2018 MMA fight – Anthony Pettis vs Michael Chiesa – full fight Video UFC 226

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-07, pretty good finish between Anthony Pettis and Michael Chiesa: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in tae-kwon-do and former Ufc Lw champion Anthony Pettis entered this fight with a record of 20-7-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Eddie Alvarez) but he won just two out of his last seven bouts beating Jim Miller (Pettis vs Miller) and losing to Dustin Poirier in 2017 (Dustin Poirier vs Anthony Pettis).
His opponent, the Tuf winner Michael Chiesa, has a mma record of 14-3-0 (71% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. He beat Beneil Dariush in 2016 but then he was defeated by Kevin Lee in 2017 (Michael Chiesa vs Kevin Lee). Pettis vs Chiesa is on the undercard of Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier – UFC 226. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Raphael Assuncao vs Rob Font – fight Video UFC 226

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-07, fight not so exciting between Raphael Assuncao and Rob Font: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Raphael Assuncao entered this fight with a professional record of 26-5-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Ufc Bw champion TJ Dillashaw in 2016 (Dillashaw vs Assuncao 2) but then he has defeated Aljamain Sterling (Sterling vs Assuncao), Marlon Moraes (Moraes vs Assuncao) and Matthew Lopez (Raphael Assuncao vs Matthew Lopez).
His opponent, Rob Font, has a mma record of 15-3-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Pedro Munhoz last year (Munhoz vs Font) but he came back to win with Thomas Almeida in 2018 (Thomas Almeida vs Rob Font). Assuncao vs Font is on the undercard of Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier – UFC 226. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Gokhan Saki vs Khalil Rountree full fight Video UFC 226 – 2018

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-07, good finish between Gokhan Saki and Khalil Rountree: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The former Glory light-Hw kickboxing champion Gokhan Saki entered this fight with a professional mma record of 1-1-0 (100% finishing rate) but he has kickboxing record of 83-12-0 (59 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.78 light heavyweight in the world. He debuted in mixed martial arts in 2004 but he lost to James Zikic via tko; then he fought in 2017 beating Henrique da Silva (4-stars fight, Gokhan Saki vs Henrique da Silva).
His opponent, Khalil Rountree Jr, has an official record of 6-2-0 (67% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.71 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2016, against Andrew Sanchez and Tyson Pedro, but then he has collected two victories, over Daniel Jolly and Paul Craig, and one no-contest with Michał Oleksiejczuk. Saki vs Rountree is on the undercard of Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier – UFC 226. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Uriah Hall vs Paulo Costa full fight Video UFC 226 – 2018

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-07, nice and tough exchanges between Uriah Hall and Paulo Henrique Costa: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in karate Uriah Hall entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-8-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 middleweight in the world. He suffered three consecutive defeats between 2015 and 2016, against Robert Whittaker (Hall vs Whittaker), Derek Brunson (Hall vs Brunson) and Gegard Mousasi (Mousasi vs Hall 2) but he came back to win in 2017 with Krzysztof Jotko (Krzysztof Jotko vs Uriah Hall).
His opponent, the undefeated Paulo Henrique Borrachinha Costa, has a perfect record of 11-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. Paulo Costa fought three times last year winning over Garreth McLellan, Oluwale Bamgbose (Paulo Costa vs Bamgbose) and Johny Hendricks (Johny Hendricks vs Paulo Costa). Hall vs Costa is on the undercard of Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier – UFC 226. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Brad Katona vs Jay Cucciniello – fight Video UFC Tuf 27 Finale

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-06, some good single shots between Brad Katona and Jay Cucciniello but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

Both undefeated, ‘Superman’ Brad Katona entered this fight with a perfect record of 6-0-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.81 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, Jay Cucciniello, has an official mma record of 7-0-0 (100% finishing rate). Both fighters fought twice in 2017: Katona defeated Austin Ryan and Stephen Cervantes while Cucciniello beat Daniel Requeijo and Wesley Hawkey. Katona vs Cucciniello is the final of The Ultimate Fighter 27 Featherweight tournament; undercard of Brad Tavares vs Israel Adesanya – UFC Tuf 27 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Michael Trizano vs Joe Giannetti – fight Video UFC Tuf 27 Finale

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-06, good exchanges between Michael Trizano and Joe Giannetti: it gets three stars.

Both undefeated and with same record Michael Trizano entered this fight with a pro mma record of 6-0-0 (67% finishing rate) while his opponent, Joe Giannetti, has a record of 6-0-0 (83% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko). Both fighters fought four times in 2017: Trizano beat Tim Kunkel, Eddie Lenoci, James Gonzalez and Mike Otwell while Giannetti defeated Alex Dolan, Jay Ellis, Vince McGuinness and Keenan Raymond. Trizano vs Giannetti is the final of The Ultimate Fighter 27 Lightweight tournament; undercard of Brad Tavares vs Israel Adesanya – UFC Tuf 27 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Brad Tavares vs Israel Adesanya – fight Video UFC Tuf 27 Finale

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-06, pretty good fight between Israel Adesanya and Brad Tavares: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Brad Tavares entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-0 (41% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 middleweight in the world. He lost to Robert Whittaker in 2015 (Tavares vs Whittaker) but then he has won four consecutive bouts beating Thales Leites and Krzysztof Jotko in his last two (Brad Tavares vs Krzysztof Jotko).
His opponent, the undefeated former Glory kickboxing fighter Israel Adesanya, has a perfect record of 13-0-0 (92% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.46 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2018 winning over Rob Wilkinson and Martin Vettori (Israel Adesanya vs Marvin Vettori). Tavares vs Adesanya is the main event of UFC Tuf 27 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Saad Awad vs Ryan Couture – full fight Video Bellator 201

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-06-29, pretty good finish between Saad Awad and Ryan Couture but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

Saad Awad entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-9-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.46 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Ryan Couture (son of former UFC champ Randy Couture), has a record of 11-5-0 (64% finishing rate). Both fighters lost their last bout in 2016: Awad was defeated by Brennan Ward but then he has beat Ryan Quinn, Zach Freeman and JJ Ambrose while Couture lost to Goiti Yamauchi and he came back to win in 2017 with Haim Gozali. Awad vs Couture is on the undercard of Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs Alejandra Lara – Bellator 201. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs Alejandra Lara – full fight Video Bellator 201

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-06-29, disappointing fight between Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Alejandra Lara: it gets two stars.

The Bellator champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 7-0-0 (71% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.14 womens’ flyweight in the world. She fought twice last year winning over Jessica Middleton and Emily Ducote.
Her opponent, Alejandra Lara, has an official record of 7-1-0 (86% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.41 in the same weight class. She suffered her only loss when she faced Sabina Mazo in 2015, since then she has beat Janeth Alvarado, Lina Franco Rodriguez and Lena Ovchynnikova. Macfarlane vs Lara, main event of Bellator 201, is valid for the Bellator Women’s flyweight title (Macfarlane’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best of MMA: Ranking of the best mma Fights of the Year 2018 by ATBF

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‘Best of Mma’, is the annual ranking of the best mma fights of the year 2018 (best Ufc fights and other promotions), matches rated by AllTheBestFights.

Clicking on the names of the fighters you can watch and rate the video of the fight (if it is available on the web) and read some info about it. However, you do not find a link for all the mma matches because we create a single post just for the 4 and 5 stars fights or for the most important ones.

Comment this post if you want to suggest your favorite mma fight and to help us creating the best mma ranking of all the most spectacular fights!