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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-20, good fight between
Alistair Overeem and Alexey Oleynik: it gets three stars.
The former K-1, Strikeforce and Dream world champion Alistair Overeem entered this fight with a mma record of 44-17-0 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). He lost two consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, against Francis Ngannou (Alistair Overeem vs Francis Ngannou) and Curtis Blaydes (Alistair Overeem vs Curtis Blaydes), but he came back to win in November with Sergey Pavlovich (Alistair Overeem vs Sergey Pavlovich).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, jujutsu and 2005 world combat sambo champ Alexey Oleynik, has an official record of 57-11-1 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He lost to Curtis Blaydes in 2017 (Alexey Oleynik vs Curtis Blaydes) but then he has won over Junior Albini and Mark Hunt (Mark Hunt vs Alexey Oleynik). Overeem vs Oleinik is the main event of UFC Fight Night 149 (UFC on ESPN+ 7). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-20, some good exchanges between
Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Fight of the Night).
The 2016 world combat sambo champion Islam Makhachev entered this fight with a professional record of 16-1-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 lightweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Adriano Martins in 2015 (Adriano Martins vs Islam Makhachev), since then he has won four bouts defeating Gleison Tibau and Kajan Johnson in 2018.
His opponent, Arman Tsarukyan, has a mma record of 13-1-0 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.104 in the same weight class. He also suffered his only defeat in 2015, against Alexander Belikh, but then he has collected 12 consecutive victories taking revenge on Belikh in 2016 and beating Felipe Olivieri in his last one. Makhachev vs Tsarukyan is on the undercard of Alistair Overeem vs Alexey Oleinik – UFC Fight Night 149 (UFC on ESPN+ 7). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-20, pretty good fight between
Antonina Shevchenko and Roxanne Modafferi: it gets three stars.
The undefeated former 2017 WMC muay thai super-Lw champ Antonina Shevchenko entered this fight with a perfect record of 7-0-0 (29% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she is ranked as the No.17 women’s flyweight in the world. She fought twice last year winning over Jaimelene Nievera and Ji Yeon Kim.
Her opponent, the former Iska Mw champ Roxanne Modafferi, has a mma record of 22-15-0 (41% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.21 in the same weight class but she lost two out of her last three fights, against Nicco Montano in 2017 (Nicco Montano vs Roxanne Modafferi) and Sijara Eubanks in 2018; between these two bouts she beat Barb Honchak. Shevchenko vs Modafferi is on the undercard of Alistair Overeem vs Alexey Oleinik – UFC Fight Night 149 (UFC on ESPN+ 7). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-20, good exchanges between
Marcin Tybura and Shamil Abdurakhimov: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Bjj and former M-1 Global Hw champion Marcin Tybura entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 heavyweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Fabricio Werdum (Fabricio Werdum vs Marcin Tybura) and Derrick Lewis (Derrick Lewis vs Marcin Tybura); after this bout he has defeated Stefan Struve.
His opponent, Shamil Abdurakhimov, has an official record of 19-4-0 (63% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He also lost to Derrick Lewis, but in 2016 (Derrick Lewis vs Shamil Abdurakhimov), and then he has won over Chase Sherman and Andrei Arlovski (Andrei Arlovski vs Shamil Abdurakhimov). Tybura vs Abdurakhimov is on the undercard of Alistair Overeem vs Alexey Oleinik – UFC Fight Night 149 (UFC on ESPN+ 7). Watch the video and rate this fight!
