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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-21, pretty good fight between
Frankie Edgar and Chan Sung Jung: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Lw champion Frankie Edgar entered this fight with a pro mma record of 23-7-1 (48% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Alexander Volkanovski) but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Brian Ortega (Frankie Edgar vs Brian Ortega) and Max Holloway (Max Holloway vs Frankie Edgar); between these two bouts he beat Cub Swanson (Frankie Edgar vs Cub Swanson 2).
His opponent, the black belt in hapkido, tae-kwon-do and judo Chan Sung Jung, has a record of 15-5-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He lost to Yair Rodriguez last year (Chan Sung Jung vs Yair Rodriguez) but he came back to win against Renato Moicano Carneiro in 2019 (Renato Moicano Carneiro vs Chan Sung Jung). Edgar vs Korean Zombie is the main event of UFC Fight Night 165. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-21, some good exchanges between
Volkan Oezdemir and Aleksandar Rakic but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
Volkan Oezdemir entered this fight with a mma record of 16-4-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones) but between 2018 and 2019 he lost three consecutive fights, the last one with Dominick Reyes (Dominick Reyes vs Volkan Oezdemir); after this bout he has beat Ilir Latifi (Volkan Oezdemir vs Ilir Latifi).
His opponent, Aleksandar Rakic, has an official record of 12-1-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss at his pro mma debut against Christian Radke in 2011, since then he has won 12 consecutive bouts defeating Justin Ledet, Devin Clark and Jimi Manuwa in his last three (Jimi Manuwa vs Aleksandar Rakic). Oezdemir vs Rakic is on the undercard of Frankie Edgar vs Chan Sung Jung – UFC Fight Night 165. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-21, good exchanges between Alexandre Pantoja and Matt Schnell: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Alexandre Pantoja entered this fight with a professional record of 21-4-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Joseph Benavidez). He fought twice in 2019 beating Wilson Reis (Alexandre Pantoja vs Wilson Reis) and losing to Deiveson Figueiredo (Alexandre Pantoja vs Deiveson Figueiredo).
His opponent, the black belt in karate Matt Schnell, has a mma record of 14-4-0 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2016 and 2017, against Rob Font and Hector Sandoval, but then he has won four fights beating Louis Smolka amd Jordan Espinosa in 2019 (Jordan Espinosa vs Matt Schnell). Pantoja vs Schnell is on the undercard of Frankie Edgar vs Chan Sung Jung – UFC Fight Night 165. Watch the video and rate this fight!
