Review: 2014-09-19, nice exchanges between Melvin Manhoef and Doug Marshall: it gets three stars. Melvin Manhoef entered this fight with a pro mma record of 28-11-1 (93% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.56 welterweight in the world, he suffered two consecutive defeats in 2013, against Brock Larson (=Manhoef vs Larson) and Mamed Khalidov (=Khalidov vs Manhoef), but he came back to win in 2014 beating Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos in their rematch (=Manhoef vs Cyborg 2).
His opponent, Doug Marshall, has a record of 18-7-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.41 middleweight, he won the Bellator Mw tournament (season 8) last year defeating Brett Cooper in the final (=Cooper vs Marshall) but then he was beat by Alexander Shlemenko in a fight valid for the Bellator Mw title (=Shlemenko vs Marshall). Manhoef vs Marshall is the main event of Bellator 125. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Melvin Manhoef fight videos
2014 MMA fight – Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos vs Melvin Manhoef 2 – full fight Video GSF 10
Review: 2014-04-27, fight not particularly exciting between Melvin Manhoef and Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos: it gets two stars. Melvin Manhoef entered this fight with a professional mma record of 27-11-1 (92% finishing rate – he has never won by submission) and he is ranked as the No.68 middleweight in the world, he fought and lost twice in 2013: against Brock Larson (=Manhoef vs Larson) and Mamed Khalidov (=Khalidov vs Manhoef).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos, has an official record of 19-15-0 (89% finishing rate), last year he fought just once defeating Elton Rodrigues in the first round. In their first bout (an epic war) Santos was defeated by Manhoef via ko in the second round (fight valid for the Cage Rage light heavyweight title – February 4, 2006); this second bout is the main event of “Gringo Super Fight 10”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2013 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Melvin Manhoef vs Zabit Samedov – full fight Video LEGEND
Review: 2013-11-08, good fight with some tough exchanges: Melvin Manhoef vs Zabit Samedov gets three stars. Melvin Manhoef (37-10-0) entered as the No.10 super cruiserweight in the world while Zabit Samedov (77-11-1) entered as the No.3. Manhoef vs Samedov is the semifinal of the Legend -93kg Grand Prix tournament; undercard of Mirko Filipovic vs Alexey Oleinik – Legend 2. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Mamed Khalidov vs Melvin Manhoef – full fight Video KSW 23
Review: 2013-06-08, pretty good fight between Mamed Khalidov and Melvin Manhoef: it gets three stars. Mamed Khalidov (26-4-2, 96% finishing rate) entered as the No.10 middleweight in the world while Melvin Manhoef (27-10-1, 93% finishing rate – curiously he has never won by submission) entered as the No.53. Khalidov vs Manhoef is the main event of KSW 23. Watch the video!
Melvin Manhoef vs Brock Larson full fight Video ONE FC 8 – 2013
Review: 2013-04-05, good second part of the fight between Melvin Manhoef and Brock Larson: it gets three stars. Melvin Manhoef (27-9-1, 93% finishing rate) entered as the No.34 middleweight in the world while Brock Larson had a record of 36-7-0(86% finishing rate). Manhoef vs Larson is on the undercard of Shinya Aoki vs Kotetsu Boku – ONE FC 8. Watch the video!
2012 MMA fight – Melvin Manhoef vs Denis Kang – full fight Video DREAM 18
Review: 2012-12-31, pretty good fight between Melvin Manhoef and Denis Kang: three stars. Melvin Manhoef (26-9-1) entered as the No.45 middleweight in the world while Denis Kang (35-15-2) entered as the No.74. Manhoef vs Kang, middleweight fight of DREAM 18 Special NYE 2012. Watch the video!
Ryo Kawamura vs Melvin Manhoef full fight Video ONE FC 6 – 2012
Review: 2012-10-06, heavy exchanges and one of the best knockouts of the year: Ryo Kawamura vs Melvin Manhoef is close to get four stars. Ryo Kawamura (15-6-4) entered as the No.51 middleweight in the world while Melvin Manhoef (25-9-1) entered as the No.64 light heavyweight. Kawamura vs Manhoef is on the undercard of Shinya Aoki vs Arnaud Lepont – ONE FC 6. Watch the video!
2012 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Melvin Manhoef vs Tyrone Spong – full fight Video It’s Showtime 55
Review: 2012-01-28, pleasant fight between Melvin Manhoef and Tyrone Spong but it isn’t enough to get our three stars (fight ended by unanimous decision). Melvin Manhoef (37-9-0) entered as the No.9 super cruiserweight in the world while Tyrone Spong (67-6-1) entered as the No.11 heavyweight. Manhoef vs Spong is on the undercard of Badr Hari vs Gokhan Saki 2. Watch the video!