Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-25, Demetrious Johnson vs Kyoji Horiguchi gets three stars only thanks to great finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
The Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-2-1 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world. ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Dominick Cruz (=Cruz vs Johnson), since then he has collected one draw and seven consecutive victories beating Chris Cariaso in his last bout (=Johnson vs Cariaso).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and former Shooto Bw champion Kyoji Horiguchi, has an official record of 15-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. His only loss occurred in 2012 against Masakatsu Ueda (via majority decision), since then he has won nine consecutive fights winning over Louis Gaudinot in his last bout (=Horiguchi vs Gaudinot). Johnson vs Horiguchi, main event of Ufc 186, is valid for the Ufc flyweight title (held by Johnson). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-18, good fight between Lyoto Machida and Luke Rockhold: it gets three stars (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 22-5-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 middleweight in the world. ‘The Dragon’ fought three times in 2014 beating Gegard Mousasi (=Machida vs Mousasi) and CB Dollaway (=Machida vs Dollaway) but between these two bouts he lost to #1 Ufc Mw champion Chris Weidman (=Weidman vs Machida).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Strikeforce Mw champion Luke Rockhold, has an official record of 13-2-0 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Vitor Belfort (4-stars-fight Belfort vs Rockhold) but after losing he has won three fights beating Michael Bisping in his last bout (=Rockhold vs Bisping). Machida vs Rockhold is the main event of UFC on Fox 15. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-11, pretty good fight between Gabriel Gonzaga and Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gabriel Gonzaga entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-9-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 heavyweight in the world having lost his last two fights, against Stipe Miocic (=Gonzaga vs Miocic) and Matt Mitrione (=Gonzaga vs Mitrione).
His opponent, the 40-year-old black belt in tae-kwon-do and former K-1 and Pride FC champion Mirko Filipovic (five years older than Gonzaga), has an official record of 30-11-2 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He suffered three consecutive defeats in the Ufc between 2010 and 2011 (the last one against Roy Nelson, Nelson vs Filipovic) and then he fought for other mma promotions collecting three victories and one loss, against Alexey Oleinik (=Cro Cop vs Oleinik), while he beat Satoshi Ishii in his last bout (=Filipovic vs Ishii 2). In their first bout ‘Napao’ Gonzaga beat Filipovic by ko in the first round (April 21, 2007); this second bout is the main event of “UFC Fight Night 64: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-04, some good shots between Chad Mendes and Ricardo Lamas but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
Chad Mendes entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world; both his two defeats occurred against #1 Ufc Fw champion Jose Aldo: the first time he lost by ko in just one round (in 2012, Aldo vs Mendes I) while in the second bout he lost by unanimous decision (at the end of 2014, Aldo vs Mendes II).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ricardo Lamas, has an official record of 15-3-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class; he lost to Jose Aldo in 2014 as well (by unanimous decision, Aldo vs Lamas), but then he came back to win beating Hacran Dias (=Lamas vs Dias) and Dennis Bermudez (=Bermudez vs Lamas). Mendes vs Lamas is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 63. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-21, disappointing fight between Demian Maia and Ryan LaFlare: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Demian Maia entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-6-0 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robbie Lawler). He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014, against Jake Shields (=Maia vs Shields) and Rory MacDonald (=MacDonald vs Maia), but then he came back to win beating Alexander Yakovlev (=Maia vs Yakovlev).
