The black belt in hapkido, judo and tae-kwon-do Chan Sung Jung entered this fight with a professional mma record of 14-4-0 (86% finishing rate) while his opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Yair Rodriguez, has an official record of 10-2-0 (50% finishing rate). Both fighters are not ranked as they haven’t fought for more than one year: ‘The Korean Zombie’ was defeated by Jose Aldo in 2013 (Aldo vs Jung) but then he beat Dennis Bermudez in February 2017 (Dennis Bermudez vs Chan Sung Jung) while ‘Pantera’ Rodriguez fought twice last year defeating BJ Penn in January (Rodriguez vs Penn) and losing to Frankie Edgar in May (Frankie Edgar vs Yair Rodriguez).Jung vs Rodriguez is the main event of UFC Fight Night 139. Watch the video and rate this fight!
UFC Fight of the Night
2018 MMA fight – Chris Weidman vs Ronaldo Jacare Souza – full fight Video UFC 230
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Mw champion Chris Weidman entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-3-0 (71% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 27, 2017 when he defeated Kelvin Gastelum (Chris Weidman vs Kelvin Gastelum). Before this bout Weidman had lost three consecutive fights: against Luke Rockhold (Weidman vs Rockhold), Yoel Romero Palacio (Weidman vs Romero) and Gegard Mousasi (Weidman vs Mousasi).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, judo and former Strikeforce Mw champion Ronaldo Jacare Souza, has a record of 25-6-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robert Whittaker). He has fought twice in 2018 beating Derek Brunson (Ronaldo Jacare Souza vs Derek Brunson 2) and losing to Kelvin Gastelum (Kelvin Gastelum vs Ronaldo Jacare Souza). Weidman vs Jacare is on the undercard of Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis – UFC 230. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Tony Ferguson vs Anthony Pettis full fight Video UFC 229 – 2018
The black belt in 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu (no-gi Bjj) and Tuf 13 tournament winner Tony Ferguson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-3-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Khabib Nurmagomedov). ‘El Cucuy’ Ferguson suffered his last defeat when he faced Michael Johnson in 2012, since then he has collected ten consecutive victories beating Landon Vannata (4-stars fight, Ferguson vs Vannata), Rafael dos Anjos (dos Anjos vs Ferguson) and Kevin Lee in his last three (Tony Ferguson vs Kevin Lee).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do, Bjj and former Ufc Lw champion Anthony Pettis, has an official record of 21-7-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class but he won just three out of his last eight bouts. He lost to Dustin Poirier at the end of 2017 (Dustin Poirier vs Anthony Pettis) but he came back to win against Michael Chiesa in 2018 (Anthony Pettis vs Michael Chiesa). Ferguson vs Pettis is on the undercard of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor – UFC 229. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Thiago Santos vs Eryk Anders full fight Video UFC FN 137 – 2018
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Thiago Santos entered this fight with a professional record of 18-6-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 middleweight in the world. Thiago ‘Marreta’ has already fought three times in 2018 beating Anthony Smith (Thiago Santos vs Anthony Smith) and Kevin Holland (Thiago Santos vs Kevin Holland) but between these two bouts he lost to David Branch (David Branch vs Thiago Santos).
His opponent, Eryk Anders, has a mma record of 11-1-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2018 losing to Lyoto Machida (Lyoto Machida vs Eryk Anders) and winning over Tim Williams. Santos vs Anders is the main event of UFC Fight Night 137. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Demetrious Johnson vs Henry Cejudo 2 – full fight Video UFC 227
The Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 27-2-1 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world. ‘Mighty Mouse’ suffered his last loss when he faced Dominick Cruz in 2011 (Cruz vs Johnson), since then he has collected one draw and 13 consecutive victories beating Wilson Reis (Johnson vs Reis) and Ray Borg in 2017 (Demetrious Johnson vs Ray Borg).
His opponent, the 2008 Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medalist Henry Cejudo, has a record of 12-2-0 (42% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2016, against Demetrious Johnson in their first bout (Johnson vs Cejudo I) and with Joseph Benavidez (via split decision, Benavidez vs Cejudo) but then he has won over Wilson Reis (Cejudo vs Reis) and Sergio Pettis (Henry Cejudo vs Sergio Pettis). Johnson vs Cejudo 2 is valid for the Ufc flyweight title; undercard of TJ Dillashaw vs Cody Garbrandt 2 – UFC 227. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Robert Whittaker vs Yoel Romero 2 full fight Video UFC 225 – 2018
The black belt in hapkido, karate, Tuf Ww tournament winner and current Ufc Mw champion Robert Whittaker entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-4-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre). He suffered two consecutive losses between 2013 and 2014, against Court McGee (McGee vs Whittaker) and Stephen Thompson (Whittaker vs Thompson), but then he has won eight bouts defeating Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza (Jacare vs Whittaker) and Yoel Romero in 2017 (Yoel Romero vs Robert Whittaker I).
