Review: 2014-07-16, Donald Cerrone vs Jim Miller gets three stars thanks to a spectacular finish (UFC Performance of the Night). Donald Cerrone entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-6-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis), he suffered two defeats in 2013: against Anthony Pettis (=Cerrone vs Pettis) and Rafael dos Anjos (=Cerrone vs dos Anjos); after this bout he won three consecutive fights.
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and taekwondo Jim Miller, has an official record of 24-4-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class; he lost his last bout in 2012 when he faced Nate Diaz (=Diaz vs Miller), since then he has collected three wins and one no-contest. ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone vs Miller is the main event of UFC Fight Night 45 – Atlantic City. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-06, pretty good fight between Frankie Edgar and BJ Penn: it gets three stars. The black belt in Bjj and former Ufc lightweight champion Frankie Edgar entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-4-1 (44% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 featherweight in the world, he moved down in this division last year but he lost the title shot against #1 Jose Aldo (=Aldo vs Edgar); after that bout he defeated Charles Oliveira (=Edgar vs Oliveira).
His opponent, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion (in 2000) and former Ufc lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn, has an official record of 16-9-2 (81% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 8, 2012 when he was defeated by Rory MacDonald (=Penn vs MacDonald). In both their previous bouts Edgar defeated BJ Penn by unanimous decision (in 2010); this third fight is the main event of “The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale” – UFC Tuf 19. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-05, Chris Weidman vs Lyoto Machida gets three stars thanks to a great second part of the bout (UFC Fight of the Night). The undefeated Ufc middleweight champion Chris Weidman entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 11-0-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 Mw in the world, he fought twice in 2013 facing in both fights Anderson Silva: in the first bout he won the Ufc Mw belt by ko (4-stars-fight Silva vs Weidman I) while the second time ‘The Spyder’ broke his leg (=Weidman vs Silva 2).
His opponent, the black belt in shotokan karate and Bjj Lyoto Machida, has an official record of 21-4-0 (48% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class, he was the Ufc light-Hw champion between 2009 and 2010 but then he lost the belt to Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua in their rematch; ‘The Dragon’ had a new title-shot in 2011 but he was defeated by Jon Jones (4-stars-fight Jones vs Machida). Machida moved down in weight class to the middleweight division in 2013 beating Mark Munoz (=Machida vs Munoz) and Gegard Mousasi in 2014 (=Machida vs Mousasi). Weidman vs Machida, main event of UFC 175, is valid for the Ufc middleweight title (Weidman’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-05, great start between Ronda Rousey and Alexis Davis: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The undefeated black belt in judo Ronda Rousey entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 9-0-0 (100% finishing rate, with only one victory by ko/tko) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s bantamweight in the world, she has already defended her Ufc Bw title in February against Sara McMann (=Rousey vs McMann).
Her opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Alexis Davis, has a record of 16-5-0 (56% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.2 in the same weight class, she has already fought in 2014 beating Jessica Eye (via split decision). Rousey vs Davis is valid for the Ufc women’s bantamweight title; undercard of Chris Weidman vs Lyoto Machida – UFC 175. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-28, good fight between Cub Swanson and Jeremy Stephens: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The black belt in Bjj Cub Swanson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo), he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Ricardo Lamas (=Lamas vs Swanson), since then he has fought five times and in 2013 he beat Dustin Poirier (=Swanson vs Poirier) and Dennis Siver (=Swanson vs Siver).
His opponent, Jeremy Stephens (black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu as well), has an official record of 23-9-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class, he lost three consecutive fights between 2011 and 2012 but he came back to victory in 2013 defeating Estevan Payan and Rony Jason (=Stephens vs Jason); Stephens has already fought and won in 2014 beating Darren Elkins (=Elkins vs Stephens). Swanson vs Stephens is the main event of UFC Fight Night 44 San Antonio. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-14, disappointing fight between Demetrious Johnson and Ali Bagautinov: it gets two stars. Demetrious Johnson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-2-1 (58% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeats in 2011 when he faced Dominick Cruz for the Ufc Bw title (=Cruz vs Johnson) since then he moved down in weight class to the flyweight collecting one draw and five consecutive wins. He won the Ufc Flw title in 2012 against Joseph Benavidez (=Johnson vs Benavidez).
