Review: 2014-07-16, nice exchanges and pretty good finish: Lucas Martins vs Alex White gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Lucas Martins entered this fight with a mma record of 14-1-0 (93% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.29 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat last year when he faced Edson Barboza, after that bout he beat Jeremy Larsen (=Martins vs Larsen) and Ramiro Hernandez.
His opponent, the undefeated Alex White, has a perfect record of 10-0-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.63 featherweight, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Adam Rider and Estevan Payan. Martins vs White is on the undercard of Donald Cerrone vs Jim Miller – UFC Ufn 45. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2014 MMA fight – Donald Cerrone vs Jim Miller – full fight Video UFC Ufn 45
Review: 2014-07-16, Donald Cerrone vs Jim Miller gets three stars thanks to a spectacular finish (UFC Performance of the Night). Donald Cerrone entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-6-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis), he suffered two defeats in 2013: against Anthony Pettis (=Cerrone vs Pettis) and Rafael dos Anjos (=Cerrone vs dos Anjos); after this bout he won three consecutive fights.
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and taekwondo Jim Miller, has an official record of 24-4-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class; he lost his last bout in 2012 when he faced Nate Diaz (=Diaz vs Miller), since then he has collected three wins and one no-contest. ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone vs Miller is the main event of UFC Fight Night 45 – Atlantic City. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – James Te Huna vs Nate Marquardt – full fight Video UFC Ufn 43
Review: 2014-06-28, James Te Huna vs Nate Marquardt gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). James Te Huna entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-7-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 light heavyweight in the world, he fought three times in 2013 winning the first bout, against Ryan Jimmo (=Te Huna vs Jimmo) but then he lost twice: against Glover Teixeira (=Teixeira vs Te Huna) and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (=Rua vs Te Huna).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and Pancrase Pankration Nate Marquardt, has an official record of 32-13-2 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.35 welterweight but he lost three out of three fights in 2013: against Tarec Saffiedine (losing the Strikeforce Ww title Marquardt vs Saffiedine), Jake Ellenberger (=Ellenberger vs Marquardt) and Hector Lombard (=Lombard vs Marquardt). Te Huna vs Marquardt is the main event of UFC Fight Night Auckland – Ufn 43. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Hatsu Hioki vs Charles Oliveira full fight Video UFC Ufn 43 – 2014
Review: 2014-06-28, good second part of the fight between Hatsu Hioki and Charles Oliveira: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Hatsu Hioki entered this fight with a mma record of 27-7-2 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 featherweight in the world while Charles Oliveira has a record of 17-4-0 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class. Both fighters are black belt in Bjj and they lost two out of two fights in 2013 coming back to victory in 2014: Hioki defeated Ivan Menjivar in March while Oliveira beat Andy Ogle in february (=Oliveira vs Ogle). Hioki vs Oliveira is on the undercard of James Te Huna vs Nate Marquardt – UFC Ufn 43 Auckland. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Benson Henderson vs Rustam Khabilov – full fight Video UFC Ufn 42
Review: 2014-06-07, high level of technique by both fighters and good finish: Benson Henderson vs Rustam Khabilov gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in taekwondo and Bjj Benson Henderson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis), last year he lost the Ufc Lw title when he faced Anthony Pettis in their rematch (Ben’s fourth title defense, Henderson vs Pettis 2); Bendo came back to victory in 2014 defeating Josh Thomson (via split decision Henderson vs Thomson).
His opponent, the 2007 Combat Sambo world champion Rustam Khabilov, has an official record of 17-1-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat (via split decision) in 2011 when he faced Ruslan Khaskhanov, since then he has fought and won six times. In 2013 Khabilov defeated Yancy Medeiros and Jorge Masvidal (=Masvidal vs Khabilov). Henderson vs Khabilov is the main event of UFC Fight Night ABQ (Albuquerque). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Yves Edwards vs Piotr Hallmann – fight Video UFC Ufn 42
Review: 2014-06-07, good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Yves Edwards vs Piotr Hallmann gets two (UFC Performance of the Night). The 37-year-old Yves Edwards (11 years older than Hallman) entered this fight with a pro mma record of 42-20-1 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.59 lightweight in the world but he has won just two out of his last seven bouts.
His opponent, Piotr Hallmann, has an official record of 14-2-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.78 in the same weight class, he debuted in the Ufc in 2013 defeating Francisco Trinaldo (=Trinaldo vs Hallmann) but then he lost to Al Iaquinta. Edwards vs Hallmann is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Rustam Khabilov – UFC Ufn 42. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Stipe Miocic vs Fabio Maldonado – full fight Video UFC Tuf Brazil 3
Review: 2014-05-31, fight not particularly exciting between Stipe Miocic and Fabio Maldonado: it gets two stars (Ufc Performance of the Night). Stipe Miocic entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-1-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2012 when he faced Stefan Struve (=Struve vs Miocic), after that bout he beat Roy Nelson in 2013 (=Nelson vs Miocic) and Gabriel Gonzaga this year (=Gonzaga vs Miocic).
His opponent, Fabio Maldonado, has an official record of 21-6-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Glover Teixeira (=Teixeira vs Maldonado), since then he has fought and won three times beating Roger Hollett, Joey Beltran (=Maldonado vs Beltran) and Gian Villante (=Villante vs Maldonado). Miocic vs Maldonado is the main event of “The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Marcio Alexandre Jr vs Warlley Alves – fight Video UFC Tuf Brazil 3
Review: 2014-05-31, good pace and great finish: Marcio Alexandre Jr vs Warlley Alves gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Both undefeated, the black belt in karate Marcio Alexandre Jr entered this fight with a mma record of 12-0-0 (100% finishing rate) while Warlley Alves has a record of 6-0-0 (67% finishing rate); both fighters make their Ufc debut in this bout. ‘Lyoto’ Alexandre Jr vs Alves is the middleweight final of the Ufc The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale; undercard of Stipe Miocic vs Fabio Maldonado. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Francis Carmont vs CB Dollaway – fight Video UFC Ufn 41
Review: 2014-05-31, nice and close fight between Francis Carmont and CB Dollaway: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Francis Carmont entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-8-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 middleweight in the world, he fought two times in 2013 defeating Lorenz Larkin and Costas Philippou (=Philippou vs Carmont) but then he lost to Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza in his first bout of 2014 (=Jacare vs Carmont).
His opponent, CB Dollaway, has a record of 14-5-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.29 in the same weight class, he lost his last bout of 2013 against Tim Boetsch but he came back to victory in 2014 beating Cezar Ferreira (=Dollaway vs Ferreira). Carmont vs Dollaway is on the undercard of Mark Munoz vs Gegard Mousasi – UFC Berlin Ufn 41. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Mark Munoz vs Gegard Mousasi – full fight Video UFC Ufn 41
Review: 2014-05-31, great fight between Mark Munoz and Gegard Mousasi: it was the best fight of the night and it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj Mark Munoz entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-4-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 middleweight in the world, he fought twice in 2013 defeating Tim Boetsch in July (=Munoz vs Boetsch) but then he lost to Lyoto Machida by ko in the first round in October (=Machida vs Munoz).
His opponent, the black belt in judo and former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Gegard Mousasi, has an official record of 34-4-2 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class, he fought three times last year beating Mike Kyle (=Mousasi vs Kyle) and Ilir Latifi (=Mousasi vs Latifi) but then he was defeated by Lyoto Machida (via unanimous decision, Machida vs Mousasi); currently the #1 in this division is Chris Weidman. Munoz vs Mousasi is the main event of UFC Fight Night Berlin – Ufn 41. Watch the video and rate this fight!