Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-30, pretty good finish between Rose Namajunas and Karolina Kowalkiewicz but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in tae-kwon-do and karate Rose Namajunas entered this fight with a pro mma record of 5-2-0 (80% submission victory rate – she has never won via ko/tko) and she is ranked as the No.6 women’s strawweight in the world. She suffered two consecutive losses between 2013 and 2014, against Tecia Torres and Carla Esparza (=Esparza vs Namajunas), but then she has won three bouts taking revenge on Torres in 2016 (=Namajunas vs Torres II).
Her opponent, the undefeated Karolina Kowalkiewicz, has a perfect record of 9-0-0 (33% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. She has also fought once in 2016 winning over Heather Clark (=Kowalkiewicz vs Clark). Namajunas vs Kowalkiewicz is on the undercard of Robbie Lawler vs Tyron Woodley – UFC 201. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-13, exciting back and forth fight thanks to an amazing performance by both fighters: Tony Ferguson vs Landon Vannata is one of the best mma fights of 2016 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The Tuf 13 winner Tony Ferguson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Eddie Alvarez) while his opponent, the undefeated Landon Vannata (who replaces Michael Chiesa), has a perfect record of 8-0-0 (87% finishing rate). Ferguson’s last defeat occurred when he faced Michael Johnson in 2012, since then he has won seven consecutive bouts beating Edson Barboza in his last one (=Ferguson vs Barboza). Ferguson vs Vannata is on the undercard of Michael McDonald vs John Lineker – UFC Fight Night 91. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-08, great fight between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The former Wkn kickboxing and current Ufc champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 11-0-0 (45% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s strawweight in the world. She fought three times last year winning over Carla Esparza (=Esparza vs Jedrzejczyk), Jessica Penne (=Jedrzejczyk vs Penne) and Valerie Letourneau (=Jedrzejczyk vs Letourneau).
Her opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Claudia Gadelha, has an official record of 13-1-0 (62% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. ‘Claudinha’ suffered her only loss when she faced Jedrzejczyk in 2014, after this bout she came back to win in 2015 against Jessica Aguilar (=Aguilar vs Gadelha). Jedrzejczyk vs Gadelha 2, main event of The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale, is valid for the Ufc women’s strawweight title (Jedrzejczyk’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-07, some good exchanges between Alan Jouban and Belal Muhammad but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Fight of the Night).
The undefeated Belal Muhammad entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 9-0-0 (33% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.53 welterweight in the world. He has already fought once in 2016 beating Steve Carl.
His opponent, Alan Jouban, has an official record of 13-4-0 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.79 in the same weight class. He lost to Albert Tumenov in 2015 but he came back to win in 2016 against Brendan O’Reilly. Muhammad vs Jouban is on the undercard of Rafael dos Anjos vs Eddie Alvarez – UFC Fight Night 90. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-18, entertaining and tough fight with some wild exchanges: Steve Bosse vs Sean O’Connell is one of the best mma fights of 2016 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
Sean O’Connell entered this fight with a mma record of 17-7-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.41 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Ilir Latifi.
His opponent, Steve Bosse, has an official record of 11-2-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.76 in the same weight class. He lost to Thiago Santos last year (4-stars-fight, Santos vs Bosse) but he came back to win in 2016 defeating James Te Huna (=Te Huna vs Bosse). O’Connell vs Bosse is on the undercard of Rory MacDonald vs Stephen Thompson – UFC Fight Night 89. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-29, nice exchanges between Jeremy Stephens and Renan Barao: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Bw champion Renan Barao Pegado entered this fight with a professional mma record of 33-3-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Dominick Cruz) but he lost two out of his last three bouts, both against TJ Dillashaw (=Barao vs Dillashaw I and Dillashaw vs Barao II), between these two fights he beat Mitch Gagnon (=Barao vs Gagnon).
His opponent, Jeremy Stephens (black belt in Bjj as well), has an official record of 24-12-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 featherweight. He fought twice last year beating Dennis Bermudez (=Bermudez vs Stephens) but then he lost to Max Holloway (=Holloway vs Stephens). Barao vs Stephens is on the undercard of Thomas Almeida vs Cody Garbrandt – UFC Fight Night 88. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-20, some good exchanges between Johnny Case and Jake Matthews but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Fight of the Night).
Johnny Case entered this fight with a mma record of 22-4-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.49 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Jake Matthews, has an official record of 9-1-0 (89% finishing rate). Case suffered his last loss in 2010, against Rick Glenn, and then he has won 12 consecutive bouts while Matthews lost to James Vick last year (=Vick vs Matthews) but then he came back to win against Akbarh Arreola. Case vs Matthews is on the undercard of Mark Hunt vs Frank Mir – UFC Fight Night 85. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-05, entertaining fight thanks to a good pace, some nice shots and a spectacular finish: Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz is one of the best mma fights of the year 2016 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night and UFC Performance of the Night).
The Ufc Fw champion Conor McGregor entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-2-0 (95% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world but in this fight he moves up in weight class to the welterweight division. McGregor suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Joseph Duffy, but since then he has won 15 fights (seven in the Ufc) beating, in 2015, Dennis Siver (=McGregor vs Siver), Chad Mendes (=Mendes vs McGregor) and Jose Aldo (4-stars-fight, Aldo vs McGregor).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf 5 Lw tournament winner Nate Diaz, has an official record of 18-10-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 lightweight. He lost to Rafael dos Anjos in 2014 (=dos Anjos vs Diaz) but he came back to win in 2015 defeating Michael Johnson (=Johnson vs Diaz). ‘The Notorius’ McGregor vs Diaz is the main event of the UFC 196 (on the original fight card Conor was expected to face Rafael dos Anjos but the Brazilian pulled out due to a broken foot). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-27, entertaining fight thanks to a good performance by both fighters: Anderson Silva vs Michael Bisping gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj, judo, tae-kwon-do and former Ufc Mw champion Anderson Silva entered this fight with a professional mma record of 33-6-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 middleweight in the world. ‘The Spider’ is 40 years old (four years older than Bisping) and he suffered two consecutive losses in 2013 against Chris Weidman (=Silva vs Weidman I and Weidman vs Silva II – in this second fight Silva broke his left fibula and tibia); after this bout he came back to win in 2015, against Nick Diaz (=Silva vs Diaz) but then the result was overturned in a no-contest beacuase both fighters tested positive.
His opponent, the Tuf 3 light-Hw winner Michael Bisping, has an official record of 27-7-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He lost to #1 Ufc Mw champion Luke Rockhold in 2014 (=Rockhold vs Bisping) but then he has won over CB Dollaway (=Bisping vs Dollaway) and Thales Leites (=Bisping vs Leites). ‘The Spider’ Silva vs Bisping is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 84. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-30, some good exchanges between Iuri Alcantara and Jimmie Rivera but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Iuri Alcantara entered this fight with a record of 32-6-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 bantamweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Frankie Saenz (=Alcantara vs Saenz) and beating Leandro Issa.
His opponent, Jimmie Rivera, has a mma record of 18-1-0 (33% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss at his second professional mma fight when he faced Jason McLean in 2008, since then he has won 17 consecutive fights winning over Pedro Munhoz in his last one. ‘Marajo’ Alcantara vs Rivera is on the undercard of Anthony Johnson vs Ryan Bader – UFC on Fox 18. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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