the world. He has fought twice in 2016 winning over Jeremie Holloway (=Page vs Holloway) and Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos (4-stars-fight, Page vs Cyborg Santos).
His opponent, Fernando Gonzalez, has an official record of 25-13-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2013 and 2014, against Max Griffin and David Mitchell, but then he has collected five victories beating Gilbert Smith in 2016 (=Gonzalez vs Smith). ‘Venom’ Page vs Gonzalez is on the undercard of Michael Chandler vs Benson Henderson – Bellator 165. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Linton Vassell vs Francis Carmont – full fight Video Bellator 165

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, pretty boring fight between Linton Vassell and Francis Carmont: it gets two stars.

Linton Vassell entered this fight with a professional record of 16-5-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Francis Carmont, has a mma record of 25-11-0 (68% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. Both fighters lost once in 2015, Vassell against Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (=Lawal vs Vassell) while Carmont with Phil Davis (=Davis vs Carmont), but in 2016 Linton has beat Emanuel Newton (=Newton vs Vassell 2) while Carmont has defeated Łukasz Klinger. Vassell vs Carmont is on the undercard of Michael Chandler vs Benson Henderson – Bellator 165. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Georgi Karakhanyan vs Medvedovsky – full fight Video Bellator 164

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-10, disappointing fight between Georgi Karakhanyan and Kirill Medvedovsky: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Bjj and former Wsof Fw champion Georgi Karakhanyan entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-6-1 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 featherweight in the world while his opponent, Kirill Medvedovsky, has a record of 7-2-0 (71% finishing rate). Both fighters have fought twice in 2016: Karakhanyan has lost to Pat Curran (=Curran vs Karakhanyan) and then he has beat Bubba Jenkins (=Jenkins vs Karakhanyan 2) while Medvedovsky has won over Evgeny Zhekalov but then he was defeated by Magomed Ginazov. Karakhanyan vs Medvedovsky is on the undercard of Andrey Koreshkov vs Douglas Lima 2 – Bellator 164. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Andrey Koreshkov vs Douglas Lima 2 – full fight Video Bellator 164

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-10, Andrey Koreshkov vs Douglas Lima 2 gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.

The Bellator Ww champion Andrey Koreshkov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-1-0 (68% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Tyron Woodley). He suffered his only loss when he faced Ben Askren in 2013 (=Askren vs Koreshkov), since then he has won five consecutive bouts beating Benson Henderson in 2016 (=Koreshkov vs Henderson).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Bellator Ww champion Douglas Lima, has an official record of 27-6-0 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He lost to Koreshkov in their first fight last year (=Lima vs Koreshkov I) but he came back to win in 2016 against Paul Daley (=Daley vs Lima). Koreshkov vs Lima 2, main event of Bellator 164, is valid for the Bellator welterweight title (Koreshkov’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!