2015 MMA fight – Hisaki Kato vs Melvin Manhoef – full fight Video Bellator 146

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-20, nice and tough exchanges between Melvin Manhoef and Hisaki Kato it is close to get four stars!

Hisaki Kato entered this fight with a professional mma record of 5-1-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.75 middleweight in the world. He has fought twice in 2015 losing to Henrique Shiguemoto but then he has beat Joe Schilling with one of the best knockouts of the year (=Schilling vs Kato).
His opponent, Melvin Manhoef, has an official record of 29-12-1 (93% ko/tko victory rate) and he entered as the No.59 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive defeats: against Joe Schilling (=Manhoef vs Schilling) and Alexander Shlemenko (overturned in a no-contest after the Russian tested positive, Shlemenko vs Manhoef). Manhoef vs Kato is the main event of Bellator 146. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Cris Cyborg Justino vs Cat Zingano full fight Video Bellator 300 – 2023

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Fight rated with 3 stars: good fight or nice koReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-10-07, good pace with some nice exchanges: the mma match Cris Cyborg Justino vs Cat Zingano gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2023).
Zingano vs Cyborg is scheduled to take place Saturday, October 7th, at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego (California, United States), in a 5-round women’s featherweight (145 lbs, 66 kg) bout; it is valid for the Bellator women’s featherweight world championship and it is on the undercard of Usman Nurmagomedov vs Brent Primus – Bellator 300. Watch the video and rate this fight!

 

Michael Page vs Shinsho Anzai full fight Video Bellator 237 – 2019

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-29, nice exchanges between Michael ‘Venom’ Page and Shinsho Anzai: it gets three stars.

The freestyle kickboxer Michael Page entered this fight with a mma record of 16-1-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.42 welterweight in the world. He suffered his first loss against Douglas Lima in May (Douglas Lima vs Michael Page), but then he has beat Richard Kiely (Michael Page vs Richard Kiely) and Giovanni Melillo (Michael Page vs Giovanni Melillo).
His opponent, Shinsho Anzai, has a record of 11-3-0 (64% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.209 in the same weight class. He lost to Jake Matthews last year but he came back to win against Yoichiro Sato in 2019. MVP vs Anzai is on the undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Quinton Rampage Jackson – Bellator 237 (Bellator & Rizin: Japan). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 MMA fight – Melvin Manhoef vs Kent Kauppinen – full fight Video Bellator 223

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-22, disappointing fight between Melvin Manhoef and Kent Kauppinen: it gets two stars.

The 43-year-old Melvin Manhoef entered this fight with a pro mma record of 30-14-1 (93% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 8, 2017 when he was defeated by Rafael Carvalho (Rafael Carvalho vs Melvin Manhoef 2); before this bout he had already lost to Carvalho in 2016 (Carvalho vs Manhoef I) and he had beat Hisaki Kato in 2015 (Hisaki Kato vs Melvin Manhoef).
His opponent, Kent Kauppinen, has a record of 11-4-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.79 light heavyweight. He fought three times last year losing twice, against Fabian Edwards and Walter Gahadza, but then he defeated Alessio Sakara. Manhoef vs Kauppinen is on the undercard of Gegard Mousasi vs Rafael Lovato Jr – Bellator 223. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Douglas Lima vs Michael Page full fight Video Bellator 221 – 2019

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-05-11, Douglas Lima vs Michael Page gets three stars thanks to a good finish.

The black belt in Bjj and former Bellator Ww champion Douglas Lima entered this fight with a pro mma record of 30-7-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 welterweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Rory MacDonald (Douglas Lima vs Rory MacDonald) and beating Andrey Koreshkov in their third bout (Douglas Lima vs Andrey Koreshkov 3).
His opponent, the undefeated freestyle kickboxer Michael Page, has a perfect record of 14-0-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class. In his last three fights MVP (Michael ‘Venom’ Page) has won over Fernando Gonzalez (Michael Page vs Fernando Gonzalez), David Rickels (Michael Page vs David Rickels) and Paul Daley (Michael Page vs Paul Daley). Page vs Lima is the semi-final of the Bellator welterweight world grand prix tournament; undercard of Michael Chandler vs Patricio Freire – Bellator 221. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva 4 full fight Video Bellator – 2018

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-29, disappointing fight between Quinton Rampage Jackson and Wanderlei Silva 4: it gets two stars.

