Review: 2014-07-05, good fight between Urijah Faber and Alex Caceres: it gets three stars as soon as possible. Urijah Faber entered this fight with a professional mma record of 30-7-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 bantamweight in the world, he has already fought in 2014 but he lost to Renan “Barao” Pegado in their rematch (valid for the Ufc Bw title Barao vs Faber 2).
His opponent, Alex Caceres ‘Bruce Leeroy’, has a record of 10-5-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class, he suffered his last loss in 2012 when he faced Edwin Figueroa, since then he has collected four wins and one no-contest. Faber vs Caceres is on the undercard of Chris Weidman vs Lyoto Machida – UFC 175. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-07-05, tough exchanges and good finish: Justin Gaethje vs Nick Newell gets three stars. Both undefeated and with the same record of 11-0-0 Justin Gaethje is ranked as the No.20 lightweight in the world (91% finishing rate, with only one victory by submission) while the one-armed fighter Nick Newell has two victories by ko/tko and 8 via submission. Gaethje has already fought in 2014 defeating Richard Patishnock in a bout valid for the Wsof Lw title (=Gaethje vs Patishnock) while Newell debuted in 2013 in the “World Series of Fighting” beating Keon Caldwell (=Newell vs Caldwell) and Sabah Fadai in the first round (=Newell vs Fadai). Gaethje vs Newell, main event of WSOF 11, is valid for the Wsof lightweight title (Gaethje’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-28, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Clint Hester vs Antonio Braga Neto gets two. Clint Hester entered this fight with a professional record of 10-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.35 middleweight in the world, he lost his last bout in 2010 when he faced Cale Yarbrough, after that bout he has won six consecutive times.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and two Bjj world champion (in 2008 and 2011) Antonio Braga Neto, has a record of 9-1-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat in 2008 facing Ryo Kawamura, since then he has collected four wins and one no-contest. Hester vs Braga Neto is on the undercard of Cub Swanson vs Jeremy Stephens – UFC Ufn 44. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-28, pretty boring fight between Andrew Craig and Cezar Ferreira: it gets one star/strong> as soon as possible. Andrew Craig entered this fight with a mma record of 9-2-0 (44% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.43 middleweight in the world, he comes off two defeats out of his last three fights: against Ronny Markes and Luke Barnatt (while he won against Chris Leben).
His opponent, th black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu and master in Capoeira Cezar ‘Mutante’ Ferreira, has an official record of 7-3-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.82 in the same weight class, he suffered his first defeat in the Ufc in his last bout, against CB Dollaway three months ago (=Dollaway vs Ferreira). Craig vs Ferreira is on the undercard of Cub Swanson vs Jeremy Stephens – UFC Ufn 44. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-28, good grappling exchanges in the last part of the fight but the rest of the bout was pretty boring: Ricardo Lamas vs Hacran Dias gets two stars. The balck belt in Bjj Ricardo Lamas entered this fight with a record of 13-3-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 featherweight in the world, he had his first Ufc title shot five months ago but he lost to #1 Fw Jose Aldo (Aldo vs Lamas).
His opponent, Hacran Dias, has an official record of 21-2-1 (57% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.49 in the same weight class, he also suffered his last defeat in his last bout, against Nik Lentz in 2013. Lamas vs Dias is on the undercard of Cub Swanson vs Jeremy Stephens – UFC Ufn 44. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-28, good fight between Cub Swanson and Jeremy Stephens: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The black belt in Bjj Cub Swanson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo), he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Ricardo Lamas (=Lamas vs Swanson), since then he has fought five times and in 2013 he beat Dustin Poirier (=Swanson vs Poirier) and Dennis Siver (=Swanson vs Siver).
His opponent, Jeremy Stephens (black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu as well), has an official record of 23-9-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class, he lost three consecutive fights between 2011 and 2012 but he came back to victory in 2013 defeating Estevan Payan and Rony Jason (=Stephens vs Jason); Stephens has already fought and won in 2014 beating Darren Elkins (=Elkins vs Stephens). Swanson vs Stephens is the main event of UFC Fight Night 44 San Antonio. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-28, pretty good fight between Kelvin Gastelum and Nicholas Musoke: it gets three stars. The undefeated Kelvin Gastelum entered this fight with a pro mma record of 8-0-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 welterweight in the world, he is just 22 years old (six years younger than Musoke) and he is the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 17 (defeating Uriah Hall in the final: Hall vs Gastelum); after that bout he beat Brian Melancon (=Melancon vs Gastelum) and Rick Story.
His opponent, Nicholas Musoke, has an official record of 12-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.48 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Cathal Pendred, since then he has collected seven wins (two of which in the Ufc) and one no-contest. Gastelum vs Musoke is on the undercard of Cub Swanson vs Jeremy Stephens – UFC Ufn 44. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-28, fight not particularly exciting between Soa Palelei and Jared Rosholt: it gets two stars. The black belt in Brazilian-jiu-jitsu Soa Palelei entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-3-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.28 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Daniel Cormier, since then he has collected 11 consecutive wins (his last three in the Ufc).
His opponent, Jared Rosholt, has an official record of 10-1-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat in 2012 facing Derrick Lewis for the vacant Legacy FC heavyweight title, after that bout he has fought five times. Palelei vs Rosholt is on the undercard of James Te Huna vs Nate Marquardt – UFC Ufn 43 Auckland. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-28, James Te Huna vs Nate Marquardt gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). James Te Huna entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-7-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 light heavyweight in the world, he fought three times in 2013 winning the first bout, against Ryan Jimmo (=Te Huna vs Jimmo) but then he lost twice: against Glover Teixeira (=Teixeira vs Te Huna) and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (=Rua vs Te Huna).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and Pancrase Pankration Nate Marquardt, has an official record of 32-13-2 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.35 welterweight but he lost three out of three fights in 2013: against Tarec Saffiedine (losing the Strikeforce Ww title Marquardt vs Saffiedine), Jake Ellenberger (=Ellenberger vs Marquardt) and Hector Lombard (=Lombard vs Marquardt). Te Huna vs Marquardt is the main event of UFC Fight Night Auckland – Ufn 43. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-06-28, good second part of the fight between Hatsu Hioki and Charles Oliveira: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Hatsu Hioki entered this fight with a mma record of 27-7-2 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 featherweight in the world while Charles Oliveira has a record of 17-4-0 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class. Both fighters are black belt in Bjj and they lost two out of two fights in 2013 coming back to victory in 2014: Hioki defeated Ivan Menjivar in March while Oliveira beat Andy Ogle in february (=Oliveira vs Ogle). Hioki vs Oliveira is on the undercard of James Te Huna vs Nate Marquardt – UFC Ufn 43 Auckland. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-07-05, good fight between Urijah Faber and Alex Caceres: it gets three stars as soon as possible. Urijah Faber entered this fight with a professional mma record of 30-7-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 bantamweight in the world, he has already fought in 2014 but he lost to Renan “Barao” Pegado in their rematch (valid for the Ufc Bw title Barao vs Faber 2).
Review: 2014-06-28, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Clint Hester vs Antonio Braga Neto gets two. Clint Hester entered this fight with a professional record of 10-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.35 middleweight in the world, he lost his last bout in 2010 when he faced Cale Yarbrough, after that bout he has won six consecutive times.
Review: 2014-06-28, pretty boring fight between Andrew Craig and Cezar Ferreira: it gets one star/strong> as soon as possible. Andrew Craig entered this fight with a mma record of 9-2-0 (44% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.43 middleweight in the world, he comes off two defeats out of his last three fights: against Ronny Markes and Luke Barnatt (while he won against Chris Leben).
