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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-02, nice exchanges between
Junior dos Santos and Tai Tuivasa: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Junior dos Santos entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-5-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). ‘Cigano’ dos Santos lost the rematch with Stipe Miocic last year (Stipe Miocic vs Junior dos Santos 2) but he came back to win in July 2018 against Blagoy Ivanov (Junior dos Santos vs Blagoy Ivanov).
His opponent, the undefeated Tai Tuivasa, has a perfect record of 8-0-0 (88% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2018 winning over Cyril Asker (Tai Tuivasa vs Cyril Asker) and Andrei Arlovski (Andrei Arlovski vs Tai Tuivasa). JDS dos Santos vs Tuivasa is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 142. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-02, pretty good fight between
Mauricio Shogun Rua and Tyson Pedro: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj, former Pride Mw and Ufc light-Hw champion Mauricio Shogun Rua entered this fight with a mma record of 25-11-0 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Anthony Smith (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Anthony Smith); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Gian Villante (Mauricio Rua vs Gian Villante).
His opponent, the black belt in Japanese jiu-jitsu and kempo Tyson Pedro, has an official record of 7-2-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.36 in the same weight class but he lost two ouy of his last three fights, against Ilir Latifi (Ilir Latifi vs Tyson Pedro) and Ovince St Preux (Ovince St Preux vs Tyson Pedro); between these two bouts he beat Saparbek Safarov (Tyson Pedro vs Saparbek Safarov). Shogun Rua vs Pedro is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa – UFC Fight Night 142. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-02, boring fight between
Mark Hunt and Justin Willis: it gets one star!
The 44-year-old former K-1 world champion Mark Hunt (13 years older than Willis), entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-13-1 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 heavyweight in the world but he won just one out of his last four bouts, against Derrick Lewis last year (Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt); after this fight he has lost to Curtis Blaydes (Mark Hunt vs Curtis Blaydes) and Alexey Oleynik (Mark Hunt vs Alexey Oleynik).
His opponent, Justin Willis, has an official record of 7-1-0 (57% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.50 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss at his first professional mma fight, against Henry Solis, since then he has won seven consecutive bouts defeating Chase Sherman in 2018. Hunt vs Willis is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa – UFC Fight Night 142. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-02, disappointing fight between
Alexey Kunchenko and Yushin Okami: it gets two stars.
The undefeated M-1 Global Ww champion Alexey Kunchenko entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 19-0-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.36 welterweight in the world. He has fought twice in 2018 winning over Alexander Butenko and Thiago Alves (Alexey Kunchenko vs Thiago Alves).
His opponent, the black belt in judo Yushin Okami, has an official record of 35-11-0 (48% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.53 in the same weight class. He lost to Ovince St Preux last year (Ovince St Preux vs Yushin Okami) but he come back to win in 2018 against Dhiego Lima. Kunchenko vs Okami is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa – UFC Fight Night 142. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-02, fight not so exciting between
Ben Nguyen and Wilson Reis: it gets two stars.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Ben Nguyen entered this fight with a pro record of 16-7-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 flyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Jussier Formiga da Silva (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Ben Nguyen); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Tim Elliott (Tim Elliott vs Ben Nguyen).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Wilson Reis, has a mma record of 22-9-0 (45% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class but he comes off three consecutive losses: against Demetrious Johnson (Johnson vs Reis), current #1 Flw champ Henry Cejudo (Henry Cejudo vs Wilson Reis) and John Moraga (John Moraga vs Wilson Reis). Nguyen vs Reis is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa – UFC Fight Night 142. Watch the video and rate this fight!
