Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-25, pretty good fight between Rafael Carvalho and Gegard Mousasi: it gets three stars.
The Bellator Mw champion Rafael Carvalho entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-1-0 (80% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.23 middleweight in the world. He suffered his only loss at his pro mma debut in 2011, against Julio Cesar Araujo Fernandes, since then he has won 15 consecutive bouts beating Melvin Manhoef (Carvalho vs Manhoef II) and Alessio Sakara in 2017 (Rafael Carvalho vs Alessio Sakara).
His opponent, the black belt in judo and former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Gegard Mousasi, has a record of 43-6-2 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 middleweight (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre). He lost to Uriah Hall in their first fight in 2015 (Mousasi vs Hall I) but then he has won six bouts taking revenge on Hall in 2016 (Mousasi vs Hall 2) and beating Chris Weidman (Weidman vs Mousasi) and Alexander Shlemenko in 2017 (Gegard Mousasi vs Alexander Shlemenko). Carvalho vs Mousasi, main event of Bellator 200, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Carvalho’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-28, pretty good fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Frank Mir: it gets three stars.
The 41-year-old former Pride, world combat sambo champion and black belt in judo Fedor Emelianenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 36-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.53 heavyweight in the world. ‘The Last Emperor’ fought just three times since 2012 beating Singh Jaideep (Fedor Emelianenko vs Singh Jaideep) and Fabio Maldonado (mma Fight of the Year candidate, Fedor vs Maldonado) but then he lost to Matt Mitrione in 2017 (Fedor Emelianenko vs Matt Mitrione).
His opponent, the black belt in karate, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Frank Mir, has an official record of 18-11-0 (78% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 20, 2016 when he was defeated by Mark Hunt (Mark Hunt vs Frank Mir). Before this bout, in 2015, he had fought three times winning over ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (Silva vs Mir) and Todd Duffee (4-stars-fight, Mir vs Duffee) but then he lost to Andrei Arlovski (Arlovski vs Mir). Fedor vs Mir, main event of Bellator 198, is the quarterfinal of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-02-22, spectacular finish between Akhmed Aliev and Magomedsaygid Alibekov: this is one of the best mma fights of 2018 and it gets four stars!
Akhmed Aliev entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-4-0 (56% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.22 lightweight in the world. He lost to Vener Galiev in 2015 but since then he has won seven consecutive bouts beating Efrain Escudero and Diego Brandao in 2017.
His opponent, the undefeated Magomedsaygid Alibekov, has a perfect record of 9-0-0 (33% finishing rate) and in his last three fights he has won over Matej Truhan, Nariman Abbasov and Kuat Khamitov. Aliev vs Alibekov, main event of Fight Nights Global 83, is valid for the FNG lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-01-20, fight not particularly good between Rory MacDonald and Douglas Lima: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Bjj and current Bellator Ww champion Douglas Lima entered this fight with a pro mma record of 29-6-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Tyron Woodley). He lost to Andrey Koreshkov in their first fight in 2015 (=Lima vs Koreshkov I) but then he has won three fights beating Paul Daley (=Daley vs Lima), taking revenge on Koreshkov (=Koreshkov vs Lima 2) and defeating Lorenz Larkin (=Lima vs Larkin).
His opponent, Rory MacDonald (black belt in Bjj as well), has an official record of 19-4-0 (74% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2016, against Robbie Lawler (=Lawler vs MacDonald 2) and Stephen Thompson (=MacDonald vs Thompson), but he came back to win in 2017 with Paul Daley (=MacDonald vs Daley). Lima vs MacDonald, main event of Bellator 192, is valid for the Bellator welterweight title (Lima’s second defense); they also faced each other a second time on October 26, 2019 (Rory MacDonald vs Douglas Lima 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-11-03, disappointing fight between Ryan Bader and Linton Vassell: it gets two stars.
The Bellator light-Hw champion and Tuf 8 tournament winner Ryan Bader entered this fight with a pro mma record of 23-5-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). He lost to Anthony Johnson last year (=Johnson vs Bader) but then he has won over Ilir Latifi (=Bader vs Latifi), Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (=Bader vs Nogueira 2) and Phil Davis (=Davis vs Bader 2).
