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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!
Review: 2014-10-25, fight not particularly good between Fabio Maldonado and Hans Stringer: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Fabio Maldonado entered this fight with a mma record of 21-7-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.32 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Hans Stringer, has an official record of 22-5-3 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.52 in the same weight class. In their last bout Maldonado lost to Stipe Miocic (=Miocic vs Maldonado) while Stringer beat Francimar Barroso in his Ufc debut. Maldonado vs Stringer is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes 2 – UFC 179. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-04, pretty good finish between Rory MacDonald and Tarec Saffiedine: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Rory MacDonald entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-2-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre); he suffered his last defeat at the end of 2013 when he faced Robbie Lawler (=MacDonald vs Lawler) but he came back to win in 2014 beating Demian Maia (=MacDonald vs Maia) and Tyron Woodley (=MacDonald vs Woodley).
His opponent, the former Strikeforce Ww champion Tarec Saffiedine, has an official record of 15-3-0 (40% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class, the last time he lost was in 2011 when he faced Tyron Woodley, since then he has won five consecutive fights, beating in his last bout Hyun Gyu Lim (=Saffiedine vs Lim). MacDonald vs Saffiedine is the main event of UFC Fight Night Halifax – UFC FN 54. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-04, good finish between Max Holloway and Akira Corassani: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Max Holloway entered this fight with a pro mma record of 10-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 featherweight in the world, he lost twice in 2013, against Dennis Bermudez and Conor McGregor (=McGregor vs Holloway) but he came back to win in 2014 defeating Will Chope (=Holloway vs Chope), Andre Fili (=Holloway vs Fili) and Clay Collard (=Holloway vs Collard).
His opponent, the balck belt in tae-kwon-do Akira Corassani, has an official record of 12-4-0 (34% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class, he won twice last year, against Robbie Peralta (=Peralta vs Corassani) and Maximo Blanco, but he lost his only bout of 2014 against Dustin Poirier (=Poirier vs Corassani). Holloway vs Corassani is on the undercard of Gunnar Nelson vs Rick Story – UFC FN 53. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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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).
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 (=
