Review: 2014-05-24, good fight between Renan Barao and TJ Dillashaw: it gets three stars (UFC Performance and UFC Fight of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado entered this fight with a professional mma record of 32-1-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in his first pro mma fight in 2005 when he faced Joao Paulo Rodrigues de Souza. Barao won the the interim Ufc Bw title in 2012 against Urijah Faber (=Barao vs Faber) and he successfully defended the belt three times.
His opponent, TJ Dillashaw, has an official record of 9-2-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat at the end of 2013 when he faced Raphael Assuncao (=Assuncao vs Dillashaw) but he came back to victory in 2014 beating Mike Easton (=Dillashaw vs Easton). Barao vs Dillashaw, main event of Ufc 173, is valid for the UFC bantamweight title (Barao’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-24, Dan Henderson vs Daniel Cormier gets three stars only thanks to a good finish. Dan Henderson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 30-11-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world, he is 43 years old (8 years older than Cormier) and last year he lost three consecutive fights: against Lyoto Machida (=Machida vs Henderson), Rashad Evans (=Evans vs Henderson) and Vitor Belfort (=Belfort vs Henderson 2); he came back to victory in 2014 beating Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (=Rua vs Henderson 2).
His opponent, the undefeated Daniel Cormier, has a record of 14-0-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he moved down in weight class to the light-Hw division just three months ago defeating Patrick Cummins (=Cormier vs Cummins); currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones. Henderson vs Cormier is on the undercard of Renan Barao vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC 173. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-24, some good single shots between Robbie Lawler and Jake Ellenberger but it is not enough to get three stars. The black belt in karate Robbie Lawler entered this fight with a mma record of 22-10-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 welterweight in the world, last year he returned to the Ww division and he won three out of three fights but in 2014 he lost to Johny Hendricks in a bout valid for the Ufc Ww title (=Hendricks vs Lawler).
His opponent, Jake Ellenberger, has a record of 29-7-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, last year he fought twice defeating Nate Marquardt (=Ellenberger vs Marquardt) but then he lost to Rory MacDonald (=Ellenberger vs MacDonald). Lawler vs Ellenberger is on the undercard of Renan Barao vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC 173. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-24, fight not particularly exciting between Takeya Mizugaki and Francisco Rivera: it gets two stars. Takeya Mizugaki entered this fight with a mma record of 19-7-2 (32% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Chris Cariaso, since then he has fought and won four times.
His opponent, Francisco Rivera, has a record of 10-2-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class, he suffered his two defeats between 2010 and 2011 losing to Erik Koch and Reuben Duran, since then he has collected five wins and one no-contest; currently the #1 in this division is Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado. Mizugaki vs Rivera is on the undercard of Renan Barao vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC 173. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-24, great heart and some good shots but it is not enough to get three stars: Jamie Varner vs James Krause gets two. Jamie Varner entered this fight with a record of 21-9-1 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.58 lightweight in the world, he lost three out of his last four fights but his last bout was one of the best mma fights of 2014 (=Varner vs Trujillo).
His opponent, James Krause, has a record of 20-5-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.91 in the same weight class, last year he defeated Toby Imada and Sam Stout (=Stout vs Krause) but then he lost to Bobby Green. Varner vs Krause is on the undercard of Renan Barao vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC 173. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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!
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Review: 2014-05-24, good fight between Renan Barao and TJ Dillashaw: it gets three stars (UFC Performance and UFC Fight of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado entered this fight with a professional mma record of 32-1-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in his first pro mma fight in 2005 when he faced Joao Paulo Rodrigues de Souza. Barao won the the interim Ufc Bw title in 2012 against Urijah Faber (=Barao vs Faber) and he successfully defended the belt three times.
Review: 2014-05-24, some good single shots between Robbie Lawler and Jake Ellenberger but it is not enough to get three stars. The black belt in karate Robbie Lawler entered this fight with a mma record of 22-10-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 welterweight in the world, last year he returned to the Ww division and he won three out of three fights but in 2014 he lost to Johny Hendricks in a bout valid for the Ufc Ww title (=
