Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-07-01, disappointing mma bout: Blagoy Ivanov vs Alexander Romanov gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2023).
Romanov vs Ivanov is scheduled to take place Saturday, July 1st, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 3-round heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Sean Strickland vs Abusupiyan Magomedov – UFC Vegas 76 (also known as UFC on ESPN 48). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-02-04, mma bout not so exciting: Marcin Tybura vs Blagoy Ivanov gets two stars.
Ivanov vs Tybura is scheduled to take place Saturday, February 4th, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 3-round heavyweight (265 lbs, 120 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Derrick Lewis vs Sergey Spivak – UFC Vegas 68 (also known as UFC Fight Night 218 or UFC on ESPN+ 76). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-05-30, disappointing fight between Blagoy Ivanov and Augusto Sakai: it gets two stars.
The black belt in judo, former world combat sambo and Wsof champion Blagoy Ivanov entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-3-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 heavyweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Ben Rothwell (Blagoy Ivanov vs Ben Rothwell) and Tai Tuivasa (Tai Tuivasa vs Blagoy Ivanov) but then he was defeated by Derrick Lewis (Derrick Lewis vs Blagoy Ivanov).
His opponent, Augusto Sakai, has a record of 14-1-1 (79% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He lost to Cheick Kongo in 2017 (Cheick Kongo vs Augusto Sakai) but then he has won five consecutive bouts beating Andrei Arlovski (Andrei Arlovski vs Augusto Sakai) and Marcin Tybura in 2019. Ivanov vs Sakai is on the undercard of Tyron Woodley vs Gilbert Burns – UFC on ESPN 9. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-02, disappointing fight between Derrick Lewis and Blagoy Ivanov: it gets two stars.Derrick Lewis entered this fight with a professional record of 21-7-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Daniel Cormier (Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis) and Junior dos Santos (Derrick Lewis vs Junior dos Santos); before these fights he had beat Alexander Volkov (Alexander Volkov vs Derrick Lewis).
His opponent, the black belt in judo, former world combat sambo and Wsof champion Blagoy Ivanov, has an official record of 18-2-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He also lost to Junior dos Santos, in 2018 (via unanimous decision, Junior dos Santos vs Blagoy Ivanov), but then he has won over Ben Rothwell (Blagoy Ivanov vs Ben Rothwell) and Tai Tuivasa (Tai Tuivasa vs Blagoy Ivanov). Lewis vs Ivanov is on the undercard of Jorge Masvidal vs Nate Diaz – UFC 244. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-08, disappointing fight between Tai Tuivasa and Blagoy Ivanov: it gets two stars.Tai Tuivasa entered this fight with a pro record of 8-1-0 (88% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.22 heavyweight in the world but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Junior dos Santos in December 2018 (via tko, Junior dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa). Before this bout, the same year, he had beat Andrei Arlovski in June (Andrei Arlovski vs Tai Tuivasa) and Cyril Asker in February (Tai Tuivasa vs Cyril Asker).
His opponent, the black belt in judo, former world combat sambo and Wsof champion Blagoy Ivanov, has an official mma record of 17-2-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He also lost to Junior dos Santos in 2018 (via unanimous decision, Junior dos Santos vs Blagoy Ivanov) but he came back to win in 2019 against Ben Rothwell (Blagoy Ivanov vs Ben Rothwell). Tuivasa vs Ivanov is on the undercard of Henry Cejudo vs Marlon Moraes – UFC 238. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-09, disappointing bout between Blagoy Ivanov and Ben Rothwell: it gets two stars.The black belt in judo, former world combat sambo and Wsof champion Blagoy Ivanov entered this fight with a professional record of 16-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Junior dos Santos (Junior dos Santos vs Blagoy Ivanov); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Shawn Jordan (Ivanov vs Jordan) and Caio Alencar (Blagoy Ivanov vs Caio Alencar).
His opponent, Ben Rothwell, has a mma record of 36-10-0 (92% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 10, 2016 when he was defeated by Junior dos Santos (Junior dos Santos vs Ben Rothwell); before this fight he had won over Josh Barnett (Josh Barnett vs Ben Rothwell). Ivanov vs Rothwell is on the undercard of Derrick Lewis vs Junior dos Santos – UFC Fight Night 146 (UFC on ESPN+ 4). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-14, disappointing fight between Junior dos Santos and Blagoy Ivanov: it gets two stars.The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Junior dos Santos entered this fight with a record of 18-5-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier) but ‘Cigano’ lost two out of his last three fights, against Alistair Overeem in 2015 (dos Santos vs Overeem) and Stipe Miocic in 2017 (Stipe Miocic vs Junior dos Santos 2); between these two bouts JDS beat Ben Rothwell (dos Santos vs Rothwell).
His opponent, the black belt in judo, former world combat sambo and Wsof champion Blagoy Ivanov, has a mma record of 16-1-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. ‘Baga’ Ivanov suffered his only loss when he faced Alexander Volkov in 2014 (final of the Bellator Hw tournament – season ten – Volkov vs Ivanov), after this bout he has won five consecutive fights beating Shawn Jordan (Ivanov vs Jordan) and Caio Alencar in 2017 (Blagoy Ivanov vs Caio Alencar). Dos Santos vs Ivanov is the main event of UFC Fight Night 133. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-11-02, boring fight between Blagoy Ivanov and Caio Alencar: it gets one star!The black belt in judo and former world combat sambo champion Blagoy Ivanov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-1-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 heavyweight in the world. ‘Baga’ Ivanov suffered his only loss when he faced Alexander Volkov in 2014 (final of the Bellator Hw tournament – season ten – Volkov vs Ivanov), after this bout he has won four consecutive fights beating Josh Copeland (=Ivanov vs Copeland) and Shawn Jordan in his last two (=Ivanov vs Jordan).
His opponent, Caio Alencar, has an official record of 11-1-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.29 in the same weight class. ‘Caiao’ Alencar lost to William Baldutti in 2013 but then he has won four bouts defeating Jared Rosholt in his last one. Ivanov vs Alencar is the main event of PFL Fight Night (Professional Fighters League). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-18, fight not so exciting between Blagoy Ivanov and Shawn Jordan: it gets two stars.The black belt in judo and former world combat sambo champion Blagoy Ivanov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 14-1-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Alexander Volkov in 2014 (final of the Bellator Hw tournament – season ten – Volkov vs Ivanov), after this bout he has won three consecutive fights beating Josh Copeland in 2016 (=Ivanov vs Copeland).
His opponent, Shawn Jordan, has an official record of 19-7-0 (95% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class. He lost to Ruslan Magomedov in 2015 (=Magomedov vs Jordan) but he came back to win in 2016 against Ashley Gooch. Blagoy Ivanov vs Shawn Jordan, main event of Wsof 35, is valid for the WSOF heavyweight title (Ivanov’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-17, some good exchanges between Blagoy Ivanov and Josh Copeland but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The black belt in judo and former world combat sambo champion Blagoy Ivanov entered this fight with a pro record of 13-1-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Alexander Volkov in 2014 (final of the Bellator Hw tournament – season ten – Volkov vs Ivanov), after this bout he beat Smealinho Rama in a fight valid for the Wsof Hw belt (=Rama vs Ivanov) and then he defended his title against Derrick Mehmen (=Ivanov vs Mehmen).
His opponent, Josh Copeland, has an official mma record of 12-3-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.38 in the same weight class. He lost to Vitaly Minakov last year (=Minakov vs Copeland) but he came back to win in 2016 beating Mike Hayes. Ivanov vs Copeland, main event of the WSOF 31, is valid for the WSOF heavyweight title (Ivanov’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