His opponent, the former Olympian wrestler Yoel Romero Palacio, has an official record of 13-2-0 (85% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. Before losing to Robert Whittaker last year he had beat Chris Weidman in 2016 (Weidman vs Romero) and he has defeated also Luke Rockhold in 2018 (Yoel Romero vs Luke Rockhold). Whittaker vs Romero 2, main event of Ufc 225, is valid for the Ufc middleweight title (non-title bout for Romero since he missed weight for 0.2 lbs). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Kelvin Gastelum vs Ronaldo Jacare Souza full fight Video UFC 224 – 2018
The Tuf 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-3-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre). He fought three times in 2017 beating Vitor Belfort (then overturned in a no-contest after he tested positive for marijuana – Belfort vs Gastelum), losing to Chris Weidman (Weidman vs Gastelum) and defeating Michael Bisping (Michael Bisping vs Kelvin Gastelum).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, judo and former Strikeforce Mw champion Ronaldo Jacare Souza, has a record of 25-5-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He lost to Robert Whittaker last year (Jacare vs Whittaker) but he came back to win in 2018 with Derek Brunson (Ronaldo Jacare Souza vs Derek Brunson 2). Gastelum vs Jacare Souza is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Raquel Pennington – UFC 224. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje full fight Video UFC on Fox 29 – 2018
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Dustin Poirier entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-5-0 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 lightweight in the world. He was defeated by Michael Johnson in 2016 (Poirier vs Johnson) but then he beat Jim Miller (Miller vs Poirier) and Anthony Pettis in 2017 (Dustin Poirier vs Anthony Pettis); between these two bouts he faced also current #1 Lw Eddie Alvarez but the bout ended in a no-contest since Alvarez landed illegal knees (Alvarez vs Poirier).
His opponent, the former Wsof Lw champion Justin Gaethje, has a record of 18-1-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Eddie Alvarez (Eddie Alvarez vs Justin Gaethje); before this bout, in 2017, he had won over Michael Johnson (Mma Fight of the year 2017 candidate, Johnson vs Gaethje). Poirier vs Gaethje is the main event of UFC on Fox 29. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Zabit Magomedsharipov vs Kyle Bochniak full fight Video UFC 223 – 2018
Zabit Magomedsharipov entered this fight with a mma record of 14-1-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 featherweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Igor Egorov in 2013, since then he has won ten consecutive bouts beating Mike Santiago and Sheymon da Silva Moraes in 2017 (Zabit Magomedsharipov vs Sheymon da Silva Moraes).
His opponent, Kyle Bochniak, has an official record of 8-2-0 (50% finishing rate) but he lost two out of his last four bouts, against Charles Rosa in 2016 and Jeremy Kennedy in 2017; after this fight he has beat Brandon Davis. Magomedsharipov vs Bochniak is on the undercard of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Al Iaquinta – UFC 223. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2018 MMA fight – Jimi Manuwa vs Jan Blachowicz 2 – full fight Video UFC FN 127
Jimi Manuwa entered this fight with a pro mma record of 17-3-0 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Volkan Oezdemir (Jimi Manuwa vs Volkan Oezdemir). Before this bout he had beat Corey Anderson in 2017 (Manuwa vs Anderson) and Ovince Saint Preux in 2016 (St Preux vs Manuwa).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Ksw light-Hw champion Jan Blachowicz, has a record of 21-7-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2016 and 2017, against Alexander Gustafsson (Gustafsson vs Blachowicz) and Patrick Cummins, but then he has beat Devin Clark (Jan Blachowicz vs Devin Clark) and Jared Cannonier. In their first fight Manuwa had defeated Blachowicz via unanimous decision (April 11, 2015 – Jan Blachowicz vs Jimi Manuwa I); this second bout is on the undercard of Fabricio Werdum vs Alexander Volkov – UFC Fight Night 127. Watch the video and rate this fight!