Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-20, good pace with some nice exchanges: the mma fight Michael Chiesa vs Neil Magny gets three stars.
The Tuf winner Michael Chiesa entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-0 (65% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.9 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kamaru Usman). He lost two consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, against Kevin Lee (Michael Chiesa vs Kevin Lee) and Anthony Pettis (Anthony Pettis vs Michael Chiesa), but then he has won three matches beating Rafael dos Anjos in his last one (Rafael dos Anjos vs Michael Chiesa).
His opponent, Neil Magny, has an official record of 24-7-0 (42% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Santiago Ponzinibbio in 2018 (Neil Magny vs Santiago Ponzinibbio) but then he has won over Li Jingliang (Neil Magny vs Li Jingliang), Anthony Rocco Martin (Neil Magny vs Anthony Rocco Martin) and Robbie Lawler (Neil Magny vs Robbie Lawler). Magny vs Chiesa is the main event of the UFC on ESPN 20 (also known as UFC Fight Island 8). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Matt Schnell vs Tyson Nam full fight Video highlights UFC Fight Island 8 – 2021
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-20, mma fight not so exciting: Matt Schnell vs Tyson Nam gets two stars.
The black belt in karate Matt Schnell entered this fight with a pro record of 14-5-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 flyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Alexandre Pantoja (Alexandre Pantoja vs Matt Schnell). Before this bout, in 2019, he had beat Louis Smolka in March and Jordan Espinosa in August (Jordan Espinosa vs Matt Schnell).
His opponent, Tyson Nam, has an official mma record of 20-11-1 (65% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.45 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive matches between 2019 and 2020, against Sergio Pettis and Kai Kara-France, but then he has won over Zarrukh Adashev and Jerome Rivera. Nam vs Schnell is on the undercard of Michael Chiesa vs Neil Magny – UFC on ESPN 20 (also known as UFC Fight Island 8). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Omari Akhmedov vs Tom Breese full fight Video highlights UFC Fight Island 8 – 2021
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-20, good action plus a nice finish: the mma fight Omari Akhmedov vs Tom Breese gets three stars.
Omari Akhmedov entered this fight with a professional record of 20-5-1 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 middleweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Chris Weidman (Chris Weidman vs Omari Akhmedov). Before this match, in 2019, he had won over Tim Boetsch in March (Tim Boetsch vs Omari Akhmedov), Zak Cummings in September and Ian Heinisch in December.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Tom Breese, has a mma record of 12-2-0 (92% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing to Brendan Allen and beating KB Bhullar. Breese vs Akhmedov is on the undercard of Michael Chiesa vs Neil Magny – UFC on ESPN 20 (also known as UFC Fight Island 8). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Mason Jones vs Mike Davis full fight Video highlights UFC Fight Island 8 – 2021
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-20, good performance by both fighters: the mma fight Mason Jones vs Mike Davis gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The undefeated Mason Jones entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 10-0-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.62 lightweight in the world. In his last three matches he has won over Aleksi Mantykivi, Joe McColgan and Adam Proctor.
His opponent, Mike Davis, has a record of 8-2-0 (100% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 12, 2019 when he defeated Thomas Gifford. Before this match he had lost to Gilbert Burns in April and he had beat Carlos Guerra in March. Davis vs Jones is on the undercard of Michael Chiesa vs Neil Magny – UFC on ESPN 20 (also known as UFC Fight Island 8). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Umar Nurmagomedov vs Sergey Morozov full fight Video highlights UFC Fight Island 8 – 2021
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-20, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma fight Umar Nurmagomedov vs Sergey Morozov gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The undefeated World combat sambo champion Umar Nurmagomedov (cousin of Khabib Nurmagomedov), entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 12-0-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.75 bantamweight in the world. In his last three matches he has beat Taras Gryckiv, Sidemar Honorio and Braian Gonzalez.
His opponent, Sergey Morozov, has an official record of 16-4-0 (69% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 19, 2019 when he defeated Josh Rettinghouse. His last loss was when he faced Movsar Evloev in February 2018, after this match he has won five consecutive fights. Morozov vs Nurmagomedov is on the undercard of Michael Chiesa vs Neil Magny – UFC on ESPN 20 (also known as UFC Fight Island 8). Watch the video and rate this fight!