Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-05-15, nice and tough exchanges: the mma fight Edson Barboza vs Shane Burgos gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2021).
Burgos vs Barboza is on the undercard of Charles Oliveira vs Michael Chandler – UFC 262. 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: 2020-07-26, good start between Fabricio Werdum and Alexander Gustafsson: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-07-12, some good exchanges between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Bjj, Tuf tournament winner and current Ufc Ww champion Kamaru Usman entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 welterweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jose Caceres at his second professional mma fight in 2013, since then he has collected 15 consecutive victories beating Rafael dos Anjos (Rafael dos Anjos vs Kamaru Usman), Tyron Woodley (Tyron Woodley vs Kamaru Usman) and Colby Covington in his last three (Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington).
His opponent, Jorge Masvidal (who replaces Gilbert Burns since he and his coach tested positive for COVID-19), has a record of 35-13-0 (51% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. ‘Gamebred’ lost two consecutive bouts in 2017, against Demian Maia (via split decision, Maia vs Masvidal) and Stephen Thompson (Stephen Thompson vs Jorge Masvidal), but then he has beat Darren Till (Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal), Ben Askren (4-stars fight, Ben Askren vs Jorge Masvidal) and Nate Diaz (Jorge Masvidal vs Nate Diaz). Usman vs Masvidal, main event of Ufc 251, is valid for the Ufc welterweight title (Usman’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-06-06, span itemprop=”itemreviewed”>Raphael Assuncao vs Cody Garbrandt gets three stars only thanks to a great finish (UFC Performance of the Night)!
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Raphael Assuncao entered this fight with a pro mma record of 27-7-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 bantamweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Marlon Moraes (Raphael Assuncao vs Marlon Moraes 2) and Cory Sandhagen (Cory Sandhagen vs Raphael Assuncao); before these two bouts he had beat Rob Font (Raphael Assuncao vs Rob Font).
His opponent, the former Ufc Bw champ Cody Garbrandt, has a record of 11-3-0 (82% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 2, 2019 when he was defeated by Pedro Munhoz (Cody Garbrandt vs Pedro Munhoz); before this fight he had also lost twice with TJ Dillashaw (Cody Garbrandt vs TJ Dillashaw I and TJ Dillashaw vs Cody Garbrandt II); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Dominick Cruz (Cruz vs Garbrandt). Assuncao vs Garbrandt is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Felicia Spencer – UFC 250. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-02-08, pretty good fight but we hope to see a rematch…Jon Jones vs Dominick Reyes gets three stars.The black belt in gaidojutsu and current Ufc light-Hw champion Jon Jones entered this fight with a professional mma record of 25-1-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world. Jones’ only loss was, in reality, a disqualification suffered against Matt Hamill in 2009 due to multiple “12-6 elbows” (strike brought from a high position toward the floor), since then he has collected 16 victories and one no-contest, against Daniel Cormier in 2017 (Jones defeated ‘DC’ via KO but then he tested positive for turinabol so the result was overturned in a NC, Jon Jones vs Daniel Cormier I); last year Jones defeated Anthony Smith (Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith) and Thiago Santos (Jon Jones vs Thiago Santos).
His opponent, the undefeated Dominick Reyes, has a perfect record of 12-0-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over Ovince St Preux (Ovince St Preux vs Dominick Reyes), Volkan Oezdemir (Dominick Reyes vs Volkan Oezdemir) and Chris Weidman (Dominick Reyes vs Chris Weidman). Jones vs Reyes, main event of Ufc 247, is valid for the Ufc light heavyweight title (Jones’ third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-17, some good exchanges between Cory Sandhagen and Raphael Assuncao but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.Cory Sandhagen entered this fight with a pro record of 11-1-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Henry Cejudo). He suffered his only loss when he faced Jamall Emmers in 2017, since then he has won six bouts defeating Mario Bautista and John Lineker in 2019 (John Lineker vs Cory Sandhagen).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Raphael Assuncao, has an official mma record of 27-6-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Marlon Moraes (Raphael Assuncao vs Marlon Moraes 2); before this bout he had beat Rob Font (Raphael Assuncao vs Rob Font). Sandhagen vs Assuncao 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, pretty good fight between Aljamain Sterling and Pedro Munhoz: it gets three stars.Aljamain Sterling entered this fight with a record of 17-3-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 bantamweight in the world. He was defeated by current #1 Bw Marlon Moraes at the end of 2017 (Aljamain Sterling vs Marlon Moraes) but then he has won three fights beating Jimmie Rivera in 2019 (Jimmie Rivera vs Aljamain Sterling).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Pedro Munhoz, has a mma record of 18-3-0 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. He lost to John Dodson last year (via split decision, John Dodson vs Pedro Munhoz) but then he has also won three bouts defeating Cody Garbrandt in March 2019 (4-stars fight, Cody Garbrandt vs Pedro Munhoz). Sterling vs Munhoz is on the undercard of Henry Cejudo vs Marlon Moraes – UFC 238. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-01, fight not so exciting between Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Smith: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).Alexander Gustafsson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-5-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against current #1 light-Hw Jon Jones (via tko in December 2018, Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2). Before this bout he had beat Glover Teixeira in 2017 (Alexander Gustafsson vs Glover Teixeira) and Jan Blachowicz in 2016 (Gustafsson vs Blachowicz).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Anthony Smith, has an official record of 31-14-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He also comes off the loss against Jon Jones, (via unanimous decision in March 2019, Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith) but in 2018 he had defeated Rashad Evans, Mauricio Shogun Rua (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Anthony Smith) and Volkan Oezdemir (Volkan Oezdemir vs Anthony Smith). Gustafsson vs Smith is the main vent of UFC Fight Night 153 (UFC on ESPN+ 11). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-27, pretty good fight between John Lineker and Cory Sandhagen: it gets three stars.John Lineker entered this fight with a pro record of 31-8-0 (58% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world. He lost to current #1 TJ Dillashaw in 2016 (Dillashaw vs Lineker) but then he has beat Marlon Vera (John Lineker vs Marlon Vera) and Brian Kelleher (John Lineker vs Brian Kelleher).
His opponent, Cory Sandhagen, has an official mma record of 10-1-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jamall Emmers in 2017, since then he has won five bouts defeating Mario Bautista in 2019. Lineker vs Sandhagen is on the undercard of Ronaldo Jacare Souza vs Jack Hermansson – UFC Fight Night 150 (UFC on ESPN+ 8). Watch the video and rate this fight!
