Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-06-06, some good exchanges between Jussier Formiga da Silva and Alex Perez but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Bjj and judo Jussier Formiga da Silva entered this fight with a record of 23-7-0 (43% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.5 flyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Joseph Benavidez (Jussier Formiga vs Joseph Benavidez 2) and Brandon Moreno (Jussier Formiga vs Brandon Moreno); before these two bouts he had beat current #1 Flw Deiveson Figueiredo (Jussier Formiga vs Deiveson Figueiredo).
His opponent, Alex Perez, has a mma record of 23-5-0 (48% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He lost to Joseph Benavidez in 2018 (Joseph Benavidez vs Alex Perez) but then he has defeated Mark De La Rosa and Jordan Espinosa (Jordan Espinosa vs Alex Perez). Formiga vs Perez 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, nice and tough fight between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night, UFC Performance of the Night). Moreover this match took third place in the ‘Top 10 Mma Fights of the Year 2020‘ (ranking generated by our users).
The black belt in 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu (no-gi Bjj), Tuf 13 tournament winner and former interim Ufc Lw champion Tony Ferguson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 25-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Khabib Nurmagomedov). ‘El Cucuy’ Ferguson suffered his last defeat when he faced Michael Johnson in 2012, since then he has collected twelve consecutive victories beating Kevin Lee (Tony Ferguson vs Kevin Lee), Anthony Pettis (Tony Ferguson vs Anthony Pettis) and Donald Cerrone in his last three (Tony Ferguson vs Donald Cerrone).
His opponent, the former Wsof Lw champion Justin Gaethje, has an official record of 21-2-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, against Eddie Alvarez (Eddie Alvarez vs Justin Gaethje) and Dustin Poirier (4-stars fight, Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje), but then he has won over James Vick (Justin Gaethje vs James Vick), Edson Barboza (4-stars fight, Edson Barboza vs Justin Gaethje) and Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone (Donald Cerrone vs Justin Gaethje). Ferguson vs Gaethje is valid for the interim Ufc lightweight title, and it is the main event of the UFC 249 (on the original fight card Ferguson was expected to face Khabib Nurmagomedov but the Russian had to pull out due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-21, good exchanges between Alexandre Pantoja and Matt Schnell: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Alexandre Pantoja entered this fight with a professional record of 21-4-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Joseph Benavidez). He fought twice in 2019 beating Wilson Reis (Alexandre Pantoja vs Wilson Reis) and losing to Deiveson Figueiredo (Alexandre Pantoja vs Deiveson Figueiredo).
His opponent, the black belt in karate Matt Schnell, has a mma record of 14-4-0 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2016 and 2017, against Rob Font and Hector Sandoval, but then he has won four fights beating Louis Smolka amd Jordan Espinosa in 2019 (Jordan Espinosa vs Matt Schnell). Pantoja vs Schnell is on the undercard of Frankie Edgar vs Chan Sung Jung – UFC Fight Night 165. 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: 2019-06-01, pretty good finish between Makwan Amirkhani and Chris Fishgold but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
Makwan Amirkhani entered this fight with a professional record of 14-3-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.40 featherweight in the world. He lost to Arnold Allen in 2017 but he came back to win in 2018 with Jason Knight.
His opponent, Chris Fishgold, has a mma record of 18-2-1 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.93 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Calvin Kattar last year but he has beat Daniel Teymur in February 2019. Amirkhani vs Fishgold is on the undercard of Alexander Gustafsson vs Anthony Smith – UFC Fight Night 153 (UFC on ESPN+ 11). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-05-11, some good single shots between Anderson Silva and Jared Cannonier but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The 44-year-old (9 years older than Cannonier) black belt in Bjj, tae-kwon-do and former Ufc Mw champion Anderson Silva entered this fight with a pro mma record of 34-9-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 middleweight in the world but he won just one out of his last four bouts, against Derek Brunson in 2017 (Anderson Silva vs Derek Brunson), after this fight he has lost to Israel Adesanya in February 2019 (Israel Adesanya vs Anderson Silva).
His opponent, Jared Cannonier, has a record of 11-4-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 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). Silva vs Cannonier is on the undercard of Rose Namajunas vs Jessica Andrade – UFC 237. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-30, Josh Emmett vs Michael Johnson gets three stars thanks to a nice finish.
Josh Emmett entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-2-0 (46% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 featherweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Jeremy Stephens (Josh Emmett vs Jeremy Stephens); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Ricardo Lamas (Ricardo Lamas vs Josh Emmett).
His opponent, Michael Johnson, has an official record of 19-13-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He lost three consecutive bouts between November 2016 and January 2018, the last one with Darren Elkins (Darren Elkins vs Michael Johnson), but then he has won over Andre Fili (Andre Fili vs Michael Johnson) and Artem Lobov (Michael Johnson vs Artem Lobov). Emmett vs Johnson is on the undercard of Edson Barboza vs Justin Gaethje – UFC on ESPN 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-02, disappointing fight between Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Bjj and current Ufc Ww champion Tyron Woodley entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-3-1 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 welterweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Rory MacDonald in 2014 (Rory MacDonald vs Tyron Woodley), since then he has collected six victories and one draw beating Demian Maia (Tyron Woodley vs Demian Maia) and Darren Till in his last two (Tyron Woodley vs Darren Till).
His opponent, the Tuf tournament winner Kamaru Usman, has a record of 14-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jose Caceres at his second professional mma fight in 2013, since then he has collected 13 consecutive victories beating Emil Weber Meek (Kamaru Usman vs Emil Weber Meek), Demian Maia (Demian Maia vs Kamaru Usman) and Rafael dos Anjos in 2018 (Rafael dos Anjos vs Kamaru Usman). Woodley vs Usman is valid for the Ufc welterweight title (Woodley’s fifth defense); undercard of Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith – UFC 235. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-02, pretty good fight between Jeremy Stephens and Zabit Magomedsharipov: it gets three stars.
Jeremy Stephens entered this fight with a record of 28-15-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Max Holloway) but he comes off the loss against Jose Aldo (Jose Aldo vs Jeremy Stephens); before this bout, in 2018, he had beat Josh Emmett in February (Josh Emmett vs Jeremy Stephens) and Doo Ho Choi in January (Jeremy Stephens vs Doo Ho Choi).
His opponent, Zabit Magomedsharipov, has a mma record of 16-1-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Igor Egorov in 2013, since then he has won twelve consecutive bouts beating Kyle Bochniak (Zabit Magomedsharipov vs Kyle Bochniak) and Brandon Davis in 2018 (Zabit Magomedsharipov vs Brandon Davis). Stephens vs Magomedsharipov is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith – UFC 235. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-02, pretty good fight between Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes 2: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Raphael Assuncao entered this fight with a professional mma record of 27-5-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 bantamweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Ufc Bw champion TJ Dillashaw in 2016 (Dillashaw vs Assuncao 2) but then he has won four bouts beating Matthew Lopez (Raphael Assuncao vs Matthew Lopez) and Rob Font in his last two (Raphael Assuncao vs Rob Font).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Wsof Bw champion Marlon Moraes, has an official record of 21-5-1 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He lost the first bout against Assuncao in 2017 (Moraes vs Assuncao) but then he has won three fights defeating Jimmie Rivera in 2018 (Jimmie Rivera vs Marlon Moraes). Assuncao vs Moraes 2 is the main event of UFC Fight Night 144 (UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-06-06, some good exchanges between Jussier Formiga da Silva and Alex Perez but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
