Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-11-19, pretty good finish between Will Brooks and Nik Lentz but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
The former Bellator Lw champion Will Brooks entered this fight with a pro record of 18-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.27 lightweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Alex Oliveira (=Brooks vs Oliveira) and Charles Oliveira (=Brooks vs Oliveira).
His opponent, Nik Lentz, has an official mma record of 27-8-2 (63% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.73 in the same weight class. He beat Michael McBride in 2016 but then he has been defeated by Islam Makhachev in 2017. Lentz vs Brooks is on the undercard of Fabricio Werdum vs Marcin Tybura – UFC Fight Night 121. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-08, fight not particularly good between Will Brooks and Charles Oliveira: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The former Bellator Lw champion Will Brooks entered this fight with a professional record of 18-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 lightweight in the world. He fought twice last year beating Ross Pearson (=Brooks vs Pearson) and losing to Alex Oliveira (=Brooks vs Oliveira).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Charles Oliveira, has a mma record of 21-7-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class but he lost three out of his last four bouts, the last one with Ricardo Lamas (=Lamas vs Oliveira). Charles Oliveira vs Will Brooks is on the undercard of Daniel Cormier vs Anthony Johnson 2 – UFC 210. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-01, fight not so exciting between Will Brooks and Alex Oliveira: it gets two stars.
The former Bellator Lw champion Will Brooks entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Eddie Alvarez). He suffered his only defeat when he faced Saad Awad in 2013 (=Brooks vs Awad), after this bout he has won nine consecutive fights taking revenge on Awad (=Brooks vs Awad 2) and beating Ross Pearson in his Ufc debut (=Brooks vs Pearson).
His opponent, Alex Oliveira, has a record of 14-4-1 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.56 welterweight. ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira has already fought twice in 2016 losing to Donald Cerrone (=Cerrone vs Oliveira) and defeating James Moontasri. Brooks vs Oliveira is on the undercard of John Lineker vs John Dodson – UFC Fight Night 96. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-08, fight not particularly exciting between Will Brooks and Ross Pearson: it gets two stars.
The former Bellator Lw champion Will Brooks entered this fight with a pro mma record of 17-1-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Eddie Alvarez). He suffered his only defeat when he faced Saad Awad in 2013 (=Brooks vs Awad), after this bout he has won eight consecutive fights taking revenge on Awad (=Brooks vs Awad 2) and defending twice the Bellator belt, the last time against Marcin Held (=Brooks vs Held).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do and Tuf 9 tournament winner Ross Pearson, has a record of 19-10-0 (63% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.42 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2016 losing to Francisco Trinaldo (=Trinaldo vs Pearson) and beating Chad Laprise. Brooks vs Pearson is on the undercard of Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Claudia Gadelha 2 – UFC Tuf 23 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-06, disappointing fight between Will Brooks and Marcin Held: it gets two stars.
Will Brooks entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-1-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rafael dos Anjos). He suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced Saad Awad (=Brooks vs Awad), after this bout he has won seven consecutive fights winning the vacant Bellator Lw belt last year, against Michael Chandler (=Brooks vs Chandler II), and defending it once in 2015 with Dave Jansen (=Brooks vs Jansen).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Marcin Held, has a record of 21-3-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He lost to Dave Jansen in 2013 (=Jansen vs Held) but then he has won six bouts defeating Patricky Freire in the final of the Bellator Lw tournament (season ten) (=Freire vs Held) and beating Alexander Sarnavskiy in 2015 (=Held vs Sarnavskiy). Brooks vs Held is valid for the Bellator lightweight title (Brooks’ second defense); undercard of Patricio Freire vs Daniel Straus 3 – Bellator 145. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-10, good fight between Will Brooks and Dave Jansen: it gets three stars.
The Bellator Lw champion Will Brooks entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-1-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rafael dos Anjos). The only man who stopped him (in one round) was Saad Awad in 2013 (=Brooks vs Awad), after this bout he has won six consecutive fights beating Michael Chandler twice in 2014 and winning the Bellator Lw belt (=Chandler vs Brooks I and Brooks vs Chandler II).
His opponent, Dave Jansen, has an official record of 20-2-0 (55% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2010, against Kamal Shalorus and Ricardo Lamas, but since then he has collected seven victories winning the Bellator Lw tournament (season seven) in 2013 beating Marcin Held in the final (=Jansen vs Held). After this bout he has fought once winning over Rick Hawn (=Hawn vs Jansen). Brooks vs Jansen, main event of Bellator 136, is valid for the Bellator lightweight title (Brooks’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-11-15, some good single shots between Will Brooks and Michael Chandler but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two. Will Brooks entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-1-0 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis), he suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced Saad Awad for the first time (=Brooks vs Awad I), since then he has fought and won five times taking revenge on Awad in their rematch (=Brooks vs Awad 2) and winning the interim Bellator Lw title against Chandler in their first fight (but it was a controversial split decision, Chandler vs Brooks I).
His opponent, Michael Chandler, has a record of 12-2-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive defeats, both controversial split decision: against Eddie Alvarez (=Chandler vs Alvarez 2) and Brooks as we said earlier. Brooks vs Chandler 2 is valid for the vacant Bellator lightweight title; undercard of Tito Ortiz vs Stephan Bonnar – Bellator 131. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-17, the fight between Michael Chandler and Will Brooks gets three stars thanks to a good second part of the bout. Michael Chandler entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-1-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 lightweight in the world, last year he fought three times successfully defending the Bellator Lw title in his first two bouts, against Rick Hawn (=Chandler vs Hawn) and David Rickels (=Chandler vs Rickels), but then he lost the belt when he faced Eddie Alvarez in their second bout (via split decision Chandler vs Alvarez 2). On the original fight card Chandler was expected to face Alvarez for the third time but the champion was forced to withdraw.
His opponent, Will Brooks, has a record of 13-1-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced Saad Awad for the first time (=Brooks vs Awad I), since then he has fought and won four times and he managed to defeat Awad in their rematch (=Brooks vs Awad 2); Brooks won the Bellator Lw tournament final against Alexander Sarnavskiy in his last bout(=Sarnavskiy vs Brooks). Currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis. Chandler vs Brooks is valid for the interim Bellator lightweight title (they also faced each other a second time on November 15, 2014 Brooks vs Chandler 2); undercard of Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs ‘King Mo’ Lawal – Bellator 120. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-11-22, fight not particularly exciting between Alexander Sarnavskiy and Will Brooks: it gets two stars. Alexander Sarnavskiy (25-1-0, 84% finishing rate) entered as the No.22 lightweight in the world while Will Brooks (12-1-0, 66% finishing rate) entered as the No.27. Sarnavskiy vs Brooks is the final of the Bellator lightweight tournament; undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Doug Marshall – Bellator 109. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-10-25, pretty good fight between Will Brooks and Saad Awad: it gets three stars. Will Brooks (11-1-0, 72% finishing rate) entered as the No.41 lightweight in the world while Saad Awad (15-5-0, 87% finishing rate) entered as the No.59. In their first fight Awad defeated Brooks by ko (February 28, 2013); this second fight, main event of Bellator 105, is the semifinal of the Bellator lightweight tournament. Watch the video!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-11-19, pretty good finish between Will Brooks and Nik Lentz but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
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