Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-23, some good exchanges between Jussier Formiga da Silva and Deiveson Figueiredo but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Bjj and judo Jussier Formiga da Silva entered this fight with a record of 22-5-0 (45% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.3 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Henry Cejudo). He lost to Ray Borg in 2017 (Formiga vs Borg) but then he has won three fights beating Ben Nguyen (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Ben Nguyen) and Sergio Pettis in 2018 (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Sergio Pettis).
His opponent, the undefeated Deiveson Figueiredo, has a perfect mma record of 15-0-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. ‘Daico’ Figueiredo fought twice last year defeating Joseph Morales (Deiveson Figueiredo vs Joseph Morales) and John Moraga (John Moraga vs Deiveson Figueiredo). Formiga vs Figueiredo is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis – UFC Fight Night 148 (UFC on ESPN+ 6). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, nice exchanges between Edson Barboza and Dan Hooker: it gets three stars.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-6-0 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 lightweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against current #1 Ufc Lw champ Khabib Nurmagomedov (Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Edson Barboza) and Kevin Lee (Edson Barboza vs Kevin Lee); before these two bouts he had beat Beneil Dariush (4-stars fight, Barboza vs Dariush).
His opponent, Dan Hooker, has a record of 17-7-0 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He lost to Jason Knight in 2016 but then he has won four bouts beating Jim Miller (Jim Miller vs Dan Hooker) and Gilbert Burns in 2018. Barboza vs Hooker is on the undercard of Kevin Lee vs Al Iaquinta 2 – UFC on Fox 31. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-02, nice exchanges between Junior dos Santos and Tai Tuivasa: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Junior dos Santos entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-5-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). ‘Cigano’ dos Santos lost the rematch with Stipe Miocic last year (Stipe Miocic vs Junior dos Santos 2) but he came back to win in July 2018 against Blagoy Ivanov (Junior dos Santos vs Blagoy Ivanov).
His opponent, the undefeated Tai Tuivasa, has a perfect record of 8-0-0 (88% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2018 winning over Cyril Asker (Tai Tuivasa vs Cyril Asker) and Andrei Arlovski (Andrei Arlovski vs Tai Tuivasa). JDS dos Santos vs Tuivasa is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 142. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-02, pretty good fight between Mauricio Shogun Rua and Tyson Pedro: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj, former Pride Mw and Ufc light-Hw champion Mauricio Shogun Rua entered this fight with a mma record of 25-11-0 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Anthony Smith (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Anthony Smith); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Gian Villante (Mauricio Rua vs Gian Villante).
His opponent, the black belt in Japanese jiu-jitsu and kempo Tyson Pedro, has an official record of 7-2-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.36 in the same weight class but he lost two ouy of his last three fights, against Ilir Latifi (Ilir Latifi vs Tyson Pedro) and Ovince St Preux (Ovince St Preux vs Tyson Pedro); between these two bouts he beat Saparbek Safarov (Tyson Pedro vs Saparbek Safarov). Shogun Rua vs Pedro is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa – UFC Fight Night 142. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-03, disappointing fight between Jack Marshman and Karl Roberson: it gets two stars.
Jack Marshman entered this fight with a professional record of 22-7-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.56 middleweight in the world. He fought three times last year losing twice, against Thiago Santos (Thiago Santos vs Jack Marshman) and Antonio Carlos Jr, but between these two bouts he beat Ryan Janes.
His opponent, Karl Roberson, has a mma record of 6-1-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.106 in the same weight class but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Cezar Ferreira in May; before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Darren Stewart. Marshman vs Roberson is on the undercard of Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis – UFC 230. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-10-06, disappointing fight between Jussier Formiga da Silva and Sergio Pettis: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Bjj and judo Jussier Formiga da Silva entered this fight with a pro record of 21-5-0 (48% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.3 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Henry Cejudo). He lost to Ray Borg in 2017 (Formiga vs Borg) but then he has beat Ulka Sasaki (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Yuta Sasaki) and Ben Nguyen (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Ben Nguyen).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Sergio Pettis, has an official mma record of 17-3-0 (35% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Henry Cejudo last year (Henry Cejudo vs Sergio Pettis) but he came back to win in 2018 with Joseph Benavidez (Joseph Benavidez vs Sergio Pettis). Formiga vs Pettis is on the undercard of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor – UFC 229. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-22, good finish between Mauricio Rua and Anthony Smith: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj, former Pride Mw and Ufc light-Hw champion Mauricio Shogun Rua entered this fight with a professional mma record of 25-10-0 (84% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 11, 2017 when he defeated Gian Villante (Mauricio Rua vs Gian Villante). Before this bout he had suffered two consecutive losses in 2014, against Dan Henderson (Shogun vs Henderson 2) and Ovince St Preux (Shogun Rua vs St Preux), but then he has won three bouts.
