Review: 2014-12-13, fight not particularly good between Gabriel Gonzaga and Matt Mitrione: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj Gabriel Gonzaga entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-8-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 heavyweight in the world; he has fought once in 2014 losing to Stipe Miocic (=Gonzaga vs Miocic).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and former Nfl football player Matt Mitrione, has a record of 8-3-0 (87% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class; he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Brendan Schaub (=Schaub vs Mitrione) but after this bout he came back to win beating Shawn Jordan (=Mitrione vs Jordan) and Derrick Lewis (=Mitrione vs Lewis). Gonzaga vs Mitrione is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Stipe Miocic – UFC on Fox 13. Watch the video and rate this fight!
UFC Performance of the Night
Joe Proctor vs Yancy Medeiros full fight Video UFC Tuf 20 Finale – 2014
Review: 2014-12-12, pretty good finish between Joe Proctor and Yancy Medeiros but it is not enough to get three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Joe Proctor entered this fight with a professional mma record of 10-2-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.79 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Yancy Medeiros, has an official record of 10-2-0 (80% finishing rate). Proctor vs Medeiros is on the undercard of Carla Esparza vs Rose Namajunas – UFC Tuf 20 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Carla Esparza vs Rose Namajunas full fight Video UFC Tuf 20 Finale – 2014
Review: 2014-12-12, great fight between Carla Esparza and Rose Namajunas: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The Invicta Fc strawweight champion Carla Esparza entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-2-0 (67% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.4 women’s strawweight in the world, she suffered her last defeat in 2011 when she faced Jessica Aguilar, since then she has won four consecutive fights.
Her opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do and karate Rose Namajunas, has an official record of 2-1-0 (100% submission victory rate) and she entered as the No.6 in the same weight class but she lost her last bout, against Tecia Torres. Esparza vs Namajunas, main event of the UFC – Tuf 20 Finale, is valid for the inaugural UFC women’s strawweight title; they also faced each other a second time on May 7, 2022 (Rose Namajunas vs Carla Esparza 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Anthony Pettis vs Gilbert Melendez full fight Video UFC 181 – 2014
Review: 2014-12-06, great fight between Anthony Pettis and Gilbert Melendez: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in tae-kwon-do Anthony Pettis entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-3-0 (82% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since August 31, 2013 when he defeated Benson Henderson in their second fight winning the Ufc Lw belt (=Henderson vs Pettis 2).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Strikeforce Lw champion Gilbert Melendez, has a record of 22-3-0 (55% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Benson Henderson (via split decsion, Henderson vs Melendez); after this bout he came back to win beating Diego Sanchez in one of the best mma fights of 2013 (=Melendez vs Sanchez). Pettis vs Melendez is valid for the Ufc lightweight title (Pettis’ first defense); undercard of Johny Hendricks vs Robbie Lawler 2 – UFC 181. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Frankie Edgar vs Cub Swanson full fight Video UFC FN 57 – 2014
Review: 2014-11-22, good fight between Frankie Edgar and Cub Swanson: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj and former Ufc lightweight champion Frankie Edgar entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-1 (47% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 featherweight in the world, he suffered three consecutive defeats between 2012 and 2013, the last one against #1 Jose Aldo (=Aldo vs Edgar); after this bout he came back to win beating Charles Oliveira (=Edgar vs Oliveira) and BJ Penn in their third fight (=Edgar vs Penn 3).
