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Review: 2014-02-15, spectacular knockdown (look at the GIF) in the first part of the fight but the rest of the bout doesn’t deserve three stars: Nicholas Musoke vs Viscardi Andrade gets two. Nicholas Musoke entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-2-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.67 middleweight in the world, he comes off six consecutive wins and in his last fight (his Ufc debut) he defeated Alessio Sakara (=Sakara vs Musoke).
His opponent, Viscardi Andrade, has an official record of 17-5-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.86 welterweight, he is also at his second fight in the Ufc after his win against Bristol Marunde in 2013. Musoke vs Andrade is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi – UFC Ufn 36. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-15, technical fight with some nice kicks and combinations but the bout was not so exciting: Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi gets two stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Lyoto Machida entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-4-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 middleweight in the world, he is a black belt in Shotokan karate (3rd dan) and in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, last year he fought three times beating Dan Henderson (=Machida vs Henderson), losing to Phil Davis (=Machida vs Davis) and defeating Mark Munoz with a spectacular high kick in his middleweight debut (=Machida vs Munoz).
His opponent, the 28-year-old Gegard Mousasi (seven less than Machida), has an official record of 34-3-2 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 light heavyweight but in this fight he returns to the lower division, currently the #1 in the middleweight class is Chris Weidman. Mousasi started his fighting career practicing judo (he is a black belt) but then he practiced boxing (winning the amateur Netherlands title) and kickboxing. He suffered his last defeat against Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal in 2010 losing also the Strikeforce light heavyweight title but since then he collected six victories and one draw. Machida vs Mousasi is the main event of UFC Fight Night 36 – Ufn 36. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-15, pretty good fight between Ronaldo Souza and Francis Carmont: it gets thrre stars. Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-3-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 middleweight in the world, he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo (he won eight gold medals in bjj and two in the ADCC submission wrestling championship). Ronaldo Souza suffered his last defeat to Luke Rockhold in 2011 losing also the Strikeforce middleweight title (=Rockhold vs Souza), since then he collected five consecutive wins (all before the limit!).
His opponent, Francis Carmont, has an official record of 22-7-0 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat against the Russian Baga Agaev in 2008 but after that fight he has just won, eleven-fight win streak (six in the Ufc). Currently the #1 in the middleweight division is Chris Weidman. Jacare Souza vs Carmont is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi – UFC Ufn 36. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-15, fight not so exciting between Erick Silva and Takenori Sato: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj and judo Erick Silva entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-4-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.30 welterweight in the world, last year he fought twice defeating Jason High in June (=Silva vs High) but then he lost to Dong Hyun Kim(=Silva vs Kim).
His opponent, Takenori Sato, has an official record of 17-8-7 (53% finishing rate), he is the current welterweight champion of “King of Pancrase” and he suffered his last loss against Keiichiro Yamamiya in 2010. On the original fight card Erick Silva was expected to face Nate Loughran but he has forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury and he has been replaced by Sato who debuts in the Ufc. ‘Indio’ Silva vs Sato is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi – UFC Ufn 36. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-15, Charles Oliveira vs Andy Ogle gets three stars only thanks a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in bjj Charles Oliveira entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-4-0 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.38 featherweight in the world, he comes off two consecutive defeats, the last one against Frankie Edgar, his only bout in 2013 (=Edgar vs Oliveira).
His opponent, Andy Ogle, has an official record of 9-3-0 (55% finishing rate), he is 24 years old like Oliveira and last year he fought twice, beating Josh Grispi in February but then he lost to Cole Miller in October via unanimous decision. Oliveira vs Ogle is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi – UFC Ufn 36. Watch the video and rate this fight!
