Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-17, pretty good finish between Paige VanZant and Michelle Waterson but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
Paige VanZant entered this fight with a mma record of 7-2-0 (57% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.17 women’s stawweight in the world. She lost to Rose Namajunas last year (=Namajunas vs VanZant) but she came back to win against Bec Rawlings in 2016 (=VanZant vs Rawlings).
Her opponent, the black belt in karate and former Invicta Fc atomweight champion Michelle Waterson, has an official record of 13-4-0 (85% finishing rate) but she is not ranked as she hasn’t fought since July 12, 2015 when she defeated Angela Magana (=Waterson vs Magana). Before this bout she had lost to Herica Tiburcio (=Waterson vs Tiburcio). VanZant vs Waterson is the main event of UFC on Fox 22. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-10, pretty good fight between Max Holloway and Anthony Pettis: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Max Holloway entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo). He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2013, against Dennis Bermudez and #1 Conor McGregor (=McGregor vs Holloway), but then he has won nine bouts beating Jeremy Stephens (=Holloway vs Stephens) and Ricardo Lamas in his last two (=Holloway vs Lamas).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do and former Ufc Lw champion Anthony Pettis, has a record of 19-5-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class but he lost three out of his last four bouts: against Rafael dos Anjos (=Pettis vs dos Anjos), Eddie Alvarez (=Pettis vs Alvarez) and Edson Barboza (=Pettis vs Barboza). ‘Showtime’ Pettis come back to win in 2016 defeating Charles Oliveira (=Pettis vs Oliveira). Holloway vs Pettis, main event of UFC 206, is valid for the interim Ufc featherweight title (but just for Holloway since Pettis weighed three pounds over the Fw limit); on the original fight card the main event was Daniel Cormier vs Anthony Johnson but DC pulled out due to injury. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-10, Lando Vannata vs John Makdessi gets four stars thanks to a spectacular finish: this is one of the best mma fights of 2016 (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in karate and tae-kwon-do John Makdessi entered this fight with a professional mma record of 14-5-0 (64% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.77 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Lando Vannata, has an official record of 8-1-0 (87% finishing rate). Makdessi has fought once in 2016 beating Mehdi Baghdad while Vannata fought twice defeating Ramico Blackmon but then he lost to Tony Ferguson (4-stars fight, Ferguson vs Vannata). Makdessi vs Vannata is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Anthony Pettis – UFC 206. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-27, nice and tough fight between Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson: it is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night and UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in hapkido, karate and Tuf Ww tournament winner Robert Whittaker entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-4-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Michael Bisping). He suffered two consecutive losses between 2013 and 2014, against Court McGee (=McGee vs Whittaker) and Stephen Thompson (=Whittaker vs Thompson), but then he has won five bouts beating Uriah Hall (=Hall vs Whittaker) and Rafael Natal in his last two (=Whittaker vs Natal).
His opponent, Derek Brunson, has an official record of 16-3-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He lost to Yoel Romero in 2014 (=Romero vs Brunson) but then he has collected five victories defeating Roan Carneiro (=Brunson vs Carneiro) and Uriah Hall in 2016 (=Hall vs Brunson). Whittaker vs Brunson is the main event of UFC Fight Night 101. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, nice exchanges and good finish: Thomas Almeida vs Albert Morales gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Thomas Almeida entered this fight with a pro record of 20-1-0 (95% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.28 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, the undefeated Albert Morales, has an official record of 6-0-1 (83% finishing rate). Both fighters have been stopped in their last bout: Almeida has lost to Cody Garbrandt (=Almeida vs Garbrandt) while Morales has drawn with Alejandro Perez. ‘Thominhas’ Almeida vs Morales is on the undercard of Ryan Bader vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 2 – UFC Fight Night 100. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-12, pretty good fight between Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The former Bellator and current Ufc Lw champion Eddie Alvarez entered this fight with a professional record of 28-4-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 lightweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Donald Cerrone in 2014 (=Cerrone vs Alvarez), after this bout he has won over Gilbert Melendez (=Melendez vs Alvarez), Anthony Pettis (=Pettis vs Alvarez) and Rafael dos Anjos (=Dos Anjos vs Alvarez).
His opponent, the current Ufc Fw champion Conor McGregor, has an official mma record of 20-3-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.1 featherweight. After beating Jose Aldo in 2015 (4-stars fight Aldo vs McGregor), ‘The Notorius’ has faced Nate Diaz twice in 2016 losing the first bout (4-stars fight, McGregor vs Diaz I) and winning the second one (=Diaz vs McGregor II). Alvarez vs McGregor, main event of Ufc 205, is valid for the Ufc lightweight title (Alvarez’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-12, good finish between Chris Weidman and Yoel Romero but it is not enough to get three stars, it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Mw champion Chris Weidman entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-1-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Michael Bisping). He fought twice last year beating Vitor Belfort (=Weidman vs Belfort) but then he suffered his first loss against Luke Rockhold (=Weidman vs Rockhold).
His opponent, Yoel Romero Palacio, has an official record of 11-1-0 (82% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. His only defeat occurred in 2011 when he fought against Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante, since then he has won seven fights beating Lyoto Machida (=Machida vs Romero) and Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza in 2015 (=Souza vs Romero). Weidman vs Romero is on the undercard of Eddie Alvarez vs Conor McGregor – UFC 205. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-05, fight not particularly exciting between Ricardo Lamas and Charles Oliveira: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Both fighters are black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Ricardo Lamas entered this fight with a record of 16-5-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 featherweight in the world while his opponent, Charles Oliveira, has a mma record of 21-6-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Conor McGregor). Both Lamas and Oliveira have lost their last bout: Ricardo was defeated by Max Holloway (=Holloway vs Lamas) while Charles ‘do Bronx’ lost to Anthony Pettis (=Pettis vs Oliveira). Lamas vs Oliveira is on the undercard of Rafael dos Anjos vs Tony Ferguson – UFC Fight Night 98 – Tuf Latin America 3 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-08, good finish between Jimi Manuwa and Ovince Saint Preux: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Ovince St Preux entered this fight with a record of 19-8-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Jimi Manuwa, has an official mma record of 15-2-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. Both fighters have lost two out of their last three fights: ‘OSP’ was defeated by Glover Teixeira (=Teixeira vs St Preux) and Jon Jones (=Jones vs St Preux) while Manuwa lost to Alexander Gustafsson (=Gustafsson vs Manuwa) and Anthony Johnson (=Johnson vs Manuwa). Saint Preux vs Manuwa is on the undercard of Michael Bisping vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC 204. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-01, good finish between Louis Smolka and Brandon Moreno: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Louis Smolka entered this fight with a professional record of 11-1-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Demetrious Johnson) while his opponent, Brandon Moreno, has a mma record of 11-3-0 (82% finishing rate). Smolka suffered his only defeat when he faced Chris Cariaso in 2014 (via split decision, Cariaso vs Smolka) but then he has won four bouts beating Ben Nguyen in his last one (=Smolka vs Nguyen) while Moreno was defeated by Brenson Hansen in 2012 but since then he has won eight consecutive fights. Smolka vs Moreno is on the undercard of John Lineker vs John Dodson – UFC Fight Night 96. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-17, pretty good finish between Paige VanZant and Michelle Waterson but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
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