Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-10, pretty good finish between Linton Vassell and Ronny Markes but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
Linton Vassell entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-8-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 heavyweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2019, the last one with Valentin Moldavsky (Linton Vassell vs Valentin Moldavsky) but he came back to win against Sergei Kharitonov in November 2019 (Sergei Kharitonov vs Linton Vassell).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ronny Markes, has a record of 19-7-0 (63% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 6, 2019 when he defeated Sigi Pesaleli; before this bout, in 2018, he had lost to Sean O’Connell and Brandon Halsey. Markes vs Vassell is on the undercard of Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs Juliana Velasquez – Bellator 254. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Ronny Markes fight videos
2017 MMA fight – Smealinho Rama vs Ronny Markes – full fight Video PFL Daytona
Smealinho Rama entered this fight with a pro mma record of 10-2-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.41 light heavyweight in the world. He lost to Blagoi Ivanov in 2015 (=Rama vs Ivanov) but he came back to win in 2016 against Jake Heun.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ronny Markes, has a record of 16-5-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.80 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2017 beating Tony Lopez and losing to Viktor Nemkov (=Nemkov vs Markes). Ronny Markes vs Smealinho Rama is on the undercard of Jon Fitch vs Brian Foster – PFL Daytona (Professional Fighters League). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 MMA fight – Viktor Nemkov vs Ronny Markes – full fight Video M-1 Challenge 77
The 2011 World Combat Sambo and former M-1 light-Hw champion Viktor Nemkov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-6-0 (58% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 light heavyweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Rashid Yusupov (via split decision) and beating Attila Vegh (=Nemkov vs Vegh).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ronny Markes, has an official record of 16-4-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.93 heavyweight. He was defeated by Cassio Barbosa de Oliveira in 2016 but he came back to win in 2017 against Tony Lopez. Viktor Nemkov vs Ronny Markes is the main event of M-1 Challenge 77. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Ronny Markes vs Cully Butterfield – full fight Video WSOF 12
Review: 2014-08-09, fight not particularly good between Ronny Markes and Cully Butterfield: it gets two stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ronny Markes entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-3-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.75 middleweight in the world; he comes off two consecutive defeats having lost to Yoel Romero Palacio in 2013 (=Markes vs Romero Palacio) and to Thiago ‘Marreta’ Santos in 2014.
His opponent, Cully Butterfield, has an official record of 13-3-0 (77% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 13, 2013 when he defeated Jason Buck. Markes vs Butterfield is on the undercard of Luis Palomino vs Lewis Gonzalez – WSOF 12. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2013 MMA fight – Ronny Markes vs Yoel Romero Palacio – fight Video UFC Ufn 31
Review: 2013-11-06, good exchanges and good finish: Ronny Markes vs Yoel Romero Palacio gets three stars. Ronny Markes ranked as the No.21 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 14-1-0 (65% finishing rate) while Yoel Romero Palacio had a record of 5-1-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate). Markes vs Romero is on the undercard of Tim Kennedy vs Rafael Natal – UFC Fight for the Troops 3. Watch the video!
2012 MMA fight – Aaron Simpson vs Ronny Markes – fight Video UFC on Fuel TV
Review: 2012-02-15, pretty fight between Aaron Simpson and Ronny Markes but it is not enough to get our three stars. Aaron Simpson (11-2-0) entered as the No.36 middleweight in the world while Ronny Markes (12-1-0) entered as the No.42. Simpson vs Markes is on the undercard of Sanchez vs Ellenberger (UFC on Fuel TV). Watch the video!