Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-04-15, good match with some nice exchanges: the mma fight Linton Vassell vs Timothy Johnson gets three stars.
Johnson vs Vassell is on the undercard of AJ McKee vs Patricio Pitbull Freire 2 – Bellator 277. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-10, pretty good finish between Linton Vassell and Ronny Markes but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
Linton Vassell entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-8-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 heavyweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2019, the last one with Valentin Moldavsky (Linton Vassell vs Valentin Moldavsky) but he came back to win against Sergei Kharitonov in November 2019 (Sergei Kharitonov vs Linton Vassell).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ronny Markes, has a record of 19-7-0 (63% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 6, 2019 when he defeated Sigi Pesaleli; before this bout, in 2018, he had lost to Sean O’Connell and Brandon Halsey. Markes vs Vassell is on the undercard of Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs Juliana Velasquez – Bellator 254. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-14, fight not so exciting between Sergei Kharitonov and Linton Vassell: it gets two stars.Sergei Kharitonov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 29-6-0 (93% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Javy Ayala in 2016 (Sergei Kharitonov vs Javy Ayala), since then he has collected two no-contest and six victories beating Matt Mitrione in his last one (Matt Mitrione vs Sergei Kharitonov 2).
His opponent, Linton Vassell, has an official record of 18-8-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.46 in the same weight class but he comes off three consecutive losses, against Ryan Bader (Ryan Bader vs Linton Vassell), Phil Davis (Phil Davis vs Linton Vassell) and Valentin Moldavsky (Linton Vassell vs Valentin Moldavsky). Kharitonov vs Vassell is the main event of Bellator 234. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-22, some good exchanges on the ground but it is not enough to get three stars: Linton Vassell vs Valentin Moldavsky gets two stars.Linton Vassell entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-7-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive defeats, against Phil Davis in 2018 (Phil Davis vs Linton Vassell) and Ryan Bader in 2017 (Ryan Bader vs Linton Vassell); before this bout he had beat Liam McGeary (Liam McGeary vs Linton Vassell).
His opponent, the 2018 world combat sambo champion Valentin Moldavsky, has a record of 7-1-0 (57% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.74 heavyweight. He suffered his only loss when he faced Amir Aliakbari in 2016 (via split decision, Valentin Moldavsky vs Amir Aliakbari), after this bout he has won over Carl Seumanutafa and Ernest James. Vassell vs Moldavsky is on the undercard of Emmanuel Sanchez vs Georgi Karakhanyan 2 – Bellator 218. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-25, Phil Davis vs Linton Vassell gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.The former Bellator light-Hw champion Phil Davis entered this fight with a professional record of 18-4-0 (44% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). He fought twice last year losing to Ryan Bader (Davis vs Bader 2) and beating Leonardo Leite (Phil Davis vs Leonardo Leite).
His opponent, Linton Vassell, has a mma record of 18-6-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He also fought twice in 2017 defeating Liam McGeary (Liam McGeary vs Linton Vassell) and losing to Ryan Bader (Ryan Bader vs Linton Vassell). Davis vs Vassell is on the undercard of Rafael Carvalho vs Gegard Mousasi – Bellator 200. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-11-03, disappointing fight between Ryan Bader and Linton Vassell: it gets two stars.The Bellator light-Hw champion and Tuf 8 tournament winner Ryan Bader entered this fight with a pro mma record of 23-5-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). He lost to Anthony Johnson last year (=Johnson vs Bader) but then he has won over Ilir Latifi (=Bader vs Latifi), Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (=Bader vs Nogueira 2) and Phil Davis (=Davis vs Bader 2).
His opponent, Linton Vassell, has a record of 18-5-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He lost to Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal in 2015 (=Lawal vs Vassell) but then he has beat Emanuel Newton (=Newton vs Vassell 2), Francis Carmont (=Vassell vs Carmont) and Liam McGeary (=McGeary vs Vassell). Bader vs Vassell, main event of Bellator 186, is valid for the Bellator light heavyweight title (Bader’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-19, good fight between Liam McGeary and Linton Vassell: it gets three stars.The former Bellator light-Hw champion Liam McGeary entered this fight with a mma record of 12-1-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He suffered his only loss when he faced Phil Davis in 2016 (=McGeary vs Davis); after this bout he has beat Brett McDermott (=McGeary vs McDermott).
His opponent, Linton Vassell, has an official record of 17-5-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He lost to Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal in 2015 (=Lawal vs Vassell) but then he has won over Emanuel Newton (=Newton vs Vassell 2) and Francis Carmont (=Vassell vs Carmont). Linton Vassell vs Liam McGeary is on the undercard of Rory MacDonald vs Paul Daley – Bellator 179. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, pretty boring fight between Linton Vassell and Francis Carmont: it gets two stars.Linton Vassell entered this fight with a professional record of 16-5-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Francis Carmont, has a mma record of 25-11-0 (68% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. Both fighters lost once in 2015, Vassell against Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (=Lawal vs Vassell) while Carmont with Phil Davis (=Davis vs Carmont), but in 2016 Linton has beat Emanuel Newton (=Newton vs Vassell 2) while Carmont has defeated Łukasz Klinger. Vassell vs Carmont is on the undercard of Michael Chandler vs Benson Henderson – Bellator 165. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-19, fight not so exciting between Emanuel Newton and Linton Vassell: it gets two stars.The former Bellator light-Hw champion Emanuel Newton entered this fight with a record of 25-9-1 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses: against Liam McGeary (bout in which he lost the Bellator belt Newton vs McGeary) and Phil Davis (=Davis vs Newton).
His opponent, Linton Vassell, has a mma record of 15-5-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.29 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year beating Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (=Vassell vs Sokoudjou) and losing with Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (=Lawal vs Vassell). In their first bout Newton beat Vassell by submission (October 24, 2014
Newton vs Vassell I); this second fight is on the undercard of Ken Shamrock vs Royce Gracie 3 – Bellator 149. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19, disappointing fight between Muhammed Lawal and Linton Vassell: it gets two stars.The former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal entered this fight with a professional record of 15-4-0 (73% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.15 light heavyweight in the world. He lost to Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson last year (=Rampage vs Lawal) but after this bout he has won three consecutive fights defeating Cheick Kongo in his last one (=Lawal vs Kongo).
His opponent, Linton Vassell, has the same record of 15-4-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. He suffered his last defeat in 2014 as well, against Emanuel Newton (=Newton vs Vassell), but then he came back to win in 2015 beating Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (=Vassell vs Sokoudjou). Lawal vs Vassell is the semifinal of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament; undercard of Liam McGeary vs Tito Ortiz – “Bellator 142 Dynamite 1”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
