Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-07-11, great fight between Conor McGregor and Chad Mendes: it is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Chad Mendes entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-2-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world. The only man who stopped him twice was the #1 Ufc fw champion Jose Aldo: in 2012 (=Aldo vs Mendes) and in 2014 (=Aldo vs Mendes 2). After the second loss he came back to win beating Ricardo Lamas (=Mendes vs Lamas).
His opponent, Conor McGregor, has the same record of 17-2-0 (but with 94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Joseph Duffy, but since then he has collected 13 consecutive victories (five in the Ufc) beating Dennis Siver in his last bout (=McGregor vs Siver). McGregor vs Mendes, main event of Ufc 189, is valid for the Ufc interim featherweight title (Mendes replaces Jose Aldo who has forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-07-11, tremendous exchanges in the second part of the fight but the first part was not so exciting: Robbie Lawler vs Rory MacDonald 2 gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
Robbie Lawler entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-10-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 welterweight in the world. He fought four times last year losing to Johny Hendricks (=Hendricks vs Lawler) but then he won three consecutive bouts beating Jake Ellenberger (=Lawler vs Ellenberger), Matt Brown (=Lawler vs Brown) and taking revenge on Hendricks (in a fight valid for the Ufc Ww belt Hendricks vs Lawler 2).
His opponent, the black belt in no-gi Brazilian jiu-jitsuRory MacDonald, has an official record of 18-2-0 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced for the first time Robbie Lawler (via split decision MacDonald vs Lawler), after this bout he has won three bouts beating Tarec Saffiedine in his last one (=MacDonald vs Saffiedine). Lawler vs MacDonald 2 is valid for the Ufc welterweight title (Lawler’s first defense); undercard of Chad Mendes vs Conor McGregor – UFC 189. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-27, pretty good finish between Lyoto Machida and Yoel Romero but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in karate and Bjj and former Ufc light-hw champion Lyoto Machida entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-6-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 middleweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three bouts: against #1 Chris Weidman in 2014 (=Weidman vs Machida) and with Luke Rockhold in 2015 (=Machida vs Rockhold). Between these two fights he defeated CB Dollaway (=Machida vs Dollaway).
His opponent, the 2000 Olympic Mw silver medalist in freestyle wrestilng Yoel Romero Palacio, has an official record of 9-1-0 (89% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He suffered his only defeat in 2011 when he fought against Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante, since then he has won five consecutive fights beating Tim Kennedy in his last one (=Kennedy vs Romero). ‘The Dragon’ Machida vs Romero is the main event of UFC Fight Night 70. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-20, great fight between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Jessica Penne: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The former kickboxing and muay thai champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 9-0-0 (44% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.2 women’s strawweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jessica Aguilar). She has already fought once in 2015 beating Carla Esparza in a fight valid for the Ufc title (=Esparza vs Jedrzejczyk).
Her opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Invicta Fc atomweight champion Jessica Penne, has an official record of 12-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. She suffered his last defeat in 2013 when she faced Michelle Waterson (=Penne vs Waterson), after this bout she beat Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc and Randa Markos (=Penne vs Markos). Jedrzejczyk vs Penne, main event of UFC Fight Night 69, is valid for the Ufc women’s strawweight title (Jedrzejczyk’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-13, aggressive start, tough exchanges and great finish: Cain Velasquez vs Fabricio Werdum is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Ufc Hw champion Cain Velasquez entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-1-0 (85% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 19, 2013 when he defeated Junior dos Santos (in their third fight, Velasquez vs dos Santos 3); after some month he underwent surgery to repair his torn meniscus. His only loss occurred in 2011 when he faced for the first time ‘Cigano’ dos Santos (=Dos Santos vs Velasquez) but then he beat twice Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva and JDS.
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and judo Fabricio Werdum, has an official record of 19-5-1 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. ‘Vai Cavalo’ Werdum suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Werdum), since then he has collected five consecutive victories winning the interim Ufc Hw title in his last bout, against Mark Hunt (=Werdum vs Hunt). Velasquez vs Werdum, main event of Ufc 188, is valid for the Ufc heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-06, fight not particularly good between Tim Boetsch and Dan Henderson: it gets two stars.
