Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-05, pretty good finish between Alexander Emelianenko and Gabriel Gonzaga but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The three-time world Combat Sambo champion Aleksander Emelianenko entered this fight with a pro mma record of 26-7-0 (88% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.33 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Dmitriy Sosnovskiy in 2014 (Aleksander Emelianenko vs Dmitriy Sosnovskiy), since then he has beat Geronimo Dos Santos, Virgil Zwicker and Szymon Bajor.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gabriel Gonzaga, has a record of 17-11-0 (94% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 10, 2016 when he was defeated by Derrick Lewis (Derrick Lewis vs Gabriel Gonzaga); before this bout ‘Napao’ Gonzaga had won over Konstantin Erokhin (Gonzaga vs Erokhin). Alexander Emelianenko vs Gonzaga is the main event of Russian Cagefighting Championship 2 – RCC 2. 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: 2018-02-16, pretty good fight between Roy Nelson and Matt Mitrione 2: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf Hw tournament winner Roy Nelson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-14-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 heavyweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Alexander Volkov (Nelson vs Volkov) and beating Javy Ayala (Roy Nelson vs Javy Ayala).
His opponent, the black belt in karate Matt Mitrione, has an official record of 12-5-0 (92% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He lost twice between 2015 and 2016, against Ben Rothwell (Rothwell vs Mitrione) and Travis Browne (Browne vs Mitrione), but then he has won three fights beating Fedor Emelianenko in 2017 (=Fedor Emelianenko vs Matt Mitrione). In their first fight Nelson had defeated Mitrione in just one round (December 15, 2012, Roy Nelson vs Matt Mitrione I); this second fight, main event of Bellator 194, is the quarter final of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament. 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: 2017-12-15, disappointing fight between Michael McDonald and Peter Ligier: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Michael McDonald entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-0 (88% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 13, 2016 when he was defeated by John Lineker (=McDonald vs Lineker); before this bout he had beat Masanori Kanehara.
His opponent, Peter Ligier, has an official record of 8-1-1 (62% finishing rate) and he suffered his only loss when he faced Mike Wootten in 2014, since then he has collected four victories and one draw. McDonald vs Ligier is the main event of Bellator 191. 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: 2017-11-02, boring fight between Blagoy Ivanov and Caio Alencar: it gets one star!
The black belt in judo and former world combat sambo champion Blagoy Ivanov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-1-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 heavyweight in the world. ‘Baga’ Ivanov suffered his only loss when he faced Alexander Volkov in 2014 (final of the Bellator Hw tournament – season ten – Volkov vs Ivanov), after this bout he has won four consecutive fights beating Josh Copeland (=Ivanov vs Copeland) and Shawn Jordan in his last two (=Ivanov vs Jordan).
His opponent, Caio Alencar, has an official record of 11-1-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.29 in the same weight class. ‘Caiao’ Alencar lost to William Baldutti in 2013 but then he has won four bouts defeating Jared Rosholt in his last one. Ivanov vs Alencar is the main event of PFL Fight Night (Professional Fighters League). 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: 2017-06-24, great start between Fedor Emelianenko and Matt Mitrione: it gets three stars.
The 40-year-old former Pride and world combat sambo champion Fedor Emelianenko (two years older than Mitrione) entered this fight with a pro mma record of 36-4-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.29 heavyweight in the world. ‘The Last Emperor’ suffered three consecutive defeats between 2010 and 2011, against the former #1 Ufc Hw champion Fabricio Werdum, Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Silva vs Emelianenko), and Dan Henderson (=Henderson vs Emelianenko), but then Fedor has won five bouts beating Fabio Maldonado in 2016 (mma Fight of the Year candidate, Fedor vs Maldonado).
His opponent, the black belt in karate Matt Mitrione, has a record of 11-5-0 (91% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He lost twice between 2015 and 2016, against Ben Rothwell (=Rothwell vs Mitrione) and Travis Browne (= Browne vs Mitrione), but then he has won over Carl Seumanutafa (=Mitrione vs Seumanutafa) and Oli Thompson (=Mitrione vs Thompson). Fedor Emelianenko vs Mitrione is on the undercard of Chael Sonnen vs Wanderlei Silva – Bellator 180. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-05, pretty good finish between Alexander Emelianenko and Gabriel Gonzaga but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
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