Review: 2014-03-15, nice, tough and close fight: Johny Hendricks vs Robbie Lawler gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Johny Hendricks entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-2-0 (60% finishing rate, with just one victory via submission) and he is ranked as the No.2 welterweight in the world, last year he fought twice winning the first fight against Carlos Condit(=Condit vs Hendricks) but then he lost via split decision to #1 Ww Georges St Pierre in a very close bout valid for the Ufc welterweight title (=St Pierre vs Hendricks).
His opponent, Robbie Lawler, has an official record of 22-9-0 (87% finishing rate, with just one victory via submission) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class, he is undefeated in the Ufc and he comes off three consecutive wins. Hendricks vs Lawler is valid for the vacant UFC welterweight title, main event of UFC 171; they also faced each other a second time on December 6, 2014 (=Hendricks vs Lawler II). Watch the video and rate this fight!
UFC 171
2014 MMA fight – Carlos Condit vs Tyron Woodley – fight Video UFC 171
Review: 2014-03-15, some good shots between Carlos Condit and Tyron Woodley but it is not enough to get three stars. Carlos Condit entered this fight with a pro mma record of 29-7-0 (93% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world, last year he fought twice losing the first fight against Johny Hendricks (Ufc Ww title eliminator =Condit vs Hendricks) but then he defeated Martin Kampmann (=Condit vs Kampmann 2).
His opponent, Tyron Woodley, has a record of 12-2-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class, he fought three times in 2013 losing only to Jake Shields via split decision (=Shields vs Woodley). Condit vs Woodley is on the undercard of Johny Hendricks vs Robbie Lawler – UFC 171. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Jake Shields vs Hector Lombard – fight Video UFC 171
Review: 2014-03-15, fight not particularly good between Jake Shields and Hector Lombard: it gets two stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Jake Shields entered this fight with a professional mma record of 29-6-1 (45% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 welterweight in the world, last year he fought and won twice via split decision: firstly against Tyron Woodley (=Shields vs Woodley), secondly to Demian Maia (=Maia vs Shields).
His opponent, the black belt in judo and bjj Hector Lombard, has an official record of 33-4-1 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class, he comes off the victory against Nate Marquardt (=Lombard vs Marquardt) but before that bout he had lost to Yushin Okami (via split decision, Lombard vs Okami). Shields vs Lombard is on the undercard of Johny Hendricks vs Robbie Lawler – UFC 171. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Diego Sanchez vs Myles Jury – fight Video UFC 171
Review: 2014-03-15, pretty good fight between Diego Sanchez and Myles Jury: it gets three stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Diego Sanchez entered this fight with a mma record of 24-6-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 lightweight in the world, he fought twice in 2013: firstly he defeated Takanori Gomi (=Sanchez vs Gomi) and then he lost to Gilbert Melendez in one of the best mma fights of 2013 (bout rated with four stars: Melendez vs Sanchez).
His opponent, the undefeated Myles Jury, has a perfect record of 13-0-0 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class, he is also a black belt in bjj and he is 25 years old (seven younger than Sanchez). Sanchez vs Jury is on the undercard of Johny Hendricks vs Robbie Lawler – UFC 171. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Ovince St Preux vs Nikita Krylov – full fight Video UFC 171
Review: 2014-03-15, Ovince St Preux vs Nikita Krylov gets three stars thanks to a spectacular finish (UFC Performance of the Night). Ovince St Preux entered this fight with a mma record of 14-5-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.28 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Gegard Mousasi (=Mousasi vs St Preux), since then he has collected three consecutive wins.
His opponent, the balck belt in Kyokushin karate Nikita Krylov, has an official record of 16-3-0 (100% finishing rate in the first round!!!); he dubuted in the Ufc last year losing to Soa Palelei (=Palelei vs Krylov) but then he defeated Walt Harris in just 25 seconds in his second Ufc bout. St Preux vs Krylov is on the undercard of Johny Hendricks vs Robbie Lawler – UFC 171. Watch the video and rate this fight!