Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-26, Joe Schilling vs Hisaki Kato gets four stars thanks to one of the best mma knockouts of the year!
The former Glory kickboxing champion Joe Schilling entered this fight with a pro mma record of 2-4-0 (18-7-0 in kickboxing) and he is ranked as the No.56 middleweight in the world while his opponent, Hisaki Kato, has a record of 4-1-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission). Schilling won over Melvin Manhoef last year (=Manhoef vs Schilling) but then he lost to Rafael Carvalho in 2015 (via split decision Schilling vs Carvalho). Schilling vs Kato is on the undercard of Cheick Kongo vs Alexander Volkov – Bellator 139; they also faced each other a second time on June 24, 2016 (=Joe Schilling vs Hisaki Kato 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-13, Alexander Shlemenko vs Melvin Manhoef gets three stars thanks to a good finish.
Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a pro mma record of 51-9-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 middleweight in the world, he suffered two consecutive defeats in 2014, against Tito Ortiz (fight in which he moved up in weight class to the light-Hw division, Shlemenko vs Ortiz) and Brandon Halsey (losing his Bellator Mw title Shlemenko vs Halsey). After this bout he came back to win beating Yasubey Enomoto (=Shlemenko vs Enomoto).
His opponent, Melvin Manhoef, has a record of 29-12-1 (93% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he entered as the No.61 in the same weight class, he fought three times last year defeating Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos (=Manhoef vs Cyborg 2) and Doug Marshall (=Manhoef vs Marshall) but then he lost to Joe Schilling (=Manhoef vs Schilling). Shlemenko vs Manhoef is the main event of Bellator 133. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-11-15, pretty good fight between Tito Ortiz and Stephan Bonnar: it gets three stars. The former Ufc light-Hw champion Tito Ortiz entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-11-1 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 light heavyweight in the world, he is 39 years old (two years older than Bonnar) and he had retired from mma in 2012 after three consecutive losses in the Ufc (the last one against Forrest Griffin, Griffin vs Ortiz 3) but he came back to fight in 2014 under Bellator promotion beating Alexander Shlemenko (=Shlemenko vs Ortiz).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and tae-kwon-do Stephan Bonnar, has an official record of 15-8-0 (67% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 13, 2012 when he was defeated by Anderson Silva (=Silva vs Bonnar). Ortiz vs Bonnar is the main event of Bellator 131. Watch the video and rate this fight!
The official weigh-in event for tonight Bellator 76 fight card at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, presented no surprises: all the 20 fighters made weight.
The main event will be a highly anticipated lightweight bout between former Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez (155.4 pounds) and top Brazilian brawler Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire (154.8 pounds).
After holding the Bellator Lightweight Title for over two years, Alvarez was submitted by reigning Bellator Champion Michael Chandler in a super match (= Michael Chandler vs Eddie Alvarez). Alvarez quickly rebounded, as the Top 10 lightweight collected one of the most great wins of his career after earning a long awaited win at
Tonight at the Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Ind. it’s time for the heavyweight tournament quarterfinals of Bellator Fighting Championship.
The heaviest division is currently without a champ after the unexpected retirement of the title holder Cole Konrad in September (his last defense against Eric Prindle at Bellator 70).
The main event will be the same Eric Prindle (264 pounds) vs Thiago ‘Big Monster’ Santos (265.5 pounds). It’s a rematch because they had already fought at the Season 5 heavyweight tournament final one year ago, in which “Big Monster” landed what was considered to be an
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-04-29, mma fight not so exciting: Rory MacDonald vs Curtis Millender gets two stars.
Millender vs MacDonald is the main event of Professional Fighters League 2 – PFL 2 2021. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-05-30, disappointing fight between Blagoy Ivanov and Augusto Sakai: it gets two stars.
The black belt in judo, former world combat sambo and Wsof champion Blagoy Ivanov entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-3-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 heavyweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Ben Rothwell (Blagoy Ivanov vs Ben Rothwell) and Tai Tuivasa (Tai Tuivasa vs Blagoy Ivanov) but then he was defeated by Derrick Lewis (Derrick Lewis vs Blagoy Ivanov).
His opponent, Augusto Sakai, has a record of 14-1-1 (79% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He lost to Cheick Kongo in 2017 (Cheick Kongo vs Augusto Sakai) but then he has won five consecutive bouts beating Andrei Arlovski (Andrei Arlovski vs Augusto Sakai) and Marcin Tybura in 2019. Ivanov vs Sakai is on the undercard of Tyron Woodley vs Gilbert Burns – UFC on ESPN 9. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-03-07, disappointing fight between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero: it is close to get one star!
The undefeated former Glory kickboxing fighter and Ufc Mw champ Israel Adesanya entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 18-0-0 (78% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has won over Anderson Silva (Israel Adesanya vs Anderson Silva), Kelvin Gastelum (Kelvin Gastelum vs Israel Adesanya) and Robert Whittaker (Robert Whittaker vs Israel Adesanya).
His opponent, the former Olympian wrestler Yoel Romero Palacio, has an official record of 13-4-0 (85% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last four fights, against Luke Rockhold in 2018 (Yoel Romero vs Luke Rockhold); after this bout he has lost to Robert Whittaker (Robert Whittaker vs Yoel Romero II) and Paulo Henrique Borrachinha Costa (4 stars-fight, Yoel Romero Palacio vs Paulo Henrique Borrachinha Costa). Adesanya vs Romero, main event of Ufc 248, is valid for the Ufc middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-10-26, pretty good fight between Demian Maia and Ben Askren: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj and 2007 ADCC champion Demian Maia entered this fight with a pro record of 27-9-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 welterweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, the last one against Kamaru Usman (Demian Maia vs Kamaru Usman), but then he has won over Lyman Good (Demian Maia vs Lyman Good) and Anthony Rocco Martin (Demian Maia vs Anthony Rocco Martin).
His opponent, the former Bellator Ww and ONE FC champ Ben Askren, has an official mma record of 19-1-0 (63% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2019 beating Robbie Lawler (Robbie Lawler vs Ben Askren) and losing his first bout, against Jorge Masvidal (4-stars fight, Ben Askren vs Jorge Masvidal). Maia vs Askren is the main event of UFC Fight Night 162 (UFC on ESPN+ 20). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-26, Joe Schilling vs Hisaki Kato gets four stars thanks to one of the best mma knockouts of the year!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-04-29, mma fight not so exciting: Rory MacDonald vs Curtis Millender gets two stars.
