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Review: 2014-06-28, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Clint Hester vs Antonio Braga Neto gets two. Clint Hester entered this fight with a professional record of 10-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.35 middleweight in the world, he lost his last bout in 2010 when he faced Cale Yarbrough, after that bout he has won six consecutive times.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and two Bjj world champion (in 2008 and 2011) Antonio Braga Neto, has a record of 9-1-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat in 2008 facing Ryo Kawamura, since then he has collected four wins and one no-contest. Hester vs Braga Neto is on the undercard of Cub Swanson vs Jeremy Stephens – UFC Ufn 44. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-28, pretty boring fight between Andrew Craig and Cezar Ferreira: it gets one star/strong> as soon as possible. Andrew Craig entered this fight with a mma record of 9-2-0 (44% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.43 middleweight in the world, he comes off two defeats out of his last three fights: against Ronny Markes and Luke Barnatt (while he won against Chris Leben).
His opponent, th black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu and master in Capoeira Cezar ‘Mutante’ Ferreira, has an official record of 7-3-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.82 in the same weight class, he suffered his first defeat in the Ufc in his last bout, against CB Dollaway three months ago (=Dollaway vs Ferreira). Craig vs Ferreira is on the undercard of Cub Swanson vs Jeremy Stephens – UFC Ufn 44. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-28, good grappling exchanges in the last part of the fight but the rest of the bout was pretty boring: Ricardo Lamas vs Hacran Dias gets two stars. The balck belt in Bjj Ricardo Lamas entered this fight with a record of 13-3-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 featherweight in the world, he had his first Ufc title shot five months ago but he lost to #1 Fw Jose Aldo (Aldo vs Lamas).
His opponent, Hacran Dias, has an official record of 21-2-1 (57% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.49 in the same weight class, he also suffered his last defeat in his last bout, against Nik Lentz in 2013. Lamas vs Dias is on the undercard of Cub Swanson vs Jeremy Stephens – UFC Ufn 44. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-28, good fight between Cub Swanson and Jeremy Stephens: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The black belt in Bjj Cub Swanson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo), he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Ricardo Lamas (=Lamas vs Swanson), since then he has fought five times and in 2013 he beat Dustin Poirier (=Swanson vs Poirier) and Dennis Siver (=Swanson vs Siver).
His opponent, Jeremy Stephens (black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu as well), has an official record of 23-9-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class, he lost three consecutive fights between 2011 and 2012 but he came back to victory in 2013 defeating Estevan Payan and Rony Jason (=Stephens vs Jason); Stephens has already fought and won in 2014 beating Darren Elkins (=Elkins vs Stephens). Swanson vs Stephens is the main event of UFC Fight Night 44 San Antonio. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-28, pretty good fight between Kelvin Gastelum and Nicholas Musoke: it gets three stars. The undefeated Kelvin Gastelum entered this fight with a pro mma record of 8-0-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 welterweight in the world, he is just 22 years old (six years younger than Musoke) and he is the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 17 (defeating Uriah Hall in the final: Hall vs Gastelum); after that bout he beat Brian Melancon (=Melancon vs Gastelum) and Rick Story.
His opponent, Nicholas Musoke, has an official record of 12-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.48 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Cathal Pendred, since then he has collected seven wins (two of which in the Ufc) and one no-contest. Gastelum vs Musoke is on the undercard of Cub Swanson vs Jeremy Stephens – UFC Ufn 44. Watch the video and rate this fight!
