Review: 2014-05-17, pretty good second part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Quinton Jackson vs Muhammed Lawal gets two. Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 34-11-0 (68% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 light heavyweight in the world, he was the Ufc light-Hw champion from May 2007 (defeating Chuck Liddell) to July 2008 (when he was beat by Forrest Griffin) but between 2011 and 2013 he lost three consecutive fights in the Ufc and he was released. Rampage made his Bellator debut in November 2013 beating Joey Beltran (=Jackson vs Beltran) and he won the Bellator light-hw semifinal in 2014 against Christian M’Pumbu (=Rampage vs M’Pumbu).
His opponent, Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal, has an official record of 12-3-0 (75% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones), he won the Strikeforce light-Hw title in 2010 defeating Gegard Mousasi but he lost the belt at his first defense against Rafael Cavalcante. Lawal suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Emanuel Newton in their rematch (=Lawal vs Newton 2 – ‘King Mo’ had already lost the first bout Lawal vs Newton I) but he came back to victory in 2014 beating Mikhail Zayats (=Lawal vs Zayats). ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs Lawal is the final of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament, main event of Bellator 120; they also faced each other a second time on March 31, 2017 (=Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-17, the fight between Michael Chandler and Will Brooks gets three stars thanks to a good second part of the bout. Michael Chandler entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-1-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 lightweight in the world, last year he fought three times successfully defending the Bellator Lw title in his first two bouts, against Rick Hawn (=Chandler vs Hawn) and David Rickels (=Chandler vs Rickels), but then he lost the belt when he faced Eddie Alvarez in their second bout (via split decision Chandler vs Alvarez 2). On the original fight card Chandler was expected to face Alvarez for the third time but the champion was forced to withdraw.
His opponent, Will Brooks, has a record of 13-1-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced Saad Awad for the first time (=Brooks vs Awad I), since then he has fought and won four times and he managed to defeat Awad in their rematch (=Brooks vs Awad 2); Brooks won the Bellator Lw tournament final against Alexander Sarnavskiy in his last bout(=Sarnavskiy vs Brooks). Currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis. Chandler vs Brooks is valid for the interim Bellator lightweight title (they also faced each other a second time on November 15, 2014 Brooks vs Chandler 2); undercard of Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs ‘King Mo’ Lawal – Bellator 120. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-17, the fight between Alexander Shlemenko and Tito Ortiz gets three stars thanks to a good finish. Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a mma record of 50-7-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Hector Lombard for the Bellator Mw title (via unanimous decision), since then he has collected 13 consecutive wins and managed to win the Bellator belt defeating Maiquel Falcao in 2013 (=Shlemenko vs Falcao). In this bout (against Ortiz) the Russian moved up in weight class to the light heavyweight division.
His opponent, Tito Ortiz, has a record of 16-11-1 (69% finishing rate) and he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 7, 2012 when he was defeated by Forrest Griffin in their third bout (=Griffin vs Ortiz 3). Ortiz was the Ufc light heavyweight champion from April 2000 (when he defeated Wanderlei Silva) to September 2003 (beat by Randy Couture) but now he is 39 years old (10 years older than Shlemenko) and he lost seven out of his last nine fights. Shlemenko vs Ortiz is on the undercard of Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs ‘King Mo’ Lawal – Bellator 120. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-17, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Alexander Volkov vs Blagoi Ivanov gets two. Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a mma record of 21-4-0 (81% finishing rate, with just one victory via submission) and he is ranked as the No.19 heavyweight in the world, he won the Bellator Hw title in 2012 defeating Richard Hale (=Hale vs Volkov) but then he lost the belt at his first defense against Vitaly Minakov (=Volkov vs Minakov); after that bout he has fought and won twice.
His opponent, the undefeated Blagoi Ivanov, has a perfect record of 11-0-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class, he is a black belt in judo but he also won the World Sambo Championships in 2008 (defeating Fedor Emelianenko in the semifinal!!); he has already fought twice in 2014 defeating Rich Hale and Lavar Johnson (=Johnson vs Ivanov). Volkov vs Ivanov is the final of the Bellator heavyweight tournament, undercard of Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs ‘King Mo’ Lawal – Bellator 120. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-17, good single shots between Michael Page and Ricky Rainey but it is not enough to get three stars. The undefeated Michael Page, also known as ‘The UK’s Anderson Silva’, entered this fight with a pro mma record of 5-0-0 (100% finishing rate, all in the first round!), he has won 10 world championships in freestyle kickboxing but his unorthodox fighting style includes also karate and kung fu.
His opponent, Ricky Rainey, has a record of 8-2-0 (75% finishing rate), he made his Bellator debut one month ago defeating Andy Murad in the first round. ‘Venom’ Page vs Rainey is on the undercard of Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs ‘King Mo’ Lawal – Bellator 120. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-17, high pace and good finish: Mamed Khalidov vs Maiquel Falcao gets three stars. Mamed Khalidov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 28-4-2 (96% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Jorge Santiago for the Sengoku Mw title (via split decision), since then he has collected eight wins and one draw; last year he fought twice defeating both Melvin Manhoef (=Khalidov vs Manhoef) and Ryuta Sakurai in the first round (=Khalidov vs Sakurai 2).
