Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-29, some good exchanges between Tony Johnson and Raphael Butler but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
Tony Johnson entered this fight with a mma record of 9-2-0 (44% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.21 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Chris Lokteff (via split decision) but then he has won over Robert Neal and Alexander Volkov (=Volkov vs Johnson).
His opponent, Raphael Butler, has an official record of 9-1-1 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.72 in the same weight class. His only loss occurred in 2014, against Javy Ayala (=Ayala vs Butler), after this bout he came back to win in 2015 beating Josh Diekmann (=Diekmann vs Butler). Johnson vs Butler is on the undercard of Paul Daley vs Andy Uhrich – Bellator 148. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-29, Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire vs Ryan Couture gets three stars thanks to a good finish of the fight.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Patricky Freire entered this fight with a professional record of 14-7-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.47 lightweight in the world. He fought twice last year beating Saad Awad (=Freire vs Awad) but then he lost to Derek Anderson (via split decision, Freire vs Anderson 2).
His opponent, Ryan Couture, has a mma record of 10-3-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.98 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses in 2013, but then he has won four bouts defeating Dakota Cochrane in his last one (=Couture vs Cochrane). ‘Pitbull’ Freire vs Couture is on the undercard of Paul Daley vs Andy Uhrich – Bellator 148. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-29, good start between Paul Bradley and Chris Honeycutt: it gets three stars.
Paul Bradley entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-6-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.45 welterweight in the world while his opponent, the undefeated Chris Honeycutt, has a record of 6-0-0 (83% finishing rate). Their first fight, held in 2015, ended in a no-contest after an accidental clash of heads between the two fighters; this second fight is on the undercard of Paul Daley vs Andy Uhrich – Bellator 148. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-29, pretty good finish between Paul Daley and Andy Uhrich: this fight gets three stars.
Paul Daley entered this fight with a professional mma record of 37-13-2 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.42 welterweight in the world while his opponent, Andy Uhrich, has an official record of 11-5-0 (55% finishing rate). Daley suffered his last loss in 2013, against Alexander Yakovlev, but then he has won four consecutive bouts beating Dennis Olson (=Daley vs Olson), while Uhrich suffered two consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014 and then he has won three fights. ‘Semtex’ Daley vs Uhrich is the main event of Bellator 148. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-10, very boring fight between Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Juliana Velasquez: it gets one star (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020). Both undefeated, the Bellator Flw champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 11-0-0 (73% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.8 women’s flyweight in the world while her opponent, Juliana Velasquez, has an official record of 10-0-0 (50% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. In their last three fights Macfarlane has won over Valerie Letourneau (Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs Valerie Letourneau), Veta Arteaga (Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs Veta Arteaga) and Kate Jackson while Velasquez has beat Alejandra Lara, Kristina Williams and Bruna Ellen. Velasquez vs Macfarlane, main event of the Bellator 254, is valid for the Bellator women’s flyweight title (Macfarlane’s fifth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-11-19, great finish between Darrion Caldwell and AJ McKee: it gets three stars.
The undefeated AJ McKee entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 16-0-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 featherweight in the world. In his last three fights he has won over Pat Curran, Georgi Karakhanyan and Derek Campos.
His opponent, the former Bellator Bw champion Darrion Caldwell, has an official record of 15-3-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2018 and 2019, both against Kyoji Horiguchi (Darrion Caldwell vs Kyoji Horiguchi I and Kyoji Horiguchi vs Darrion Caldwell II), but then he has beat Henry Corrales and Adam Borics (Darrion Caldwell vs Adam Borics). Caldwell vs McKee, main event of Bellator 253, is the semi-final of the Bellator featherweight World Grand Prix tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-01, fight not so exciting between Rafael Lovato Jr and Chris Honeycutt: it gets two stars.
Chris Honeycutt entered this fight with a pro record of 10-1-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.46 middleweight in the world. He suffered his only loss last year when he faced Paul Bradley in their rematch (=Bradley vs Honeycutt 2), after this bout he has won four fights beating Kevin Casey in 2017.
His opponent, the undefeated black belt in Bjj and former world jiu jitsu champion Rafael Lovato Jr, has a perfect record of 6-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.68 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2017 winning over Charles Hackmann and Mike Rhodes. Lovato vs Honeycutt is on the undercard of Julia Budd vs Arlene Blencowe 2 – Bellator 189. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-18, Josh Thomson vs Patricky Freire gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Strikeforce Lw champion Josh Thomson entered this fight with a mma record of 22-8-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.31 lightweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2014 and 2015, the last one against Tony Ferguson (=Thomson vs Ferguson), but then he has won over Mike Bronzoulis (=Thomson vs Bronzoulis) and Pablo Villaseca (=Thomson vs Villaseca).
His opponent, Patricky Freire (black belt in Bjj as well), has an official record of 16-8-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class. ‘Pitbull’ fought three times last year winning over Ryan Couture (=Freire vs Couture) and Kevin Souza (=Freire vs Souza) but then he lost to Michael Chandler (=Chandler vs Freire 2). Patricky Freire vs Josh Thomson is the main event of Bellator 172 (on the original fight card the main event was Fedor Emelianenko vs Matt Mitrione but the American has forced to withdraw from the bout due to ill health). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-16, disappointing fight between Cheick Kongo and Tony Johnson: it gets two stars.
The black belt in karate, kendo and Bellator Hw tournament winner (season 9) Cheick Kongo entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-10-2 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal last year (=Lawal vs Kongo) but then he has won over Alexander Volkov (=Kongo vs Volkov) and Vinicius Queiroz (=Kongo vs Queiroz).
His opponent, Tony Johnson, has an official record of 10-2-0 (50% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. He suffered his last defeat when he faced Chris Lokteff in 2013, since then he has won three bouts beating Raphael Butler in 2016 (=Johnson vs Butler). Kongo vs Johnson is the main event of Bellator 161. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-16, fight not so exciting between Paul Daley and Douglas Lima: it gets two stars.
Paul Daley entered this fight with a professional mma record of 38-13-2 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.47 welterweight in the world. He lost to Alexander Yakovlev in 2013 but since then he has won five bouts beating Andy Uhrich in his last one (=Daley vs Uhrich).
His opponent, the former Bellator Ww champion Douglas Lima, has an official record of 26-6-0 (88% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class but he comes off the defeat against Andrey Koreshkov (=Lima vs Koreshkov). ‘Semtex’ Daley vs Lima is the main event of the Bellator 158. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-29, some good exchanges between Tony Johnson and Raphael Butler but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-10, very boring fight between Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Juliana Velasquez: it gets one star (take a look at our ranking of the 
