Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-11, high pace and some very nice exchangesEdson Barboza vs Tony Ferguson is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night and UFC Performance of the Night)!
The Tuf 13 tournament winner Tony Ferguson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-3-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rafael dos Anjos). He suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Michael Johnson, since then he has won six consecutive bouts beating Gleison Tibau (=Ferguson vs Tibau) and Josh Thomson in 2015 (=Thomson vs Ferguson),
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza, has an official record of 16-3-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He has also fought twice in 2015 losing to Michael Johnson (=Barboza vs Johnson) and winning over Paul Felder (=Barboza vs Felder). Ferguson vs Barboza is on the undercard of Frankie Edgar vs Chad Mendes – UFC Tuf 22 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-26, pretty boring fight between Takeya Mizugaki and George Roop: it gets two stars.
Takeya Mizugaki entered this fight with a professional record of 20-9-2 (30% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 bantamweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses: against Dominick Cruz (=Cruz vs Mizugaki) and Aljamain Sterling.
His opponent, George Roop, has a record of 15-11-1 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.54 in the same weight class and he lost his last bout as well, but against Rob Font. Mizugaki vs Roop is on the undercard of Josh Barnett vs Roy Nelson – UFC Fight Night 75. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-07-25, great performance by both fighters: TJ Dillashaw vs Renan Barao 2 gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
TJ Dillashaw entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-2-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Raphael Assuncao (=Assuncao vs Dillashaw), since then he has collected three victories winning the Ufc Bw belt in 2014 beating Barao in their first fight (=Barao vs Dillashaw I) and defending the title once against Joe Soto (=Dillashaw vs Soto).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Renan Barao Pegado, has an official record of 33-2-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. After losing to Dillashaw he came back to win against Mitch Gagnon (=Barao vs Gagnon). Dillashaw vs Barao 2, main event of UFC on Fox 16, is valid for the Ufc bantamweight title (Dillashaw’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-16, nice back and forth fight between Neil Magny and Hyun Gyu Lim: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Neil Magny entered this fight with a professional mma record of 14-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 welterweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2013, against Sergio Moraes (=Moraes vs Magny) and Seth Baczynski, but since then he has won six consecutive bouts beating Kiichi Kunimoto in his last fight (=Magny vs Kunimoto).
His opponent, Hyun Gyu Lim, has an official record of 13-4-1 (92% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.53 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing to Tarec Saffiedine (=Saffiedine vs Lim) and winning over Takenori Sato. Magny vs Lim is on the undercard of Frankie Edgar vs Urijah Faber – UFC Fight Night 66. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-12, great fight between Carla Esparza and Rose Namajunas: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The Invicta Fc strawweight champion Carla Esparza entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-2-0 (67% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.4 women’s strawweight in the world, she suffered her last defeat in 2011 when she faced Jessica Aguilar, since then she has won four consecutive fights.
Her opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do and karate Rose Namajunas, has an official record of 2-1-0 (100% submission victory rate) and she entered as the No.6 in the same weight class but she lost her last bout, against Tecia Torres. Esparza vs Namajunas, main event of the UFC – Tuf 20 Finale, is valid for the inaugural UFC women’s strawweight title; they also faced each other a second time on May 7, 2022 (Rose Namajunas vs Carla Esparza 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-11-08, the fight between Mauricio Rua and Ovince St Preux gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-9-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 light heavyweight in the world, he won just one out of his last four bouts, against James Te Huna in 2013 (=Rua vs Te Huna); after this fight he faced Dan Henderson for the second time, in his only bout of 2014 but he lost via tko (=Rua vs Henderson 2).
His opponent, Ovince St Preux (who replaces Jimi Manuwa because he had pulled out of the fight due to injury), has an official record of 16-6-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class, he has already fought three times in 2014 beating Nikita Krylov (=St Preux vs Krylov) and Ryan Jimmo (=Jimmo vs St Preux) but then he lost to Ryan Bader (=Bader vs St Preux). Shogun Rua vs St Preux ‘Osp’ is the main event of UFC Fight Night 56; they also faced each other a second time on May 7, 2022 (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Ovince St Preux 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-25, some good exchanges in the last part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Carlos Diego Ferreira vs Beneil Dariush gets two stars. The undefeated black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Carlos Diego Ferreira entered this fight with a perfect record of 11-0-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Beneil Dariush (black belt in Bjj as well), has an official record of 8-1-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.73 in the same weight class. Both fighters have faced Ramsey Nijem in 2014: Ferreira defeated him (=Ferreira vs Nijem) while Dariush was beat (=Dariush vs Nijem); after this fight Dariush came back to win beating Tony Martin. Ferreira vs Dariush is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes 2 – UFC 179; they also faced each other a second time n February 7, 2021 (Carlos Diego Ferreira vs Beneil Dariush 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-27, some good single shots between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor but it is not enough to get three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Dustin Poirier entered this fight with a mma record of 16-3-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 featherweight in the world; he suffered his last defeat in his first fight of 2013, against Cub Swanson (=Swanson vs Poirier) but then he won three consecutive bouts, the last one in 2014 against Akira Corassani (=Poirier vs Corassani).
His opponent, Conor McGregor, has an official record of 15-2-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Joseph Duffy at Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 39, since then he has won 11 consecutive fights, the last one against Diego Brandao (=McGregor vs Brandao). Poirier vs McGregor is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Chris Cariaso – UFC 178; they also faced each other a second time on January 24, 2021 (Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier 2) and a third time on July 10, 2021 (Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor 3). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-04-26, some good exchanges but the fight between Phil Davis and Anthony Johnson was not so exciting: it gets two stars. Phil Davis entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat when he faced Rashad Evans in 2012 (=Evans vs Davis), since then he has collected three wins and one no-contest.
His opponent, Anthony Johnson, has a record of 16-4-0 (69% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones), he was released from the Ufc in 2012 after he missed weight and lost to Vitor Belfort (=Belfort vs Johnson), since then he has won six consecutive bouts. Davis vs Johnson is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Glover Teixeira – UFC 172. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-08-03, just some single shots between the two fighters: Lyoto Machida vs Phil Davis gets two stars. Lyoto Machida (19-3-0, 48% finishing rate) entered as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world while Phil Davis (11-1-0, 54% finishing rate) entered as the No.15. Machida vs Davis is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chan Sung Jung – UFC 163; they also faced each other a second time on September 11, 2020 (Phil Davis vs Lyoto Machida 2). Watch the video!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-11, high pace and some very nice exchangesEdson Barboza vs Tony Ferguson is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night and UFC Performance of the Night)!
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