Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-01, great work on the ground and good finish: Rousimar Palhares vs Jake Shields gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Rousimar Palhares entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-6-0 (82% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.7 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robbie Lawler). He suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Hector Lombard (=Lombard vs Palhares) but since then he has collected three victories winning the Wsof Ww belt last year, against Steve Carl (Carl vs Palhares) and defending it once with Jon Fitch (=Palhares vs Fitch).
His opponent, the former Strikeforce Mw champion and black belt in Bjj Jake Shields, has an official record of 31-7-1 (48% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He also lost to Hector Lombard (in 2014 Shields vs Lombard) but then he came back to win beating Ryan Ford (=Shields vs Ford) and Brian Foster (=Shields vs Foster). ‘Toquinho’ Palhares vs Shields, main event of World Series of Fighting 22, is valid for the WSOF welterweight title (Palhares’ second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-05, Smealinho Rama vs Blagoi Ivanov gets three stars thanks to a good finish.
Smealinho Rama entered this fight with a pro mma record of 9-1-0 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced Anthony Hamilton, since then he has won three bouts winning the Wsof Hw belt in his last fight, against Derrick Mehmen (=Rama vs Mehmen).
His opponent, the black belt in judo and 2008 Combat Sambo world champion (beating Fedor Emelianenko in the semifinal) Blagoi Ivanov, has a record of 11-1-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.42 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year defeating Rich Hale and Lavar Johnson (=Johnson vs Ivanov) but then he lost to Alexander Volkov (final of the Bellator Hw tournament Volkov vs Ivanov). Rama vs Ivanov is valid for the WSOF heavyweight title (Rama’s first defense); undercard of Lance Palmer vs Chris Horodecki – WSOF 21. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-05, fight not particularly exciting between Lance Palmer and Chris Horodecki: it gets two stars.
Lance Palmer entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-1-0 (56% submission victory rate – he has never won by ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.23 featherweight in the world. He suffered his only loss in 2013 when he faced Georgi Karakhanyan (=Karakhanyan vs Palmer), since then he has won twice beating Nick LoBosco and Rick Glenn (bout valid for the Wsof Fw belt Glenn vs Palmer).
His opponent, Chris Horodecki, has an official record of 21-5-1 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.88 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing to Marlon Sandro and winning over Luis Huete. Palmer vs Horodecki, main event of WSOF 21, is valid for the WSOF featherweight title (Palmer’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-10, fight not particularly exciting between Nick Newell and Joe Condon: it gets two stars.
The one-armed fighter Nick Newell entered this fight with a mma record of 11-1-0 (91% finishing rate) while his opponent, Joe Condon, has a record of 12-7-0 (42% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko). Both fighters lost in 2014: Newell suffered his first defeat against Justin Gaethje in a bout valid for the Wsof Lw belt (=Gaethje vs Newell) while Condon lost to Joshua Aveles: after losing Condon came back to win in 2015 beating Jonathan Nunez. Newell vs Condon is on the undercard of David Branch vs Jesse McElligott – WSOF 20. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-10, pretty good finish between David Branch and Jesse McElligott but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Bjj David Branch entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-3-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 middleweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Anthony Johnson (=Johnson vs Branch), since then he has won five bouts winning the Wsof Mw title in 2014, against Jesse Taylor (=Branch vs Taylor), and defended it once with Yushin Okami (=Branch vs Okami).
His opponent, Jesse McElligott (who replaces Ronny Markes that pulled out of the bout due to undisclosed reasons on the day of the weigh-in), has an official record of 5-1-0 (80% finishing rate) and he comes off two consecutive victories. Branch vs McElligott, main event of WSOF 20, is the semifinal of the World Series of Fighting light-Hw tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-28, brutal first frame (candidate for the Mma Round of the Year), non-stop pace and some tremendous exchanges: we have, finally, the first candidate for the 2015 Mma Fight of the Year, Justin Gaethje vs Luis Palomino was an epic war and it gets five stars!
The undefeated Justin Gaethje entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 13-0-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 lightweight in the world; he fought three times last year beating Richard Patishnock (=Gaethje vs Patishnock), Nick Newell (=Gaethje vs Newell) and Melvin Guillard (=Gaethje vs Guillard).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Luis Palomino, has an official record of 23-9-0 (65% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.38 in the same weight class. ‘Baboon’ Palomino suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Efrain Escudero, after losing he came back to win beating Jorge ‘Macaco’ Patino (=Patino vs Palomino) and Lewis Gonzalez (=Palomino vs Gonzalez). Gaethje vs Palomino, main event of Wsof 19, is valid for the WSOF lightweight title (held by Gaethje). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-28, back and forth fight between Thiago Silva and Teddy Holder: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Bjj Thiago Silva entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-3-0 (87% finishing rate) while his opponent, Teddy Holder (who replaces Matt Hamill), has a record of 8-1-0 (100% finishing rate). Both fighters are not ranked as they haven’t fought since 2013 when Silva defeated Matt Hamill (=Silva vs Hamill) and Holder beat Chris Davis. Silva vs Holder is on the undercard of Justin Gaethje vs Luis Palomino – WSOF 19. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-12, disappointing fight between Marlon Moraes and Josh Hill: it gets two stars.
Marlon Moraes entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-4-1 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw); he suffered two consecutive defeats in 2011, against Ralph Acosta and Deividas Taurosevicius, but since then he has collected eight victories winning the Wsof Bw title last year, against Josh Rettinghouse (=Moraes vs Rettinghouse) and defending it once with Cody Bollinger (=Moraes vs Bollinger).
His opponent, the undefeated Josh Hill, has a perfect record of 10-0-0 (40% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.65 in the same weight class; he fought just once in 2014 beating Mike Adams. Moraes vs Hill, main event of Wsof 18, is valid for the WSOF bantamweight title (Moraes’ second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-17, fight not particularly exciting between Jake Shields and Brian Foster: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Strikeforce Mw champion Jake Shields entered this fight with a professional mma record of 30-7-1 (47% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 welterweight in the world, he fought twice in 2014 losing to Hector Lombard (his last Ufc fight, Shields vs Lombard) but then he came back to win beating Ryan Ford (=Shields vs Ford).
His opponent, Brian Foster, has an official record of 22-6-0 (95% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.71 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Daniel Roberts, since then he has won four consecutive bouts, the last one against Gilbert Smith. Shields vs Foster is the main event of the WSOF 17 – World Series of Fighting. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-13, pretty good finish between Rick Glenn and Lance Palmer but it is not enough to get three stars. Rick Glenn entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-2-1 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 featherweight in the world, he lost his last bout in 2010 when he faced Lonnie Scriven, since then he has collected 12 victories and one draw winning the World Series of Fighting Fw belt in his last bout, against Georgi Karakhanyan (=Karakhanyan vs Glenn).
His opponent, Lance Palmer, has a record of 8-1-0 (50% submission victory rate – he has never won by ko/tko) and he entered as the No.66 in the same weight class, the only man who stopped him was Georgi Karakhanyan in 2013 (=Karakhanyan vs Palmer); after this bout he came back to win beating Nick LoBosco. Glenn vs Palmer is valid for the WSOF featherweight title (Glenn’s first defense); undercard of Rousimar Palhares vs Jon Fitch – WSOF 16. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-01, great work on the ground and good finish: Rousimar Palhares vs Jake Shields gets three stars.
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