Review: 2014-05-24, fight not particularly exciting between Takeya Mizugaki and Francisco Rivera: it gets two stars. Takeya Mizugaki entered this fight with a mma record of 19-7-2 (32% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Chris Cariaso, since then he has fought and won four times.
His opponent, Francisco Rivera, has a record of 10-2-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class, he suffered his two defeats between 2010 and 2011 losing to Erik Koch and Reuben Duran, since then he has collected five wins and one no-contest; currently the #1 in this division is Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado. Mizugaki vs Rivera is on the undercard of Renan Barao vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC 173. Watch the video and rate this fight!
UFC fight videos
Jamie Varner vs James Krause full fight Video UFC 173 – 2014
Review: 2014-05-24, great heart and some good shots but it is not enough to get three stars: Jamie Varner vs James Krause gets two. Jamie Varner entered this fight with a record of 21-9-1 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.58 lightweight in the world, he lost three out of his last four fights but his last bout was one of the best mma fights of 2014 (=Varner vs Trujillo).
His opponent, James Krause, has a record of 20-5-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.91 in the same weight class, last year he defeated Toby Imada and Sam Stout (=Stout vs Krause) but then he lost to Bobby Green. Varner vs Krause is on the undercard of Renan Barao vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC 173. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Matt Brown vs Erick Silva full fight Video UFC FN 40 – 2014
Review: 2014-05-10, aggressive start, back-and-forth action, tough exchanges, good work on the ground and high pace: Matt Brown vs Erick Silva is definitely a candidate for Fight of the Year 2014 and it gets five stars (UFC Performance and Fight of the Night). Matt Brown entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-11-0 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 welterweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Seth Baczynski at Ufc 139, since then he has collected six consecutive wins.
His opponent, the balck belt in Bjj and judo Erick ‘Indio’ Silva, has an official record of 16-4-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2013 defeating Jason High (=Silva vs High) and losing to Dong Hyun Kim (=Silva vs Kim); he came back to victory in 2014 winning over Takenori Sato (=Silva vs Sato). Brown vs Silva is the main event of UFC Fight Night Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Costas Philippou vs Lorenz Larkin – fight Video UFC Fn
Review: 2014-05-10, good exchanges and nice finish: Costas Philippou vs Lorenz Larkin gets three stars. Constantinos Philippou entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-4-0 (58% finishing rate, with only one victory by submission) and he is ranked as the No.18 middleweight in the world, he comes off two consecutive losses: against Francis Carmont in 2013 (=Philippou vs Carmont) and Luke Rockhold in 2014 (=Rockhold vs Philippou).
His opponent, Lorenz Larkin, has a record of 14-2-0 (57% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class, he also lost in 2013 against Carmont and once in 2014 against Brad Tavares (=Larkin vs Tavares), between these two bouts he defeated Chris Camozzi. Costas Philippou vs Larkin is on the undercard of Matt Brown vs Erick Silva – UFC Ufn Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Daron Cruickshank vs Erik Koch – fight Video UFC Ufn
Review: 2014-05-10, Daron Cruickshank vs Erik Koch gets three stars thanks to a great finish. The black belt in taekwondo Daron Cruickshank entered this fight with a mma record of 14-4-0 (64% finishing rate, with only one victory by submission) and he is ranked as the No.76 lightweight in the world, he lost twice in his last four fights: against John Makdessi and Adriano Martins, both in 2013; he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Mike Rio.
His opponent, Erik Koch, has a record of 14-3-0 (79% finishing rate) and he also is a black belt in taekwondo, lost twice in 2013 (against Ricardo Lamas =Lamas vs Koch and Dustin Poirier =Poirier vs Koch) and came back to victory this year beating Rafaello Oliveira. Cruickshank vs Koch is on the undercard of Matt Brown vs Erick Silva – UFC Ufn Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Tim Means vs Neil Magny – fight Video UFC Ufn
Review: 2014-05-10, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: Tim Means vs Neil Magny gets two. Tim Means entered this fight with a mma record of 20-5-1 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.52 welterweight in the world, he lost two consecutive fights in 2013 (against Jorge Masvidal and Danny Castillo) and was released by the Ufc, after these two bouts he has fought and won twice for the Legacy Fc (defeating Pete Spratt and Artenas Young, both in the first round via ko) and he was resigned by the Ufc.
His opponent, Neil Magny, has an official record of 9-3-0 (44% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.97 in the same weight class, he also lost twice in 2013, against Sergio Moraes (=Moraes vs Magny) and Seth Baczynski, but then he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Gasan Umalatov. Means vs Magny is on the undercard of Matt Brown vs Erick Silva – UFC Ufn Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Soa Palelei vs Ruan Potts – fight Video UFC Ufn
Review: 2014-05-10, fight not particularly exciting between Soa Palelei and Ruan Potts: it gets two stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Soa Palelei entered this fight with a mma record of 20-3-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.34 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Daniel Cormier, since then he has collected 10 consecutive wins, his last two in the Ufc: against Nikita Krylov (=Palelei vs Krylov) and Pat Barry (=Barry vs Palelei).
His opponent, Ruan Potts, has an official record of 8-1-0 (100% finishing rate) he is a black belt in judo but he also won the muay thai South African title; in this fight he makes his debut in the Ufc. Palelei vs Potts is on the undercard of Matt Brown vs Erick Silva – UFC Ufn Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Chris Cariaso vs Louis Smolka – fight Video UFC Ufn
Review: 2014-05-10, pretty good fight between Chris Cariaso and Louis Smolka: it gets three stars. Chris Cariaso entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-5-0 (31% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 flyweight in the world, he lost to Jussier ‘Formiga’ da Silva in his first bout of 2013 but then he defeated Iliarde Santos and Danny Martinez (this last fight in 2014).
His opponent, the undefeated Louis Smolka, has an official record of 7-0-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class, he is just 22 years old (10 years younger than Cariaso) and he made his Ufc debut just four months ago defeating Alptekin Ozkilic. Cariaso vs Smolka is on the undercard of Matt Brown vs Erick Silva – UFC Ufn Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Chris Beal vs Patrick Williams full fight Video UFC 172 – 2014
Review: 2014-04-26, wild exchanges and spectacular finish: Chris Beal vs Patrick Williams is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The undefeated Chris Beal entered this fight with a professional mma record of 8-0-0 (25% finishing rate) while Patrick Williams has an official record of 7-3-0 (86% finishing rate); both fighters make their Ufc debut in this bout. Beal vs Williams is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Glover Teixeira – UFC 172. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Jon Jones vs Glover Teixeira – fight Video UFC 172
Review: 2014-04-26, tough fight with some good single shots but it is not enough to get three stars: Jon Jones vs Glover Teixeira gets two. Jon Jones entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-1-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world, his only loss was, in reality, a disqualification against Matt Hamill due to multiple “12-6 elbows” (strike brought from a high position toward the floor). Jon ‘Bones’ Jones is the Ufc light-Hw champion since March 19, 2011 when he defeated Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (=Jon Jones vs Mauricio Rua); since then he has successfully defended the title six times.
His opponent, Glover Teixeira, has an official record of 22-2-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class, he is 34 years old (8 years older than Jones) and he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Teixeira suffered his first defeat at his pro mma debut against Eric Schwartz in 2002 and against Ed Herman three years later; he is undefeated in the Ufc. Jones vs Teixeira, main event of Ufc 172, is valid for the Ufc light heavyweight title (Jones’ seventh defense), first Ufc title shot for Teixeira. Watch the video and rate this fight!