Review: 2013-10-09, aggressive start, high pace and a spectacular finish: Erick Silva vs Dong Hyun Kim is close to get four stars (UFC Knockout of the Night). Erick Silva (15-3-0, 80% finishing rate) entered as the No.26 welterweight in the world while Dong Hyun Kim (17-2-1, 41% finishing rate) entered as the No.15. Silva vs Kim is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Jake Shields – UFC Ufn 29. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-10-09, the fight between Mike Pierce and Rousimar Palhares gets three stars thanks to a good finish. Mike Pierce (17-5-0, 53% finishing rate) entered as the No.17 welterweight in the world while Rousimar Palhares (14-5-0, 78% finishing rate) entered as the No.30 middleweight. Pierce vs Palhares is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Jake Shields – UFC Ufn 29. Watch the video!
Review: 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!
Review: 2013-09-21, great fight with a spectacular finish: Mitch Gagnon vs Dustin Kimura gets three stars (UFC Submission of the Night). Mitch Gagnon (9-2-0, 100% finishing rate=only submissions) entered as the No.50 bantamweight in the world while the undefeated Dustin Kimura (10-0-0, 90% finishing rate) entered as the No.60 featherweight. Gagnon vs Kimura is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson – UFC 165. Watch the video!
Review: 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!
Review: 2013-09-21, Renan Barao vs Eddie Wineland gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Knockout of the Night). Renan “Barao” Pegado (30-1-0, 67% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 bantamweight in the world while Eddie Wineland (20-8-1, 75% finishing rate) entered as the No.8. Barao vs Wineland is valid for the UFC interim bantamweight title (Barao’s second defense); undercard of Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson – UFC 165. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-21, good fight with a spectacular finish: Brendan Schaub vs Matt Mitrione gets three stars. Brendan Schaub (9-3-0, 78% finishing rate) entered as the No.21 heavyweight in the world while Matt Mitrione (6-2-0, 83% finishing rate) entered as the No.32 (curiously both fighters have never won by submission). Schaub vs Mitrione is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson – UFC 165. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-21, the fight between Costas Philippou and Francis Carmont was not so good: it gets two stars. Costas Philippou (12-2-0, 58% finishing rate) entered as the No.9 middleweight in the world while Francis Carmont (21-7-0, 77% finishing rate) entered as the No.18. Philippou vs Carmont is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson – UFC 165. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-21, pretty good fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Pat Healy but it is not enough to get three stars. The undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov (20-0-0, 70% finishing rate) entered as the No.10 lightweight in the world while Pat Healy (29-16-0, 73% finishing rate) entered as the No.14 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Anthony Pettis). Nurmagomedov vs Pat Healy is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson – UFC 165. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-04, pretty good finish between Joseph Benavidez and Jussier Formiga but it is not enough to get three stars. Joseph Benavidez (18-3-0, 72% finishing rate) entered as the No.2 flyweight in the world while Jussier ‘Formiga’ da Silva (15-2-0, 47% finishing rate – curiously he has never won by ko/tko) entered as the No.10 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Demetrious Johnson). Benavidez vs Formiga da Silva is on the undercard of Glover Teixeira vs Ryan Bader – UFC Fight Night 28; they also faced each other a second time on June 29, 2019 (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Joseph Benavidez 2). Watch the video!
