Review: 2014-06-07, good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Yves Edwards vs Piotr Hallmann gets two (UFC Performance of the Night). The 37-year-old Yves Edwards (11 years older than Hallman) entered this fight with a pro mma record of 42-20-1 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.59 lightweight in the world but he has won just two out of his last seven bouts.
His opponent, Piotr Hallmann, has an official record of 14-2-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.78 in the same weight class, he debuted in the Ufc in 2013 defeating Francisco Trinaldo (=Trinaldo vs Hallmann) but then he lost to Al Iaquinta. Edwards vs Hallmann is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Rustam Khabilov – UFC Ufn 42. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-07, pretty good fight between Bryan Caraway and Erik Perez: it gets three stars. Bryan Caraway entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-6-0 (94% finishing rate, mainly submission since he has won only once via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.18 bantamweight in the world, he fought twice in 2013 losing to Takeya Mizugaki and winning over Johnny Bedford.
His opponent, Erik Perez, has an official record of 14-5-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class, he also fought twice last year losing the first bout to Mizugaki (=Mizugaki vs Perez) but then he defeated Edwin Figueroa. Caraway vs Perez is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Rustam Khabilov – UFC Ufn 42. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-31, great fight between Mark Munoz and Gegard Mousasi: it was the best fight of the night and it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj Mark Munoz entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-4-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 middleweight in the world, he fought twice in 2013 defeating Tim Boetsch in July (=Munoz vs Boetsch) but then he lost to Lyoto Machida by ko in the first round in October (=Machida vs Munoz).
His opponent, the black belt in judo and former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Gegard Mousasi, has an official record of 34-4-2 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class, he fought three times last year beating Mike Kyle (=Mousasi vs Kyle) and Ilir Latifi (=Mousasi vs Latifi) but then he was defeated by Lyoto Machida (via unanimous decision, Machida vs Mousasi); currently the #1 in this division is Chris Weidman. Munoz vs Mousasi is the main event of UFC Fight Night Berlin – Ufn 41. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-31, pretty good fight between Tom Niinimaki and Niklas Backstrom: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Tom Niinimaki entered this fight with a record of 21-5-1 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 featherweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2006 when he faced Tristan Yunker at IHC 11, since then he has collected 12 consecutive wins; he debuted in the Ufc at the end of 2013 beating Rani Yahya.
His opponent, the undefeated Niklas Backstrom, has a record of 7-0-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.59 in the same weight class, he is 24 years old, seven years younger than Niinimaki and he makes his Ufc debut in this bout. Niinimaki vs Backstrom is on the undercard of Mark Munoz vs Gegard Mousasi – UFC Berlin Ufn 41. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-24, Dan Henderson vs Daniel Cormier gets three stars only thanks to a good finish. Dan Henderson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 30-11-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world, he is 43 years old (8 years older than Cormier) and last year he lost three consecutive fights: against Lyoto Machida (=Machida vs Henderson), Rashad Evans (=Evans vs Henderson) and Vitor Belfort (=Belfort vs Henderson 2); he came back to victory in 2014 beating Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (=Rua vs Henderson 2).
His opponent, the undefeated Daniel Cormier, has a record of 14-0-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he moved down in weight class to the light-Hw division just three months ago defeating Patrick Cummins (=Cormier vs Cummins); currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones. Henderson vs Cormier is on the undercard of Renan Barao vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC 173. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-17, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Alexander Volkov vs Blagoi Ivanov gets two. Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a mma record of 21-4-0 (81% finishing rate, with just one victory via submission) and he is ranked as the No.19 heavyweight in the world, he won the Bellator Hw title in 2012 defeating Richard Hale (=Hale vs Volkov) but then he lost the belt at his first defense against Vitaly Minakov (=Volkov vs Minakov); after that bout he has fought and won twice.
His opponent, the undefeated Blagoi Ivanov, has a perfect record of 11-0-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class, he is a black belt in judo but he also won the World Sambo Championships in 2008 (defeating Fedor Emelianenko in the semifinal!!); he has already fought twice in 2014 defeating Rich Hale and Lavar Johnson (=Johnson vs Ivanov). Volkov vs Ivanov is the final of the Bellator heavyweight tournament, undercard of Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs ‘King Mo’ Lawal – Bellator 120. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-09, Daniel Weichel vs Desmond Green gets three stars thanks to a good second part of the fight. Daniel Weichel entered this fight with a professional mma record of 33-8-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 featherweight in the world, he won the M-1 Global lightweight title in 2011 against Jose Figueroa but he lost it at his first defense when he faced Musa Khamanaev (=Khamanaev vs Weichel), since then he has collected five consecutive wins.
His opponent, Desmond Green, has an official record of 11-2-0 (27% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class, he suffered his second defeat in 2013 losing to Fabricio ‘Guerreiro’ de Assis Costa da Silva (=Guerreiro vs Green), after that bout he has fought and won twice. Weichel vs Green, main event of Bellator 119, is the final of the Bellator featherweight tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-04-19, aggressive start and good finish: Donald Cerrone vs Edson Barboza gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Donald Cerrone entered this fight with a mma record of 22-6-0 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 lightweight in the world, he fought four times in 2013 losing twice: against Anthony Pettis in January (=Cerrone vs Pettis) and Rafael dos Anjos in August (=Cerrone vs dos Anjos); after that bout he defeated Evan Dunham (=Cerrone vs Dunham) and Adriano Martins (in 2014 Cerrone vs Martins),
His opponent, the balck belt in taekwondo Edson Barboza, has a record of 13-1-0 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat when he faced Jamie Varner in 2012, since then he has fought and won three times (all in 2013). Cerrone vs Barboza is on the undercard of Fabricio Werdum vs Travis Browne – UFC on Fox 11. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-03-14, good finish and great performance by both fighters: the third fight between Daniel Straus and Pat Curran gets three stars. Daniel Straus entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-4-0 (36% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 featherweight in the world, he comes off six consecutive wins and in his last fight he won the Bellator Fw belt defeating Pat Curran in their second bout (=Curran vs Straus 2) while in their first fight the winner was Curran (on April 17, 2009).
His opponent, Pat Curran, has an official record of 19-5-0 (58% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo). Straus vs Curran 3 is valid for the Bellator featherweight title (Straus’ first defense); main event of Bellator 112. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-03-07, the fight between Eduardo Dantas and Anthony Leone gets three stars only thanks to a good finish. Eduardo Dantas entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-3-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 bantamweight in the world, he is 25 years old (one less than Leone) and he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Tyson Nam at Shooto Brazil 33.
His opponent, Anthony Leone, has an official record of 13-6-0 (46% submission victory rate – he has never won by ko/tko) and he entered as the No.42 in the same weight class, last year he fought twice winning against Frank Baca in July but then he lost to Rafael Silva who was originally scheduled to face Dantas but then Silva was forced to pull out of the bout due to injury (=Leone vs Silva). Dantas vs Leone, main event of Bellator 111, is valid for the Bellator bantamweight title (Dantas’ second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-06-07, good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Yves Edwards vs Piotr Hallmann gets two (UFC Performance of the Night). The 37-year-old Yves Edwards (11 years older than Hallman) entered this fight with a pro mma record of 42-20-1 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.59 lightweight in the world but he has won just two out of his last seven bouts.
Review: 2014-06-07, pretty good fight between Bryan Caraway and Erik Perez: it gets three stars. Bryan Caraway entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-6-0 (94% finishing rate, mainly submission since he has won only once via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.18 bantamweight in the world, he fought twice in 2013 losing to Takeya Mizugaki and winning over Johnny Bedford.
