Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-08-21, fight not so exciting between Valentin Moldavsky and Roy Nelson: it gets two stars.
The 2018 world combat sambo champion Valentin Moldavsky entered this fight with a mma record of 9-1-0 (44% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Amir Aliakbari in 2016 (via split decision, Valentin Moldavsky vs Amir Aliakbari), after this bout he has won over Carl Seumanutafa, Ernest James, Linton Vassell (Linton Vassell vs Valentin Moldavsky) and Javy Ayala.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf Hw tournament winner Roy Nelson, has an official record of 23-18-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last five fights, against Javy Ayala in 2017 (Roy Nelson vs Javy Ayala); in his last two bouts he has lost to Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic (Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic vs Roy Nelson 2) and Frank Mir (Frank Mir vs Roy Nelson 2). Nelson vs Moldavsky is on the undercard of Ryan Bader vs Vadim Nemkov – Bellator 244. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-16, disappointing fight between Mirko Filipovic and Roy Nelson 2: it gets two stars.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do, former K-1 and Pride champion Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic entered this fight with a professional record of 37-11-2 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Alexey Oleinik in 2013 (Filipovic vs Oleinik), since then he has won nine consecutive bouts winning the 2016 Rizin Open-Weight Grand Prix tournament beating Amir Aliakbari in the final (Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic vs Amir Aliakbari) and defeating Tsuyoshi Kohsaka and Roque Martinez in 2017 and 2018 (Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic vs Roque Martinez).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf Hw tournament winner Roy Nelson, has a mma record of 23-16-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last three fights, against Javy Ayala (Roy Nelson vs Javy Ayala); after this bout he lost to Matt Mitrione (Roy Nelson vs Matt Mitrione 2) and Sergei Kharitonov (Roy Nelson vs Sergei Kharitonov). In their first fight Filipovic had lost to ‘Big Country’ Nelson via tko (October 29, 2011 – Roy Nelson vs Cro Cop Filipovic I); Cro Cop vs Nelson 2 is on the undercard of Michael Page vs Paul Daley – Bellator 216. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-10-12, pretty good finish between Roy Nelson and Sergei Kharitonov: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf Hw tournament winner Roy Nelson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 23-15-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 heavyweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Alexander Volkov (Nelson vs Volkov) and Matt Mitrione (Roy Nelson vs Matt Mitrione 2); between these two bouts he beat Javy Ayala (Roy Nelson vs Javy Ayala).
His opponent, Sergei Kharitonov, has a record of 27-6-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class. He lost to Javy Ayala in 2016 (Kharitonov vs Ayala) but then he has collected four victories and one no-contest, against Anotn Vyazigin (originally a majority decision for Sergei then overturned due to an accidental eye poke, Sergei Kharitonov vs Anton Vyazigin); before this bout he had defeated Joey Beltran (Sergei Kharitonov vs Joey Beltran). Nelson vs Kharitonov is on the undercard of Ryan Bader vs Matt Mitrione – Bellator 207. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-02-16, pretty good fight between Roy Nelson and Matt Mitrione 2: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf Hw tournament winner Roy Nelson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-14-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 heavyweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Alexander Volkov (Nelson vs Volkov) and beating Javy Ayala (Roy Nelson vs Javy Ayala).
His opponent, the black belt in karate Matt Mitrione, has an official record of 12-5-0 (92% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He lost twice between 2015 and 2016, against Ben Rothwell (Rothwell vs Mitrione) and Travis Browne (Browne vs Mitrione), but then he has won three fights beating Fedor Emelianenko in 2017 (=Fedor Emelianenko vs Matt Mitrione). In their first fight Nelson had defeated Mitrione in just one round (December 15, 2012, Roy Nelson vs Matt Mitrione I); this second fight, main event of Bellator 194, is the quarter final of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-09-23, pretty good fight between Roy Nelson and Javy Ayala: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf Hw tournament winner Roy Nelson entered this fight with a mma record of 22-14-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 heavyweight in the world but he won just two out of his last seven fights, against Jared Rosholt (=Nelson vs Rosholt) and Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in 2016 (=Nelson vs Silva); after this bout he was defeated by Alexander Volkov (=Nelson vs Volkov).