His opponent, Linton Vassell, has a record of 18-5-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He lost to Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal in 2015 (=Lawal vs Vassell) but then he has beat Emanuel Newton (=Newton vs Vassell 2), Francis Carmont (=Vassell vs Carmont) and Liam McGeary (=McGeary vs Vassell). Bader vs Vassell, main event of Bellator 186, is valid for the Bellator light heavyweight title (Bader’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-10-20, nice and tough fight between Gegard Mousasi and Alexander Shlemenko: it gets three stars.
The black belt in judo and former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Gegard Mousasi entered this fight with a professional mma record of 42-6-2 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is the black belt in judo and former Strikeforce light-Hw champion). He lost to Uriah Hall in their first fight in 2015 (=Mousasi vs Hall I) but then he has won five bouts taking revenge on Hall in 2016 (=Mousasi vs Hall 2) and beating Chris Weidman in 2017 (=Weidman vs Mousasi).
His opponent, the former Bellator and M-1 Mw champion Alexander Shlemenko, has an official record of 56-9-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2014, against Tito Ortiz (bout in which he moved up in weight class to the light-Hw division, Shlemenko vs Ortiz) and Brandon Halsey in their first fight (losing his Bellator title Shlemenko vs Halsey); after this bout he has collected six victories and one no-contest taking revenge on Halsey in his last bout (=Shlemenko vs Halsey). Mousasi vs Shlemenko is the main event of the Bellator 185. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-09-23, pretty good fight between Roy Nelson and Javy Ayala: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf Hw tournament winner Roy Nelson entered this fight with a mma record of 22-14-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 heavyweight in the world but he won just two out of his last seven fights, against Jared Rosholt (=Nelson vs Rosholt) and Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in 2016 (=Nelson vs Silva); after this bout he was defeated by Alexander Volkov (=Nelson vs Volkov).
His opponent, Javy Ayala, has an official record of 10-5-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.33 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2015 and 2016, against Alex Huddleston and Carl Seumanutafa but then he has won over Roy Boughton and Sergei Kharitonov (=Kharitonov vs Ayala). Roy Nelson vs Javy Ayala is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Patricky Freire – Bellator 183. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-01, spectacular finish between Melvin Guillard and Muslim Salikhov: this is one of the best mma fights of 2017 and it gets four stars!
Melvin Guillard entered this fight with a professional mma record of 32-17-2 (72% finishing rate) but he lost four out of his last five bouts, the last one with Chidi Njokuani (=Guillard vs Njokuani). His only victory in his last five bouts was against David Rickels but the result was overturned in a no-contest after Melvin tested positive for a banned substance (=Rickels vs Guillard).
His opponent, the five time World Wushu Sanda champion Muslim Salikhov, has an official record of 12-1-0 (92% finishing rate) and he has also an impressive kickboxing record of 185-8-1 (76 knockouts). He suffered his only loss when he faced Kris Hocum in 2012, since then he has collected ten consecutive victories beating Akoundou Epelet Evy Johannes in his last one. Muslim Salikhov vs Melvin Guillard is on the undercard of Sai Wang vs Artem Shokalo – Kunlun Fight MMA 12. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-19, good finish between Rory MacDonald and Paul Daley: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Bjj Rory MacDonald entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-4-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 welterweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Robbie Lawler (=Lawler vs MacDonald 2) and Stephen Thompson (=MacDonald vs Thompson).
His opponent, Paul Daley, has a record of 39-14-2 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.39 in the same weight class. ‘Semtex’ Daley lost to Douglas Lima last year (=Daley vs Lima) but he came back to win in 2017 against Brennan Ward (4-stars fight, Daley vs Ward). Rory MacDonald vs Paul Daley is the main event of Bellator 179. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-16, some good exchanges between Kyoji Horiguchi and Yuki Motoya but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in karate Kyoji Horiguchi entered this fight with a professional record of 18-2-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 flyweight in the world. He lost to #1 Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson in 2015 (=Johnson vs Horiguchi), but then he has won over Chico Camus (=Horiguchi vs Camus), Neil Seery and Ali Bagautinov (=Horiguchi vs Bagautinov).
His opponent, Yuki Motoya, has a mma record of 18-4-0 (61% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.38 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Tatsumitsu Wada in 2013, since then he has collected ten victories and one no-contest. Kyoji Horiguchi vs Yuki Motoya is on the undercard of Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Anthony Birchak – Rizin FF 5 Sakura. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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