The black belt in Bjj and judo Erick Silva entered this fight with a pro mma record of 17-5-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 welterweight in the world. He fought three times in 2014 beating Takenori Sato (=Silva vs Sato) and Mike Rhodes (=Silva vs Rhodes) but between these two bouts he lost to Matt Brown (Users’ mma Fight of the Year 2014, Brown vs Silva).
His opponent, the black belt in guerilla jiu-jitsu Josh Koscheck, has an official record of 17-9-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.93 in the same weight class since he comes off four consecutive losses. He has already fought in 2015 losing to Jake Ellenberger (=Koscheck vs Ellenberger). ‘Indio’ Silva vs Koscheck is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Ryan LaFlare – UFC Fight Night 62. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2015 MMA fight – Nikita Krylov vs Stanislav Nedkov – fight Video UFC on Fox 14
The 22-year-old (11 years younger than Nedkov) black belt in karate Nikita Krylov entered this fight with a mma record of 17-4-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.81 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Stanislav Nedkov, has an official record of 12-1-0 (83% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since February 16, 2013 when he lost to Tom Watson (=Nedkov vs Watson). Krylov vs Nedkov is on the undercard of Alexander Gustafsson vs Anthony Johnson – UFC on Fox 14. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 MMA fight – Georgi Karakhanyan vs Bubba Jenkins – full fight Video Bellator 132
The black belt in Bjj Georgi Karakhanyan entered this fight with a pro mma record of 23-4-1 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.29 featherweight in the world, he won the Wsof Fw title in 2013, against Lance Palmer (=Karakhanyan vs Palmer), but then he lost it at his first defense and last fight, against Rick Glenn (=Karakhanyan vs Glenn).
His opponent, Bubba Jenkins, has a record of 8-1-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.59 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced LaRue Burley, after this bout he has won four fights, the last one against Thiago Meller (=Meller vs Jenkins). Karakhanyan vs Jenkins is on the undercard of Patricio Freire vs Daniel Straus 2 – Bellator 132. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Joe Proctor vs Yancy Medeiros full fight Video UFC Tuf 20 Finale – 2014
Review: 2014-12-12, pretty good finish between Joe Proctor and Yancy Medeiros but it is not enough to get three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Joe Proctor entered this fight with a professional mma record of 10-2-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.79 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Yancy Medeiros, has an official record of 10-2-0 (80% finishing rate). Proctor vs Medeiros is on the undercard of Carla Esparza vs Rose Namajunas – UFC Tuf 20 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Michelle Waterson vs Herica Tiburcio – full fight Video Invicta FC 10
Review: 2014-12-05, close fight with a good work on the ground: Michelle Waterson vs Herica Tiburcio gets three stars. The black belt in karate Michelle Waterson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-3-0 (83% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.2 atomweight in the world, she suffered her last defeat in 2009 when she faced Elena Reid, since then she has collected six consecutive victories winning the Invicta FC title in 2013 against Jessica Penne (=Penne vs Waterson) and defending it against Yasuko Tamada (=Waterson vs Tamada).
Her opponent, Herica Tiburcio, has an official record of 8-2-0 (75% submission victory rate – she has never won via ko/tko) and she entered as the No.13 strawweight, she suffered two consecutive losses between 2012 and 2013 but then she won three bouts, the last one against Aline Sattelmayer. Waterson vs Tiburcio, main event of Invicta FC 10, is valid for the Invicta FC atomweight title (Waterson’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Anthony Pettis vs Gilbert Melendez full fight Video UFC 181 – 2014
Review: 2014-12-06, great fight between Anthony Pettis and Gilbert Melendez: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in tae-kwon-do Anthony Pettis entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-3-0 (82% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since August 31, 2013 when he defeated Benson Henderson in their second fight winning the Ufc Lw belt (=Henderson vs Pettis 2).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Strikeforce Lw champion Gilbert Melendez, has a record of 22-3-0 (55% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Benson Henderson (via split decsion, Henderson vs Melendez); after this bout he came back to win beating Diego Sanchez in one of the best mma fights of 2013 (=Melendez vs Sanchez). Pettis vs Melendez is valid for the Ufc lightweight title (Pettis’ first defense); undercard of Johny Hendricks vs Robbie Lawler 2 – UFC 181. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Dennis Bermudez vs Ricardo Lamas full fight Video UFC 180 – 2014
Review: 2014-11-15, Dennis Bermudez vs Ricardo Lamas gets three stars thanks to a good finish. Dennis Bermudez entered this fight with a mma record of 14-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 featherweight in the world, he suffered all his three defeats between 2010 and 2011, since then he has collected seven consecutive victories beating Clay Guida in his last bout (=Guida vs Bermudez).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ricardo Lamas, has Bermudez’s same record of 14-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class, he has fought twice in 2014 losing to #1 Ufc Fw champion Jose Aldo (=Aldo vs Lamas) but then he came back to win defeating Hacran Dias (=Lamas vs Dias). Bermudez vs Lamas is on the undercard of Fabricio Werdum vs Mark Hunt – UFC 180. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Luke Rockhold vs Michael Bisping – full fight Video UFC FN 55
Review: 2014-11-08, Luke Rockhold vs Michael Bisping gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj and former Strikeforce Mw champion Luke Rockhold entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-2-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Chris Weidman); he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Vitor Belfort (4-stars-fight Belfort vs Rockhold) but he came back to win in 2014 beating Costas Philippou (=Rockhold vs Philippou) and Tim Boetsch (=Rockhold vs Boetsch).
His opponent, Michael Bisping, has an official record of 25-6-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class, he has fought twice in 2014 as well but he lost the first bout, against Tim Kennedy (=Bisping vs Kennedy); after that fight he beat Cung Le (=Bisping vs Le). Rockhold vs Bisping is the main event of UFC Fight Night 55; they also faced each other a second time on June 4, 2016 (=Luke Rockhold vs Michael Bisping II). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Bubba McDaniel vs Emiliano Sordi – full fight Video Bellator 128
Review: 2014-10-10, fight not particularly exciting between Bubba McDaniel and Emiliano Sordi: it gets two stars. Bubba McDaniel entered this fight with a pro mma record of 23-8-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.80 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Emiliano Sordi, has an official record of 12-4-0 (100% finishing rate). McDaniel vs Sordi is on the undercard of Eduardo Dantas vs Joe Warren – Bellator 128 . Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza vs Gegard Mousasi 2 – full fight Video UFC FN 50
Review: 2014-09-05, technical fight with a pretty good finish but it was not so exciting: Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza vs Gegard Mousasi 2 gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj and judo Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Strikeforce Mw title (=Chris Weidman), he suffered his last defeat when he faced Luke Rockhold in 2011 losing his Strikeforce Mw title (=Rockhold vs Jacare ), since then he has collected six consecutive wins (three under Strikeforce and three in the Ufc).
His opponent, the former Strikeforce light-Hw champion and black belt in judo Gegard Mousasi, has a record of 35-4-2 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class, he has already fought twice in 2014 losing the first bout, against Lyoto Machida in February (=Machida vs Mousasi), but then he came back to win against Mark Munoz in May (=Munoz vs Mousasi). In their first fight Mousasi defeated Jacare in just one round (on September 23, 2008) and the bout was valid for the Dream Mw title; this second fight is the main event of Ufc Fight Night 50 (Ufc Foxwoods). Watch the video and rate this fight!