His opponent, Javy Ayala, has an official record of 10-5-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.33 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2015 and 2016, against Alex Huddleston and Carl Seumanutafa but then he has won over Roy Boughton and Sergei Kharitonov (=Kharitonov vs Ayala). Roy Nelson vs Javy Ayala is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Patricky Freire – Bellator 183. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-15, some good exchanges between Roy Nelson and Alexander Volkov but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Bjj and Tuf Hw tournament winner Roy Nelson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-13-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 heavyweight in the world but he won just three out of his last nine bouts, the last one with Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Nelson vs Silva).
His opponent, the former Bellator and M-1 Global Hw champion Alexander Volkov, has an official record of 27-6-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses in 2015, against Tony Johnson (=Volkov vs Johnson) and Cheick Kongo (=Kongo vs Volkov), but then he has beat Denis Smoldarev (=Volkov vs Smoldarev), Attila Vegh (=Volkov vs Vegh) and Timothy Johnson (=Volkov vs Johnson). Alexander Volkov vs Roy Nelson is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Wilson Reis – UFC on Fox 24. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-24, good finish between Roy Nelson and Antonio Silva: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Bjj and former Tuf Hw tournament winner Roy Nelson entered this fight with a pro record of 21-13-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in Judo, karate and Bjj Antonio Bigfoot Silva, has an official mma record of 19-9-1 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. Both fighters have won just one out of their last five bouts: Nelson has beat Jared Rosholt (=Nelson vs Rosholt) but then he lost to Derrick Lewis (=Nelson vs Lewis) while Silva had won over Soa Palelei in 2015 (=Silva vs Palelei) but then he was defeated by Mark Hunt (=Hunt vs Silva 2) and Stefan Struve (=Silva vs Struve). Nelson vs Bigfoot Silva is on the undercard of Cris Cyborg Justino vs Lina Lansberg – UFC Fight Night 95. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-07, good start but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: Derrick Lewis vs Roy Nelson gets two stars.
The black belt in Bjj and former Tuf Hw tournament winner Roy Nelson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-12-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 heavyweight in the world but he lost three out of his last four bouts. In his last two, he was defeated by Josh Barnett in 2015 (=Barnett vs Nelson) but he came back to win against Jared Rosholt in 2016 (=Nelson vs Rosholt).
His opponent, Derrick Lewis, has a record of 15-4-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He also lost once in 2015, against Shawn Jordan, but then he has won three consecutive fights beating Gabriel Gonzaga in his last one (=Lewis vs Gonzaga). Nelson vs Lewis is on the undercard of Rafael dos Anjos vs Eddie Alvarez – UFC Fight Night 90. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-06, boring fight between Roy Nelson and Jared Rosholt: it gets one star!
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf 10 Hw winner Roy Nelson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-12-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 heavyweight in the world but he won just one out of his last six bouts, against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in 2014 (=Nogueira vs Nelson). ‘Big Country’ fought twice last year losing to Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Nelson) and Josh Barnett (=Barnett vs Nelson).
His opponent, Jared Rosholt, has a record of 14-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss in 2014 when he faced Alexey Oleinik (=Rosholt vs Oleinik), after this bout he has won three fights beating Stefan Struve in his last one (=Struve vs Rosholt). Nelson vs Rosholt is on the undercard of Johny Hendricks vs Stephen Thompson – UFC Fight Night 82. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-26, some good exchanges between Josh Barnett and Roy Nelson but it is not enough to get three stars, it gets two (UFC Fight of the Night).
The honorary black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Josh Barnett entered this fight with a professional mma record of 33-7-0 (85% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 28, 2013 when he was defeated by Travis Browne (=Barnett vs Browne).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Roy Nelson, has an official record of 20-11-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 heavyweight in the world but he lost four out of his last five bouts, the last one against Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Nelson). Barnett vs Nelson is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 75. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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