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Review: 2014-07-16, nice exchanges and pretty good finish: Lucas Martins vs Alex White gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Lucas Martins entered this fight with a mma record of 14-1-0 (93% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.29 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat last year when he faced Edson Barboza, after that bout he beat Jeremy Larsen (=Martins vs Larsen) and Ramiro Hernandez.
His opponent, the undefeated Alex White, has a perfect record of 10-0-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.63 featherweight, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Adam Rider and Estevan Payan. Martins vs White is on the undercard of Donald Cerrone vs Jim Miller – UFC Ufn 45. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-16, nice and tough fight between John Lineker and Alptekin Ozkilic: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). John Lineker entered this fight with a pro mma record of 23-7-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 flyweight in the world, he won four consecutive fights between 2012 and 2013 but he lost his first bout of 2014 against Ali Bagautinov (=Lineker vs Bagautinov).
His opponent, Alptekin Ozkilic, has an official record of 9-2-0 (33% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class, he also won four consecutive bouts between 2012 and 2013 but he was defeated in 2014, by Louis Smolka. Lineker vs Ozkilic is on the undercard of Donald Cerrone vs Jim Miller – UFC Ufn 45. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-16, fight not particularly exciting between Rick Story and Leonardo Mafra Texeira: it gets two stars. Rick Story entered this fight with a mma record of 16-8-0 (44% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 welterweight in the world but he lost five out of his last eight fights, in his last bout he was defeated by Kelvin Gastelum.
His opponent, Leonardo Mafra Texeira, has a record of 11-1-0 (82% finishing rate), he debuted in the Ufc in 2012 but he was beat by Thiago de Oliveira Perpetuo and he has never fought again for the Ultimate Fighting Championship; after that loss he won five consecutive bouts. Story vs Mafra is on the undercard of Donald Cerrone vs Jim Miller – UFC Ufn 45. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-16, Donald Cerrone vs Jim Miller gets three stars thanks to a spectacular finish (UFC Performance of the Night). Donald Cerrone entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-6-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis), he suffered two defeats in 2013: against Anthony Pettis (=Cerrone vs Pettis) and Rafael dos Anjos (=Cerrone vs dos Anjos); after this bout he won three consecutive fights.
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and taekwondo Jim Miller, has an official record of 24-4-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class; he lost his last bout in 2012 when he faced Nate Diaz (=Diaz vs Miller), since then he has collected three wins and one no-contest. ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone vs Miller is the main event of UFC Fight Night 45 – Atlantic City. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-16, the fight between Edson Barboza and Evan Dunham gets three stars thanks to a good finish. The black belt in taekwondo Edson Barboza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-2-0 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.34 lightweight in the world, he won three consecutive fights in 2013 but he lost his first bout of 2014 against Donald Cerrone (=Cerrone vs Barboza).
His opponent, the balck belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Evan Dunham, has an official record of 14-5-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.36 in the same weight class but he lost three out of his last four fights, the last one against Donald Cerrone like Barboza (=Cerrone vs Dunham). Barboza vs Dunham is on the undercard of Donald Cerrone vs Jim Miller – UFC Ufn 45. Watch the video and rate this fight!
