2013 MMA fight – Mitch Gagnon vs Dustin Kimura – fight Video UFC 165

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 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!

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 – Renan Barao Pegado vs Eddie Wineland – full fight Video UFC 165

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 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!

2013 MMA fight – Brendan Schaub vs Matt Mitrione – fight Video UFC 165

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 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!

2013 MMA fight – Costas Philippou vs Francis Carmont – fight Video UFC 165

2_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 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!

2013 MMA fight – Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Pat Healy – full fight Video UFC 165

2_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 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!

2013 MMA fight – Joseph Benavidez vs Jussier Formiga – fight Video UFC Ufn 28

2_stars_boxing_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 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!

2013 MMA fight – Francisco Trinaldo vs Piotr Hallmann – fight Video UFC Ufn 28

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-09-04, back-and-forth action and great finish: Francisco Trinaldo vs Piotr Hallmann gets three stars (UFC Submission of the Night). Francisco Trinaldo (13-2-0, 76% finishing rate) entered as the No.49 lightweight in the world while Piotr Hallmann (13-1-0, 92% finishing rate) entered as the No.85. Trinaldo vs Hallmann is on the undercard of Glover Teixeira vs Ryan Bader – UFC Fight Night 28. 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 – Glover Teixeira vs Ryan Bader – full fight Video UFC Ufn 28

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-09-04, Glover Teixeira vs Ryan Bader gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Knockout of the Night). Glover Teixeira (21-2-0, 86% finishing rate) entered as the No.9 light heavyweight in the world while Ryan Bader (15-3-0, 67% finishing rate) entered as the No.10 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Jon Jones). Teixeira vs Bader is the main event of UFC Fight Night 28. Watch the video!