Benson Henderson vs Myles Jury full fight Video Bellator 227 – 2019

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-09-27, pretty boring fight between Benson Henderson and Myles Jury: it gets two stars.

The black belt in tae-kwon-do, Bjj and former Ufc Lw champion Benson Henderson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 27-8-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 lightweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2016 and 2017, against Michael Chandler (Chandler vs Henderson) and Patricky Freire (Benson Henderson vs Patricky Freire), but then he has won three fights defeating Adam Piccolotti in his last one (Benson Henderson vs Adam Piccolotti).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Myles Jury, has a record of 17-4-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.36 featherweight but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Chad Mendes (Chad Mendes vs Myles Jury) and Andre Fili (Myles Jury vs Andre Fili); before this fight, in 2017, he had won over Mike De La Torre and Rick Glenn. Henderson vs Jury is on the undercard of James Gallagher vs Roman Salazar – Bellator 227. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 MMA fight – Gegard Mousasi vs Rafael Lovato Jr – full fight Video Bellator 223

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-22, some good exchanges between Gegard Mousasi and Rafael Lovato Jr but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in judo, former Strikeforce light-Hw and current Bellator Mw champion Gegard Mousasi entered this fight with a professional mma record of 45-6-2 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robert Whittaker). He lost to Uriah Hall in their first fight in 2015 (Mousasi vs Hall I) but then he has won eight bouts taking revenge on Hall in 2016 (Mousasi vs Hall 2) and beating Rory MacDonald in his last one (Gegard Mousasi vs Rory MacDonald).
His opponent, the undefeated black belt in Bjj and former world jiu jitsu champion Rafael Lovato Jr, has a perfect record of 9-0-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over Chris Honeycutt (Chris Honeycutt vs Rafael Lovato Jr), Gerald Harris (Rafael Lovato Jr vs Gerald Harris) and John Salter (Rafael Lovato Jr vs John Salter). Mousasi vs Lovato, main event of Bellator 223, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title(Mousasi’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

USERS’ MMA RANKING: top 25 mma Fights of the Year 2018

Here you can find the best mma fights of 2018 rated by our users. We post the top 25 bouts with 4 and 5 stars rated at least ten times.

Clicking on the name of the fighter you can watch and rate the video of the fight (if it is available on the web) and read some info about it.

Lyoto Machida vs Rafael Carvalho full fight Video Bellator 213 – 2018

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, fight not particularly good between Lyoto Machida and Rafael Carvalho: it gets two stars.

The black belt in karate, Bjj and former Ufc light-hw champion Lyoto Machida entered this fight with a mma record of 24-8-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 middleweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2017, the last one against Derek Brunson (Brunson vs Machida) but then he has won over Eryk Anders (Lyoto Machida vs Eryk Anders) and Vitor Belfort (4-stars fight, Vitor Belfort vs Lyoto Machida).
His opponent, the former Bellator Mw champion Rafael Carvalho, has an official record of 15-2-0 (80% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Gegard Mousasi (Rafael Carvalho vs Gegard Mousasi); before this fight, in 2017, he had beat Melvin Manhoef (Carvalho vs Manhoef II) and Alessio Sakara (Rafael Carvalho vs Alessio Sakara). Machida vs Carvalho is on the undercard of Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs Valerie Letourneau – Bellator 213. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Gegard Mousasi vs Rory MacDonald full fight Video Bellator 206 – 2018

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-29, pretty good finish between Gegard Mousasi and Rory MacDonald but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in judo, former Strikeforce light-Hw and current Bellator Mw champion Gegard Mousasi entered this fight with a professional mma record of 44-6-2 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robert Whittaker). He lost to Uriah Hall in their first fight in 2015 (Mousasi vs Hall I) but then he has won seven bouts taking revenge on Hall in 2016 (Mousasi vs Hall 2) and beating Chris Weidman (Weidman vs Mousasi), Alexander Shlemenko (Gegard Mousasi vs Alexander Shlemenko) and Rafael Carvalho in his last three (Rafael Carvalho vs Gegard Mousasi).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and current Bellator Ww champion Rory MacDonald, has an official record of 20-4-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 welterweight. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2016, against Robbie Lawler (Lawler vs MacDonald 2) and Stephen Thompson (MacDonald vs Thompson), but then he has defeated Paul Daley (MacDonald vs Daley) and Douglas Lima (Douglas Lima vs Rory MacDonald). Mousasi vs MacDonald, main event of Bellator 206, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Mousasi’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Aleksander Emelianenko vs Viktor Pesta – full fight Video RCC 3

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-09, fight not particularly good between Alexander Emelianenko and Viktor Pesta: it gets two stars.

The three-time world Combat Sambo champion Aleksander Emelianenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 28-7-0 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.31 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, Szymon Bajor and Gabriel Gonzaga (Aleksander Emelianenko vs Gabriel Gonzaga).
His opponent, Viktor Pesta, has an official record of 13-5-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.47 in the same weight class. He suffered three consecutive losses between 2015 and 2017, the last one with Alexey Oleynik (Alexey Oleynik vs Viktor Pesta), but then he has won over Michał Kita, Alexei Kudin and Alexander Gladkov. Emelianenko vs Pesta is the main event of Russian Cagefighting Championship 3 – RCC 3. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best of MMA: Ranking of the best mma Fights of the Year 2018 by ATBF

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‘Best of Mma’, is the annual ranking of the best mma fights of the year 2018 (best Ufc fights and other promotions), matches rated by AllTheBestFights.

Clicking on the names of the fighters you can watch and rate the video of the fight (if it is available on the web) and read some info about it. However, you do not find a link for all the mma matches because we create a single post just for the 4 and 5 stars fights or for the most important ones.

Comment this post if you want to suggest your favorite mma fight and to help us creating the best mma ranking of all the most spectacular fights!

Douglas Lima vs Rory MacDonald full fight Video Bellator 192 – 2018

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2 Star RatingReview 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!

2017 MMA fight – Michael McDonald vs Peter Ligier – full fight Video Bellator 191

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2 Star RatingReview 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!

2017 MMA fight – Rory MacDonald vs Paul Daley – full fight Video Bellator 179

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3 Star RatingReview 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!