Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-08, fight not particularly good between Michael Johnson and Beneil Dariush: it gets two stars.
Michael Johnson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-8-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rafael dos Anjos). He lost two consecutive fights between 2012 and 2013, against Myles Jury and Reza Madadi (=Johnson vs Madadi), but then he has won four bouts beating Edson Barboza in his last one (=Barboza vs Johnson).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Beneil Dariush, has a record of 11-1-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Ramsey Nijem last year (=Dariush vs Nijem) but after this fight he has collected four victories winning over Jim Miller in his last bout. Johnson vs Dariush is on the undercard of Glover Teixeira vs Ovince Saint Preux – UFC Fight Night 73. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-22, nice exchanges between Edson Barboza and Michael Johnson: it gets three stars.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-2-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis); he fought three times in 2014 losing to Donald Cerrone (=Cerrone vs Barboza) but then he came back to win beating Evan Dunham (=Barboza vs Dunham) and Bobby Green (=Green vs Barboza).
His opponent, Michael Johnson, has a record of 15-8-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class; he lost two consecutive fights between 2012 and 2013, against Myles Jury and Reza Madadi (=Johnson vs Madadi), but then he won three bouts: he defeated Joe Lauzon (=Lauzon vs Johnson), Gleison Tibau and Melvin Guillard (=Johnson vs Guillard). Barboza vs Johnson is on the undercard of Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva vs Frank Mir – UFC Fight Night 61. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-03-08, some good single shots between Michael Johnson and Melvin Guillard but it is not enough to get three stars. Michael Johnson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-8-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 lightweight in the world, last year he fought three times losing his first fight to Reza Madadi (=Johnson vs Madadi) but then he won the other two bouts: the first one against Joe Lauzon (Lauzon vs Johnson) and the second one knocking out Gleison Tibau.
His opponent, Melvin Guillard, has an official record of 31-12-2 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class, last year he fought twice, winning Mac Danzig in July (=Guillard vs Danzig) while the second bout ended in a no contest (illegal knee against Ross Pearson, Guillard vs Pearson). Johnson vs Guillard is on the undercard of Alexander Gustafsson vs Jimi Manuwa – UFC Ufn 38. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-08-17, some good shots between Joe Lauzon and Michael Johnson but it is not enough to get three stars. Joe Lauzon (22-8-0, 100% finishing rate) entered as the No.21 lightweight in the world while Michael Johnson (12-8-0, 67% finishing rate) entered as the No.53. Lauzon vs Johnson is on the undercard of Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua vs Chael Sonnen – UFC Fight Night 26 (first UFC event broadcast on Fox Sports 1). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-04-06, good fight and good finish between Michael Johnson and Reza Madadi: it gets three stars (UFC Submission of the Night). Michael Johnson ranked as the No.35 lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 12-7-0 while Reza Madadi had a record of 12-3-0. Johnson vs Madadi is on the undercard of Gegard Mousasi vs Ilir Latifi – UFC on Fuel TV 9. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-05, nice fight between Danny Castillo and Michael Johnson (UFC Knockout of the Night): three stars. Danny Castillo (14-4-0) entered as the No.34 lightweight in the world while Michael Johnson (11-6-0) entered as the No.29. Castillo vs Johnson is on the undercard of Travis Browne vs Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (UFC on FX 5). Watch the video!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-08, fight not particularly good between Michael Johnson and Beneil Dariush: it gets two stars.
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