Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-04, some good shots between Chad Mendes and Ricardo Lamas but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
Chad Mendes entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world; both his two defeats occurred against #1 Ufc Fw champion Jose Aldo: the first time he lost by ko in just one round (in 2012, Aldo vs Mendes I) while in the second bout he lost by unanimous decision (at the end of 2014, Aldo vs Mendes II).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ricardo Lamas, has an official record of 15-3-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class; he lost to Jose Aldo in 2014 as well (by unanimous decision, Aldo vs Lamas), but then he came back to win beating Hacran Dias (=Lamas vs Dias) and Dennis Bermudez (=Bermudez vs Lamas). Mendes vs Lamas is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 63. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-04, pretty good fight between Dustin Poirier and Carlos Diego Ferreira: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Dustin Poirier entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-4-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 featherweight in the world; he fought twice in 2014 beating Akira Corassani (=Poirier vs Corassani) but then he lost to Conor McGregor (=Poirier vs McGregor).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Carlos Diego Ferreira, has an official record of 11-1-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.39 lightweight; he fought three times last year defeating Colton Smith and Ramsey Nijem (=Ferreira vs Nijem) but then he suffered his first loss, against Beneil Dariush (=Ferreira vs Dariush). Poirier vs Ferreira is on the undercard of Chad Mendes vs Ricardo Lamas – UFC Fight Night 63. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-21, good finish between Katsunori Kikuno and Edimilson Souza: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in karate and judo Katsunori Kikuno entered this fight with a mma record of 22-6-2 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.43 featherweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Quinn Mulhern and Sam Sicilia but between these two fights he lost to Tony Ferguson.
His opponent, Edimilson ‘Kevin’ Souza, has an official record of 15-3-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.59 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2011, against Claudinei Maia and Jose Ivanildo, but since then he has won nine consecutive bouts. Kikuno vs Souza is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Ryan LaFlare – UFC Fight Night 62. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-21, Gilbert Burns vs Alex Oliveira gets three stars only thanks to a good finsih (UFC Performance of the Night).
The undefeated black belt in Bjj Gilbert Burns entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 9-0-0 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.48 lightweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Christos Giagos in his last bout.
His opponent, Alex Oliveira, has an official record of 10-1-1 (90% finishing rate), he suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced Wendell de Oliveira Marques, since then he has collected six victories, one draw and one no-contest. He has already fought in 2015 winning over Joilton Santos; ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira makes his Ufc debut in this fight. ‘Durinho’ Burns vs Oliveira is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Ryan LaFlare – UFC Fight Night 62. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-21, pretty good finish between Andre Fili and Godofredo Castro but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
Andre Fili entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-2-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.58 featherweight in the world, he fought twice last year losing to Max Holloway (=Holloway vs Fili) and winning over Felipe Arantes.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Godofredo ‘Pepey’ Castro, has an record of 11-3-0 (91% finishing rate), he suffered two consecutive losses in 2013, against Felipe Arantes and Sam Sicilia, but then he came back to win in 2014 defeating Noad Lahat and Dashon Johnson. Fili vs Castro is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Ryan LaFlare – UFC Fight Night 62. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, Ross Pearson vs Sam Stout gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Ross Pearson entered this fight with a mma record of 16-8-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.32 lightweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three bouts: against Diego Sanchez (via split decision Sanchez vs Pearson) and Al Iaquinta (=Pearson vs Iaquinta). Between the two losses he beat Gray Maynard (=Maynard vs Pearson).
His opponent, Sam Stout, has a record of 20-10-1 (50% finishing rate), he fought just once in 2014 losing to KJ Noons. Pearson vs Stout is on the undercard of Anthony Pettis vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC 185. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, pretty good finish between Beneil Dariush and Daron Cruickshank but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Beneil Dariush entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-1-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.28 lightweight in the world; he suffered his only defeat last year when he faced Ramsey Nijem (=Dariush vs Nijem). After losing he came back to win beating Tony Martin and Carlos Diego Ferreira (=Ferreira vs Dariush).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Daron Cruickshank, has an official record of 16-5-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.41 in the same weight class; he lost in 2014 as well, against Jorge Masvidal, but then he defeated Anthony Njokuani. After this bout he faced KJ Noons but the fight ended in a no-contest (=Daron Cruickshank vs KJ Noons. Dariush vs Cruickshank is on the undercard of Anthony Pettis vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC 185. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, great fight between Anthony Pettis and Rafael dos Anjos: it gets stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Anthony Pettis entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-2-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 lightweight in the world; he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Clay Guida (=Guida vs Pettis), since then he has collected five consecutive victories winning the Ufc Lw belt in 2013 against Benson Henderson (=Henderson vs Pettis 2). ‘Showtime’ Pettis fought just once in 2014 beating Gilbert Melendez (=Pettis vs Melendez).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Rafael dos Anjos, has an official record of 23-7-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class; he fought four times last year losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov (=dos Anjos vs Nurmagomedov) but then he defeated Jason High (=dos Anjos vs High), Ben Henderson (=Henderson vs dos Anjos) and Nate Diaz (=dos Anjos vs Diaz). Pettis vs dos Anjos, main event of Ufc 185, is valid for the Ufc lightweight title (Pettis’ second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, pretty good fight between Carla Esparza and Joanna Jedrzejczyk: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Carla Esparza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 10-2-0 (70% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.2 women’s strawweight in the world; she suffered her last defeat in 2011 when she faced #1 Jessica Aguilar, since then she has collected five consecutive victories winning the Invicta Fc belt in 2013, against Bec Rawlings, and the Ufc title last year, against Rose Namajunas (=Esparza vs Namajunas).
Her opponent, the undefeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk, has a perfect record of 8-0-0 (37% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.3 in the same weight class; she fought four times in 2014 beating Karla Benitez, Rosi Sexton, Juliana Lima and Claudia Gadelha. Esparza vs Jedrzejczyk is valid for the Ufc women’s strawweight title (Esparza’s first defense); undercard of Anthony Pettis vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC 185. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-28, good exchanges between Tim Means and Dhiego Lima: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Tim Means entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-6-1 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.38 welterweight in the world while his opponent, Dhiego Lima, has an official record of 10-2-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.69 in the same weight class. Both fighters suffered their last defeat in 2014: Means lost to Neil Magny (=Means vs Magny) while Lima was beat by Eddie Gordon (=Gordon vs Lima). After losing the American has won two bouts, against Hernani Perpetuo and Marcio Alexandre, while the Brazilian defeated Jorge Antonio Cezario de Oliveira. Means vs Lima is on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Cat Zingano– UFC 184. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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