Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-17, pretty good finish between Brandon Halsey and John Salter but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The former Bellator Mw champion Brandon Halsey entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 middleweight in the world. He fought twice last year beating Kendall Grove (=Halsey vs Grove) and losing to Rafael Carvalho (=Halsey vs Carvalho).
His opponent, John Salter, has an official record of 11-3-0 (100% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since January 16, 2015 when he defeated Dustin Jacoby. Halsey vs Salter is on the undercard of Marcos Galvao vs Eduardo Dantas 2 – Bellator 156. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-17, disappointing fight between Marcos Galvao and Eduardo Dantas: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and current Bellator champion Marcos Galvao entered this fight with a record of 17-6-1 (29% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Eduardo Dantas in their first fight in 2013 (=Dantas vs Galvao I), since then he has won four bouts beating Joe Warren in his last one (=Warren vs Galvao 2).
His opponent, the former Bellator Bw champion Eduardo Dantas, has a mma record of 17-4-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Dominick Cruz). ‘Dudu’ Dantas lost to Joe Warren in 2014 (=Dantas vs Warren) but he came back to win in 2015 against Mike Richman (=Dantas vs Richman). ‘Loro’ Galvao vs Dantas 2, main event of the Bellator 156, is valid for the Bellator bantamweight title (Galvao’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-04-22, pretty good finish but the rest of the match was not so exciting: the mma fight Juliana Velasquez vs Liz Carmouche gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2022).
Carmouche vs Velasquez is the main event of Bellator 278 and it is valid for the Bellator MMA women’s flyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-10, pretty good finish between Linton Vassell and Ronny Markes but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020). Linton Vassell entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-8-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 heavyweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2019, the last one with Valentin Moldavsky (Linton Vassell vs Valentin Moldavsky) but he came back to win against Sergei Kharitonov in November 2019 (Sergei Kharitonov vs Linton Vassell).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ronny Markes, has a record of 19-7-0 (63% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 6, 2019 when he defeated Sigi Pesaleli; before this bout, in 2018, he had lost to Sean O’Connell and Brandon Halsey. Markes vs Vassell is on the undercard of Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs Juliana Velasquez – Bellator 254. 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, pretty good fight between Benson Henderson and Jason Jackson: it gets three stars.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do, Bjj and former Ufc Lw champ Benson Henderson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 28-9-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 lightweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Michael Chandler (Michael Chandler vs Benson Henderson 2); before this bout, in 2019, he had beat Adam Piccolotti (Benson Henderson vs Adam Piccolotti) and Myles Jury (Benson Henderson vs Myles Jury).
His opponent, Jason Jackson, has a record of 12-4-0 (58% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.71 welterweight. He lost to Ed Ruth last year but then he has won over Kiichi Kunimoto and Jordan Mein. Jackson vs Henderson is on the undercard of AJ McKee vs Darrion Caldwell – Bellator 253. 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: 2020-11-12, nice and tough exchanges between Daniel Weichel and Emmanuel Sanchez 2: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Bjj, Bellator Fw tournament winner (season ten) and former M-1 Global Lw champion Daniel Weichel entered this fight with a pro mma record of 40-11-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 featherweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2018, against Patricio Freire (Patricio Freire vs Daniel Weichel) and Goiti Yamauchi (Daniel Weichel vs Goiti Yamauchi), but he came back to win against Saul Rogers in 2019.
His opponent, the black belt in karate Emmanuel Sanchez, has a record of 19-4-0 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. He was also defeated by Patricio Freire in 2018 (Patricio Freire vs Emmanuel Sanchez), but then he has won over Georgi Karakhanyan (Emmanuel Sanchez vs Georgi Karakhanyan 2) and Tywan Claxton. In their first fight Weichel defeated Sanchez via split decision (July 22, 2016 – Daniel Weichel vs Emmanuel Sanchez I); this second bout is the quarter-final of the Bellator Fw World Grand Prix and it is on the undercard of Patricio Freire vs Pedro Carvalho – Bellator 252. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-11-12, close fight but not so exciting: Yaroslav Amosov vs Logan Storley gets two stars. Both undefeated, the three-time world champion in sambo Yaroslav Amosov entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 24-0-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.51 welterweight in the world while his opponent, Logan Storley, has an official record of 11-0-0 (73% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class. In their last three bouts Amosov has won over David Rickels, Ed Ruth (Ed Ruth vs Yaroslav Amosov) and Mark Lemminger while Storley has beat AJ Matthews, Ion Pascu and EJ Brooks. Storley vs Amosov is on the undercard of Patricio Freire vs Pedro Carvalho – Bellator 252. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-10-10, disappointing fight between Michael Page and Ross Houston: it gets two stars.
The freestyle kickboxer Michael ‘Venom’ Page entered this fight with a pro record of 17-1-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.41 welterweight in the world. He suffered his first loss against Douglas Lima last year (Douglas Lima vs Michael Page), but then he has beat Richard Kiely (Michael Page vs Richard Kiely), Giovanni Melillo (Michael Page vs Giovanni Melillo) and Shinsho Anzai (Michael Page vs Shinsho Anzai).
His opponent, the undefeated Ross Houston, has a perfect mma record of 8-0-0 (38% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 29, 2019 when he faced Nicolas Dalby; before this bout he had beat Stefano Paterno and Nathan Jones. Houston vs MVP is the main event of the Bellator 248 (also known as Bellator Paris). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-17, pretty good finish between Brandon Halsey and John Salter but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
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 
