Review: 2013-09-21, pretty good fight between Roman Gonzalez and Francisco Rodriguez but the ending and the referee were embarassing: two stars. The undefeated Roman Gonzalez (35-0-0, 29 KOs=83%) entered as the No.1 light flyweight in the world while Francisco Rodriguez Jr (11-1-0, 9 KOs=82%) entered as the No.24 flyweight. ‘El Chocolatito’ Gonzalez vs Rodriguez Jr is the main event of the evening. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-21, fight not particularly good between Juan Carlos Sanchez Jr and Darwin Zamora: it gets two stars. Juan Carlos Sanchez Jr (16-1-1, 8 KOs) entered as the No.2 super flyweight in the world while Darwin Zamora (21-8-1, 18 KOs) entered as the No.77 flyweight. Sanchez vs Zamora is on the undercard of Roman Gonzalez vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-21, great fight with a spectacular finish: Mitch Gagnon vs Dustin Kimura gets three stars (UFC Submission of the Night). Mitch Gagnon (9-2-0, 100% finishing rate=only submissions) entered as the No.50 bantamweight in the world while the undefeated Dustin Kimura (10-0-0, 90% finishing rate) entered as the No.60 featherweight. Gagnon vs Kimura is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson – UFC 165. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-21, the fight between Derry Mathews and Curtis Woodhouse gets three stars thanks to a spectacular finish. Derry Mathews ranked as the No.44 lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 33-8-2 (18 knockouts) while Curtis Woodhouse had a record of 19-5-0 (13 knockouts). Mathews vs Woodhouse is valid for the Commonwealth (British Empire) lightweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-21, close fight thanks to a great performance and some good single shots by both Jon Jones and Gustafsson but without ground game it is very difficult to give more than three stars. However the fight won UFC Fight of the Night honors and it is really possible to see a rematch since Jones and Gustafsson proved they are the two best light heavyweight fighters in the world! Jon ‘Bones’ Jones (18-1-0, 83% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world while Alexander Gustafsson (15-1-0, 80% finishing rate) entered as the No.6. Jon Jones vs Gustafsson, main event of UFC 165, is valid for the UFC light heavyweight title (Jones’ sixth defense); they also faced each other a second time on December 29, 2018 (Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-21, Renan Barao vs Eddie Wineland gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Knockout of the Night). Renan “Barao” Pegado (30-1-0, 67% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 bantamweight in the world while Eddie Wineland (20-8-1, 75% finishing rate) entered as the No.8. Barao vs Wineland is valid for the UFC interim bantamweight title (Barao’s second defense); undercard of Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson – UFC 165. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-21, good fight with a spectacular finish: Brendan Schaub vs Matt Mitrione gets three stars. Brendan Schaub (9-3-0, 78% finishing rate) entered as the No.21 heavyweight in the world while Matt Mitrione (6-2-0, 83% finishing rate) entered as the No.32 (curiously both fighters have never won by submission). Schaub vs Mitrione is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson – UFC 165. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-21, the fight between Costas Philippou and Francis Carmont was not so good: it gets two stars. Costas Philippou (12-2-0, 58% finishing rate) entered as the No.9 middleweight in the world while Francis Carmont (21-7-0, 77% finishing rate) entered as the No.18. Philippou vs Carmont is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson – UFC 165. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-21, pretty good fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Pat Healy but it is not enough to get three stars. The undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov (20-0-0, 70% finishing rate) entered as the No.10 lightweight in the world while Pat Healy (29-16-0, 73% finishing rate) entered as the No.14 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Anthony Pettis). Nurmagomedov vs Pat Healy is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson – UFC 165. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-21, the pace was not so high but we like toe-to-toe fights: Dereck Chisora vs Edmund Gerber gets three stars. Dereck Chisora (17-4-0, 11 KOs) entered as the No.11 heavyweight in the world while Edmund Gerber (23-1-0, 14 KOs) entered as the No.38. Chisora vs Gerber is valid for the vacant EBU (European) heavyweight title; undercard of Billy Joe Saunders vs John Ryder. Watch the video!