The former Ufc and Bellator light-Hw tournament (season 10) champion Quinton Rampage Jackson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 37-13-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.37 heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Muhammed King Mo Lawal in their rematch (Rampage vs Lawal II) and with Chael Sonnen (Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Chael Sonnen); before these two bouts he had beat Satoshi Ishii (Jackson vs Ishii).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo and former Pride Mw and International Vale Tudo light-Hw champ Wanderlei Silva, has a record of 35-13-1 (80% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 24, 2017 when he was defeated by Chael Sonnen (Chael Sonnen vs Wanderlei Silva); before this fight, in 2013, he had beat Brian Stann (4-stars fight, Silva vs Stann). In their previous fights Wanderlei had won twice, in 2003 and 2004 while Quinton Jackson had beat the Brazilian in 2008; Rampage vs Silva 4 is on the undercard of Gegard Mousasi vs Rory MacDonald – Bellator 206. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 MMA fight – Rafael Carvalho vs Melvin Manhoef 2 – full fight Video Bellator 176

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-08, good fight between Rafael Carvalho and Melvin Manhoef 2: it gets three stars.

The Bellator Mw champion Rafael Carvalho entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-1-0 (77% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.25 middleweight in the world. He suffered his only loss at his pro mma debut in 2011, against Julio Cesar Araujo Fernandes, since then he has won 13 consecutive bouts beating Brandon Halsey (=Halsey vs Carvalho) and Melvin Manhoef in his last two (=Carvalho vs Manhoef I).
His opponent, the 40-year-old Melvin Manhoef (10 years older than Carvalho), has an official record of 30-13-1 (93% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.44 in the same weight class. Before losing to Carvalho, Manhoef had beat Hisaki Kato (=Kato vs Manhoef). Rafael Carvalho vs Melvin Manhoef 2, main event of Bellator 176, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Carvalho’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 MMA fight – Hisaki Kato vs Ralek Gracie – full fight Video Bellator 170

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1 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-21, boring fight between Hisaki Kato and Ralek Gracie: it gets one star!

The black belt in karate Hisaki Kato entered this fight with a mma record of 7-2-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.66 middleweight in the world. He lost to Melvin Manhoef in 2015 (=Kato vs Manhoef) but he came back to win in 2016 against Yuta Watanabe and AJ Matthews.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ralek Gracie, has an official record of 3-0-0 (67% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since May 29, 2010 when he defeated Kazushi Sakuraba. Hisaki Kato vs Ralek Gracie is on the undercard of Tito Ortiz vs Chael Sonnen – Bellator 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Joe Schilling vs Hisaki Kato 2 – full fight Video Bellator 157

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-24, tough fight with a spectacular finish: Hisaki Kato vs Joe Schilling 2 is very close to get four stars!

The former Glory and Wbc muay thai champion Joe Schilling entered this fight with a professional record of 19-8-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 cruiserweight in the world. He has already fought twice in 2016 beating Mike Lemaire (=Schilling vs Lemaire) and losing to Jason Wilnis (=Schilling vs Wilnis 2).
His opponent, the black belt in kudo Hisaki Kato, is at his professional kickboxing debut but he has a mma record of 6-2-0 (2 knockouts). He had won over Schilling in their first mma fight last year (4-stars-fight Schilling vs Kato I) but then he lost to Melvin Manhoef (=Kato vs Manhoef); he came back to win in 2016 against Yuta Watanabe. Schilling vs Kato 2 is on the undercard of Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Satoshi Ishii – Bellator 157. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Rafael Carvalho vs Melvin Manhoef – full fight Video Bellator 155

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-20, disappointing fight between Rafael Carvalho and Melvin Manhoef: it gets two stars.

The Bellator Mw champion Rafael Carvalho entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-1-0 (83% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he is ranked as the No.18 middleweight in the world. He suffered his only loss at his pro mma debut in 2011, against Julio Cesar Araujo Fernandes, since then he has won 12 consecutive bouts beating Joe Schilling (=Schilling vs Carvalho) and Brandon Halsey in 2015 (=Halsey vs Carvalho).
His opponent, the 40-year-old Melvin Manhoef (11 years older than Carvalho) , has an official record of 30-12-1 (93% ko/tko victory rate – he has also never won by submission) and he entered as the No.42 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2014 and 2015, against Joe Schilling (=Manhoef vs Schilling) and Alexander Shlemenko (result overturned in a no-contest after the Russian tested positive for anabolic steroids, Shlemenko vs Manhoef), but then he defeated Hisaki Kato (=Kato vs Manhoef). Carvalho vs Manhoef, main event of the Bellator 155, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Carvalho’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!