Joseph Benavidez entered this fight with a professional record of 23-4-0 (65% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 flyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Demetrious Johnson in their rematch in 2013 (=Johnson vs Benavidez 2), since then he has won four consecutive bouts beating Ali Bagautinov in his last one (=Benavidez vs Bagautinov).
His opponent, the former Bellator Bw champion Zach Makovsky, has a mma record of 19-6-0 (37% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against John Dodson (=Dodson vs Makovsky). Benavidez vs Makovsky is on the undercard of Johny Hendricks vs Stephen Thompson – UFC Fight Night 82. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Zach Makovsky fight videos
John Dodson vs Zach Makovsky full fight Video UFC 187 – 2015
The Tuf 14 Bw tournament winner John Dodson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-6-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 flyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced #1 Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson (=Johnson vs Dodson) but after this bout he has won over Darrell Montague (=Dodson vs Montague) and John Moraga (=Dodson vs Moraga 2).
His opponent, the former Bellator Bw champion Zach Makovsky, has an official record of 19-5-0 (37% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He lost to Jussier ‘Formiga’ da Silva in 2014 but then he came back to win in 2015 beating Tim Elliott. Dodson vs Makovsky is on the undercard of Anthony Johnson vs Daniel Cormier – UFC 187. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2012 MMA fight – Zach Makovsky vs Anthony Leone – full fight Video Bellator 83
Review: 2012-12-07, pretty good fight between Zach Makovsky and Anthony Leone but it is not enough to get three stars. Zach Makovsky (14-3-0) entered as the No.14 bantamweight in the world while Anthony Leone (11-5-0) entered as the No.77. Makovsky vs Leone was on the undercard of Rad Martinez vs Shahbulat Shamhalaev but the main event of Bellator 83 was cancelled due to Shamhalaev having food poisoning (source Wikipedia). Watch the video!
2012 best MMA fight – Zach Makovsky vs Eduardo Dantas – full fight Video Bellator 65
Review: 2012-04-13, exciting fight and spectacular finish between two of the best mma fighters of the world (bantamweight division): Eduardo Dantas vs Zach Makovsky gets four stars. Zach Makovsky (14-2-0) entered as the No.5 bantamweight in the world while Eduardo Dantas (13-2-0) entered as the No.6. Makovsky vs Dantas is valid for the Bellator Bantamweight Championship title; main event of Bellator 65. Watch the video!