Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-07-16, nice exchanges between Gunnar Nelson and Santiago Ponzinibbio: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a professional record of 16-2-1 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 welterweight in the world. He lost to Demian Maia in 2015 (=Maia vs Nelson) but then he has won over Albert Tumenov (=Tumenov vs Nelson) and Alan Jouban (=Nelson vs Jouban).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Santiago Ponzinibbio, has an official mma record of 24-3-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. He also suffered his last defeat in 2015, against Lorenz Larkin (=Larkin vs Ponzinibbio), but then he has won four bouts beating Andreas Stahl, Court McGee, Zak Cummings (=Ponzinibbio vs Cummings) and Nordine Taleb (=Ponzinibbio vs Taleb). Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Gunnar Nelson is the main event of UFC Fight Night 113. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-07-16, pretty good finish between Stevie Ray and Paul Felder but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
Steven Ray entered this fight with a pro record of 21-6-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 lightweight in the world. He lost to Alan Patrick last year but then he has won over Ross Pearson (=Ray vs Pearson) and Joe Lauzon (=Lauzon vs Ray).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and tae-kwon-do Paul Felder, has an official mma record of 13-3-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.33 in the same weight class. He also lost once in 2016, against Francisco Trinaldo (=Trinaldo vs Felder) but he came back to win in 2017 with Alessandro Ricci. Paul Felder vs Stevie Ray is on the undercard of Gunnar Nelson vs Santiago Ponzinibbio – UFC Fight Night 113. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-07-07, back-and-forth action with some tremendous exchanges: Michael Johnson vs Justin Gaethje was an absolute war and it is a candidate for Mma Fight of the Year 2017, it gets five stars (UFC Fight of the Night and UFC Performance of the Night).
Michael Johnson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-11-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 lightweight in the world but he won just one out of his last four bouts, against Dustin Poirier last year (=Poirier vs Johnson). After this bout he was defeated by Khabib Nurmagomedov (=Johnson vs Nurmagomedov).
His opponent, the undefeated Wsof Lw champion Justin Gaethje, has a perfect record of 17-0-0 (88% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Conor McGregor). He fought twice last year winning over Brian Foster (=Gaethje vs Foster) and Luiz Firmino (=Gaethje vs Firmino). Justin Gaethje vs Michael Johnson is the main event of “The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale” – UFC Tuf 25. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-25, pretty good fight between Michael Chiesa and Kevin Lee: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The Tuf winner Michael Chiesa entered this fight with a professional mma record of 14-2-0 (71% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.13 lightweight in the world. He lost to Joe Lauzon in 2014 (=Chiesa vs Lauzon) but since then he has beat Mitch Clarke (=Chiesa vs Clarke), Jim Miller (=Miller vs Chiesa) and Beneil Dariush.
His opponent, Kevin Lee, has an official record of 15-2-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Conor McGregor). He lost to Leonardo Santos in 2015 but then he has won over Efrain Escudero, Jake Matthews, Magomed Mustafaev and Francisco Trinaldo (=Trinaldo vs Lee). Kevin Lee vs Michael Chiesa is the main event of UFC Fight Night 112. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-25, fight not so exciting between Johny Hendricks and Tim Boetsch: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The former Ufc Ww champion Johny Hendricks entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-6-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 middleweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts in 2016, against Stephen Thompson (=Hendricks vs Thompson), Kelvin Gastelum (=Hendricks vs Gastelum) and Neil Magny (=Hendricks vs Magny) but he came back to win in 2017 with Hector Lombard (=Hendricks vs Lombard).
His opponent, Tim Boetsch, has a record of 20-11-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class. He beat Josh Samman (=Boetsch vs Samman) and Rafael Natal last year but then he lost to Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza in 2017 (=Souza vs Boetsch). Tim Boetsch vs Johny Hendricks is on the undercard of Michael Chiesa vs Kevin Lee – UFC Fight Night 112. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-17, spectacular finish between Holly Holm and Bethe Correia: it is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The former Ufc and Wbc, Wba, Wbf, Iba boxing champion Holly Holm entered this fight with a pro mma record of 10-3-0 (70% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she is ranked as the No.6 women’s bantamweight in the world. She won the Ufc Bw belt in 2015, against Ronda Rousey (=Rousey vs Holm) but then she lost it at her first defense with Miesha Tate (=Holm vs Tate); after this bout she was also defeated by Valentina Shevchenko (=Holm vs Shevchenko) and Germaine de Randamie (=Holm vs Randamie).
Her opponent, Bethe Correia, has a record of 10-2-1 (20% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. She lost two consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2016, against Ronda Rousey (=Rousey vs Correia) and Raquel Pennington, but then ‘Pitbull’ Correia has beat Jessica Eye and drawn with Marion Reneau. Holly Holm vs Bethe Correia is the main event of UFC Fight Night 111. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-11, Ross Pearson vs Dan Hooker gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in tae-kwon-do and Tuf 9 tournament winner Ross Pearson entered this fight with a mma record of 19-13-0 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.55 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Dan Hooker, has an official record of 13-7-0 (92% finishing rate). Pearson fought five times last year winning just once, against Chad Laprise but in his last bout he lost to Steven Ray (=Ray vs Pearson) while Hooker fought twice beating Mark Eddiva and losing to Jason Knight. Dan Hooker vs Ross Pearson is on the undercard of Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt – UFC Fight Night 110. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-11, good start between Tim Elliott and Ben Nguyen: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Tim Elliott entered this fight with a professional record of 14-7-1 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 flyweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson in 2016 (=Johnson vs Elliott) but he came back to win in 2017 against Louis Smolka (=Elliott vs Smolka).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Ben Nguyen, has a mma record of 15-6-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing to Louis Smolka (=Smolka vs Nguyen) and winning over Geane Herrera (=Nguyen vs Herrera). Ben Nguyen vs Tim Elliott is on the undercard of Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt – UFC Fight Night 110. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-03, fight not so exciting between Claudia Gadelha and Karolina Kowalkiewicz: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj Claudia Gadelha entered this fight with a pro record of 14-2-0 (57% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.3 women’s strawweight in the world. ‘Claudinha’ fought twice last year losing to current #1 Ufc champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk (=Jedrzejczyk vs Gadelha 2) and beating Cortney Casey.
Her opponent, the Ksw Flw champion Karolina Kowalkiewicz, has an official mma record of 10-1-0 (30% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. She fought three times in 2016 defeating Heather Jo Clark (=Kowalkiewicz vs Clark) and Rose Namajunas (=Namajunas vs Kowalkiewicz) but then she was defeated by Joanna Jędrzejczyk (=Jedrzejczyk vs Kowalkiewicz). Claudia Gadelha vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Max Holloway – UFC 212. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-03, pretty good fight between Iuri Alcantara and Brian Kelleher: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj Iuri Alcantara entered this fight with a professional record of 34-7-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cody Garbrandt). ‘Marajo’ Alcantara lost to Jimmie Rivera last year (=Alcantara vs Rivera) but then he has won over Brad Pickett and Luke Sanders (=Alcantara vs Sanders).
His opponent, Brian Kelleher, has an official mma record of 16-7-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.38 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Andy Main in 2014, since then he has collected six victories beating Julio Arce in 2016. Brian Kelleher vs Iuri Alcantara is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Max Holloway – UFC 212. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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