2013 MMA fight – Danny Castillo vs Edson Barboza – fight Video UFC on Fox 9

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3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-12-14, the bout between Danny Castillo and Edson Barboza gets three stars thanks to a very exciting first part of the fight (UFC Fight of the Night). Danny Castillo (16-5-0, 56% finishing rate) entered as the No.21 lightweight in the world while Edson Barboza (12-1-0, 83% finishing rate) entered as the No.54. Castillo vs Barboza is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Joseph Benavidez 2 – UFC on Fox 9. Watch the video!

Antonio Bigfoot Silva vs Mark Hunt full fight Video UFC Ufn 33 – 2013

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4_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-12-07, there is a good news and a bad news…we start with the good one: the second part of Silva vs Hunt was simply amazing, one of toughest battle ever, everything you could want from a candidate for Fight of the Year! But now the bad news: we usually rate the complete fight and the first part was not so exciting with both fighters throwing just a few shots and in such cases we can’t give more than four stars; Antonio Silva and Mark Hunt were awarded “UFC Fight of the Night” honors. Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (18-5-0, 89% finishing rate) entered as the No.4 heavyweight in the world while Mark Hunt (9-8-0, 67% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) entered as the No.9 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Cain Velasquez). ‘Bigfoot’ Silva vs Hunt is the main event of UFC Fight Night 33; they also faced each other a second time on November 15, 2015 (=Mark Hunt vs Antonio Silva 2). Watch the video!

2013 MMA fight – Joshua Sampo vs Ryan Benoit – fight Video UFC Tuf 18 Finale

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-11-30, some good shots and a great work on the ground: Joshua Sampo vs Ryan Benoit gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Joshua Sampo ranked as the No.3 flyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 10-2-0 (50% submission victory rate) while Ryan Benoit had a record of 7-2-0 (100% finishing rate). Sampo vs Benoit is on the undercard of Gray Maynard vs Nate Diaz 2 – UFC Tuf 18 Finale. Watch the video!

2013 MMA fight – Georges St Pierre vs Johny Hendricks – full fight Video UFC 167

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-11-16, close fight and good performance by both fighters (UFC Fight of the Night), we want to see a rematch: Georges St Pierre vs Johny Hendricks gets three stars. Georges St Pierre (24-2-0, 54% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 welterweight in the world while Johny Hendricks (15-1-0, 60% finishing rate) entered as the No.2. GSP vs Hendricks, main event of UFC 167, is valid for the UFC welterweight title (St Pierre’s eighth defense). Watch the video!

2013 MMA fight – Jorge Masvidal vs Rustam Khabilov – fight Video UFC Ufn 31

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-11-06, Jorge Masvidal vs Rustam Khabilov gets three stars thanks to a good second part of the fight (UFC Fight of the Night). Jorge Masvidal ranked as the No.14 lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 25-7-0 (48% finishing rate) while Rustam Khabilov had a record of 16-1-0 (56% finishing rate). Masvidal vs Khabilov is on the undercard of Tim Kennedy vs Rafael Natal – UFC Fight for the Troops 3. Watch the video!

2013 best MMA fight – Gilbert Melendez vs Diego Sanchez – full fight Video UFC 166

4_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-10-19, the final part of the fight between Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez was simply astonishing: brutal exchanges, blood, nonstop pace and big heart, so it could be a perfect candidate for Mma Fight of the Year 2013 but unfortunately the first part was “only” a very good one and not epic. For this reason Melendez vs Sanchez (UFC Fight of the Night) gets four stars and not five, but we would like to see a rematch since it was also a very close bout. Gilbert Melendez (21-3-0, 57% finishing rate) entered as the No.3 lightweight in the world while Diego Sanchez (24-5-0, 63% finishing rate) entered as the No.10 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Anthony Pettis). Melendez vs Sanchez is on the undercard of Cain Velasquez vs Junior dos Santos 3 – UFC 166. Watch the video!

2013 MMA fight – Raphael Assuncao vs TJ Dillashaw – fight Video UFC Ufn 29

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-10-09, the pace slows down in the last part of the fight but Raphael Assuncao vs TJ Dillashaw was a good one: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Raphael Assuncao (20-4-0, 65% finishing rate) entered as the No.6 bantamweight in the world while TJ Dillashaw (8-1-0, 76% finishing rate) entered as the No.20 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado). Assuncao vs Dillashaw is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Jake Shields – UFC Ufn 29. Watch the video!

Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson full fight Video UFC 165 – 2013

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-09-21, close fight thanks to a great performance and some good single shots by both Jon Jones and Gustafsson but without ground game it is very difficult to give more than three stars. However the fight won UFC Fight of the Night honors and it is really possible to see a rematch since Jones and Gustafsson proved they are the two best light heavyweight fighters in the world! Jon ‘Bones’ Jones (18-1-0, 83% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world while Alexander Gustafsson (15-1-0, 80% finishing rate) entered as the No.6. Jon Jones vs Gustafsson, main event of UFC 165, is valid for the UFC light heavyweight title (Jones’ sixth defense); they also faced each other a second time on December 29, 2018 (Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2). Watch the video!

2013 MMA fight – Rafael Natal vs Tor Troeng – fight Video UFC Ufn 28

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-09-04, great performance by both fighters with a good work on the ground: Rafael Natal vs Tor Troeng gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Rafael ‘Sapo’ Natal (16-4-1, 69% finishing rate) entered as the No.56 middleweight in the world while Tor Troeng (16-4-1, 76% finishing rate) entered as the No.42. Natal vs Troeng is on the undercard of Glover Teixeira vs Ryan Bader – UFC Fight Night 28. Watch the video!

 

2013 MMA fight – Carlos Condit vs Martin Kampmann 2 – full fight Video UFC Ufn 27

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-08-28, the second fight between Carlos Condit and Martin Kampmann gets three stars thanks to a great second part of the bout (UFC Fight of the Night). Carlos Condit (28-7-0, 92% finishing rate) entered as the No.7 welterweight in the world while Martin Kampmann (20-6-0, 75% finishing rate) entered as the No.8. In their first fight Kampmann defeated Condit by split decision (April 1, 2009); this second fight is the main event of UFC Fight Night 27. Watch the video!