Review: 2014-09-20, Mark Hunt vs Roy Nelson gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The 40-year-old Mark Hunt (two years older than Nelson) entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-8-1 (67% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez); he fought three times last year defeating Stefan Struve (=Struve vs Hunt) but then he was beat by #2 Junior dos Santos (=Dos Santos vs Hunt) and he drew against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in one of the most exciting fights of 2013 (4-stars-fight Bigfoot vs Hunt).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Roy Nelson, has an official record of 20-9-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, he lost two consecutive bouts in 2013, against Stipe Miocic (=Nelson vs Miocic) and Daniel Cormier (=Cormier vs Nelson), but he came back to win in 2014 beating Antonio Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira (=Nogueira vs Nelson). ‘Big Country’ Nelson vs Hunt is the main event of UFC Fight Night 52. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-13, pretty good finish between Antonio Silva and Andrei Arlovski: their second fight gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in shotokan karate, judo and Bjj Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-5-1 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweight in the world, he fought three times last year beating Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Silva), then he was defeated by #1 Cain Velasquez (=Velasquez vs Silva 2) and he drew against Mark Hunt in one of the most exciting fights of 2013 (=Silva vs Hunt).
His opponent, the former Ufc Hw champion (from 2005 to 2006) Andrei Arlovski, has an official record of 22-10-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Anthony Johnson at Wsof 2 (=Arlovski vs Johnson) but after that bout he won three consecutive fights, just the last one in the Ufc, against Brendan Schaub (=Schaub vs Arlovski). In their first fight ‘Bigfoot’ Silva defeated Arlovski by unanimous decision (May 15, 2010); this second fight is the main event of UFC Fight Night 51 (UFC Fight Night Brasilia). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-05, technical fight with a pretty good finish but it was not so exciting: Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza vs Gegard Mousasi 2 gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj and judo Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Strikeforce Mw title (=Chris Weidman), he suffered his last defeat when he faced Luke Rockhold in 2011 losing his Strikeforce Mw title (=Rockhold vs Jacare ), since then he has collected six consecutive wins (three under Strikeforce and three in the Ufc).
His opponent, the former Strikeforce light-Hw champion and black belt in judo Gegard Mousasi, has a record of 35-4-2 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class, he has already fought twice in 2014 losing the first bout, against Lyoto Machida in February (=Machida vs Mousasi), but then he came back to win against Mark Munoz in May (=Munoz vs Mousasi). In their first fight Mousasi defeated Jacare in just one round (on September 23, 2008) and the bout was valid for the Dream Mw title; this second fight is the main event of Ufc Fight Night 50 (Ufc Foxwoods). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-05, pretty good finish between Alistair Overeem and Ben Rothwell: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The former K-1 world Gp and Strikeforce Hw champion Alistair Overeem entered this fight with a mma record of 37-13-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez); ‘the Reem’ fought twice in 2013 but he lost both fights: against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in February (=Overeem vs Silva) and to Travis Browne in August (=Overeem vs Browne). He came back to win in 2014 beating Frank Mir (=Overeem vs Mir).
His opponent, Ben Rothwell, has an official record of 33-9-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2013 as well, losing the first bout, against Gabriel Gonzaga (=Gonzaga vs Rothwell), but then he defeated Brandon Vera (=Rothwell vs Vera). Overeem vs Rothwell is on the undercard of Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza vs Gegard Mousasi 2 – UFC FN 50. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-08-30, some good exchanges and a nice finish: TJ Dillashaw vs Joe Soto gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). TJ Dillashaw entered this fight with a professional mma record of 10-2-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat at the end of 2013 when he faced Raphael Assuncao (=Assuncao vs Dillashaw), but he came back to win in 2014 defeating Mike Easton in January (=Dillashaw vs Easton) and he managed to beat the former Ufc Bw champion Renan Barao in May (=Barao vs Dillashaw I).
