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Review: 2014-01-15, some nice exchanges between TJ Dillashaw and Mike Easton but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two. TJ Dillashaw (8-2-0, 76% finishing rate) entered as the No.15 bantamweight in the world but he comes off his second defeat suffered in his last fight against the brazilian Raphael Assuncao. His opponent Mike Easton (13-3-0, 46% finishing rate) entered as the No.41 in the same weight division and he is a black belt in both Tae Kwon Do and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; he lost his last two fights against Brad Pickett and Raphael Assuncao. Dillashaw vs Easton is on the undercard of Luke Rockhold vs Costas Philippou – UFC Ufn 35. Watch the video!
Review: 2014-01-15, just some single shots between Lorenz Larkin and Brad Tavares, don’t waste your time watching this bout: it gets two stars. Lorenz Larkin (14-1-0, 57% ko/tko victory rate, he has never won by submission) entered as the No.20 middlewight in the world while Brad Tavares (11-1-0, 54% finishing rate) entered as the No.26 in the same weight division, he has a four fight win streak. Larkin vs Tavares is on the undercard of Luke Rockhold vs Costas Philippou – UFC Ufn 35. Watch the video!
Review: 2014-01-15, some good exchanges and a nice finish: Luke Rockhold vs Costas Philippou gets three stars. The former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold (10-2-0, 80% finishing rate) entered as the No.6 middleweight in the world, he fought just once in 2013 when he was defeated by Vitor Belfort with a spectacular spinning kick (one of the best knockouts of 2013, we rated it with four stars) but before that bout he had nine consecutive victories. His opponent, Constantinos Philippou, better known as Constas Philippou, (12-3-0, 58% finishing rate) entered as the No.15 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Chris Weidman) and he also fought just once in 2013 losing against Francis Carmont after five-fight win streak. Rockhold vs Philippou is the main event of “UFC Fight Night 35”. Watch the video!
Review: 2014-01-15, good pace and good work on the ground: John Moraga vs Dustin Ortiz gets three stars. John Moraga (13-2-0, 61% finishing rate) entered as the No.8 flyweight in the world and in his last fight he faced the #1 in this weight division, Demetrious Johnson, with whom he suffered his second defeat. His opponent Dustin Ortiz (12-2-0, 75% finishing rate) entered as the No.17 in the same weight class and this is his second fight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Moraga vs Ortiz is on the undercard of Luke Rockhold vs Costas Philippou – UFC Ufn 35. Watch the video!
Review: 2014-01-15, pretty good fight between Yoel Romero and Derek Brunson: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The wrestler, silver medalist at Sydney 2000 Olympic games, Yoel Romero Palacio (6-1-0, 100% ko/tko victory rate) entered as the No.27 middleweight in the world, while Derek Brunson (11-2-0, 72% finishing rate) entered as the No.25 in the same weight division. Romero vs Brunson is on the undercard of Luke Rockhold vs Costas Philippou – UFC Ufn 35. Watch the video!
Review: 2014-01-15, pretty good finish between Cole Miller and Sam Sicilia but it is not enough to get three stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Cole Miller ranked as the No.35 featherweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 20-8-0 (85% finishing rate, mostly submissions) while Sam Sicilia had a record of 12-3-0 (91% finishing rate). Miller vs Sicilia is on the undercard of Luke Rockhold vs Costas Philippou – UFC Ufn 35. Watch the video!
