2013 MMA fight – Vitor Belfort vs Dan Henderson 2 – full fight Video UFC FN 32

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-11-09, the second fight between Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson gets three stars thanks to a good finish. The Brazilian Vitor Belfort (23-10-0, 83% finishing rate) entered as the No.4 middleweight in the world while Dan Henderson, 43 years old, (29-10-0, 52% finishing rate) entered as the No.8 light heavyweight. In their first fight Hendo defeated Belfort by unanimous decision (October 21, 2006); this second fight is the main event of UFC Fight Night 32. Watch the video!

2013 MMA fight – Lyoto Machida vs Mark Munoz – full fight Video UFC Ufn 30

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-10-26, Lyoto Machida vs Mark Munoz gets three stars thanks to a spectacular finish. The Brazilian Lyoto Machida (19-4-0, 48% finishing rate) entered as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world while Mark Munoz (13-3-0, 54% finishing rate) entered as the No.5 middleweight (currently the #1 in this weight division is Chris Weidman). Machida vs Munoz is the main event of UFC Fight Night 30. Watch the video!

Cain Velasquez vs Junior dos Santos 3 full fight Video UFC 166 – 2013

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-10-19, great fight with some tough exchanges, we are sure they will face each other in the future…two real warriors: the third fight between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos gets three stars. Cain Velasquez (12-1-0, 83% ko/tko victories – curiously he has never won by submission) entered as the No.1 heavyweight in the world while Junior dos Santos (16-2-0, 88% finishing rate) entered as the No.2. In their first fight ‘Cigano’ dos Santos defeated Velasquez by ko (November 12, 2011) while in their second bout Cain defeated JDS by unanimous decision (December 29, 2012); this third fight, main event of UFC 166, is valid for the UFC heavyweight title (Velasquez’s second defense). Watch the video!

2013 MMA fight – Demian Maia vs Jake Shields – fight Video UFC Ufn 29

2_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-10-09, close fight but not so exciting: Demian Maia vs Jake Shields gets two stars. Demian Maia (18-4-0, 67% finishing rate) entered as the No.5 welterweight in the world while Jake Shields (28-6-1, 47% finishing rate) entered as the No.9 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Georges St Pierre). Maia vs Shields is the main event of UFC Fight Night 29. Watch the video!

Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson full fight Video UFC 165 – 2013

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-09-21, close fight thanks to a great performance and some good single shots by both Jon Jones and Gustafsson but without ground game it is very difficult to give more than three stars. However the fight won UFC Fight of the Night honors and it is really possible to see a rematch since Jones and Gustafsson proved they are the two best light heavyweight fighters in the world! Jon ‘Bones’ Jones (18-1-0, 83% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world while Alexander Gustafsson (15-1-0, 80% finishing rate) entered as the No.6. Jon Jones vs Gustafsson, main event of UFC 165, is valid for the UFC light heavyweight title (Jones’ sixth defense); they also faced each other a second time on December 29, 2018 (Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2). Watch the video!

2013 MMA fight – Renan Barao Pegado vs Eddie Wineland – full fight Video UFC 165

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-09-21, Renan Barao vs Eddie Wineland gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Knockout of the Night). Renan “Barao” Pegado (30-1-0, 67% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 bantamweight in the world while Eddie Wineland (20-8-1, 75% finishing rate) entered as the No.8. Barao vs Wineland is valid for the UFC interim bantamweight title (Barao’s second defense); undercard of Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson – UFC 165. Watch the video!

2013 MMA fight – Glover Teixeira vs Ryan Bader – full fight Video UFC Ufn 28

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-09-04, Glover Teixeira vs Ryan Bader gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Knockout of the Night). Glover Teixeira (21-2-0, 86% finishing rate) entered as the No.9 light heavyweight in the world while Ryan Bader (15-3-0, 67% finishing rate) entered as the No.10 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Jon Jones). Teixeira vs Bader is the main event of UFC Fight Night 28. Watch the video!

2013 MMA fight – Benson Henderson vs Anthony Pettis 2 – full fight Video UFC 164

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-08-31, the second fight between Benson Henderson and Anthony Pettis gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Submission of the Night). Benson Henderson (19-2-0, 53% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 lightweight in the world while Anthony Pettis (16-2-0, 82% finishing rate) entered as the No.5. In their first fight Pettis defeated Henderson by unanimous decision and that is the last loss of ‘Bendo’ (December 16, 2010); this second fight, main event of UFC 164, is valid for the UFC lightweight title (Henderson’s fourth defense). Watch the video!

2013 MMA fight – Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua vs Chael Sonnen – fight Video UFC Ufn 26

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-08-17, Mauricio Rua vs Chael Sonnen gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Submission of the Night). Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (21-7-0, 91% finishing rate) entered as the No.8 light heavyweight in the world while Chael Sonnen (27-13-1, 41% finishing rate) entered as the No.15. Mauricio Rua vs Sonnen is the main event of UFC Fight Night 26 (also known as UFC on Fox Sports 1: Shogun vs Sonnen). Watch the video!

Jose Aldo vs Chan Sung Jung full fight Video UFC 163 – 2013

2_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-08-03, the fight between Jose Aldo and Chan Sung Jung was not particularly good: it gets two stras. Jose Aldo (22-1-0, 68% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 featherweight in the world while Chan Sung Jung (13-3-0, 85% finishing rate) entered as the No.16. Aldo vs ‘Korean Zombie’ Jung, main event of UFC 163, is valid for the UFC featherweight title (Aldo’s fifth defense). Watch the video!