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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-01-25, pretty good finish between
Curtis Blaydes and Junior dos Santos but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
Curtis Blaydes entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-2-0 (75% 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 Stipe Miocic). He lost the rematch with Francis Ngannou in 2018 (Curtis Blaydes vs Francis Ngannou 2) but then he has won over Justin Willis (Curtis Blaydes vs Justin Willis) and Shamil Abdurakhimov (Curtis Blaydes vs Shamil Abdurakhimov).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Junior dos Santos, has an official record of 21-6-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. ‘Cigano’ fought twice last year defeating Derrick Lewis (Derrick Lewis vs Junior dos Santos) and losing to Francis Ngannou (Francis Ngannou vs Junior dos Santos). Blaydes vs dos Santos is the main event of UFC Fight Night 166 (UFC on ESPN+ 24). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-01-25, disappointing fight between
Rafael dos Anjos and Michael Chiesa: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Lw champion Rafael dos Anjos entered this fight with a pro mma record of 30-12-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kamaru Usman) but he won just one out of his four fights, against Kevin Lee last year (Rafael dos Anjos vs Kevin Lee); after this bout he has lost to Leon Edwards (Rafael dos Anjos vs Leon Edwards).
His opponent, the Tuf winner Michael Chiesa, has a record of 16-5-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, against Kevin Lee (Michael Chiesa vs Kevin Lee) and Anthony Pettis (Anthony Pettis vs Michael Chiesa), but then he has beat Carlos Condit (Carlos Condit vs Michael Chiesa) and Diego Sanchez (Michael Chiesa vs Diego Sanchez). Dos Anjos vs Chiesa is on the undercard of Curtis Blaydes vs Junior dos Santos – UFC Fight Night 166. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-01-25, pretty good finish between
Jordan Espinosa and Alex Perez but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
Jordan Espinosa entered this fight with a mma record of 14-6-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 flyweight in the world. He fought twice last year beating Eric Shelton and losing to Matt Schnell (Jordan Espinosa vs Matt Schnell).
His opponent, Alex Perez, has an official record of 22-5-0 (45% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.46 bantamweight. He lost to Joseph Benavidez in 2018 (Joseph Benavidez vs Alex Perez) but he came back to win against Mark De La Rosa in 2019. Espinosa vs Perez is on the undercard of Curtis Blaydes vs Junior dos Santos – UFC Fight Night 166. Watch the video and rate this fight!
