Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-05, amazing and tough fight thanks to some tremendous exchanges and a good finish: John Lineker vs Francisco Rivera is a candidate for the mma fight of the year 2015 and it gets five stars (UFC Fight of the Night)!
John Lineker entered this fight with a professional mma record of 25-7-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, Francisco Rivera, has an official record of 11-4-0 (73% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. Both fighters lost in 2014: Lineker was defeated by Ali Bagautinov (=Lineker vs Bagautinov) but then he has won over Alptekin Ozkilic (=Lineker vs Ozkilic) and Ian McCall while Rivera lost to Takeya Mizugaki (=Mizugaki vs Rivera) and Urijah Faber (=Faber vs Rivera) but then he came back to win against Alex Caceres (=Rivera vs Caceres). Lineker vs Rivera is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs John Dodson 2 – UFC 191. Watch the video and rate this fight! Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-05, fight not so exciting between Demetrious Johnson and John Dodson: it gets two stars.
The Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-2-1 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world. ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Dominick Cruz (=Cruz vs Johnson), since then he has collected one draw and eight consecutive victories beating Kyoji Horiguchi in his last fight (=Demetrious Johnson vs Kyoji Horiguchi).
His opponent, the black belt in Gaidojutsu and TUF 14 Bw winner John Dodson, has an official record of 17-6-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. His last loss occurred in 2013 when he faced Johnson for the first time (=Johnson vs Dodson), after this bout he has won three fights winning over Zach Makovsky in his last one (=Dodson vs Makovsky). Johnson vs Dodson 2, main event of the Ufc 191, is valid for the Ufc flyweight title (Johnson’s seventh consecutive defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-05, fight not particularly good between Andrei Arlovski and Frank Mir: it gets two stars.
The former Ufc Hw champion Andrei Arlovski entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-10-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Fabricio Werdum). ‘The Pit-Bull’ Arlovski suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Anthony Johnson (=Arlovski vs Johnson), since then he has won five consecutive bouts beating Travis Browne in his last (one of the the best mma fights of the year 2015, Arlovski vs Browne).
His opponent, the black belt in American Kenpo and Bjj and former Ufc Hw champion as well, Frank Mir, has a record of 18-9-0 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He suffered four consecutive losses between 2012 and 2014 but then he came back to win in 2015 defeating Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Silva vs Mir) and Todd Duffee (4-stars fight, Mir vs Duffee). Arlovski vs Mir is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs John Dodson 2 – UFC 191. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-05, some good exchanges between Jan Blachowicz and Corey Anderson but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The former KSW light-hw champion Jan Blachowicz entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-4-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, the TUF 19 winner Corey Anderson, has a record of 5-1-0 (60% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.67 in the same weight class. Both fighters have lost their last bout: Blachowicz was defeated by Jimi Manuwa (=Blachowicz vs Manuwa) while Anderson lost to Gian Villante. Blachowicz vs Anderson is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs John Dodson 2 – UFC 191. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-05, pretty good finish between Anthony Johnson and Jimi Manuwa but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
Anthony Johnson entered this fight with a mma record of 19-5-0 (68% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He has already fought twice in 2015 beating Alexander Gustafsson (=Gustafsson vs Johnson) but then he lost to Daniel Cormier (bout valid for the vacant Ufc light-Hw title, Johnson vs Cormier).
His opponent, Jimi Manuwa, has an official record of 15-1-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 light heavyweight. He suffered his first professional loss in 2014, against Gustafsson (=Gustafsson vs Manuwa), but he came back to win in 2015 defeating Jan Blachowicz (=Blachowicz vs Manuwa). ‘Rumble’ Johnson vs Manuwa is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs John Dodson 2 – UFC 191. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-05, Paige VanZant vs Alex Chambers gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.
Paige VanZant entered this fight with a professional mma record of 5-1-0 (40% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.23 women’s strawweight in the world while her opponent, the black belt in karate Alex Chambers, has an official record of 5-2-0 (80% finishing rate). VanZant vs Chambers is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs John Dodson 2 – UFC 191. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-01-20, some good single shots but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis gets two stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
Du Plessis vs Strickland is scheduled to take place Saturday, January 20th, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto (Ontario, Canada), in a 5-round middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg) bout; it is the main event of UFC 297 and it is valid for the UFC middleweight championship (Strickland’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-02-25, nice and tough mma bout: John Lineker vs Fabricio Andrade 2 gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2023).
Andrade vs Lineker 2 is scheduled to take place Saturday, February 25th, at the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok (Thailand), in a 5-round featherweight (145 lbs, 66 kg) bout; it is the main event of ONE Fight Night 7 and it is valid for the vacant ONE bantamweight world championship. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-10-22, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Belal Muhammad vs Sean Brady gets two (UFC Performance of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2022).
Brady vs Muhammad is scheduled to take place Saturday, October 22nd, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), in a 3-round welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Charles Oliveira vs Islam Makhachev – UFC 280. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-10-22, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma match John Lineker vs Fabricio Andrade gets two (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2022).
Andrade vs Lineker is scheduled to take place Saturday, October 22nd, at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), in a 5-round featherweight (145 lbs, 66 kg) bout; it is the main event of ONE on Prime Video 3 (also known as ONE Fight Night 3). They also faced each other a second time on February 25th, 2023 (John Lineker vs Fabricio Andrade 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-05, amazing and tough fight thanks to some tremendous exchanges and a good finish: John Lineker vs Francisco Rivera is a candidate for the mma fight of the year 2015 and it gets five stars (UFC Fight of the Night)!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-01-20, some good single shots but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Sean Strickland vs Dricus Du Plessis gets two stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
