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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-07-19, fight not particularly good between Montel Jackson and Brett Johns: it gets two stars.
Montel Jackson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Ricky Simon in 2018, since then he has won over Brian Kelleher, Andre Soukhamthath and Felipe Colares.
His opponent, the black belt in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brett Johns, has an official record of 16-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights in 2018, against Aljamain Sterling (Brett Johns vs Aljamain Sterling) and Pedro Munhoz (Pedro Munhoz vs Brett Johns) but he comes back to win with Tony Gravely in 2020. Jackson vs Johns is on the undercard of Deiveson Figueiredo vs Joseph Benavidez 2 – UFC Fight Night 172 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 30). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-07-19, great fight between Deiveson Figueiredo and Joseph Benavidez 2: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj Deiveson Figueiredo entered this fight with a professional record of 18-1-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world. ‘Daico / Deus da Guerra’ Figueiredo suffered his first loss last year, against Jussier Formiga da Silva (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Deiveson Figueiredo), but then he has won over Alexandre Pantoja (Alexandre Pantoja vs Deiveson Figueiredo), Tim Elliott (Deiveson Figueiredo vs Tim Elliott) and Joseph Benavidez in their first and last bout (Joseph Benavidez vs Deiveson Figueiredo I).
His opponent, Joseph Benavidez, has a mma record of 28-6-0 (61% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. Before losing to Figueiredo some months ago, he had beat Dustin Ortiz (Joseph Benavidez vs Dustin Ortiz 2) and Jussier Formiga da Silva in 2019 (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Joseph Benavidez 2). Figueiredo vs Benavidez 2, main event of UFC Fight Night 172 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 30), is valid for the vacant Ufc flyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-07-19, pretty good fight between Alexandre Pantoja and Askar Askarov: it gets three stars.
Alexandre Pantoja entered this fight with a record of 22-4-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 flyweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Wilson Reis (Alexandre Pantoja vs Wilson Reis) and Matt Schnell (Alexandre Pantoja vs Matt Schnell) but between these two bouts he lost to current #1 Flw Deiveson Figueiredo (Alexandre Pantoja vs Deiveson Figueiredo).
His opponent, the undefeated Askar Askarov, has a mma record of 11-0-1 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. He has tied with Brandon Moreno in 2019 (Brandon Moreno vs Askar Askarov) but then he comes back to win against Tim Elliott in 2020 (Askar Askarov vs Tim Elliott). Pantoja vs Askarov is on the undercard of Deiveson Figueiredo vs Joseph Benavidez 2 – UFC Fight Night 172 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 30). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-07-19, pretty good finish between Kelvin Gastelum and Jack Hermansson: it gets three stars.
The Tuf 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum entered this fight with a pro record of 15-5-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 middleweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Darren Till (Kelvin Gastelum vs Darren Till) and against current #1 Mw Israel Adesanya (Kelvin Gastelum vs Israel Adesanya); before this bout, in 2018, he had beat Ronaldo Souza (Kelvin Gastelum vs Ronaldo Jacare Souza) .
His opponent, Jack Hermansson, has an official mma record of 20-5-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year beating David Branch (David Branch vs Jack Hermansson) and Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza (Ronaldo Jacare Souza vs Jack Hermansson) but then he was defeated by Jared Cannonier (Jack Hermansson vs Jared Cannonier). Gastelum vs Hermansson is on the undercard of Deiveson Figueiredo vs Joseph Benavidez 2 – UFC Fight Night 172 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 30). Watch the video and rate this fight!