His opponent, the undefeated Ryan LaFlare, has a perfect record of 11-0-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class. He fought just once last year beating John Howard (=Howard vs LaFlare). Maia vs LaFlare is the main event of UFC Fight Night 62. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, great fight between Anthony Pettis and Rafael dos Anjos: it gets stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Anthony Pettis entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-2-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 lightweight in the world; he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Clay Guida (=Guida vs Pettis), since then he has collected five consecutive victories winning the Ufc Lw belt in 2013 against Benson Henderson (=Henderson vs Pettis 2). ‘Showtime’ Pettis fought just once in 2014 beating Gilbert Melendez (=Pettis vs Melendez).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Rafael dos Anjos, has an official record of 23-7-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class; he fought four times last year losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov (=dos Anjos vs Nurmagomedov) but then he defeated Jason High (=dos Anjos vs High), Ben Henderson (=Henderson vs dos Anjos) and Nate Diaz (=dos Anjos vs Diaz). Pettis vs dos Anjos, main event of Ufc 185, is valid for the Ufc lightweight title (Pettis’ second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-28, great start and spectacular finish: Ronda Rousey vs Cat Zingano it’s the first mma fight of the year 2015 to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Both undefeated, the black belt in judo and former Strikeforce Bw champion Ronda Rousey entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 10-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s bantamweight in the world while her opponent, Cat Zingano, has an official record of 9-0-0 (89% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. Rousey fought twice in 2014 beating Sara McMann (=Rousey vs McMann) and Alexis Davis (in just 16 seconds, Rousey vs Davis) while Zingano fought just once defeating Amanda Nunes (=Zingano vs Nunes). The only common opponent faced by Ronda and Cat was Miesha Tate: ‘Rowdy’ beat her in just one round in 2012 (mma Fight of the Year candidate Rousey vs Tate I) and in three rounds in 2013, both times thanks to her signature armbar submission (=Rousey vs Tate II), while ‘Alpha’ Zingano defeated Miesha by tko in three rounds (4-stars-fight, Tate vs Zingano). Rousey vs Zingano, main event of Ufc 184, is valid for the Ufc women’s bantamweight title (held by Rousey). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-22, Antonio Silva vs Frank Mir gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in karate, judo and Bjj Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-6-1 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 heavyweight in the world but the last time he won was in 2013 when he faced Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Bigfoot). After this bout he was defeated by #1 Ufc Hw champion Cain Velasquez in their rematch (=Velasquez vs Silva 2), then he drew against Mark Hunt in one of the best mma fights of 2013 (bout overturned in no-contest after Bigfoot tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone, Bigfoot vs Hunt) and he lost again in his last fight against Andrei Arlovski (=Silva vs Arlovski 2).
His opponent, the balck belt in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion (in 2004) Frank Mir, has an official record of 16-9-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.55 in the same weight class; the last time he won was in 2011 when he faced Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (=Mir vs Nogueira 2), since then he has lost four consecutive bouts: against Junior dos Santos (=Dos Santos vs Mir), Daniel Cormier (=Cormier vs Mir), Josh Barnett (=Mir vs Barnett) and Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Mir). ‘Pezao’ Silva vs Mir is the main event of UFC Fight Night 61. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-14, close fight with a pretty good finish: Benson Henderson vs Brandon Thatch gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in tae-kwon-do and Bjj and former Ufc lightweight champion Benson Henderson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-5-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 lightweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive defeats: he lost to Rafael dos Anjos in 2014 (=Henderson vs dos Anjos) and to Donald Cerrone just one month ago (=Cerrone vs Henderson 3). In this fight Ben ‘Smooth’ Henderson makes his debut in the welterweight division replacing Stephen Thompson who suffered a rib injury.
His opponent, Brandon Thatch, has an official record of 11-1-0 (100% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 9, 2013 when he defeated Paulo Thiago (=Thatch vs Thiago). The only fight lost by Thatch was in 2008 when he faced Brandon Magana (via split decision) and he was at his second pro mma bout. Henderson vs Thatch is the main event of UFC Fight Night 60. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-31, entertaining and pretty good fight: Anderson Silva vs Nick Diaz gets three stars.
The black belt in Bjj, judo and tae-kwon-do and former Ufc Mw champion Anderson Silva entered this fight with a professional mma record of 33-6-0 (79% finishing rate) while his opponent, the former Strikeforce Ww champion Nick Diaz (black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu as well), has an official record of 26-9-0 (81% finishing rate). ‘The Spider’ Silva is 39 years old while Diaz is eight years younger but both fighters are not ranked as they haven’t fought since 2013 and they both lost their last two bouts: the Brazilian was defeated twice by #1 Ufc Mw champion Chris Weidman (=Silva vs Weidman I and Weidman vs Silva II – in this second fight Silva broke his left fibula and tibia) while Nick Diaz lost to Carlos Condit in 2012 (=Condit vs Diaz) and former #1 Ufc Ww champion Georges St Pierre (=St Pierre vs Diaz). ‘The Spider’ Silva vs Diaz is the main event of UFC 183. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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