His opponent, the 2012 world combat sambo champion Ali Bagautinov, has an official record of 13-2-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class, he suffered his two defeats in 2011 against Vitaliy Panteleev and Evgeniy Lazukov, since then he has won 11 consecutive fights. He debuted in the Ufc last year beating Marcos Vinicius Borges Pancini (=Bagautinov vs Vinicius), then he defeated Tim Elliott (=Elliott vs Bagautinov) and John Lineker (=Lineker vs Bagautinov). Johnson vs Bagautinov, main event of Ufc 174, is valid for the Ufc flyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-07, high level of technique by both fighters and good finish: Benson Henderson vs Rustam Khabilov gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in taekwondo and Bjj Benson Henderson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis), last year he lost the Ufc Lw title when he faced Anthony Pettis in their rematch (Ben’s fourth title defense, Henderson vs Pettis 2); Bendo came back to victory in 2014 defeating Josh Thomson (via split decision Henderson vs Thomson).
His opponent, the 2007 Combat Sambo world champion Rustam Khabilov, has an official record of 17-1-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat (via split decision) in 2011 when he faced Ruslan Khaskhanov, since then he has fought and won six times. In 2013 Khabilov defeated Yancy Medeiros and Jorge Masvidal (=Masvidal vs Khabilov). Henderson vs Khabilov is the main event of UFC Fight Night ABQ (Albuquerque). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-31, fight not particularly exciting between Stipe Miocic and Fabio Maldonado: it gets two stars (Ufc Performance of the Night). Stipe Miocic entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-1-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2012 when he faced Stefan Struve (=Struve vs Miocic), after that bout he beat Roy Nelson in 2013 (=Nelson vs Miocic) and Gabriel Gonzaga this year (=Gonzaga vs Miocic).
His opponent, Fabio Maldonado, has an official record of 21-6-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Glover Teixeira (=Teixeira vs Maldonado), since then he has fought and won three times beating Roger Hollett, Joey Beltran (=Maldonado vs Beltran) and Gian Villante (=Villante vs Maldonado). Miocic vs Maldonado is the main event of “The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-31, great fight between Mark Munoz and Gegard Mousasi: it was the best fight of the night and it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj Mark Munoz entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-4-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 middleweight in the world, he fought twice in 2013 defeating Tim Boetsch in July (=Munoz vs Boetsch) but then he lost to Lyoto Machida by ko in the first round in October (=Machida vs Munoz).
His opponent, the black belt in judo and former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Gegard Mousasi, has an official record of 34-4-2 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class, he fought three times last year beating Mike Kyle (=Mousasi vs Kyle) and Ilir Latifi (=Mousasi vs Latifi) but then he was defeated by Lyoto Machida (via unanimous decision, Machida vs Mousasi); currently the #1 in this division is Chris Weidman. Munoz vs Mousasi is the main event of UFC Fight Night Berlin – Ufn 41. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-24, good fight between Renan Barao and TJ Dillashaw: it gets three stars (UFC Performance and UFC Fight of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado entered this fight with a professional mma record of 32-1-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in his first pro mma fight in 2005 when he faced Joao Paulo Rodrigues de Souza. Barao won the the interim Ufc Bw title in 2012 against Urijah Faber (=Barao vs Faber) and he successfully defended the belt three times.
His opponent, TJ Dillashaw, has an official record of 9-2-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat at the end of 2013 when he faced Raphael Assuncao (=Assuncao vs Dillashaw) but he came back to victory in 2014 beating Mike Easton (=Dillashaw vs Easton). Barao vs Dillashaw, main event of Ufc 173, is valid for the UFC bantamweight title (Barao’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-07-16, Donald Cerrone vs Jim Miller gets three stars thanks to a spectacular finish (UFC Performance of the Night). Donald Cerrone entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-6-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis), he suffered two defeats in 2013: against Anthony Pettis (=Cerrone vs Pettis) and Rafael dos Anjos (=Cerrone vs dos Anjos); after this bout he won three consecutive fights.
Review: 2014-06-14, disappointing fight between Demetrious Johnson and Ali Bagautinov: it gets two stars. Demetrious Johnson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-2-1 (58% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeats in 2011 when he faced Dominick Cruz for the Ufc Bw title (=
