2014 MMA fight – Diego Sanchez vs Ross Pearson – fight Video UFC Ufn 42

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-06-07, some good single shots between Diego Sanchez and Ross Pearson but it is not enough to get three stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Diego Sanchez entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-7-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 lightweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses: against Gilbert Melendez in 2013 (one of the best mma fights of the year, rated with four stars Melendez vs Sanchez) and against Myles Jury in 2014 (=Sanchez vs Jury).
His opponent, the black belt in taekwondo Ross Pearson, has an official record of 15-6-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.29 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Cub Swanson (=Swanson vs Pearson), after that bout he beat George Sotiropoulos (=Sotiropoulos vs Pearson) and Ryan Couture (=Pearson vs Couture); Pearson’s last fight, against Melvin Guillard, ended in a “no contest” (=Guillard vs Pearson). Sanchez vs Pearson is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Rustam Khabilov – UFC Ufn 42. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – John Dodson vs John Moraga 2 – fight Video UFC Ufn 42

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-06-07, fight not particularly good between John Dodson and John Moraga: it gets two stars. John Dodson entered this fight with a mma record of 15-6-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 flyweight in the world, he fought twice in 2013 losing to the #1 Demetrious Johnson in a fight valid for Ufc Flw title (by unanimous decision Johnson vs Dodson) and winning over Darrell Montague in the first round (=Dodson vs Montague).
His opponent, John Moraga, has an official record of 14-2-0 (57% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class, he also lost to Demetrious Johnson in 2013 (via submission Johnson vs Moraga) but he came back to victory in 2014 beating Dustin Ortiz (=Moraga vs Ortiz). In their first bout (December 11, 2010) Dodson defeated Moraga by unanimous decision; this second fight is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Rustam Khabilov – UFC Ufn 42. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Rafael dos Anjos vs Jason High – full fight Video UFC Ufn 42

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-06-07, good fight between Rafael dos Anjos and Jason High: it gets three stars. The black belt in Bjj Rafael dos Anjos entered this fight with a mma record of 20-7-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 lightweight in the world, he comes off the loss against the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov (=Nurmagomedov vs dos Anjos).
His opponent, Jason High, has an official record of 18-4-0 (61% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 welterweight, he fought three times in 2013 losing to Erick Silva (=Silva vs High) and winning over James Head and Anthony Lapsley; in this bout Jason High moved down in weight class to the lightweight division. Dos Anjos vs High is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Rustam Khabilov – UFC Ufn 42. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Yves Edwards vs Piotr Hallmann – fight Video UFC Ufn 42

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-06-07, good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Yves Edwards vs Piotr Hallmann gets two (UFC Performance of the Night). The 37-year-old Yves Edwards (11 years older than Hallman) entered this fight with a pro mma record of 42-20-1 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.59 lightweight in the world but he has won just two out of his last seven bouts.
His opponent, Piotr Hallmann, has an official record of 14-2-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.78 in the same weight class, he debuted in the Ufc in 2013 defeating Francisco Trinaldo (=Trinaldo vs Hallmann) but then he lost to Al Iaquinta. Edwards vs Hallmann is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Rustam Khabilov – UFC Ufn 42. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Bryan Caraway vs Erik Perez – full fight Video UFC Ufn 42

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-06-07, pretty good fight between Bryan Caraway and Erik Perez: it gets three stars. Bryan Caraway entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-6-0 (94% finishing rate, mainly submission since he has won only once via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.18 bantamweight in the world, he fought twice in 2013 losing to Takeya Mizugaki and winning over Johnny Bedford.
His opponent, Erik Perez, has an official record of 14-5-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class, he also fought twice last year losing the first bout to Mizugaki (=Mizugaki vs Perez) but then he defeated Edwin Figueroa. Caraway vs Perez is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Rustam Khabilov – UFC Ufn 42. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Kenny Garner vs Shamil Abdurahimov – full fight Video M-1 Chall 49

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-06-07, something good in the last part of the bout but the first part was pretty boring: Kenny Garner vs Shamil Abdurahimov gets two stars. Kenny Garner entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-6-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.53 heavyweight in the world, he comes off three consecutive losses: against Konstantin Gluhov (=Garner vs Gluhov), Damian Grabowski (=Garner vs Grabowski) and Gluhov again in their rematch in 2014 (=Garner vs Gluhov 2).
His opponent, Shamil Abdurahimov, has an official record of 14-2-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Tony Lopez, after that bout he has fought and won twice beating Jerry Otto and Neil Grove. Garner vs Abdurahimov is the main event of M-1 Challenge 49. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – James Thompson vs Eric Prindle – full fight Video Bellator 121

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-06-06, disappointing fight between James Thompson and Eric Prindle: it gets two stars. James Thompson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-14-0 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.62 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Yusuke Kawaguchi at Dream 16, since then he has collected four wins and one no-contest.
His opponent, Eric Prindle, has an official record of 8-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.88 in the same weight class, he lost four out of his last five bouts. Thompson vs Prindle is the co-main event of Bellator 121, undercard of Philipe Lins vs Austin Heidlage. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Luke Barnatt vs Sean Strickland – fight Video UFC Ufn 41

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Fight rated 1 star by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-31, pretty boring fight between Luke Barnatt and Sean Strickland: it gets one star. Both undefeated, the Englishman Luke Barnatt entered this fight with a mma record of 8-0-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 middleweight in the world, he debuted in the Ufc last year defeating Collin Hart and then he beat Andrew Craig and Mats Nilsson.
His opponent, the American Sean Strickland, has a record of 14-0-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.36 in the same weight class, he debuted in the Ufc just two months ago defeating Bubba McDaniel. Barnatt vs Strickland is on the undercard of Mark Munoz vs Gegard Mousasi – UFC Berlin Ufn 41. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Ben Askren vs Bakhtiyar Abbasov – full fight Video ONE FC 16

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-30, good fight between Ben Askren and Bakhtiyar Abbasov: it gets three stars. The undefeated Ben Askren entered this fight with a perfect record of 12-0-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 welterweight in the world, he fought twice in 2013 successfully defending the Bellator Ww title against Karl Amoussou in January (=Askren vs Amoussou) and Andrey Koreshkov in July (=Askren vs Koreshkov); then on November Bellator released Askren and on December he signed a 2 year (6 fights) contract with ONE Fighting Championship.
His opponent, the combat sambo world champion Bakhtiyar Abbasov, has an official record of 11-2-0 (91% finishing rate), he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Igor Sliusarchuk at ProFc 13, since then he has won nine consecutive fights. Askren vs Abbasov is the main event of “ONE FC 16: Honor and Glory”. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Vitor Miranda vs Antonio Carlos Jr – fight Video UFC Tuf Brazil 3 Finale

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-31, good fight between Vitor Miranda and Antonio Carlos Jr: it gets three stars. Vitor Miranda entered this fight with a mma record of 9-3-0 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.97 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Guto Inocente at Shooto Brazil 17, since then he has won four times.
His opponent, Antonio Carlos Jr, has a record of 3-0-0 (100% submission victory rate, all in the first round) and he entered as the No.83 in the same weight class, he was the Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion in 2010. Both Miranda and Crlos Jr make their Ufc debut in this bout. ‘Lex Luthor’ Miranda vs Carlos Jr ‘Cara de Sapato’ is the heavyweight final of the Ufc The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale; undercard of Stipe Miocic vs Fabio Maldonado. Watch the video and rate this fight!