Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-02-06, unmissable mma fight with a spectacular finish: Frankie Edgar vs Cory Sandhagen gets four stars (UFC Performance of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2021). Sandhagen vs Edgar is on the undercard of Alistair Overeem vs Alexander Volkov – UFC Fight Night 184 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 42 or UFC Vegas 18). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-23, good exchanges and good finish the mma fight Conor McGregor vs Poirier 2 gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The former Ufc Fw and Lw champion Conor McGregor entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-4-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Justin Gaethje, since Khabib Nurmagomedov has retired after their fight in October 2020, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje). ‘Notorius’ also lost to Khabib, but in 2018 (Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor); after this match he came back to win against Donald Cerrone in January 2020 (Conor McGregor vs Donald Cerrone). If you want to watch McGregor’s best fights, here are the ones rated with 4 or 5 stars: the unforgettable Jose Aldo vs Conor McGregor and two matches ranked in the top 10 Users’ Fights of the year 2016, Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz I and Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz II).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former interim Ufc Lw champ Dustin Poirier, has an official record of 26-6-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2019 (Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Dustin Poirier), but then he beat Dan Hooker last year (Dustin Poirier vs Dan Hooker). Among the best fights of Dustin Poirier, we suggest three matches: the five-stars fight of 2012 Chan Sung Jung vs Dustin Poirier, a four-stars match of 2018 Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje and a bout that ranked in the top 10 Users’ Fights of the year 2019 Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier 2. In their first match McGregor had defeated Poirier via technical knockout (September 27, 2014 Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor I); this second fight is the main event of the UFC 257. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-23, Michael Chandler vs Dan Hooker gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
The former Bellator Lw champion Michael Chandler entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-5-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Justin Gaethje, since Khabib Nurmagomedov has retired after their fight in October 2020, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje). He lost to Patricio Pitbull Freire in 2019 (Michael Chandler vs Patricio Freire), but then he has won over Sidney Outlaw (Michael Chandler vs Sidney Outlaw) and Benson Henderson in their rematch (Michael Chandler vs Benson Henderson 2). If you want to watch one fight with Chandler that has been rated with 4 stars and has been ranked in the top 10 Users’ Fights of the Year of 2011, we suggest Michael Chandler vs Eddie Alvarez.
His opponent, Dan Hooker, has a record of 20-9-0 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year beating Paul Felder (controversial split decision, Paul Felder vs Dan Hooker) and losing to Dustin Poirier (Dustin Poirier vs Dan Hooker). Hooker vs Chandler is on the undercard of Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier 2 – UFC 257. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-23, the mma fight Muradov vs Sanchez gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
Makhmud Muradov entered this fight with a professional record of 24-6-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.42 middleweight in the world. He lost to David Ramires in 2016 but since then he has won 13 consecutive matches beating Wendell de Oliveira Marques, Alessio Di Chirico and Trevor Smith in his last three.
His opponent, Andrew Sanchez, has a mma record of 12-5-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.45 in the same weight class. He lost to Marvin Vettori in 2019 but he came back to win against Wellington Turman in 2020. Andrew Sanchez vs Makhmud Muradov is on the undercard of Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier 2 – UFC 257. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-23, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma fight Marina Rodriguez vs Ribas gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
Marina Rodriguez entered this fight with a pro record of 12-1-2 (50% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.9 women’s strawweight in the world. In her last three fights she beat Tecia Torres in August 2019, tied with Cynthia Calvillo in December 2019 and lost to Carla Esparza last year (Marina Rodriguez vs Carla Esparza).
Her opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Amanda Ribas, has an official mma record of 10-1-0 (70% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. She suffered her only loss when she faced Polyana Viana in 2015, since then she has won five matches defeating Randa Markos and Paige VanZant in 2020 (Paige VanZant vs Amanda Ribas). Amanda Ribas vs Rodriguez is on the undercard of Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier 2 – UFC 257. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-16, the mma fight Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Li Jingliang gets three stars thanks to a great finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj Santiago Ponzinibbio entered this fight with a mma record of 27-3-0 (78% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 17, 2018 when he defeated Neil Magny (Neil Magny vs Santiago Ponzinibbio). His last loss was against Lorenz Larkin in 2015 (Larkin vs Ponzinibbio), since then he has won seven consecutive fights.
His opponent, Li Jingliang (he is also a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu), has an official record of 17-6-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 welterweight in the world. He lost his only fight of 2020, against Neil Magny (Neil Magny vs Li Jingliang), but before this match, in 2019, he had beat Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs Li Jingliang). Jingliang vs Ponzinibbio is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar – UFC on ABC 1 (also known as UFC Fight Island 7). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-16, mma fight with a spectacular finish: Joaquin Buckley vs Alessio Di Chirico is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night)!
Joaquin Buckley entered this fight with a professional record of 12-3-0 (75% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.68 middleweight in the world. He lost to Kevin Holland last year but then he has won over Impa Kasanganay (4-stars fight, Impa Kasanganay vs Joaquin Buckley) and Jordan Wright.
His opponent, Alessio Di Chirico, has a mma record of 12-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.90 in the same weight class. His last victory was in 2018, against Julian Marquez, since then he has lost three consecutive matches: with Kevin Holland, Makhmud Muradov and Zak Cummings. Di Chirico vs Buckley is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar – UFC on ABC 1 (also known as UFC Fight Island 7). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, pretty good fight between Stephen Thompson and Geoff Neal: it gets three stars – UFC Performance of the Night (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The black belt in karate, kempo and ju-jitsu Stephen Thompson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-4-1 (53% finishing rate) 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 2018 and 2019, against Darren Till (Stephen Thompson vs Darren Till) and Anthony Pettis (Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis), but he came back to win with Vicente Luque in November of the same year (Stephen Thompson vs Vicente Luque).
His opponent, Geoff Neal, has an official record of 13-2-0 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Kevin Holland in 2017 but since then he has won seven consecutive bouts defeating Belal Muhammad, Niko Price (Niko Price vs Geoff Neal) and Mike Perry in his last three. Neal vs Thompson is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 183 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 41 or UFC Vegas 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, fight not particularly good between Marcin Tybura and Greg Hardy: it gets two stars – UFC Performance of the Night (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The black belt in Bjj and former M-1 Global Hw champion Marcin Tybura entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-6-0 (65% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 heavyweight in the world. He lost twice last year, against Shamil Abdurakhimov (Marcin Tybura vs Shamil Abdurakhimov) and Augusto Sakai, but then he has won over Sergey Spivak, Maxim Grishin (Marcin Tybura vs Maxim Grishin) and Ben Rothwell (Marcin Tybura vs Ben Rothwell).
His opponent, the former American football NFL defensive end Greg Hardy, has an official mma record of 7-2-0 (86% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.45 in the same weight class. He lost to Alexander Volkov last year (Alexander Volkov vs Greg Hardy) but he came back to win in 2020 beating Yorgan De Castro (Greg Hardy vs Yorgan De Castro) and Maurice Greene. Hardy vs Tybura is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Geoff Neal – UFC Fight Night 183 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 41 or UFC Vegas 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
