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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-23, pretty good finish but the rest of the fight was not so good:
Jan Blachowicz vs Thiago Santos gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj and former Ksw light-Hw champion Jan Blachowicz entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-7-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2016 and 2017, against Alexander Gustafsson (Gustafsson vs Blachowicz) and Patrick Cummins, but then he has won four bouts beating Jimi Manuwa (Jimi Manuwa vs Jan Blachowicz 2) and Nikita Krylov in 2018 (Jan Blachowicz vs Nikita Krylov).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Thiago Santos, has an official record of 20-6-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. Thiago ‘Marreta’ was defeated by David Branch in April 2018 (David Branch vs Thiago Santos) but then he has won three fights beating Jimi Manuwa in his last one (Jimi Manuwa vs Thiago Santos). Blachowicz vs Santos is the main event of UFC Fight Night 145 (UFC on ESPN+ 3). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-23, pretty good finish between
Stefan Struve and Marcos Rogerio de Lima but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
Stefan Struve entered this fight with a pro mma record of 28-11-0 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.27 heavyweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses, against Alexander Volkov (Alexander Volkov vs Stefan Struve), Andrei Arlovski (Andrei Arlovski vs Stefan Struve) and Marcin Tybura; his last victory was with Daniel Omielanczuk in 2016 (Stefan Struve vs Daniel Omielanczuk).
His opponent, Marcos Rogerio de Lima, has a record of 16-5-1 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.50 in the same weight class. Marcos ‘Pezao’ was defeated by Ovince St Preux in 2017 (Ovince St Preux vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima) but he came back to win in 2018 against Adam Wieczorek. Struve vs Rogerio de Lima is on the undercard of Jan Blachowicz vs Thiago Santos – UFC Fight Night 145 (UFC on ESPN+ 3). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-23, good finish between
Gian Villante and Michal Oleksiejczuk: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Gian Villante entered this fight with a mma record of 17-10-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.34 light heavyweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Francimar Barroso (Gian Villante vs Francimar Barroso) and Ed Herman (Gian Villante vs Ed Herman) but between these two bouts he lost to Sam Alvey.
His opponent, Michal Oleksiejczuk, has an official record of 12-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.59 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Marcin Wojcik in 2014, since then he has collected nine victories and one no-contest in his last bout, against Khalil Rountree. Villante vs Oleksiejczuk is on the undercard of Jan Blachowicz vs Thiago Santos – UFC Fight Night 145 (UFC on ESPN+ 3). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-23, good exchanges on the ground between
Liz Carmouche and Lucie Pudilova: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Bjj Liz Carmouche entered this fight with a professional record of 12-6-0 (67% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.2 women’s flyweight in the world. She lost to Alexis Davis in 2017 but she came back to win in 2018 against Jennifer Maia.
Her opponent, Lucie Pudilova, has a mma record of 8-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.12 women’s bantamweight. She fought twice last year beating Sarah Moras and losing to Irene Aldana. Carmouche vs Pudilova is on the undercard of Jan Blachowicz vs Thiago Santos – UFC Fight Night 145 (UFC on ESPN+ 3). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-23, pretty good fight between
John Dodson and Petr Yan: it gets three stars.
The black belt in gaidojutsu and Tuf 14 Bw tournament winner John Dodson entered this fight with a pro record of 20-10-0 (55% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw). He fought twice last year beating Pedro Munhoz (John Dodson vs Pedro Munhoz) and losing to Jimmie Rivera (John Dodson vs Jimmie Rivera).
His opponent, Petr Yan, has an official mma record of 11-1-0 (55% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Magomed Magomedov in 2016 (via split decision), since then he has won six bouts defeating Teruto Ishihara, Jin Soo Son and Douglas Silva de Andrade in 2018 (Petr Yan vs Douglas Silva de Andrade). Dodson vs Yan is on the undercard of Jan Blachowicz vs Thiago Santos – UFC Fight Night 145 (UFC on ESPN+ 3). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-23, disappointing fight between
Magomed Ankalaev and Klidson Abreu: it gets two stars.
Magomed Ankalaev entered this fight with a record of 9-1-0 (56% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.40 light heayweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Paul Craig and beating Marcin Prachnio.
His opponent, Klidson Farias de Abreu, has a mma record of 14-2-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.33 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Bruno Henrique Cappelozza in 2016, since then he has won six consecutive fights defeating Anton Vyazigin in his last one. Ankalaev vs Abreu is on the undercard of Jan Blachowicz vs Thiago Santos – UFC Fight Night 145 (UFC on ESPN+ 3). Watch the video and rate this fight!
