Review: 2014-06-14, disappointing fight between Demetrious Johnson and Ali Bagautinov: it gets two stars. Demetrious Johnson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-2-1 (58% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeats in 2011 when he faced Dominick Cruz for the Ufc Bw title (=Cruz vs Johnson) since then he moved down in weight class to the flyweight collecting one draw and five consecutive wins. He won the Ufc Flw title in 2012 against Joseph Benavidez (=Johnson vs Benavidez).
His opponent, the 2012 world combat sambo champion Ali Bagautinov, has an official record of 13-2-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class, he suffered his two defeats in 2011 against Vitaliy Panteleev and Evgeniy Lazukov, since then he has won 11 consecutive fights. He debuted in the Ufc last year beating Marcos Vinicius Borges Pancini (=Bagautinov vs Vinicius), then he defeated Tim Elliott (=Elliott vs Bagautinov) and John Lineker (=Lineker vs Bagautinov). Johnson vs Bagautinov, main event of Ufc 174, is valid for the Ufc flyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Mma Videos – Video of Mixed Martial Arts
2014 MMA fight – Ryan Bader vs Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante – fight Video UFC 174
Review: 2014-06-14, pretty good fight between Ryan Bader and Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante: it gets three stars. Ryan Bader entered this fight with a mma record of 16-4-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 light heavyweight in the world, he fought three times in 2013 winning against Vladimir Matyushenko (=Bader vs Matyushenko) and Anthony Perosh (=Bader vs Perosh) but between these two bouts he lost to Glover Teixeira (=Teixeira vs Bader).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante, has an official record of 12-4-0 (100% finishing rate, but with only one victory by submission) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2013 losing to Thiago Silva (=Silva vs Cavalcante) and beating Igor Pokrajac (=Cavalcante vs Pokrajac). Bader vs Feijao Cavalcante is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Ali Bagautinov – UFC 174. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Rory MacDonald vs Tyron Woodley – fight Video UFC 174
Review: 2014-06-14, some good single shots between Rory MacDonald and Tyron Woodley but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two. The balck belt in Bjj Rory MacDonald entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-2-0 (75% 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 suffered his second defeat in his last bout of 2013, against Robbie Lawler via split decision (=MacDonald vs Lawler), but he came back to victory in 2014 beating Demian Maia (=MacDonald vs Maia).
His opponent, Tyron Woodley, has an official record of 13-2-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class, he also suffered his second and last loss last year when he faced Jake Shields (=Shields vs Woodley); after that bout he has won twice beating Josh Koscheck in 2013 (=Koscheck vs Woodley) and Carlos Condit in 2014 (=Condit vs Woodley). MacDonald vs Woodley is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Ali Bagautinov – UFC 174. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Brendan Schaub vs Andrei Arlovski – fight Video UFC 174
Review: 2014-06-14, disappointing fight between Brendan Schaub and Andrei Arlovski: it gets two stars. Brendan Schaub entered this fight with a pro mma record of 10-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 heavyweight in the world, he comes off two consecutive victories in 2013: against Lavar Johnson and Matt Mitrione (=Schaub vs Mitrione).
His opponent, the former Ufc heavyweight champion (in 2005) Andrei Arlovski, has a record of 21-10-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class, he left the Ufc in 2008 after thee consecutive wins and then he competed for Affliction, EliteXC, Strikeforce, ProElite, ONE FC and WSOF. He fought three times in 2013 losing to Anthony Johnson (=Arlovski vs Johnson) but then he defeated Mike Kyle (=Arlovski vs Kyle) and Andreas Kraniotakes (=Arlovski vs Kraniotakes). Schaub vs Arlovski is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Ali Bagautinov – UFC 174. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Ryan Jimmo vs Ovince St Preux – fight Video UFC 174
Review: 2014-06-14, fight not particularly exciting between Ryan Jimmo and Ovince St Preux: it gets two stars. Ryan Jimmo entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-3-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 light heavyweight in the world, he has already fought in 2014 defeating Sean O’Connell (=Jimmo vs O’Connell).
His opponent, Ovince St Preux, has an official record of 15-5-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Gegard Mousasi (=Mousasi vs St Preux), since then he has fought and won four times. Jimmo vs St Preux is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Ali Bagautinov – UFC 174. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Benson Henderson vs Rustam Khabilov – full fight Video UFC Ufn 42
Review: 2014-06-07, high level of technique by both fighters and good finish: Benson Henderson vs Rustam Khabilov gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in taekwondo and Bjj Benson Henderson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis), last year he lost the Ufc Lw title when he faced Anthony Pettis in their rematch (Ben’s fourth title defense, Henderson vs Pettis 2); Bendo came back to victory in 2014 defeating Josh Thomson (via split decision Henderson vs Thomson).
His opponent, the 2007 Combat Sambo world champion Rustam Khabilov, has an official record of 17-1-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat (via split decision) in 2011 when he faced Ruslan Khaskhanov, since then he has fought and won six times. In 2013 Khabilov defeated Yancy Medeiros and Jorge Masvidal (=Masvidal vs Khabilov). Henderson vs Khabilov is the main event of UFC Fight Night ABQ (Albuquerque). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Diego Sanchez vs Ross Pearson – fight Video UFC Ufn 42
Review: 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
Review: 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
Review: 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
Review: 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!