Review: 2014-09-20, pretty good finish between Myles Jury and Takanori Gomi: it gets three stars. The undefeated black belt in Bjj Myles Jury entered this fight with a perfect record of 14-0-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 lightweight in the world, he has already fought once in 2014 beating Diego Sanchez (=Sanchez vs Jury).
His opponent, the former Pride Lw champion Takanori Gomi, has an official record of 35-9-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat at the end of 2013 when he faced Diego Sanchez (=Sanchez vs Gomi) but he came back to win in 2014 defeating Isaac Vallie-Flagg. Jury vs Gomi is on the undercard of Mark Hunt vs Roy Nelson – UFC FN 52 (UFC Fight Night Japan). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2014 MMA fight – Mark Hunt vs Roy Nelson – full fight Video UFC FN 52
Review: 2014-09-20, Mark Hunt vs Roy Nelson gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The 40-year-old Mark Hunt (two years older than Nelson) entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-8-1 (67% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez); he fought three times last year defeating Stefan Struve (=Struve vs Hunt) but then he was beat by #2 Junior dos Santos (=Dos Santos vs Hunt) and he drew against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in one of the most exciting fights of 2013 (4-stars-fight Bigfoot vs Hunt).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Roy Nelson, has an official record of 20-9-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, he lost two consecutive bouts in 2013, against Stipe Miocic (=Nelson vs Miocic) and Daniel Cormier (=Cormier vs Nelson), but he came back to win in 2014 beating Antonio Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira (=Nogueira vs Nelson). ‘Big Country’ Nelson vs Hunt is the main event of UFC Fight Night 52. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Kyoji Horiguchi vs Jon delos Reyes – full fight Video UFC FN 52
Review: 2014-09-20, good finish between Kyoji Horiguchi and Jon delos Reyes: it gets three stars. The black belt in karate Kyoji Horiguchi entered this fight with a mma record of 13-1-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Demetrious Johnson); he suffered his only defeat (via majority decision) in 2012 when he faced Masakatsu Ueda, since then he has collected seven consecutive victories.
His opponent, Jon delos Reyes, has an official record of 7-3-0 (100% finishing rate), he has already fought once in 2014 but he lost to Dustin Kimura: Horiguchi vs Reyes is on the undercard of Mark Hunt vs Roy Nelson – UFC FN 52 (UFC Fight Night Japan). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Gleison Tibau vs Piotr Hallmann – fight Video UFC FN 51
Review: 2014-09-13, good first part of the fight between Gleison Tibau and Piotr Hallmann but the rest of the bout was not so exciting: it gets two stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gleison Tibau entered this fight with a pro mma record of 29-10-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.27 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat at the end of 2013, against Michael Johnson, but he came back to win in 2014 beating Pat Healy.
His opponent, Piotr Hallmann, has an official record of 15-2-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.41 in the same weight class, he lost once in 2013 as well, against Al Iaquinta, and he won his only fight of 2014 defeating Yves Edwards (=Edwards vs Hallmann). Tibau vs Hallmann is on the undercard of Antonio Silva vs Andrei Arlovski 2 – UFC FN 51. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva vs Andrei Arlovski 2 – full fight Video UFC FN 51
Review: 2014-09-13, pretty good finish between Antonio Silva and Andrei Arlovski: their second fight gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in shotokan karate, judo and Bjj Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-5-1 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweight in the world, he fought three times last year beating Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Silva), then he was defeated by #1 Cain Velasquez (=Velasquez vs Silva 2) and he drew against Mark Hunt in one of the most exciting fights of 2013 (=Silva vs Hunt).
