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!
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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!
2014 MMA fight – Matt Mitrione vs Derrick Lewis – fight Video UFC FN 50
Review: 2014-09-05, fight not particularly good between Matt Mitrione and Derrick Lewis: it gets two stars. The black belt in shotokan karate Matt Mitrione entered this fight with a professional mma record of 7-3-0 (86% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.25 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat at the end of 2013 when he faced Brendan Schaub at Ufc 165 (=Schaub vs Mitrione) but after that bout he came back to win in 2014 beating Shawn Jordan (=Mitrione vs Jordan).
His opponent, the former Legacy Fc Hw champion Derrick Lewis, has an official record of 11-2-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class, he lost his last bout in 2011 against Tony Johnson, since then he has collected seven wins and one no-contest. Mitrione vs Lewis is on the undercard of Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza vs Gegard Mousasi 2 – UFC FN 50. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Michael Chiesa vs Joe Lauzon – fight Video UFC FN 50
Review: 2014-09-05, good fight between Michael Chiesa and Joe Lauzon: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The Tuf Live Tournament winner Michael Chiesa entered this fight with a pro mma record of 11-1-0 (73% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.27 lightweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat last year when he faced Jorge Masvidal, after that bout he won two consecutive fights: against Colton Smith and Francisco Trinaldo.
His opponent, Joe Lauzon, has a record of 23-9-0 (96% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class, he lost two consecutive bouts between 2012 and 2013, against Jim Miller (=Miller vs Lauzon) and Michael Johnson (=Lauzon vs Johnson), but he came back to win a the end of 2013 beating Mac Danzig (=Lauzon vs Danzig). Chiesa vs Lauzon is on the undercard of Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza vs Gegard Mousasi 2 – UFC FN 50. Watch the video and rate this fight!