Review: 2014-10-25, disappointing fight between Darren Elkins and Lucas Martins: it gets two stars. Darren Elkins entered this fight with a record of 17-4-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 featherweight in the world while his opponent, Lucas Martins, has an official record of 15-1-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.36 in the same weight class. In their last fight Elkins lost to Jeremy Stephens (=Elkins vs Stephens) while Martins defeated Alex White (=Martins vs White). Elkins vs Martins is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes 2 – UFC 179. Watch the video and rate this fight!
UFC 179
Carlos Diego Ferreira vs Beneil Dariush fight Video UFC 179 – 2014
Review: 2014-10-25, some good exchanges in the last part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Carlos Diego Ferreira vs Beneil Dariush gets two stars. The undefeated black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Carlos Diego Ferreira entered this fight with a perfect record of 11-0-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Beneil Dariush (black belt in Bjj as well), has an official record of 8-1-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.73 in the same weight class. Both fighters have faced Ramsey Nijem in 2014: Ferreira defeated him (=Ferreira vs Nijem) while Dariush was beat (=Dariush vs Nijem); after this fight Dariush came back to win beating Tony Martin. Ferreira vs Dariush is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes 2 – UFC 179; they also faced each other a second time n February 7, 2021 (Carlos Diego Ferreira vs Beneil Dariush 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes 2 full fight Video UFC 179 – 2014
Review: 2014-10-25, nice and tough exchanges between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes: their second fight is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Jose Aldo entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2005 when he faced Luciano Azevedo, since then he has won 17 consecutive bouts, the lost one against (=Aldo vs Lamas).
His opponent, Chad Mendes, has an official record of 16-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class, his only loss came in 2012 to Aldo in their first bout (=Aldo vs Mendes I); after that fight he won five times, the last one against Nik Lentz (=Mendes vs Lentz). Aldo vs Mendes 2, main event of Ufc 179, is valid for the UFC featherweight title (held by Aldo). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Glover Teixeira vs Phil Davis – fight Video UFC 179
Review: 2014-10-25, fight not so exciting between Glover Teixeira and Phil Davis: it gets two stars. The black belt in Bjj Glover Teixeira entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-3-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his third defeat in his last bout, against #1 Ufc light-Hw champion Jon Jones (=Jones vs Teixeira).
His opponent, Phil Davis, has a record of 12-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class, he lost his last bout as well, against Anthony Johnson (=Davis vs Johnson). Teixeira vs Davis is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes 2 – UFC 179. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Fabio Maldonado vs Hans Stringer – full fight Video UFC 179
Review: 2014-10-25, fight not particularly good between Fabio Maldonado and Hans Stringer: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Fabio Maldonado entered this fight with a mma record of 21-7-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.32 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Hans Stringer, has an official record of 22-5-3 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.52 in the same weight class. In their last bout Maldonado lost to Stipe Miocic (=Miocic vs Maldonado) while Stringer beat Francimar Barroso in his Ufc debut. Maldonado vs Stringer is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes 2 – UFC 179. Watch the video and rate this fight!