His opponent, the former Ufc Hw champion (from 2005 to 2006) Andrei Arlovski, has an official record of 22-10-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Anthony Johnson at Wsof 2 (=Arlovski vs Johnson) but after that bout he won three consecutive fights, just the last one in the Ufc, against Brendan Schaub (=Schaub vs Arlovski). In their first fight ‘Bigfoot’ Silva defeated Arlovski by unanimous decision (May 15, 2010); this second fight is the main event of UFC Fight Night 51 (UFC Fight Night Brasilia). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Leonardo Santos vs Efrain Escudero – fight Video UFC FN 51
Review: 2014-09-13, fight not particularly good between Leonardo Santos and Efrain Escudero: it gets two stars. Leonardo Santos entered this fight with a mma record of 12-3-1 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.61 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Efrain Escudero, has a record of 22-8-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.69 in the same weight class. Santos vs Escudero is on the undercard of Antonio Silva vs Andrei Arlovski 2 – UFC FN 51. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Wendell Oliveira Marques vs Santiago Ponzinibbio – full fight Video UFC
Review: 2014-09-13, nice and tough exchanges between Wendell Oliveira Marques and Santiago Ponzinibbio: it gets three stars. Wendell Oliveira Marques entered this fight with a record of 24-7-0 (58% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.93 welterweight in the world while his opponent, Santiago Ponzinibbio, has a record of 18-2-0 (89% finishing rate). Oliveira vs Ponzinibbio is on the undercard of Antonio Silva vs Andrei Arlovski 2 – UFC FN 51. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Iuri Alcantara vs Russell Doane – fight Video UFC FN 51
Review: 2014-09-13, some good exchanges between Iuri Alcantara and Russell Doane but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two. The black belt in Bjj Iuri Alcantara entered this fight with a professional mma record of 30-5-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw), he comes off two consecutive wins in 2014 having won against Wilson Reis and Vaughan Lee; before these two fights he had lost against Urijah Faber in 2013 (=Faber vs Alcantara).
His opponent, Russell Doane, has an official record of 14-3-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Kyle Aguon (via split decision), after that bout he won three consecutive fights: against Jared Papazian, Leandro Issa (=Issa vs Doane) and Marcus Brimage. Alcantara vs Doane is on the undercard of Antonio Silva vs Andrei Arlovski 2 – UFC FN 51. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza vs Gegard Mousasi 2 – full fight Video UFC FN 50
Review: 2014-09-05, technical fight with a pretty good finish but it was not so exciting: Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza vs Gegard Mousasi 2 gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj and judo Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Strikeforce Mw title (=Chris Weidman), he suffered his last defeat when he faced Luke Rockhold in 2011 losing his Strikeforce Mw title (=Rockhold vs Jacare ), since then he has collected six consecutive wins (three under Strikeforce and three in the Ufc).
His opponent, the former Strikeforce light-Hw champion and black belt in judo Gegard Mousasi, has a record of 35-4-2 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class, he has already fought twice in 2014 losing the first bout, against Lyoto Machida in February (=Machida vs Mousasi), but then he came back to win against Mark Munoz in May (=Munoz vs Mousasi). In their first fight Mousasi defeated Jacare in just one round (on September 23, 2008) and the bout was valid for the Dream Mw title; this second fight is the main event of Ufc Fight Night 50 (Ufc Foxwoods). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Alistair Overeem vs Ben Rothwell – fight Video UFC FN 50
Review: 2014-09-05, pretty good finish between Alistair Overeem and Ben Rothwell: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The former K-1 world Gp and Strikeforce Hw champion Alistair Overeem entered this fight with a mma record of 37-13-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez); ‘the Reem’ fought twice in 2013 but he lost both fights: against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in February (=Overeem vs Silva) and to Travis Browne in August (=Overeem vs Browne). He came back to win in 2014 beating Frank Mir (=Overeem vs Mir).
His opponent, Ben Rothwell, has an official record of 33-9-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2013 as well, losing the first bout, against Gabriel Gonzaga (=Gonzaga vs Rothwell), but then he defeated Brandon Vera (=Rothwell vs Vera). Overeem vs Rothwell is on the undercard of Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza vs Gegard Mousasi 2 – UFC FN 50. Watch the video and rate this fight!