Review: 2014-04-11, great fight between Lavar Johnson and Blagoi Ivanov: it gets three stars. Lavar Johnson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-8-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.35 heavyweight in the world, he is 36 years (nine years older than Ivanov) and in 2013 he fought and lost twice: against Brendan Schaub (his last bout in the Ufc) and Vinicius Queiroz (his Bellator debut, Johnson vs Queiroz); Johnson came back to victory in 2014 defeating Ryan Martinez by tko in the first round (=Martinez vs Johnson).
His opponent, the undefeated Blagoi Ivanov, has a perfect record of 10-0-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.38 in the same weight class, he won the World Sambo Championships in 2008 (defeating Fedor Emelianenko in the semifinal!!) and this year he has already fought and won once against Rich Hale. Johnson vs Ivanov, main event of Bellator 116, is the semifinal of the Bellator heavyweight tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-04-04, fight not particularly good between Vitaly Minakov and Cheick Kongo: it gets two stars. The undefeated Vitaly Minakov entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 13-0-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 heavyweight in the world, he is a black belt in judo and four times Sambo world champion, last year he fought three times and in his last bout he won the Bellator Hw title beating Alexander Volkov (by tko in the first round: Volkov vs Minakov).
His opponent, Cheick Kongo, has an official record of 20-8-2 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez). Kongo fought in the Ufc from 2006 to 2013 when he lost to Roy Nelson and he was released from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (=Nelson vs Kongo); after that bout he fought and won twice for the Bellator promotion. Minakov vs Kongo, main event of Bellator 115, is valid for the Bellator heavyweight title (Minakov’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-03-28, pretty good fight between Brett Cooper and Kendall Grove: it gets three stars. Brett Cooper entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-9-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.45 middleweight in the world, last year he won his first two fights but then he lost the final of the Bellator middleweight tournament against Doug Marshall (=Cooper vs Marshall) and the title shot against Alexander Shlemenko (=Shlemenko vs Cooper 2).
His opponent, Kendall Grove, has a record of 19-13-0 (68% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.44 in the same weight class, he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and he comes off two consecutive wins. Cooper vs Grove is the semifinal of the Bellator middleweight tournament; undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Brennan Ward – Bellator 114. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-03-28, very nice fight and good finish: Alexander Shlemenko vs Brennan Ward gets three stars. Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 49-7-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Hector Lombard (who won via unanimous decision), since then he has collected 12 consecutive wins; last year he won and then successfully defended the Bellator Mw title two times.
His opponent, Brennan Ward, has an official record of 9-1-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class, he is 25 years old (four years younger than Shlemenko) and last year he fought five times losing only his first fight against Aaron Johnson. Shlemenko vs Ward, main event of Bellator 114, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Shlemenko’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-03-21, nice exchanges and good finish: David Rickels vs Patricky Freire gets three stars. David Rickels entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-2-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.29 lightweight in the world, last year he fought five times losing only to the Bellator champ Michael Chandler (=Chandler vs Rickels).
His opponent, Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire, has a record of 11-5-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.98 in the same weight class, he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu but he lost three fights out of his last four bouts. Rickels vs Freire is the quarterfinal of the Bellator lightweight tournament; undercard of Attila Vegh vs Emanuel Newton 2 – Bellator 113. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-03-21, disappointing fight between Attila Vegh and Emanuel Newton: it gets two stars. Attila Vegh entered this fight with a professional mma record of 29-4-2 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 light heavyweight in the world, he comes off nine consecutive wins and last year he won the Bellator light heavyweight title defeating Christian M’pumbu (=M’pumbu vs Vegh).
His opponent, Emanuel Newton, has a record of 22-7-1 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class, he is the Bellator light heavyweight interim champion and he suffered his last defeat in the first fight against Attila Vegh (via split decision in 2012, Vegh vs Newton I); currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones. Vegh vs Newton 2, main event of Bellator 113, is valid for the Bellator light heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-03-14, good finish and great performance by both fighters: the third fight between Daniel Straus and Pat Curran gets three stars. Daniel Straus entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-4-0 (36% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 featherweight in the world, he comes off six consecutive wins and in his last fight he won the Bellator Fw belt defeating Pat Curran in their second bout (=Curran vs Straus 2) while in their first fight the winner was Curran (on April 17, 2009).
His opponent, Pat Curran, has an official record of 19-5-0 (58% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo). Straus vs Curran 3 is valid for the Bellator featherweight title (Straus’ first defense); main event of Bellator 112. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-03-14, pretty good finish between Andrey Koreshkov and Nah-Shon Burrell but it is not enough to get three stars. Andrey Koreshkov entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-1-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.34 welterweight in the world, last year he fought twice suffering his first defeat when he faced the Bellator Ww champion Ben Askren for the title (=Askren vs Koreshkov).
His opponent, Nah-Shon Burrell, has a record of 10-3-0 (60% ko/tko victory rate), last year he started fighting under the Ufc banner winning his first bout against Yuri Villefort but then he lost to Stephen Thompson and he was released from the promotion; after that he fought and won two times. Koreshkov vs Burrell is the quarterfinal of the Bellator welterweight tournament; undercard of Daniel Straus vs Pat Curran 3 – Bellator 112. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-03-07, fight not so good between Alexander Volkov and Mark Holata: it gets two stars. Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a mma record of 19-4-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 heavyweight in the world, he won the Bellator heavyweight title in 2012 beating Richard Hale (=Hale vs Volkov) but then he lost the belt in 2013 at his first defense when he faced Vitaly Minakov (=Volkov vs Minakov).
His opponent, Mark Holata, has an official record of 12-4-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 5, 2012 when he was defeated by Vinicius Queiroz (=Holata vs Queiroz). Volkov vs Holata is the quarterfinal of the Bellator heavyweight tournament; undercard of Eduardo Dantas vs Anthony Leone – Bellator 111. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-03-07, some good single shots but the fight between Peter Graham and Mighty Mo was not particularly exciting: it gets two stars. Peter Graham entered this fight with a mma record of 9-6-0 (89% ko/tko victory rate) and he is ranked as the No.31 heavyweight in the world while Mighty Mo (real name: Siala-Mou Siliga) has an official record of 5-2-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.92 in the same weight class. Both fighters fought in the K-1 World Grand Prix but they have never faced each other, moreover they both debuted and fought twice in 2013 for the Bellator Mma promotion. Graham vs Mo is the quarterfinal of the Bellator heavyweight tournament; undercard of Eduardo Dantas vs Anthony Leone – Bellator 111. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-04-11, great fight between Lavar Johnson and Blagoi Ivanov: it gets three stars. Lavar Johnson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-8-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.35 heavyweight in the world, he is 36 years (nine years older than Ivanov) and in 2013 he fought and lost twice: against Brendan Schaub (his last bout in the Ufc) and Vinicius Queiroz (his Bellator debut, Johnson vs Queiroz); Johnson came back to victory in 2014 defeating Ryan Martinez by tko in the first round (=Martinez vs Johnson).
Review: 2014-04-04, fight not particularly good between Vitaly Minakov and Cheick Kongo: it gets two stars. The undefeated Vitaly Minakov entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 13-0-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 heavyweight in the world, he is a black belt in judo and four times Sambo world champion, last year he fought three times and in his last bout he won the Bellator Hw title beating Alexander Volkov (by tko in the first round: 