His opponent, the former Bellator Fw champion Joe Soto, has an official record of 15-2-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.33 in the same weight class, he replaces Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado who has forced to withdraw from the bout the day of the weigh-ins since he went to the hospital as a result of his attempts to cut weight; Soto comes off six consecutive wins and he makes hid Ufc debut in this bout. Dillashaw vs Soto, main event of Ufc 177, is valid for the UFC bantamweight title (Dillashaw’s fisrt defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-08-30, Damon Jackson vs Yancy Medeiros gets three stars thnaks to a nice finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The undefeated Damon Jackson entered this fight with a perfect record of 9-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.50 featherweight in the world, he makes his Ufc debut in this fight.
His opponent, Yancy Medeiros, has an official record of 9-2-0 (78% finishing rate) but the last bout he won was in 2010 when he faced Gareth Joseph, since then he collected two defeats and one no-contest. Jackson vs Medeiros is on the undercard of TJ Dillashaw vs Joe Soto – UFC 177. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-08-23, pretTy good fight with some nice combinations: Benson Henderson vs Rafael dos Anjos gets threes tars (UFC Performance of the Night). The balck belt in Taekwondo and Bjj Benson Henderson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-3-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 lightweight in the world, he lost the Ufc Lw belt at the end of 2013 when he faced for the second time #1 Anthony Pettis (=Henderson vs Pettis 2); after this bout he came back to victory in 2014 beating Josh Thomson (=Henderson vs Thomson) and Rustam Khabilov (=Henderson vs Khabilov).
His opponent, Rafael dos Anjos, black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu as well, has an official record of 21-7-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in his first bout of 2014 when he faced Khabib Nurmagomedov (=dos Anjos vs Nurmagomedov), but he won his next fight against dos Anjos vs High). Henderson vs dos Anjos is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 49. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-08-23, Mike Pyle vs Jordan Mein gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). Mike Pyle entered this fight with a pro mma record of 26-9-1 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 welterweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Matt Brown (=Pyle vs Brown), but he came back to victory in 2014 beating TJ Waldburger (=Pyle vs Waldburger).
His opponent, Jordan Mein, has a record of 28-9-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class, he also lost his last bout against Matt Brown in 2013 (=Mein vs Brown) and won his next fight, against Hernani Perpetuo. Pyle vs Mein is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC FN 49. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-08-23, fight not so exciting between Thales Leites and Francis Carmont: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Thales Leites entered this fight with a mma record of 23-4-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Matt Horwich, since then he has collected six consecutive victories (the lst three in the Ufc).
His opponent, Francis Carmont, has an official record of 22-9-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class, but he lost his last two bouts, both in 2014: against Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza in February (=Jacare vs Carmont) and CB Dollaway in May (=Carmont vs Dollaway). Leites vs Carmont is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC FN 49. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-08-23, pretty good finish between Tyron Woodley and Dong Hyun Kim but it is not enough to get three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Tyron Woodley entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-3-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre), he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Carlos Condit (=Condit vs Woodley) but then he was defeated by Rory MacDonald (=MacDonald vs Woodley).
His opponent, the balck belt in Judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Dong Hyun Kim, has an official record of 19-2-1 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Demian Maia (=Maia vs Kim), since then he has fought and won four times. In his last bout he defeated John Hathaway in one of the best mma fights of the year (=Kim vs Hathaway). Woodley vs Kim is on the undercard of Michael Bisping vs Cung Le – UFC FN 48. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-09-20, Mark Hunt vs Roy Nelson gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The 40-year-old Mark Hunt (two years older than Nelson) entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-8-1 (67% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez); he fought three times last year defeating Stefan Struve (=Struve vs Hunt) but then he was beat by #2 Junior dos Santos (=Dos Santos vs Hunt) and he drew against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in one of the most exciting fights of 2013 (4-stars-fight Bigfoot vs Hunt).
Review: 2014-09-05, technical fight with a pretty good finish but it was not so exciting: Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza vs Gegard Mousasi 2 gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj and judo Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Strikeforce Mw title (=
