2014 MMA fight – Marlon Moraes vs Josh Rettinghouse – full fight Video WSOF 9

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Fight rated 1 star by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-29, boring and disappointing fight between Marlon Moraes and Josh Rettinghouse: it gets one star. Marlon Moraes entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-4-1 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last two defeats in 2011 but since then he has collected six consecutive wins.
His opponent, Josh Rettinghouse, has a record of 10-2-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.56 in the same weight class, last year he fought seven times losing only to Cory Vom Baur at CageSport 24, in his last bout he debuted in the WSOF defeating Alexis Vila. Moraes vs Rettinghouse is valid for the inaugural WSOF bantamweight title; undercard of Steve Carl vs Rousimar Palhares – WSOF 9. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Steve Carl vs Rousimar Palhares – full fight Video WSOF 9

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-29, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars.: Steve Carl vs Rousimar Palhares gets two stars. Steve Carl entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-3-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 welterweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Douglas Lima at Bellator 49 (=Lima vs Carl), since then he has collected seven consecutive wins and in his last fight he won the WSOF Ww title against Josh Burkman (=Burkman vs Carl).
His opponent, Rousimar Palhares, has an official record of 15-6-0 (80% submission victory rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class, he is a black belt in bjj and last year he fought just once beating Mike Pierce (=Pierce vs Palhares) but after this bout he was released by Ufc for his unsportsmanlike conduct in the cage (not letting go of the submission). Carl vs Palhares, main event of WSOF 9, is valid for the WSOF welterweight title (Carl’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Brett Cooper vs Kendall Grove – full fight Video Bellator 114

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-28, pretty good fight between Brett Cooper and Kendall Grove: it gets three stars. Brett Cooper entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-9-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.45 middleweight in the world, last year he won his first two fights but then he lost the final of the Bellator middleweight tournament against Doug Marshall (=Cooper vs Marshall) and the title shot against Alexander Shlemenko (=Shlemenko vs Cooper 2).
His opponent, Kendall Grove, has a record of 19-13-0 (68% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.44 in the same weight class, he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and he comes off two consecutive wins. Cooper vs Grove is the semifinal of the Bellator middleweight tournament; undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Brennan Ward – Bellator 114. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Alexander Shlemenko vs Brennan Ward – full fight Video Bellator 114

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-28, very nice fight and good finish: Alexander Shlemenko vs Brennan Ward gets three stars. Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 49-7-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Hector Lombard (who won via unanimous decision), since then he has collected 12 consecutive wins; last year he won and then successfully defended the Bellator Mw title two times.
His opponent, Brennan Ward, has an official record of 9-1-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class, he is 25 years old (four years younger than Shlemenko) and last year he fought five times losing only his first fight against Aaron Johnson. Shlemenko vs Ward, main event of Bellator 114, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Shlemenko’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Brett Rogers vs Konstantin Erokhin – full fight Video Battle of Moscow 15

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-28, fight not particularly good between Konstantin Erokhin and Brett Rogers: it gets two stars. Konstantin Erokhin entered this fight with a professional mma record of 5-1-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate) and he is ranked as the No.29 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat against Denis Goltsov at his pro-mma debut in 2012.
His opponent, Brett Rogers, has an official record of 14-6-0 (86% finishing rate with just one victory via submission) and he entered as the No.68 in the same weight class, last year he fought three times losing only his last bout against Philip De Fries (=Rogers vs De Fries). Erokhin vs Rogers is on the undercard of Mike Zambidis vs Batu Khasikov 2 – Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 15. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Norman Parke vs Leonardo Santos – fight Video UFC Ufn 39

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-23, fight not particularly good between Norman Parke and Leonardo Santos: it gets two stars. Norman Parke entered this fight with a mma record of 19-2-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.72 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Joseph Duffy (at Spartan Fight Challenge), since then he has collected nine consecutive wins (three in the Ufc).
His opponent, Leonardo Santos, has an official record of 12-3-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.80 welterweight, he suffered his last defeat in 2009 when he faced Kazunori Yokota (split decision loss) and after that bout he has fought and won six times. Parke vs Santos is on the undercard of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC Ufn 39. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Dan Henderson 2 full fight Video highlights UFC FN 39 – 2014

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-23, some tough exchanges and a good finish: the second fight between Mauricio Rua and Dan Henderson gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night and UFC Performance of the Night). Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-8-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 light heavyweight in the world, he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu but he lost twice in his last three fights.
His opponent, Dan Henderson, has an official record of 29-11-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class, he is 43 years old (11 years older than Rua) and he comes off three consecutive defeats; currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). The last fight won by ‘Hendo’ was the first bout against ‘Shogun’ Rua in 2011, one of the best fights in mma history (=Henderson vs Shogun Rua I). Shogun Rua vs Henderson 2 is the main event of UFC Fight Night 39 – Ufn. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – CB Dollaway vs Cezar Ferreira – full fight Video UFC Ufn 39

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-23, good start and pretty good finish: CB Dollaway vs Cezar Ferreira gets three stars. CB Dollaway entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-5-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.49 middleweight in the world, last year he fought twice winning the first bout against Daniel Sarafian (=Dollaway vs Sarafian) but then he lost to Tim Boetsch (via split decision).
His opponent, Cezar ‘Mutante’ Ferreira, has a record of 7-2-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.62 in the same weight class, he is a black belt in bjj and he comes off three consecutive wins (all in Ufc). Dollaway vs Ferreira is on the undercard of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC Ufn 39. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Gian Villante vs Fabio Maldonado – fight Video UFC Ufn 39

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-23, exciting second part of the fight between Gian Villante and Fabio Maldonado: it gets three stars. Gian Villante entered this fight with a record of 11-4-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.41 light heavyweight in the world, last year he fought twice losing the first bout against Ovince St Preux but then he defeated Cody Donovan.
His opponent, Fabio Maldonado, has a record of 20-6-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.47 in the same weight class, he comes off two consecutive wins. Villante vs Maldonado is on the undercard of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC Ufn 39. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Mairbek Taisumov vs Michel Prazeres – fight Video UFC Ufn 39

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-23, some good shots and takedowns but it is not enough to get three stars: Mairbek Taisumov vs Michel Prazeres gets two. Mairbek Taisumov entered this fight with a mma record of 21-4-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.59 lightweight in the world, he is 25 years old and he comes off four consecutive wins.
His opponent, Michel ‘Trator’ Prazeres (real name Michel Richard Cunha dos Prazeres), has an official record of 17-1-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.64 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat at his Ufc debut in 2013 losing to Paulo Thiago, after that bout he fought again for the Ufc and he defeated Jesse Ronson. Taisumov vs Prazeres is on the undercard of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC Ufn 39. Watch the video and rate this fight!