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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-06, good fight between
Johny Hendricks and Stephen Thompson: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The former Ufc Ww champion Johny Hendricks entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-3-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 welterweight in the world. He suffered his last loss in 2014 when he faced #1 Robbie Lawler in their rematch (via split decision, Hendricks vs Lawler 2), after this bout he came back to win against Matt Brown (=Hendricks vs Brown).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and ju-jitsu and former kickboxing world champion Stephen Thompson, has an official record of 11-1-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. His only loss occurred in 2012 when he faced Matt Brown, since then he has won five consecutive fights beating Jake Ellenberger in his last one (=Ellenberger vs Thompson). Hendricks vs Thompson is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 82. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-06, boring fight between
Roy Nelson and Jared Rosholt: it gets one star!
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf 10 Hw winner Roy Nelson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-12-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 heavyweight in the world but he won just one out of his last six bouts, against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in 2014 (=Nogueira vs Nelson). ‘Big Country’ fought twice last year losing to Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Nelson) and Josh Barnett (=Barnett vs Nelson).
His opponent, Jared Rosholt, has a record of 14-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss in 2014 when he faced Alexey Oleinik (=Rosholt vs Oleinik), after this bout he has won three fights beating Stefan Struve in his last one (=Struve vs Rosholt). Nelson vs Rosholt is on the undercard of Johny Hendricks vs Stephen Thompson – UFC Fight Night 82. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-06, pretty boring fight with just some good single shots:
Ovince St Preux vs Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante gets two stars.
Ovince Saint Preux entered this fight with a mma record of 18-7-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 light heavyweight in the world. OSP fought twice last year defeating Patrick Cummins but then he lost to Glover Teixeira (=Teixeira vs St Preux).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Rafael Cavalcante, has an official record of 12-6-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.52 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses: against Ryan Bader (=Bader vs Cavalcante) and Patrick Cummins. St Preux vs Feijao Cavalcante is on the undercard of Johny Hendricks vs Stephen Thompson – UFC Fight Night 82. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-06, good work on the ground and spectacular finish:
Noad Lahat vs Diego Rivas gets
four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj and judo Noad Lahat entered this fight with a record of 9-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.59 featherweight in the world. He suffered his only loss in 2014 when he faced Godofredo ‘Pepey’ Castro, after this bout he has won over Steven Siler and Niklas Backstrom.
His opponent, the undefeated Diego Rivas, has an official mma record of 6-0-0 (67% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 8, 2014 when he beat Rodolfo Rubio Perez. Lahat vs Rivas is on the undercard of Johny Hendricks vs Stephen Thompson – UFC Fight Night 82. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-06, disappointing fight between
Joseph Benavidez and Zach Makovsky: it gets two stars.
Joseph Benavidez entered this fight with a professional record of 23-4-0 (65% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 flyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Demetrious Johnson in their rematch in 2013 (=Johnson vs Benavidez 2), since then he has won four consecutive bouts beating Ali Bagautinov in his last one (=Benavidez vs Bagautinov).
His opponent, the former Bellator Bw champion Zach Makovsky, has a mma record of 19-6-0 (37% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against John Dodson (=Dodson vs Makovsky). Benavidez vs Makovsky is on the undercard of Johny Hendricks vs Stephen Thompson – UFC Fight Night 82. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-06, fight not so exciting between
Ray Borg and Justin Scoggins: it gets two stars.
Ray Borg entered this fight with a pro record of 9-1-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Demetrious Johnson). He suffered his only defeat when he faced Dustin Ortiz in 2014 (via split decision), after this bout he has won three fights beating Geane Herrera in his last one (=Borg vs Herrera).
His opponent, the black belt in karate Justin Scoggins, has an official mma record of 10-2-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights in 2014, against Dustin Ortiz (=Ortiz vs Scoggins) and John Moraga, but he came back to win in 2015 against Josh Sampo. Borg vs Scoggins is on the undercard of Johny Hendricks vs Stephen Thompson – UFC Fight Night 82. Watch the video and rate this fight!
