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Review: 2014-04-11, aggressive start and good finish: Beneil Dariush vs Ramsey Nijem gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The undefeated Beneil Dariush entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 7-0-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.60 lightweight in the world, he is a black belt in bjj and he debuted in the Ufc three months ago defeating Charlie Brenneman in the first round (he has won all his last six fights before the limit).
His opponent, Ramsey Nijem, has a record of 8-4-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.78 in the same weight class, he fought two times in 2013 losing both fights: against Myles Jury and James Vick, but in 2014 he came back to victory defeating Justin Edwards. Dariush vs Nijem is on the undercard of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Roy Nelson – UFC Ufn 40. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-04-11, good work on the ground between John Howard and Ryan LaFlare but it is not enough to get three stars. John Howard entered this fight with a mma record of 22-8-0 (68% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.30 welterweight in the world, he comes off four consecutive wins and last year he debuted in the Ufc defeating Uriah Hall (=Hall vs Howard) and then he also won against Siyar Bahadurzada.
His opponent, the undefeated Ryan LaFlare, has a perfect record of 10-0-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class, he also fought four times in 2013 and debuted in the Ufc defeating: Ben Alloway, Santiago Ponzinibbio (=Ponzinibbio vs LaFlare) and Court McGee. Howard vs LaFlare is on the undercard of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Roy Nelson – UFC Ufn 40. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-04-11, good performance by both fighters: Clay Guida vs Tatsuya Kawajiri gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Clay Guida entered this fight with a pro mma record of 30-14-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 featherweight in the world, he is 32 years old, three years younger than Kawajiri but he lost three out of his last four fights.
His opponent, Tatsuya Kawajiri, has a record of 33-7-2 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class, he comes off six consecutive wins and in 2014 he has debuted in the Ufc defeating Sean Soriano (via submission: Kawajiri vs Soriano). Guida vs Kawajiri is on the undercard of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs Roy Nelson – UFC Ufn 40. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-04-11, spectacular finish between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Roy Nelson: it is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Antonio Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira entered this fight with a professional mma record of 34-8-1 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 heavyweight in the world, he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-itsu (4th segree) and judo; he fought just once in 2013 losing to Fabricio Werdum in their rematch (via submission: Nogueira vs Werdum 2).
His opponent, Roy Nelson, has an official record of 19-9-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, he is also a black belt in bjj and he fought three times last year but he won just the first bout against Cheick Kongo (=Nelson vs Kongo) and then he lost to Stipe Miocic (=Nelson vs Miocic) and Daniel Cormier (=Cormier vs Nelson). ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira vs Nelson is the main event of UFC Fight Night 40 – Ufn. Watch the video and rate this fight!
