2015 MMA fight – Blagoy Ivanov vs Derrick Mehmen – full fight Video WSOF 24

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-10-17, some good exchanges between Blagoy Ivanov and Derrick Mehmen but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in judo and 2008 Combat Sambo world champion (beating Fedor Emelianenko in the semifinal) Blagoy Ivanov entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-1-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.28 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Alexander Volkov in 2014 (final of the Bellator Hw tournament – season ten – Volkov vs Ivanov), but he came back to win in 2015 beating Smealinho Rama in a fight valid for the Wsof Hw belt (=Rama vs Ivanov).
His opponent, Derrick Mehmen, has a record of 19-6-0 (68% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.41 in the same weight class. He also lost once last year, against Smealinho Rama (=Rama vs Mehmen), but then he has won over Brett Rogers in 2015. Ivanov vs Mehmen is valid for the WSOF heavyweight title (Ivanov’s first defense); undercard of Jon Fitch vs Yushin Okami – WSOF 24. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Smealinho Rama vs Derrick Mehmen – full fight Video WSOF 14

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-10-11, aggressive start with some nice exchanges: Smealinho Rama vs Derrick Mehmen gets three stars. Smealinho Rama entered this fight with a pro mma record of 8-1-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.40 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his only loss in 2013 when he faced Anthony Hamilton but he came back to win in 2014 beating Steve Mocco and Tim Hague.
His opponent, Derrick Mehmen, has an official record of 18-5-0 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class, he suffered two consecutive losses in 2012, against Rodney Wallace and Gian Villante, but then he won six consecutive bouts. Rama vs Mehmen is valid for the WSOF heavyweight title; undercard of Jake Shields vs Ryan Ford – WSOF 14. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2013 MMA fight – Rolles Gracie vs Derrick Mehmen – full fight Video WSOF 5

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-09-14, Rolles Gracie vs Derrick Mehmen gets three stars thanks to a spectacular finish. The Brazilian Rolles Gracie (8-1-0, 100% finishing rate=only submission!) entered as the No.71 heavyweight in the world while Derrick Mehmen (15-5-0, 80% finishing rate) entered as the No.94 light heavyweight. Gracie vs Mehmen is on the undercard of Andrei Arlovski vs Mike Kyle – WSOF 5. Watch the video!