Review: 2014-05-17, high pace and good finish: Mamed Khalidov vs Maiquel Falcao gets three stars. Mamed Khalidov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 28-4-2 (96% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Jorge Santiago for the Sengoku Mw title (via split decision), since then he has collected eight wins and one draw; last year he fought twice defeating both Melvin Manhoef (=Khalidov vs Manhoef) and Ryuta Sakurai in the first round (=Khalidov vs Sakurai 2).
His opponent, the black belt in bjj Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves, has an official record of 32-5-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.38 in the same weight class, he won the Bellator Mw tournament in 2012 against Andreas Spang (=Falcao vs Spang) but then he lost the title-shot against the champ Alexander Shlemenko (his only fight of 2013 Shlemenko vs Falcao); he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Dibir Zagirov at Oplot Challenge 100. Khalidov vs Falcao is the main event of “KSW 27: Cage Time”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Ronda Rousey vs Miesha Tate 2 full fight Video UFC 168 – 2013
Review: 2013-12-28, exciting fight thanks to an aggressive start, excellent work on the ground, high pace and some nice takedowns: the second fight between Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate is very close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The undefeated Ronda Rousey (7-0-0, 100% submission armbar victory rate in the first round) entered as the No.1 women’s bantamweight in the world while Miesha Tate (13-4-0, 69% finishing rate) entered as the No.9. In their first fight Rousey defeated Tate by submission (March 3, 2012); this second fight is valid for the UFC bantamweight title and it is on the undercard of Chris Weidman vs Anderson Silva 2 – UFC 168. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Jim Miller vs Fabricio Camoes – fight Video UFC 168
Review: 2013-12-28, fight not so exciting between Jim Miller and Fabricio Camoes: it gets two stars. Jim Miller ranked as the No.14 lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 22-4-0 (69% finishing rate) while Fabricio Camoes had a record of 14-7-1 (79% finishing rate – Camoes is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 7, 2012 when he was defeated by Melvin Guillard). Miller vs Camoes is on the undercard of Chris Weidman vs Anderson Silva 2 – UFC 168. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Ricardo Mayorga vs Sergio Ortiz 2 – full fight Video WSOF
Review: 2013-12-14, nice exchanges and good finish: the second fight between Ricardo Mayorga and Sergio Ortiz gets three stars. Ricardo ‘El Matador’ Mayorga, former world boxing champion, is at his fourth professional mma fight (0-2-0, 1 no contest), while Sergio ‘Checho’ Ortiz had a record of 2-1-0. In their first fight Ortiz defeated Mayorga by split decision; this second fight is the main event of “WSOF Central America: Mayorga vs Ortiz II”. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Viktor Nemkov vs Vasiliy Babich – full fight Video M-1 Challenge 43
Review: 2013-11-16, pretty good fight between Viktor Nemkov and Vasiliy Babich: it gets three stars. Viktor Nemkov ranked as the No.36 light heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 18-4-0 (61% finishing rate) while the undefeated Vasiliy Babich had a record of 7-0-0 (86% finishing rate). Nemkov vs Babich is valid for the vacant M-1 light-heavyweight title; undercard of Sergei Kharitonov vs Alexei Kudin – M-1 Challenge 43. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Alessio Sakara vs Nicholas Musoke – fight Video UFC Ufn 30
Review: 2013-10-26, good start and good finish: Alessio Sakara vs Nicholas Musoke gets three stars (UFC Submission of the Night). Alessio Sakara entered the fight with a record of 15-10-0 (73% finishing rate) while Nicholas Musoke had a record of 10-2-1 (80% finishing rate). Sakara vs Musoke is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Mark Munoz – UFC Ufn 30. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Joe Warren vs Nick Kirk – full fight Video Bellator 101
Review: 2013-09-27, good fight and good finish: Joe Warren vs Nick Kirk gets three stars. Joe Warren ranked as the No.24 bantamweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 8-3-0 while Nick Kirk had a record of 10-2-0 (40% finishing rate). Warren vs Kirk, main event of Bellator 101, is the semifinal of the Bellator bantamweight tournament. Watch the video!
Brent Weedman vs Justin Baesman full fight Video Bellator 100 – 2013
Review: 2013-09-20, Brent Weedman vs Justin Baesman gets three stars thanks to a good finish. Brent Weedman (21-8-1, 86% finishing rate) entered as the No.41 welterweight in the world while Justin Baesman (14-3-0, 50% finishing rate) entered as the No.68. Weedman vs Baesman is the quarterfinal of the Bellator welterweight tournament; undercard of Ben Saunders vs Douglas Lima 2 – Bellator 100. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Benson Henderson vs Anthony Pettis 2 – full fight Video UFC 164
Review: 2013-08-31, the second fight between Benson Henderson and Anthony Pettis gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Submission of the Night). Benson Henderson (19-2-0, 53% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 lightweight in the world while Anthony Pettis (16-2-0, 82% finishing rate) entered as the No.5. In their first fight Pettis defeated Henderson by unanimous decision and that is the last loss of ‘Bendo’ (December 16, 2010); this second fight, main event of UFC 164, is valid for the UFC lightweight title (Henderson’s fourth defense). Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Demetrious Johnson vs John Moraga – fight Video UFC on Fox 8
Review: 2013-07-27, Demetrious Johnson vs John Moraga gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Submission of the Night). Demetrious Johnson (17-2-1, 53% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 flyweight in the world while John Moraga (13-1-0, 61% finishing rate) entered as the No.5. Johnson vs Moraga, main event of UFC on Fox 8, is valid for the UFC flyweight title (Johnson’s second defense). Watch the video!