Review: 2014-09-05, fight not particularly exciting between Cheick Kongo and Lavar Johnson: it gets two stars. The black belt in karate Cheick Kongo entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-9-2 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 heavyweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 losing the first bout in April, against Vitaly Minakov (fight valid for the Bellator Hw title, Minakov vs Kongo), and winning his second fight in May against Eric Smith.
His opponent, Lavar Johnson, has a record of 18-9-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.51 in the same weight class but he lost four out of his last five fights, the last one against Blagoi Ivanov at Bellator 116 (=Johnson vs Ivanov). Kongo vs Johnson is on the undercard of Pat Curran vs Patricio Freire 2 – Bellator 123. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Lavar Johnson fight videos
2014 MMA fight – Lavar Johnson vs Blagoi Ivanov – full fight Video Bellator 116
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!
2014 MMA fight – Ryan Martinez vs Lavar Johnson – full fight Video Bellator 111
Review: 2014-03-07, heavy punches and a pretty good finish: Ryan Martinez vs Lavar Johnson gets three stars. Ryan Martinez entered this fight with a pro mma record of 10-3-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.33 heavyweight in the world, last year he fought three times losing just his last fight against Vitaly Minakov (=Minakov vs Martinez).
His opponent, Lavar Johnson, has an official record of 17-8-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.79 in the same weight class, he is 36 years old (10 more than Martinez) and last year he fought twice losing both fights: the first one against Brendan Schaub (his last Ufc fight) and then to Vinicius Queiroz (=Johnson vs Queiroz). Martinez vs Johnson is the quarterfinal of the Bellator heavyweight tournament; undercard of Eduardo Dantas vs Anthony Leone – Bellator 111. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2013 MMA fight – Lavar Johnson vs Vinicius Queiroz – full fight Video Bellator 102
Review: 2013-10-04, Lavar Johnson vs Vinicius Queiroz gets three stars thanks to a good finish. Lavar Johnson (17-7-0, 100% finishing rate) entered as the No.42 heavyweight in the world while Vinicius Kappke de Queiroz (6-3-0, 100% finishing rate) entered as the No.91. Johnson vs Queiroz is the semifinal of the Bellator heavyweight tournament; undercard of Cheick Kongo vs Mark Godbeer – Bellator 102. Watch the video!
2012 MMA fight – Lavar Johnson vs Stefan Struve – full fight Video UFC 146
Review: 2012-05-26, great and fast submission (UFC Submission of the Night) in the first round: Lavar Johnson vs Stefan Struve gets three stars. Lavar Johnson (17-5-0) entered as the No.31 heavyweight in the world while Stefan Struve (23-5-0) entered as the No.20. Struve vs Johnson is on the undercard of Junior Dos Santos vs Frank Mir (Ufc 146). Rate the video!
2012 MMA fight – Lavar Johnson vs Pat Barry – fight Video UFC on Fox 3
Review: 2012-05-05, great start and amazing combination before the nice TKO (UFC Knockout of the Night) at the end of the first round: Lavar Johnson vs Pat Barry gets three stars. Lavar Johnson (16-5-0) entered as the No.47 heavyweight in the world while Pat Barry (7-4-0) entered as the No.50. Johnson vs Barry is on the undercard of Nate Diaz vs Jim Miller (UFC on Fox 3). Watch the video!
2012 MMA fight – Joey Beltran vs Lavar Johnson – full fight Video UFC on Fox 2
Review: 2012-01-28, nice knockout in the first round between Joey Beltran and Lavar Johnson: three stars (UFC Knockout of the Night). Joey Beltran, ranked as the No.40 heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 13-6-0 while Lavar Johnson had a record of 15-5-0. Beltran vs Johnson is on the undercard of Rashad Evans vs Phil Davis (UFC on Fox 2). Watch the video!
2011 MMA fight – Lavar Johnson vs Shawn Jordan – full fight video Strikeforce Chall. 19
Review: 2011-09-23, pleasant fight between Lavar Johnson and Shawn Jordan but it is not enough for our three stars. Shawn Jordan defeated Johnson by submission in the second round, undercard of Larkin vs Rossborough (Strikeforce Challengers 19). Watch the video!