His opponent, the black belt in bjj Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves, has an official record of 32-5-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.38 in the same weight class, he won the Bellator Mw tournament in 2012 against Andreas Spang (=Falcao vs Spang) but then he lost the title-shot against the champ Alexander Shlemenko (his only fight of 2013 Shlemenko vs Falcao); he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Dibir Zagirov at Oplot Challenge 100. Khalidov vs Falcao is the main event of “KSW 27: Cage Time”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-17, something good in the first part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Mariusz Pudzianowski vs Oli Thompson gets two. The former World’s Strongest Man champion Mariusz Pudzianowski entered this fight with a pro mma record of 6-3-0 (66% finishing rate), last year he fought twice facing in both fights Sean McCorkle: Pudzian lost the first bout (=Pudzianowski vs McCorkle) but then he managed to win the rematch (=Pudzianowski vs McCorkle 2).
His opponent, Oli Thompson, has a record of 12-6-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is also a former strongman (Britain’s Strongest Man champion in 2006); he fought twice in the Ufc in 2012 but he lost both fights: against Shawn Jordan and Philip De Fries, since then he has won three out of his last five bouts. Pudzianowski vs Thompson is on the undercard of Mamed Khalidov vs Maiquel Falcao – KSW 27. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-10, aggressive start, back-and-forth action, tough exchanges, good work on the ground and high pace: Matt Brown vs Erick Silva is definitely a candidate for Fight of the Year 2014 and it gets five stars (UFC Performance and Fight of the Night). Matt Brown entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-11-0 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 welterweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Seth Baczynski at Ufc 139, since then he has collected six consecutive wins.
His opponent, the balck belt in Bjj and judo Erick ‘Indio’ Silva, has an official record of 16-4-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2013 defeating Jason High (=Silva vs High) and losing to Dong Hyun Kim (=Silva vs Kim); he came back to victory in 2014 winning over Takenori Sato (=Silva vs Sato). Brown vs Silva is the main event of UFC Fight Night Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-10, good exchanges and nice finish: Costas Philippou vs Lorenz Larkin gets three stars. Constantinos Philippou entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-4-0 (58% finishing rate, with only one victory by submission) and he is ranked as the No.18 middleweight in the world, he comes off two consecutive losses: against Francis Carmont in 2013 (=Philippou vs Carmont) and Luke Rockhold in 2014 (=Rockhold vs Philippou).
His opponent, Lorenz Larkin, has a record of 14-2-0 (57% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class, he also lost in 2013 against Carmont and once in 2014 against Brad Tavares (=Larkin vs Tavares), between these two bouts he defeated Chris Camozzi. Costas Philippou vs Larkin is on the undercard of Matt Brown vs Erick Silva – UFC Ufn Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-10, Daron Cruickshank vs Erik Koch gets three stars thanks to a great finish. The black belt in taekwondo Daron Cruickshank entered this fight with a mma record of 14-4-0 (64% finishing rate, with only one victory by submission) and he is ranked as the No.76 lightweight in the world, he lost twice in his last four fights: against John Makdessi and Adriano Martins, both in 2013; he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Mike Rio.
His opponent, Erik Koch, has a record of 14-3-0 (79% finishing rate) and he also is a black belt in taekwondo, lost twice in 2013 (against Ricardo Lamas =Lamas vs Koch and Dustin Poirier =Poirier vs Koch) and came back to victory this year beating Rafaello Oliveira. Cruickshank vs Koch is on the undercard of Matt Brown vs Erick Silva – UFC Ufn Cincinnati. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-05-17, pretty good second part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Quinton Jackson vs Muhammed Lawal gets two. Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 34-11-0 (68% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 light heavyweight in the world, he was the Ufc light-Hw champion from May 2007 (defeating Chuck Liddell) to July 2008 (when he was beat by Forrest Griffin) but between 2011 and 2013 he lost three consecutive fights in the Ufc and he was released. Rampage made his Bellator debut in November 2013 beating Joey Beltran (=Jackson vs Beltran) and he won the Bellator light-hw semifinal in 2014 against Christian M’Pumbu (=Rampage vs M’Pumbu).
Review: 2014-05-17, the fight between Michael Chandler and Will Brooks gets three stars thanks to a good second part of the bout. Michael Chandler entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-1-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 lightweight in the world, last year he fought three times successfully defending the Bellator Lw title in his first two bouts, against Rick Hawn (=
Review: 2014-05-10, aggressive start, back-and-forth action, tough exchanges, good work on the ground and high pace: Matt Brown vs Erick Silva is definitely a candidate for 
