Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-09-19, good start between Khamzat Chimaev and Gerald Meerschaert: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The undefeated Khamzat Chimaev entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 8-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.70 middleweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has won over Mzwandile Hlongwa, John Phillips and Rhys McKee.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gerald Meerschaert, has an official record of 31-13-0 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.38 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Eryk Anders in 2019 and Ian Heinisch in 2020; between these two bouts he had beat Deron Winn. Meerschaert vs Chimaev is on the undercard of Colby Covington vs Tyron Woodley – UFC Fight Night 178 (also known as UFC Vegas 11). 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).
The black belt in judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champ Fabricio Werdum entered this fight with a pro record of 23-9-1 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Alexey Oleynik (Alexey Oleynik vs Fabricio Werdum) and Alexander Volkov (Fabricio Werdum vs Alexander Volkov); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Marcin Tybura (Fabricio Werdum vs Marcin Tybura).
His opponent, Alexander Gustafsson, has an official mma record of 18-6-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 light heavyweight but he won just two out of his last six fights, the last one against Glover Teixeira in 2017 (Alexander Gustafsson vs Glover Teixeira); after this bout he has lost to Jon Jones (in their rematch, Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2) and to Anthony Smith (Alexander Gustafsson vs Anthony Smith). Gustafsson vs Werdum is on the undercard of Robert Whittaker vs Darren Till – UFC on ESPN 14 (UFC Fight Island). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-06-06, fight not so exciting between Aljamain Sterling and Cory Sandhagen: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Aljamain Sterling entered this fight with a mma record of 18-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 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 four fights beating Jimmie Rivera (Jimmie Rivera vs Aljamain Sterling) and Pedro Munhoz in 2019 (Aljamain Sterling vs Pedro Munhoz).
His opponent, Cory Sandhagen, has an official record of 12-1-0 (58% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jamall Emmers in 2017, since then he has won seven bouts defeating Mario Bautista, John Lineker (John Lineker vs Cory Sandhagen) and Raphael Assuncao in 2019 (Cory Sandhagen vs Raphael Assuncao). Sterling vs Sandhagen is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Felicia Spencer – UFC 250. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-05-09, pretty good fight between Alexey Oleynik and Fabricio Werdum: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Bjj, jujutsu and 2005 world combat sambo champion Alexey Oleynik entered this fight with a professional mma record of 58-13-1 (93% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 heavyweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Alistair Overeem (Alistair Overeem vs Alexey Oleynik) and Walt Harris (Alexey Oleynik vs Walt Harris); after these fights he has beat Maurice Green (Alexey Oleynik vs Maurice Greene).
His opponent, the black belt in judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champ Fabricio Werdum, has an official record of 23-8-1 (74% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 17, 2018 when he was defeated by Alexander Volkov (Fabricio Werdum vs Alexander Volkov); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Walt Harris (Werdum vs Harris) and Marcin Tybura (Fabricio Werdum vs Marcin Tybura). Oleinik vs Werdum is on the undercard of Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje – UFC 249. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-02-23, pretty good fight between Jim Crute and Michal Oleksiejczuk: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Jim Crute entered this fight with a pro record of 10-1-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.34 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Misha Cirkunov (Jim Crute vs Misha Cirkunov); before this bout he had beat Sam Alvey (Sam Alvey vs Jim Crute).
His opponent, Michal Oleksiejczuk, has an official mma record of 14-3-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.42 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year defeating Gian Villante (Gian Villante vs Michal Oleksiejczuk) and Gadzhimurad Antigulov but then he lost to Ovince Saint Preux. Crute vs Oleksiejczuk is on the undercard of Paul Felder vs Dan Hooker – UFC Fight Night 168. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-09-28, pretty good fight between Jack Hermansson and Jared Cannonier: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Jack Hermansson entered this fight with a mma record of 20-4-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robert Whittaker). He was defeated by Thiago Santos in 2017 (Thiago Santos vs Jack Hermansson) but then he has won four bouts beating David Branch (David Branch vs Jack Hermansson) and Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza in his last two (Ronaldo Jacare Souza vs Jack Hermansson).
His opponent, Jared Cannonier, has an official record of 12-4-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, against Jan Blachowicz and Dominick Reyes (Dominick Reyes vs Jared Cannonier), but then he has beat David Branch (David Branch vs Jared Cannonier) and Anderson Silva (Anderson Silva vs Jared Cannonier). Hermansson vs Cannonier is the main event of UFC Fight Night 160 (UFC on ESPN+ 18). 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: 2019-05-04, fight not particularly good between Derek Brunson and Elias Theodorou: it gets two stars.
Derek Brunson entered this fight with a professional record of 18-7-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 middleweight in the world but he lost four out of his last six bouts, twice in 2018, against Ronaldo Jacare Souza (Ronaldo Jacare Souza vs Derek Brunson 2) and Israel Adesanya (Derek Brunson vs Israel Adesanya); before these fights he had beat Lyoto Machida in October 2017 (Derek Brunson vs Lyoto Machida).
His opponent, the Tuf Nations Mw tournament winner Elias Theodorou, has a mma record of 16-2-0 (44% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Brad Tavares in 2017 (Theodorou vs Tavares) but then he has won over Dan Kelly (Daniel Kelly vs Elias Theodorou), Trevor Smith and Eryk Anders. Brunson vs Theodorou is on the undercard of Al Iaquinta vs Donald Cerrone – UFC Fight Night 151 (UFC on ESPN+ 9). 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!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-20, some good exchanges between Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Fight of the Night).
The 2016 world combat sambo champion Islam Makhachev entered this fight with a professional record of 16-1-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 lightweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Adriano Martins in 2015 (Adriano Martins vs Islam Makhachev), since then he has won four bouts defeating Gleison Tibau and Kajan Johnson in 2018.
His opponent, Arman Tsarukyan, has a mma record of 13-1-0 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.104 in the same weight class. He also suffered his only defeat in 2015, against Alexander Belikh, but then he has collected 12 consecutive victories taking revenge on Belikh in 2016 and beating Felipe Olivieri in his last one. Makhachev vs Tsarukyan is on the undercard of Alistair Overeem vs Alexey Oleinik – UFC Fight Night 149 (UFC on ESPN+ 7). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-09-19, good start between Khamzat Chimaev and Gerald Meerschaert: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
