Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-03-19, good mma fight: Ilia Topuria vs Jai Herbert gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Herbert vs Topuria is on the undercard of Alexander Volkov vs Tom Aspinall – UFC Fight Night 204 (also known as UFC London or UFC on ESPN+ 62). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-11-06, good pace with a spectacular finish: the mma fight Frankie Edgar vs Marlon Vera is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2021).
Vera vs Edgar is on the undercard of Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington 2 – UFC 268. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-23, Michael Chandler vs Dan Hooker gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
The former Bellator Lw champion Michael Chandler entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-5-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Justin Gaethje, since Khabib Nurmagomedov has retired after their fight in October 2020, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje). He lost to Patricio Pitbull Freire in 2019 (Michael Chandler vs Patricio Freire), but then he has won over Sidney Outlaw (Michael Chandler vs Sidney Outlaw) and Benson Henderson in their rematch (Michael Chandler vs Benson Henderson 2). If you want to watch one fight with Chandler that has been rated with 4 stars and has been ranked in the top 10 Users’ Fights of the Year of 2011, we suggest Michael Chandler vs Eddie Alvarez.
His opponent, Dan Hooker, has a record of 20-9-0 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year beating Paul Felder (controversial split decision, Paul Felder vs Dan Hooker) and losing to Dustin Poirier (Dustin Poirier vs Dan Hooker). Hooker vs Chandler is on the undercard of Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier 2 – UFC 257. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-23, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma fight Marina Rodriguez vs Ribas gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
Marina Rodriguez entered this fight with a pro record of 12-1-2 (50% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.9 women’s strawweight in the world. In her last three fights she beat Tecia Torres in August 2019, tied with Cynthia Calvillo in December 2019 and lost to Carla Esparza last year (Marina Rodriguez vs Carla Esparza).
Her opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Amanda Ribas, has an official mma record of 10-1-0 (70% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. She suffered her only loss when she faced Polyana Viana in 2015, since then she has won five matches defeating Randa Markos and Paige VanZant in 2020 (Paige VanZant vs Amanda Ribas). Amanda Ribas vs Rodriguez is on the undercard of Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier 2 – UFC 257. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, disappointing fight between Jose Aldo and Marlon Vera: it gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Fw champion Jose Aldo entered this fight with a pro mma record of 28-7-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses, the last one with current #1 in this division Petr Yan (Petr Yan vs Jose Aldo). His last victory was against Renato Moicano in February 2019 (Jose Aldo vs Renato Moicano Carneiro) but if you want to watch Aldo’s best fights, here are two bouts ranked in the top 10 Users’ mma Fight of the year of 2011 and 2012, Jose Aldo vs Mark Hominick and Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes, but also the unforgettable 4-stars fight Jose Aldo vs Conor McGregor.
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Marlon Vera, has a record of 16-6-1 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2020 losing to Yadong Song (Marlon Vera vs Yadong Song) and beating Sean O’Malley (Sean O’Malley vs Marlon Vera). Vera vs Aldo is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Geoff Neal – UFC Fight Night 183 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 41 or UFC Vegas 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-17, good fight between Anthony Pettis and Nate Diaz: it gets three stars.The black belt in tae-kwon-do, Bjj and former Ufc Lw champion Anthony Pettis entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-8-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kamaru Usman). He lost to Tony Ferguson last year (Tony Ferguson vs Anthony Pettis) but he came back to win against Stephen Thompson in 2019 (Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf 5 Lw tournament winner Nate Diaz, has a record of 19-11-0 (84% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since 2016 when he faced twice Conor McGregor: Diaz won the first bout (Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz I) but then he lost the rematch (Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor II). Pettis vs Diaz is on the undercard of Daniel Cormier vs Stipe Miocic 2 – UFC 241. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-17, very high pace and tough exchanges between two of the best mma fighters in the world: Yoel Romero vs Paulo Costa is one of the best mma fights of the year 2019 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).The former Olympian wrestler Yoel Romero Palacio entered this fight with a mma record of 13-3-0 (85% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.2 middleweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, both against current #1 Ufc Mw champion Robert Whittaker (Yoel Romero vs Robert Whittaker I and Robert Whittaker vs Yoel Romero II). Between these two bouts Romero beat Luke Rockhold (Yoel Romero vs Luke Rockhold).
His opponent, the undefeated black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Paulo Henrique Borrachinha Costa, has a perfect record of 12-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has won over Oluwale Bamgbose (Paulo Costa vs Bamgbose), Johny Hendricks (Johny Hendricks vs Paulo Costa) and Uriah Hall (Uriah Hall vs Paulo Costa). Romero vs Costa is on the undercard of Daniel Cormier vs Stipe Miocic 2 – UFC 241. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-08, good fight between Henry Cejudo and Marlon Moraes: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The 2008 Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medalist and current Ufc Flw champion Henry Cejudo entered this fight with a professional mma record of 14-2-0 (43% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2016, against Demetrious Johnson in their first bout (Johnson vs Cejudo I) and with Joseph Benavidez (via split decision, Benavidez vs Cejudo), but then he has won four fights taking revenge on Johnson in 2018 (Demetrious Johnson vs Henry Cejudo 2) and beating TJ Dillashaw in 2019 (Henry Cejudo vs TJ Dillashaw).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Wsof Bw champ Marlon Moraes, has an official record of 22-5-1 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.1 bantamweight. He lost the first bout against Raphael Assuncao in 2017 (Moraes vs Assuncao) but then he has also won four fights defeating Jimmie Rivera (Jimmie Rivera vs Marlon Moraes) and taking revenge on Assuncao in his last two (Raphael Assuncao vs Marlon Moraes 2). Cejudo vs Moraes, main event of Ufc 238, is valid for the vacant Ufc bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-05-11, close fight but not so exciting: Jose Aldo vs Alexander Volkanovski gets two stars.The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Fw champion Jose Aldo entered this fight with a mma record of 28-4-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 featherweight in the world. He lost two consecutive fights in 2017, both against current #1 Fw Max Holloway (Aldo vs Holloway I and Max Holloway vs Jose Aldo II); after these bouts ‘Scarface’ Aldo has beat Jeremy Stephens (Jose Aldo vs Jeremy Stephens) and Renato Moicano (Jose Aldo vs Renato Moicano Carneiro).
His opponent, Alexander Volkanovski, has an official record of 19-1-0 (74% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Corey Nelson in 2013, since then he has collected 16 consecutive victories beating Jeremy Kennedy, Darren Elkins (Darren Elkins vs Alexander Volkanovski) and Chad Mendes in 2018 (Chad Mendes vs Alexander Volkanovski). Aldo vs Volkanovski is on the undercard of Rose Namajunas vs Jessica Andrade – UFC 237. Watch the video and rate this fight!
