The Ufc Fw champion Max Holloway entered this fight with a professional record of 19-3-0 (58% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2013, against Dennis Bermudez and Conor McGregor (McGregor vs Holloway), but then he has won twelve consecutive bouts beating Anthony Pettis (Holloway vs Pettis) and Jose Aldo in his last three (Aldo vs Holloway I and Max Holloway vs Jose Aldo II).
His opponent, the undefeated black belt in Bjj Brian Ortega, has a perfect mma record of 14-0-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. Between 2017 and 2018 he has fought three times winning over Renato Moicano Carneiro (Carneiro vs Ortega), Cub Swanson (Cub Swanson vs Brian Ortega) and Frankie Edgar (Frankie Edgar vs Brian Ortega). Holloway vs Ortega, main event of UFC 231, is valid for the Ufc featherweight title (Holloway’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2018 MMA fight – Valentina Shevchenko vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk – full fight Video UFC 231
The black belt in tae-kwon-do, judo and former Wako, Wmf and Kunlun fight kickboxing champion Valentina Shevchenko entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-3-0 (73% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s flyweight in the world. She lost to current #1 Ufc women’s Bw champion Amanda Nunes last year (via split decision, Nunes vs Shevchenko 2) but she came back to win in 2018 with Priscila Cachoeira (Valentina Shevchenko vs Priscila Cachoeira).
Her opponent, the former Wkn kickboxing and former Ufc strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk, has an official record of 15-2-0 (33% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.3 women’s strawweight. She lost two consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, against current #1 Rose Namajunas (Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Rose Namajunas I and Rose Namajunas vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk II), but then she came back to win with Tecia Torres (Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Tecia Torres). They already faced each other three times with muay thai rules (between 2006 and 2008) and Valentina won the three bouts; Shevchenko vs Jedrzejczyk is valid for the vacant Ufc Women’s flyweight title; undercard of Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega – UFC 231. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Gunnar Nelson vs Alex Oliveira – fight Video UFC 231
The black belt in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a mma record of 16-3-1 (94% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 16, 2017 when he was defeated by Santiago Ponzinibbio (Gunnar Nelson vs Santiago Ponzinibbio); before this bout he had beat Alan Jouban (Nelson vs Jouban).
His opponent, Alex Oliveira, has an official record of 19-5-1 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 welterweight in the world. He lost to Yancy Medeiros last year (Alex Oliveira vs Yancy Medeiros) but then ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira has won over Carlos Condit (Carlos Condit vs Alex Oliveira) and Carlo Pedersoli Jr (Alex Oliveira vs Carlo Pedersoli Jr). Nelson vs Oliveira is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega – UFC 231. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Hakeem Dawodu vs Kyle Bochniak – fight Video UFC 231
Hakeem Dawodu entered this fight with a professional record of 8-1-1 (75% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.137 featherweight in the world. He has fought twice in 2018 losing to Danny Henry and beating Austin Arnett.
His opponent, Kyle Bochniak, has a mma record of 8-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.147 in the same weight class. He has also fought twice this year defeating Brandon Davis and losing to Zabit Magomedsharipov (Zabit Magomedsharipov vs Kyle Bochniak). Dawodu vs Bochniak is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega – UFC 231. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Jimi Manuwa vs Thiago Santos full fight Video UFC 231 – 2018
Jimi Manuwa entered this fight with a pro record of 17-4-0 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Jan Blachowicz in 2018 (Jimi Manuwa vs Jan Blachowicz 2) and Volkan Oezdemir in 2017 (Jimi Manuwa vs Volkan Oezdemir); before this bout he had beat Corey Anderson (Jimi Manuwa vs Corey Anderson).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Thiago Santos, has an official mma record of 19-6-0 (74% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. Thiago ‘Marreta’ lost to David Branch in April (David Branch vs Thiago Santos) but then he has beat Kevin Holland (Thiago Santos vs Kevin Holland) and Eryk Anders (Thiago Santos vs Eryk Anders). Manuwa vs Santos is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega – UFC 231. Watch the video and rate this fight!