2017 MMA fight – Cheick Kongo vs Oli Thompson – full fight Video Bellator 172

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-18, fight not particularly good between Cheick Kongo and Oli Thompson: it gets two stars.

The black belt in karate and kendo Cheick Kongo entered this fight with a professional record of 25-10-2 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal in 2015 (=Lawal vs Kongo) but then he has won three bouts beating Vinicius Queiroz (=Kongo vs Queiroz) and Tony Johnson in 2016 (=Kongo vs Johnson).
His opponent, the former Britain’s Strongest Man champion Oli Thompson, has a mma record of 17-9-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.50 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Matt Mitrione (=Mitrione vs Thompson). Cheick Kongo vs Oli Thompson is on the undercard of Josh Thomson vs Patricky Freire (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) – Bellator 172. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Matt Mitrione vs Oli Thompson – full fight Video Bellator 158

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-16, pretty good fight between Matt Mitrione and Oli Thompson: it gets three stars.

The black belt in karate Matt Mitrione entered this fight with a pro mma record of 10-5-0 (90% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.25 heavyweight in the world. He lost twice between 2015 and 2016, against Ben Rothwell (=Rothwell vs Mitrione) and Travis Browne (= Browne vs Mitrione), but he came back to win in his last fight against Carl Seumanutafa (=Mitrione vs Seumanutafa).
His opponent, Oli Thompson, has a record of 17-8-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.35 in the same weight class. He lost three times in 2014 but then he has won five consecutive fights. Mitrione vs Thompson is on the undercard of Paul Daley vs Douglas Lima – Bellator 158. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Mariusz Pudzianowski vs Oli Thompson – full fight Video KSW 27

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-17, something good in the first part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Mariusz Pudzianowski vs Oli Thompson gets two. The former World’s Strongest Man champion Mariusz Pudzianowski entered this fight with a pro mma record of 6-3-0 (66% finishing rate), last year he fought twice facing in both fights Sean McCorkle: Pudzian lost the first bout (=Pudzianowski vs McCorkle) but then he managed to win the rematch (=Pudzianowski vs McCorkle 2).
His opponent, Oli Thompson, has a record of 12-6-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is also a former strongman (Britain’s Strongest Man champion in 2006); he fought twice in the Ufc in 2012 but he lost both fights: against Shawn Jordan and Philip De Fries, since then he has won three out of his last five bouts. Pudzianowski vs Thompson is on the undercard of Mamed Khalidov vs Maiquel Falcao – KSW 27. Watch the video and rate this fight!