Metamoris IV took place at the Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles and it is headlined by the fight between the former Ufc fighter Chael Sonnen and the Bjj world champion Andre Galvao. In the co-main event the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Josh Barnett faced the 2003 ADCC absolute world champion Dean Lister.
The “Metamoris” superfights have different rules from the common BJJ rules: the time limit is 20 minutes instead of 10 min (as usually in the black belt fights) but the most interesting thing is that it is possible to win only by submission! If there is no submissions (or disqualifications) the fight ends in a tie.
Review: 2014-08-09, some good exchanges between Elvis Mutapcic and Kelvin Tiller but it is not enough to get three stars. Elvis Mutapcic entered this fight with a mma record of 13-3-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.62 middleweight in the world, he fought twice in 2013 defeating Sam Alvey but then he lost to Jesse Taylor (=Taylor vs Mutapcic).
His opponent, the undefeated Kelvin Tiller, has a record of 6-0-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.78 light heavyweight, he fought just once last year beating Chris Henning. Mutapcic vs Tiller is on the undercard of Luis Palomino vs Lewis Gonzalez – WSOF 12. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-08-09, fight not particularly good between Ronny Markes and Cully Butterfield: it gets two stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ronny Markes entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-3-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.75 middleweight in the world; he comes off two consecutive defeats having lost to Yoel Romero Palacio in 2013 (=Markes vs Romero Palacio) and to Thiago ‘Marreta’ Santos in 2014.
His opponent, Cully Butterfield, has an official record of 13-3-0 (77% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 13, 2013 when he defeated Jason Buck. Markes vs Butterfield is on the undercard of Luis Palomino vs Lewis Gonzalez – WSOF 12. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-08-09, Luis Palomino vs Lewis Gonzalez gets three stars thanks to a good finish. The black belt in Bjj and capoeira Luis Palomino entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-9-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.70 lightweight in the world, he lost his last bout of 2013, against Efrain Escudero, but he came back to victory in 2014 beating Jorge ‘Macaco’ Patino (=Patino vs Palomino).
His opponent, the undefeated Lewis Gonzalez, has a perfect record of 9-0-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.55 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2013 beating Emmanuel Sanchez and Antonio McKee. Palomino vs Gonzalez is the main event of WSOF 12 – World Series of Fighting. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-26, great performance by both fighters: Robbie Lawler vs Matt Brown gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Robbie Lawler entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-10-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre), he has already fought twice in 2014 losing the first bout against Johny Hendricks for the Ufc Ww title (=Hendricks vs Lawler) but then he defeated Jake Ellenberger (=Lawler vs Ellenberger).
His opponent, Matt Brown, has an official record of 19-11-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class, he suffered his last loss in 2011 when he faced Seth Baczynski, since then he has won seven consecutive bouts, the last one against Erick Silva (Fight of the Year candidate Brown vs Silva). Lawler vs Brown is the main event of UFC on Fox 12. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-26, good start between Anthony Johnson and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Anthony Johnson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 17-4-0 (65% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he is ranked as the No.5 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones), he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Vitor Belfort (=Belfort vs Johnson), since then he has won seven consecutive fights, only the last one in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Antonio Rogerio ‘Minotoro’ Nogueira, has a record of 21-5-0 (57% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since February 2, 2013 when he defeated Rashad Evans (=Evans vs Nogueira). Johnson vs Nogueira is on the undercard of Robbie Lawler vs Matt Brown – UFC on Fox 12. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-26, pretty good fight between Clay Guida and Dennis Bermudez: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Clay Guida entered this fight with a record of 31-14-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo), he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Chad Mendes (=Guida vs Mendes) but he came back to victory in 2014 beating Tatsuya Kawajiri (=Guida vs Kawajiri).
His opponent, Dennis Bermudez, has an official record of 13-3-0 (46% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class, he lost his last bout in 2011 when he faced Diego Brandao (4-stars-fight Brandao vs Bermudez), since then he has won six consecutive fights. Guida vs Bermudez is on the undercard of Robbie Lawler vs Matt Brown – UFC on Fox 12. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-26, some good single shots between Josh Thomson and Bobby Green but it is not enough to get three stars. The former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson entered this fight with a mma record of 20-6-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 Lw in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis), he has already fought in 2014 but he lost to Benson Henderson (via split decision Henderson vs Thomson).
His opponent, Bobby Green, has an official record of 22-5-0 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Gesias Cavalcante, since then he has won seven consecutive bouts. Thomson vs Green is on the undercard of Robbie Lawler vs Matt Brown – UFC on Fox 12. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-25, pretty good finish between Brett Cooper and Brandon Halsey but it is not enough to get three stars. Brett Cooper entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-9-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.32 middleweight in the world, he lost two consecutive fights in 2013, against Doug Marshall (=Cooper vs Marshall) and Alexander Shlemenko (=Shlemenko vs Cooper 2), but he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Kendall Grove (semifinal of the Bellator season 10 Mw tournament Cooper vs Grove).
His opponent, the undefeated Brandon Halsey, has an official record of 6-0-0 (50% finishing rate), in the semifinal he beat Joe Pacheco. Cooper vs Halsey is the final of the Bellator middleweight tournament; undercard of Andrey Koreshkov vs Adam McDonough – Bellator 122. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-25, fight not particularly good between Andrey Koreshkov and Adam McDonough: it gets two stars. Andrey Koreshkov entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-1-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.28 welterweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced the undefeated Ben Askren for the Bellator Ww title (=Askren vs Koreshkov); after that bout he has fought and won three times.
His opponent, the undefeated Adam McDonough, has a perfect record of 11-0-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class, he has fought twice in 2014 beating Jesse Juarez (quarterfinal of the Bellator season 10 Ww tournament) and Nathan Coy in the semifinal (=Coy vs McDonough). Koreshkov vs McDonough, main event of the Bellator 122, is the final of the Bellator welterweight tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-08-09, some good exchanges between Elvis Mutapcic and Kelvin Tiller but it is not enough to get three stars. Elvis Mutapcic entered this fight with a mma record of 13-3-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.62 middleweight in the world, he fought twice in 2013 defeating Sam Alvey but then he lost to Jesse Taylor (=
Review: 2014-08-09, Luis Palomino vs Lewis Gonzalez gets three stars thanks to a good finish. The black belt in Bjj and capoeira Luis Palomino entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-9-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.70 lightweight in the world, he lost his last bout of 2013, against Efrain Escudero, but he came back to victory in 2014 beating Jorge ‘Macaco’ Patino (=
