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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-16, good exchanges on the ground between
Claudio Silva and Danny Roberts: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Bjj Claudio Henrique da Silva entered this fight with a pro record of 12-1-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.43 welterweight in the world. He suffered his only loss at his professional mma debut in 2007 against Matt Thorpe, since then he has won 12 consecutive bouts defeating Nordine Taleb last year.
His opponent, Danny Roberts, has an official mma record of 16-3-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.87 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Nordine Taleb in 2017 but he came back to win in 2018 against Oliver Enkamp and David Zawada. Silva vs Roberts is on the undercard of Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal – UFC Fight Night 147 (UFC on ESPN+ 5). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-16, close fight but not so exciting:
Leon Edwards vs Gunnar Nelson gets two stars.
Leon Edwards entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-3-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 welterweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Ufc Ww champ Kamaru Usman in 2015 but since then he has won six consecutive bouts defeating Peter Sobotta (Leon Edwards vs Peter Sobotta) and Donald Cerrone in 2018 (Donald Cerrone vs Leon Edwards).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gunnar Nelson, has a record of 17-3-1 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Santiago Ponzinibbio in 2017 (Gunnar Nelson vs Santiago Ponzinibbio) but he came back to win in 2018 with Alex Oliveira (Gunnar Nelson vs Alex Oliveira). Edwards vs Nelson is on the undercard of Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal – UFC Fight Night 147 (UFC on ESPN+ 5). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-16, great fight between
Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal: it is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night, UFC Performance of the Night).
Darren Till entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-1-1 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kamaru Usman). He fought twice last year beating Stephen Thompson (Stephen Thompson vs Darren Till) and suffering his first loss, against former #1 Ufc champion Tyron Woodley (Tyron Woodley vs Darren Till).
His opponent, Jorge Masvidal, has an official record of 32-13-0 (47% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 4, 2017 when he was defeated by Stephen Thompson (Stephen Thompson vs Jorge Masvidal); before this bout, in 2017, he had also lost to Demian Maia in May (via split decision, Maia vs Masvidal) and he had beat Donald Cerrone in January (Cerrone vs Masvidal). Till vs Masvidal is the main event of UFC Fight Night 147 (UFC on ESPN+ 5). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-16, fight not so exciting between
Dominick Reyes and Volkan Oezdemir: it gets two stars.
The undefeated Dominick Reyes entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 10-0-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 light heavyweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has won over Jeremy Kimballnsen, Jared Cannonier (Dominick Reyes vs Jared Cannonier) and Ovince St Preux (Ovince St Preux vs Dominick Reyes).
His opponent, Volkan Oezdemir, has an official record of 15-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Anthony Smith (Volkan Oezdemir vs Anthony Smith) and current #1 Ufc Hw champion Daniel Cormier (Daniel Cormier vs Volkan Oezdemir); before this bout, in 2017, he had defeated Jimi Manuwa (Manuwa vs Oezdemir). Reyes vs Oezdemir is on the undercard of Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal – UFC Fight Night 147 (UFC on ESPN+ 5). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-16, pretty good fight between
Nathaniel Wood and Jose Alberto Quinonez: it gets three stars.
Nathaniel Wood entered this fight with a professional record of 15-3-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 bantamweight in the world. He was defeated by Alan Philpott in 2016 but since then he has collected seven victories beating Luca Iovine, Johnny Eduardo and Andre Ewell in 2018.
His opponent, Jose Alberto Quinonez, has a mma record of 7-2-0 (43% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.49 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2013 and 2014, against Davi Ramos and Alejandro Perez, but then he has won four bouts defeating Teruto Ishihara last year. Wood vs Quinonez is on the undercard of Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal – UFC Fight Night 147 (UFC on ESPN+ 5). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-16, some good exchanges between
Jack Marshman and John Phillips but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
Jack Marshman entered this fight with a record of 22-8-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.89 middleweight in the world but he won just one out of his last four fights, against Ryan Janes in 2017, after this bout he lost to Antonio Carlos Junior and Karl Roberson (Jack Marshman vs Karl Roberson).
His opponent, John Phillips, has a mma record of 21-8-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.192 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Kevin Holland and Charles Byrd; before these two bouts, in 2016, he had beat Jose Otavio dos Santos Lacerda. Marshman vs Phillips is on the undercard of Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal – UFC Fight Night 147 (UFC on ESPN+ 5). Watch the video and rate this fight!
