Review: 2014-10-04, fight not particularly exciting between Ilir Latifi and Jan Blachowicz: it gets two stars. Ilir Latifi entered this fight with a mma record of 9-3-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 light heavyweight in the world, he lost his Ufc debut fight in 2013, against Gegard Mousasi (=Mousasi vs Latifi), but he came back to win in 2014 beating Cyrille Diabate and Chris Dempsey.
His opponent, Jan Blachowicz, has a record of 17-3-0 (65% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 16, 2013 when he defeated Goran Reljic successfully defended his KSW light-Hw title (=Blachowicz vs Reljic). Latifi vs Blachowicz is on the undercard of Gunnar Nelson vs Rick Story – UFC FN 53. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-04, exciting finish between Niklas Backstrom and Mike Wilkinson: it is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The undefeated Niklas Backstrom entered this fight with a perfect record of 8-0-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 featherweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Max Coga and Tom Niinimaki (=Niinimaki vs Backstrom).
His opponent, Mike Wilkinson, has an official record of 8-1-0 (75% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 8, 2013 when he was defeated by Rony ‘Jason’ Mariano Bezerra (=Jason vs Wilkinson). Backstrom vs Wilkinson is on the undercard of Gunnar Nelson vs Rick Story – UFC FN 53. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-03, pretty good finish but the rest of the fight was boring: Kendall Grove vs Christian M’Pumbu gets two stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Kendall Grove entered this fight with a mma record of 20-14-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.71 middleweight in the world; he lost to Brett Cooper in his last bout (=Cooper vs Grove).
His opponent, the former Bellator light-Hw champion Christian M’Pumbu, has an official record of 18-6-1 (83% finishing rate) but he comes off three consecutive defeats: against Travis Wiuff (=Wiuff vs M’Pumbu), Attila Vegh (=M’pumbu vs Vegh) and Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson (=Rampage vs M’Pumbu). Grove vs M’Pumbu is on the undercard of Daniel Straus vs Justin Wilcox – Bellator 127. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-03, some good exchanges in the last part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Rob Emerson vs Rafael Silva gets two stars. The black belt in kyokushin karate Robert Emerson entered this fight with a mma record of 17-10-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Justin Salas, since then he has won five consecutive bouts, the last one against Joe Taimanglo.
His opponent, Rafael Silva, has an official record of 21-4-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.31 in the same weight class, he won the Bellator Bw tournament in 2013 but then he lost to Joe Warren on May 2014 (=Warren vs Silva). ‘Morcego’ Silva vs Emerson is on the undercard of Daniel Straus vs Justin Wilcox – Bellator 127. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-03, fight not particularly exciting between Fernando Gonzalez and Karo Parisyan: it gets two stars. Fernando Gonzalez entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-13-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.68 welterweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in Bjj and judo Karo Parisyan, has an official record of 24-10-0 (58% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.98 in the same weight class. Gonzalez vs Parisyan is on the undercard of Daniel Straus vs Justin Wilcox – Bellator 127. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-03, the fight between Daniel Straus and Justin Wilcox gets three stars thanks to a good finish. Daniel Straus entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-5-0 (36% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 featherweight in the world, he won the Bellator Fw title in his only fight of 2013, against Pat Curran (=Curran vs Straus 2 ) but on March 2014, in their third bout, he lost the belt (=Straus vs Curran 3).
His opponent, Justin Wilcox, has an official record of 14-6-0 (29% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.61 lightweight, he suffered his last defeat at the end of 2013 when he faced Patricio Freire (=Freire vs Wilcox) but he came back to win in 2014 beating Jason Fischer. Straus vs Wilcox is the main event of Bellator 127. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-30, disappointing fight between Trevor Prangley and Maxim Grishin: it gets two stars. The 42-year-old Trevor Prangley (12 years older than Grishin) entered this fight with a professional mma record of 33-10-1 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.33 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Vyacheslav Vasilevsky in Russia, after that bout he came back to win beating Jared Torgeson twice (fights valid for the KOTC light-Hw title).
His opponent, Maxim Grishin, has an official record of 17-6-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class, the last time he lost was in 2011, against Kenny Garner (=Garner vs Grishin), since then he has won five consecutive bouts (the last one against Rodney Wallace). Prangley vs Grishin is the main event of “Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 17”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-27, pretty good finish between Demetrious Johnson and Chris Cariaso but it is not enough to get three stars. The Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-2-1 (55% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Dominick Cruz for the Ufc Bw title (=Cruz vs Johnson), after that bout he moved down in weight class and he collected one draw and six consecutive wins; ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson has already fought in 2014 successfully defending his belt against Ali Bagautinov (=Johnson vs Bagautinov).
His opponent, Chris Cariaso, has an official record of 17-5-0 (29% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class, he suffered two consecutive defeats between 2012 and 2013, against John Moraga (=Moraga vs Cariaso) and Jussier ‘Formiga’ da Silva, but then he came back to win defeating Iliarde Santos in 2013; he has fought twice in 2014 beating Danny Martinez and Louis Smolka (=Cariaso vs Smolka). Johnson vs Cariaso, main event of Ufc 178, is valid for the Ufc flyweight title (Johnson’s fifth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-27, good fight between Donald Cerrone and Eddie Alvarez: it gets three stars. Donald Cerrone entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-6-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis), he suffered his last defeat last year when he faced Rafael dos Anjos (=Cerrone vs dos Anjos), after that bout he has won four consecutive fights, three in 2014: against Adriano Martins (=Cerrone vs Martins), Edson Barboza (=Cerrone vs Barboza) and Jim Miller (=Cerrone vs Miller).
His opponent, the former Bellator Lw champion Eddie Alvarez, has a record of 25-3-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he suffered his last loss in 2011 when he faced for the first time Michael Chandler (4-stars-fight Chandler vs Alvarez I), since then he has fought and won three consecutive bouts and in his last fight he took revenge on Chandler (but it was a controversial decision Chandler vs Alvarez II). ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone vs Alvarez is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Chris Cariaso – UFC 178. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-27, some good single shots between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor but it is not enough to get three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Dustin Poirier entered this fight with a mma record of 16-3-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 featherweight in the world; he suffered his last defeat in his first fight of 2013, against Cub Swanson (=Swanson vs Poirier) but then he won three consecutive bouts, the last one in 2014 against Akira Corassani (=Poirier vs Corassani).
His opponent, Conor McGregor, has an official record of 15-2-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Joseph Duffy at Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 39, since then he has won 11 consecutive fights, the last one against Diego Brandao (=McGregor vs Brandao). Poirier vs McGregor is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Chris Cariaso – UFC 178; they also faced each other a second time on January 24, 2021 (Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier 2) and a third time on July 10, 2021 (Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor 3). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-10-04, fight not particularly exciting between Ilir Latifi and Jan Blachowicz: it gets two stars. Ilir Latifi entered this fight with a mma record of 9-3-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 light heavyweight in the world, he lost his Ufc debut fight in 2013, against Gegard Mousasi (=Mousasi vs Latifi), but he came back to win in 2014 beating Cyrille Diabate and Chris Dempsey.
Review: 2014-10-04, exciting finish between Niklas Backstrom and Mike Wilkinson: it is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The undefeated Niklas Backstrom entered this fight with a perfect record of 8-0-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 featherweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Max Coga and Tom Niinimaki (=
