Review: 2013-08-31, some good exchanges between Ben Rothwell and Brandon Vera but the biut was not so exciting overall: it gets two stars. Ben Rothwell (32-9-0, 90% finishing rate) entered as the No.29 heavyweight in the world while Brandon Vera (12-6-0, 66% finishing rate) entered as the No.39 light heavyweight. Rothwell vs Vera is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Anthony Pettis 2 – UFC 164. Watch the video!
UFC 164
2013 MMA fight – Dustin Poirier vs Erik Koch – fight Video UFC 164
Review: 2013-08-31, great first part of the fight then the pace slows down a little but the bout was pretty good: Dustin Poirier vs Erik Koch gets three stars. Dustin Poirier (13-3-0, 84% finishing rate) entered as the No.32 featherweight in the world while Erik Koch (13-2-0, 77% finishing rate) entered as the No.58. Poirier vs Koch is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Anthony Pettis 2 – UFC 164. 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 – Frank Mir vs Josh Barnett – full fight Video UFC 164
Review: 2013-08-31, good start and good shots between Frank Mir and Josh Barnett: it gets three stars. Frank Mir (16-7-0, 75% finishing rate) entered as the No.7 heavyweight in the world while Josh Barnett (32-6-0, 85% finishing rate) entered as the No.10. Mir vs Barnett is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Anthony Pettis 2 – UFC 164. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Clay Guida vs Chad Mendes – full fight Video UFC 164
Review: 2013-08-31, pretty good finish but the fight between Clay Guida and Chad Mendes was not so exciting overall: it gets two stars (UFC Knockout of the Night). Clay Guida (30-13-0, 63% finishing rate) entered as the No.5 featherweight in the world while Chad Mendes (14-1-0, 50% finishing rate) entered as the No.6. Guida vs Mendes is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Anthony Pettis 2 – UFC 164. Watch the video!
2013 MMA fight – Soa Palelei vs Nikita Krylov – fight Video UFC 164
Review: 2013-08-31, pretty good fight between Soa Palelei and Nikita Krylov: it gets three stars. Soa Palelei ranked as the No.53 heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 18-3-0 (100% finishing rate) while Nikita Krylov had a record of 15-2-0 (100% finishing rate). Palelei vs Krylov is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Anthony Pettis 2 – UFC 164. Watch the video!