His opponent, Anthony Smith, has an official record of 29-13-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 light heavyweight in the world. He has already fought twice in 2018 losing to Thiago Santos (Thiago Santos vs Anthony Smith) and beating Rashad Evans. Shogun vs Smith is the main event of UFC Fight Night 134. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-07, good fight between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The Ufc Hw champion Stipe Miocic entered this fight with a mma record of 18-2-0 (78% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Junior dos Santos in their first bout in 2014 (via unanimous decision, dos Santos vs Miocic), after this fight he has collected six victories winning the Ufc belt against Fabricio Werdum (Werdum vs Miocic) and defending it with Alistair Overeem (Miocic vs Overeem), Junior dos Santos in their second bout (Miocic vs dos Santos 2) and Francis Ngannou (Stipe Miocic vs Francis Ngannou).
His opponent, the former Strikeforce Hw and current Ufc light-Hw champ Daniel Cormier, has an official record of 20-1-0 (65% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.1 light heavyweight. ‘DC’ suffered his only loss against Jon Jones in their first fight in 2015 (Jones vs Cormier I), since then he has won five bouts beating Anderson Silva in 2016 (Cormier vs Silva), Anthony Johnson in 2017 (Cormier vs Johnson 2) and Volkan Oezdemir in 2018 (Daniel Cormier vs Volkan Oezdemir). In 2017 he had also faced Jon Jones for the second time losing via KO, but then the result was overturned in a no-contest since ‘Bones’ tested positive for Turinabol (Cormier vs Jones 2). Miocic vs Cormier, main event of Ufc 226, is valid for the Ufc heavyweight title (Miocic’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, good fight between Kelvin Gastelum and Ronaldo Souza: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The Tuf 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-3-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre). He fought three times in 2017 beating Vitor Belfort (then overturned in a no-contest after he tested positive for marijuana – Belfort vs Gastelum), losing to Chris Weidman (Weidman vs Gastelum) and defeating Michael Bisping (Michael Bisping vs Kelvin Gastelum).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, judo and former Strikeforce Mw champion Ronaldo Jacare Souza, has a record of 25-5-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He lost to Robert Whittaker last year (Jacare vs Whittaker) but he came back to win in 2018 with Derek Brunson (Ronaldo Jacare Souza vs Derek Brunson 2). Gastelum vs Jacare Souza is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Raquel Pennington – UFC 224. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, spectacular finish between Vitor Belfort and Lyoto Machida: this is one of the best mma fights of 2018 and it gets four stars!
The black belt in Bjj, judo and former Ufc Hw and light-Hw champion Vitor Belfort entered this fight with a pro record of 26-13-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 middleweight in the world. ‘The Phenom’ Belfort lost three consecutive fights between 2016 and 2017: with Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza (Belfort vs Jacare), Gegard Mousasi (Mousasi vs Belfort) and Kelvin Gastelum (then overturned in a no-contest because the American tested positive for marijuana, Belfort vs Gastelum), but then he has beat Nate Marquardt (Vitor Belfort vs Nate Marquardt).
His opponent, the black belt in karate, Bjj and former Ufc light-hw champion Lyoto Machida, has an official mma record of 23-8-0 (48% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. He also lost three consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2017, with Luke Rockhold (Machida vs Rockhold), Yoel Romero (Machida vs Romero) and Derek Brunson (Brunson vs Machida) but he came back to win in 2018 against Eryk Anders (Lyoto Machida vs Eryk Anders). Machida vs Belfort is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Raquel Pennington – UFC 224. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-23, some good exchanges between Jussier Formiga da Silva and Deiveson Figueiredo but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
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