Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, nice exchanges between Edson Barboza and Dan Hooker: it gets three stars.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-6-0 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 lightweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against current #1 Ufc Lw champ Khabib Nurmagomedov (Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Edson Barboza) and Kevin Lee (Edson Barboza vs Kevin Lee); before these two bouts he had beat Beneil Dariush (4-stars fight, Barboza vs Dariush).
His opponent, Dan Hooker, has a record of 17-7-0 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He lost to Jason Knight in 2016 but then he has won four bouts beating Jim Miller (Jim Miller vs Dan Hooker) and Gilbert Burns in 2018. Barboza vs Hooker is on the undercard of Kevin Lee vs Al Iaquinta 2 – UFC on Fox 31. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-21, good fight between Edson Barboza and Kevin Lee: it gets three stars.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-5-0 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 lightweight in the world. He fought twice last year beating Beneil Dariush (4-stars fight, Barboza vs Dariush) and losing with current #1 Ufc Lw champ Khabib Nurmagomedov (Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Edson Barboza).
His opponent, Kevin Lee, has an official record of 16-3-0 (56% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He fought three times in 2017 defeating Francisco Trinaldo (Trinaldo vs Lee) and Michael Chiesa (Chiesa vs Lee) but then he lost to Tony Ferguson (Tony Ferguson vs Kevin Lee). Barboza vs Lee is the main event of UFC Fight Night 128 (Lee weighed in at 157 pounds, one pound over the lightweight non-title fight upper limit). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-30, good pace with some nice exchanges: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Edson Barboza gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The undefeated black belt in judo and two time combat sambo world champion Khabib Nurmagomedov entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 24-0-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Conor McGregor). After suffering different injuries between 2014 and 2015, he came back to fight in 2016 winning over Darrell Horcher (=Nurmagomedov vs Horcher) and Michael Johnson (=Johnson vs Nurmagomedov).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza, has an official record of 19-4-0 (63% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He lost to Tony Ferguson in 2015 (=Ferguson vs Barboza) but then he has beat Anthony Pettis (=Pettis vs Barboza), Gilbert Melendez (=Barboza vs Melendez) and Beneil Dariush (4-stars fight, Barboza vs Dariush). Nurmagomedov vs Barboza is on the undercard of Cris Cyborg Justino vs Holly Holm – UFC 219. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-11, nice exchanges and spectacular finish: Edson Barboza vs Beneil Dariush is one of the best mma fight of 2017 and it gets four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza entered this fight with a mma record of 18-4-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Conor McGregor). He lost to Tony Ferguson in 2015 (=Ferguson vs Barboza) but then he has beat Anthony Pettis (=Pettis vs Barboza) and Gilbert Melendez (=Barboza vs Melendez).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Beneil Dariush, has an official record of 14-2-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He has fought three times in 2016 losing to Michael Chiesa and winning over James Vick and Rashid Magomedov (=Dariush vs Magomedov). Edson Barboza vs Beneil Dariush is on the undercard of Vitor Belfort vs Kelvin Gastelum – UFC Fight Night 106. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-23, some good single shots between Edson Barboza and Gilbert Melendez but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza entered this fight with a pro record of 17-4-0 (65% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Eddie Alvarez). He lost to Tony Ferguson last year (=Ferguson vs Barboza) but he came back to win in 2016 beating Anthony Pettis (=Pettis vs Barboza).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Strikeforce Lw champion Gilbert Melendez, has an official mma record of 22-5-0 (55% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Anthony Pettis in 2014 (=Pettis vs Melendez) and Eddie Alvarez in 2015 (via split decision, Melendez vs Alvarez). Barboza vs Melendez is on the undercard of Holly Holm vs Valentina Shevchenko – UFC on Fox 20. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-23, some good single shots between Anthony Pettis and Edson Barboza but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do and former Ufc Lw champion Anthony Pettis entered this fight with a record of 18-4-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 lightweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses: against #1 Rafael dos Anjos (=Pettis vs dos Anjos) and Eddie Alvarez (=Pettis vs Alvarez).
His opponent, Edson Barboza (black belt in tae-kwon-do as well), has an official mma record of 16-4-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Michael Johnson (=Barboza vs Johnson) and Tony Ferguson (=Ferguson vs Barboza). Between these two bouts he beat Paul Felder (=Barboza vs Felder). Pettis vs Barboza is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Ovince St Preux – UFC 197. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-11, high pace and some very nice exchangesEdson Barboza vs Tony Ferguson is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night and UFC Performance of the Night)!
The Tuf 13 tournament winner Tony Ferguson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-3-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rafael dos Anjos). He suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Michael Johnson, since then he has won six consecutive bouts beating Gleison Tibau (=Ferguson vs Tibau) and Josh Thomson in 2015 (=Thomson vs Ferguson),
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza, has an official record of 16-3-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He has also fought twice in 2015 losing to Michael Johnson (=Barboza vs Johnson) and winning over Paul Felder (=Barboza vs Felder). Ferguson vs Barboza is on the undercard of Frankie Edgar vs Chad Mendes – UFC Tuf 22 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-07-25, some good single shots between Edson Barboza and Paul Felder but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza entered this fight with a mma record of 15-3-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 lightweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in karate and tae-kwon-do Paul Felder, has a perfect record of 10-0-0 (70% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.41 in the same weight class. Both fighters have already fought once in 2015: Barboza has lost to Michael Johnson (=Barboza vs Johnson), while Felder has won over Danny Castillo (=Castillo vs Felder). Barboza vs Felder is on the undercard of TJ Dillashaw vs Renan Barao 2 – UFC on Fox 16. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-22, nice exchanges between Edson Barboza and Michael Johnson: it gets three stars.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-2-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis); he fought three times in 2014 losing to Donald Cerrone (=Cerrone vs Barboza) but then he came back to win beating Evan Dunham (=Barboza vs Dunham) and Bobby Green (=Green vs Barboza).
His opponent, Michael Johnson, has a record of 15-8-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class; he lost two consecutive fights between 2012 and 2013, against Myles Jury and Reza Madadi (=Johnson vs Madadi), but then he won three bouts: he defeated Joe Lauzon (=Lauzon vs Johnson), Gleison Tibau and Melvin Guillard (=Johnson vs Guillard). Barboza vs Johnson is on the undercard of Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva vs Frank Mir – UFC Fight Night 61. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-11-22, some good single shots between Bobby Green and Edson Barboza but it is not enough to get three stars. Bobby Green entered this fight with a pro mma record of 23-5-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat (via split decision) in 2011 when he faced Gesias Cavalcante, since then he has won eight consecutive bouts, the last one against Josh Thomson (=Thomson vs Green).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza, has a record of 14-2-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class, he has fought twice in 2014 losing the first bout, against Donald Cerrone (=Cerrone vs Barboza), but then he came back to win defeating Evan Dunham (=Barboza vs Dunham). Green vs Barboza is on the undercard of Frankie Edgar vs Cub Swanson – UFC FN 57. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, nice exchanges between Edson Barboza and Dan Hooker: it gets three stars.
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