Tim Boetsch entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-8-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 middleweight in the world while his opponent, the 44-year-old (ten years older than Boetsch) and former Ufc, Pride and Strikeforce champion Dan Henderson, has an official record of 30-13-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. Both fighters won just once in their last three bouts: Boetsch lost to Luke Rockhold (Rockhold vs Boetsch), then he beat Brad Tavares (=Boetsch vs Tavares) and he lost again, with Thales Leites (=Boetsch vs Leites); ‘Hendo’ won the rematch over Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (=Rua vs Henderson 2) but then he suffered two consecutive defeats, against Daniel Cormier (=Henderson vs Cormier) and Gegard Mousasi (=Henderson vs Mousasi). Boetsch vs Henderson is the main event of UFC Fight Night 68. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-30, Carlos Condit vs Thiago Alves gets three stars thanks to a good second part of the fight.
The former WEC and interim Ufc Ww champion Carlos Condit entered this fight with a professional mma record of 29-8-0 (93% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 welterweight in the world but he won just one out of his last four fights, against Martin Kampmann in 2013 (=Condit vs Kampmann 2); after this bout he lost to Tyron Woodley (=Condit vs Woodley).
His opponent, Thiago Alves, has an official record of 21-9-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. ‘Pitbull’ Alves also faced Martin Kampmann but he was defeated by the Danish (in 2012, Kampmann vs Alves), after losing he came back to win beating Seth Baczynski and Jordan Mein (=Mein vs Alves). Condit vs Alves is the main event of UFC Fight Night 67. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-23, good fight between Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Anthony Johnson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-4-0 (68% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he is ranked as the No.2 light-heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). His last defeat occurred in 2012, against Vitor Belfort (=Belfort vs Johnson), since then he has won nine consecutive bouts, but just the last three in the Ufc: against Phil Davis (who had defeated Gustafsson in 2010, Davis vs Johnson), Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (=Johnson vs Nogueira) and Alexander Gustafsson (=Gustafsson vs Johnson).
His opponent, the former Olympic wrestler Daniel Cormier, has an official record of 15-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. ‘DC’ beat Patrick Cummins (=Cormier vs Cummins) and Dan Henderson in 2014 (=Henderson vs Cormier) but then he suffered his first loss in 2015 when he faced the champ Jon Jones (=Jones vs Cormier). ‘Rumble’ Johnson vs Cormier, main event of Ufc 187, is valid for the vacant UFC light heavyweight title (Jones was stripped of the belt on April 28th, 2015 for violating the Athlete Code of Conduct Policy and for his legal problems); they also faced each other a second time on April 8, 2017 (=Daniel Cormier vs Anthony Johnson 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-23, nice shots between Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort: this fight gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The undefeated black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Chris Weidman entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 12-0-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world. He won the Ufc Mw belt in 2013 when he faced Anderson Silva (=Silva vs Weidman I) and then defended his title twice: with ‘The Spyder’ in their rematch (=Weidman vs Silva II) and against Lyoto Machida in his only fight of 2014 (=Weidman vs Machida).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and judo and former Ufc Hw and light-Hw champion Vitor Belfort (he is 38 years old, eight years older than Weidman), has an official record of 24-10-0 (83% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 9, 2013 when he defeated Dan Henderson (=Belfort vs Henderson 2). Before this bout he had won over Luke Rockhold (with one of the best mma knockouts of the year, Belfort vs Rockhold) and Michael Bisping (=Belfort vs Bisping); Belfort’s last defeat occurred in 2012, against #1 light-Hw Jon Jones (=Jones vs Belfort). Weidman vs Belfort, co-main event of Ufc 187, is valid for the Ufc middleweight title (Weidman’s third defense); undercard of Anthony Johnson vs Daniel Cormier. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-10, tough fight but not so exciting: Mark Hunt vs Stipe Miocic gets two stars.
The 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix champion Mark Hunt entered this fight with a professional mma record of 10-9-1 (70% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.5 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez). ‘The Super Samoan’ Hunt fought twice last year beating Roy Nelson (=Hunt vs Nelson) but then he lost to Fabricio Werdum (=Werdum vs Hunt).
His opponent, the 32-year-old Stipe Miocic (9 years younger than Hunt), has an official record of 12-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He fought three times in 2014 winning over Gabriel Gonzaga (=Gonzaga vs Miocic) and Fabio Maldonado (=Miocic vs Maldonado) but then he was defeated by Junior dos Santos (=dos Santos vs Miocic). Hunt vs Miocic is the main event of UFC Fight Night 65. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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