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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-23, boring fight between
Curtis Blaydes and Justin Willis: it gets one star.
Curtis Blaydes entered this fight with a professional record of 10-2-0 (80% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). He fought three times last year beating Mark Hunt (Mark Hunt vs Curtis Blaydes) and Alistair Overeem (Alistair Overeem vs Curtis Blaydes) but then he lost to Francis Ngannou in their rematch (Curtis Blaydes vs Francis Ngannou 2).
His opponent, Justin Willis, has a mma record of 8-1-0 (50% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss at his first professional mma fight, against Henry Solis, since then he has won eight consecutive bouts defeating Chase Sherman and Mark Hunt in 2018 (Mark Hunt vs Justin Willis). Blaydes vs Willis is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis – UFC Fight Night 148 (UFC on ESPN+ 6). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-23, good finish between
Stephen Thompson and Anthony Pettis: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in karate and ju-jitsu Stephen Thompson entered this fight with a mma record of 14-3-1 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kamaru Usman) but he lost two out of his last three fights, against former #1 Ufc champion Tyron Woodley (Woodley vs Thompson 2) and with Darren Till (Stephen Thompson vs Darren Till); between these two bouts he beat Jorge Masvidal (Stephen Thompson vs Jorge Masvidal).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do, Bjj and former Ufc Lw champion Anthony Pettis, has an official record of 21-8-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 lightweight but he lost six out of his last nine fights. Last year he beat Michael Chiesa (Anthony Pettis vs Michael Chiesa) and he was defeated by Tony Ferguson (Tony Ferguson vs Anthony Pettis). Thompson vs Pettis is the main event of UFC Fight Night 148 (UFC on ESPN+ 6). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-23, some good exchanges between
Jussier Formiga da Silva and Deiveson Figueiredo but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Bjj and judo Jussier Formiga da Silva entered this fight with a record of 22-5-0 (45% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.3 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Henry Cejudo). He lost to Ray Borg in 2017 (Formiga vs Borg) but then he has won three fights beating Ben Nguyen (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Ben Nguyen) and Sergio Pettis in 2018 (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Sergio Pettis).
His opponent, the undefeated Deiveson Figueiredo, has a perfect mma record of 15-0-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. ‘Daico’ Figueiredo fought twice last year defeating Joseph Morales (Deiveson Figueiredo vs Joseph Morales) and John Moraga (John Moraga vs Deiveson Figueiredo). Formiga vs Figueiredo is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis – UFC Fight Night 148 (UFC on ESPN+ 6). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-23, fight not so exciting between
John Makdessi and Jesus Pinedo: it gets two stars.
The black belt in karate and tae-kwon-do John Makdessi entered this fight with a pro record of 16-6-0 (56% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.47 lightweight in the world. He was defeated by Lando Vannata in 2016 (-4-stars fight, John Makdessi vs Lando Vannata) but then he has beat Abel Trujillo and Ross Pearson.
His opponent, Jesus Pinedo, has an official mma record of 16-4-1 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.235 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Alonso Santos Verona Ganoza in 2015, since then he has won seven fights taking revenge on Ganoza in 2017 and beating Devin Powell in his last bout. Makdessi vs Pinedo is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis – UFC Fight Night 148 (UFC on ESPN+ 6). Watch the video and rate this fight!