His opponent, the balck belt in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Cub Swanson, has an official record of 21-5-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Ricardo Lamas (=Lamas vs Swanson); since then he has collected six consecutive victories, the last one against Jeremy Stephens (=Swanson vs Stephens). Edgar vs Swanson is the main event of “UFC Fight Night 57”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Jared Rosholt vs Alexey Oleinik – fight Video UFC FN 57
Review: 2014-11-22, aggressive start and great finish: Jared Rosholt vs Alexey Oleinik gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Jared Rosholt entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-1-0 (55% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2012 when he faced Derrick Lewis, since then he has won seven consecutive bouts, the last one against Jared Rosholt (=Palelei vs Rosholt).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and 2005 sambo world champion Alexey Oleinik, has an official record of 49-9-1 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class, the last time he lost was in 2012, against Jeff Monson (via split decision Monson vs Oleinik); since then he has collected ten consecutive victories (nine via submission and one via tko), the last one against Anthony Hamilton. Rosholt vs Oleinik is on the undercard of Frankie Edgar vs Cub Swanson – UFC FN 57. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Fabricio Werdum vs Mark Hunt full fight Video UFC 180 – 2014
Review: 2014-11-15, Fabricio Werdum vs Mark Hunt gets three stars thanks to a spectacular finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in judo and Bjj Fabricio Werdum entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-5-1 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Werdum), since then he has won four consecutive bouts, the last one against Travis Browne (=Werdum vs Browne).
His opponent, the 40-year-old and former K-1 world champion Mark Hunt (three years older than Werdum), has an official record of 10-8-1 (70% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last three bouts, against Roy Nelson (=Hunt vs Nelson); before this fight he had lost to Junior dos Santos (=dos Santos vs Hunt) and then drawn against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in one of the best mma fights of 2013 (=Silva vs Hunt). Werdum vs Hunt, main event of Ufc 180, is valid for the interim UFC heavyweight title; Hunt replaces #1 Cain Velasquez who was forced to pull out of the bout due to an injured knee. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Jake Ellenberger vs Kelvin Gastelum full fight Video UFC 180 – 2014
Review: 2014-11-15, pretty good finish between Jake Ellenberger and Kelvin Gastelum but it is not enough to get three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Jake Ellenberger entered this fight with a pro mma record of 29-8-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 welterweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive defeats: he lost to Rory MacDonald in 2013 (=Ellenberger vs MacDonald) and to Robbie Lawler in 2014 (=Lawler vs Ellenberger).
His opponent, the undefeated Tuf 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum, has a record of 9-0-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class, he has fought twice in 2014 beating Rick Story and Nicholas Musoke (=Gastelum vs Musoke). Ellenberger vs Gastelum is on the undercard of Fabricio Werdum vs Mark Hunt – UFC 180. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua vs Ovince St Preux – fight Video UFC FN 56
Review: 2014-11-08, the fight between Mauricio Rua and Ovince St Preux gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-9-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 light heavyweight in the world, he won just one out of his last four bouts, against James Te Huna in 2013 (=Rua vs Te Huna); after this fight he faced Dan Henderson for the second time, in his only bout of 2014 but he lost via tko (=Rua vs Henderson 2).
His opponent, Ovince St Preux (who replaces Jimi Manuwa because he had pulled out of the fight due to injury), has an official record of 16-6-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class, he has already fought three times in 2014 beating Nikita Krylov (=St Preux vs Krylov) and Ryan Jimmo (=Jimmo vs St Preux) but then he lost to Ryan Bader (=Bader vs St Preux). Shogun Rua vs St Preux ‘Osp’ is the main event of UFC Fight Night 56; they also faced each other a second time on May 7, 2022 (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Ovince St Preux 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Luke Rockhold vs Michael Bisping – full fight Video UFC FN 55
Review: 2014-11-08, Luke Rockhold vs Michael Bisping gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj and former Strikeforce Mw champion Luke Rockhold entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-2-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Chris Weidman); he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Vitor Belfort (4-stars-fight Belfort vs Rockhold) but he came back to win in 2014 beating Costas Philippou (=Rockhold vs Philippou) and Tim Boetsch (=Rockhold vs Boetsch).
His opponent, Michael Bisping, has an official record of 25-6-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class, he has fought twice in 2014 as well but he lost the first bout, against Tim Kennedy (=Bisping vs Kennedy); after that fight he beat Cung Le (=Bisping vs Le). Rockhold vs Bisping is the main event of UFC Fight Night 55; they also faced each other a second time on June 4, 2016 (=Luke Rockhold vs Michael Bisping II). Watch the video and rate this fight!