Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-11-19, great finish between Darrion Caldwell and AJ McKee: it gets three stars.
The undefeated AJ McKee entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 16-0-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 featherweight in the world. In his last three fights he has won over Pat Curran, Georgi Karakhanyan and Derek Campos.
His opponent, the former Bellator Bw champion Darrion Caldwell, has an official record of 15-3-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2018 and 2019, both against Kyoji Horiguchi (Darrion Caldwell vs Kyoji Horiguchi I and Kyoji Horiguchi vs Darrion Caldwell II), but then he has beat Henry Corrales and Adam Borics (Darrion Caldwell vs Adam Borics). Caldwell vs McKee, main event of Bellator 253, is the semi-final of the Bellator featherweight World Grand Prix tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-11-12, nice and tough exchanges between Daniel Weichel and Emmanuel Sanchez 2: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Bjj, Bellator Fw tournament winner (season ten) and former M-1 Global Lw champion Daniel Weichel entered this fight with a pro mma record of 40-11-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 featherweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2018, against Patricio Freire (Patricio Freire vs Daniel Weichel) and Goiti Yamauchi (Daniel Weichel vs Goiti Yamauchi), but he came back to win against Saul Rogers in 2019.
His opponent, the black belt in karate Emmanuel Sanchez, has a record of 19-4-0 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. He was also defeated by Patricio Freire in 2018 (Patricio Freire vs Emmanuel Sanchez), but then he has won over Georgi Karakhanyan (Emmanuel Sanchez vs Georgi Karakhanyan 2) and Tywan Claxton. In their first fight Weichel defeated Sanchez via split decision (July 22, 2016 – Daniel Weichel vs Emmanuel Sanchez I); this second bout is the quarter-final of the Bellator Fw World Grand Prix and it is on the undercard of Patricio Freire vs Pedro Carvalho – Bellator 252. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-11-12, pretty good fight between Patricio Freire and Pedro Carvalho: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, current Bellator Fw and Lw champion Patricio Freire entered this fight with a professional mma record of 30-4-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Alexander Volkanovski). Patricio ‘Pitbull’ lost to Benson Henderson in 2016 (Henderson vs Freire) but then he has won five bouts defeating Michael Chandler (Michael Chandler vs Patricio Freire) and Juan Archuleta in his last two (Patricio Freire vs Juan Archuleta).
His opponent, Pedro Carvalho, has an official record of 11-3-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2015, against Wisma Lima and Adenir Araujo, but then he has won six fights beating Derek Campos and Sam Sicilia in 2019. Carvalho vs Pitbull Freire, main event of the Bellator 252, is the quarter-final of the Bellator Fw World Grand Prix and it is valid for the Bellator featherweight title (Freire’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-10-15, one sided fight between Cris Cyborg Justino and Arlene Blencowe: it gets two stars.
The former Ufc women’s Fw, Strikeforce, Invicta Fc and current Bellator champion Cristiane Cyborg Justino entered this fight with a pro record of 22-2-0 (82% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she is ranked as the No.2 women’s featherweight in the world. She was defeated by Amanda Nunes in 2018 (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Amanda Nunes) but then she has beat Felicia Spencer (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Felicia Spencer) and Julia Budd (Julia Budd vs Cris Cyborg Justino).
Her opponent, Arlene Blencowe, has an official mma record of 13-7-0 (62% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. She lost to Julia Budd in 2017 (Julia Budd vs Arlene Blencowe 2) but then she has won over Amber Leibrock, Amanda Bell and Leslie Smith. Blencowe vs Cyborg, main event of Bellator 249, is valid for the Bellator women’s featherweight title (Cyborg’s first defense); they also faced each other a second time on April 23, 2022 (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Arlene Blencowe 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-08-21, disappointing fight between Julia Budd and Jessy Miele: it gets two stars.
The former Bellator Fw champion Julia Budd entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-3-0 (54% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.4 women’s featherweight in the world but she comes off the loss against Cris Cyborg Justino (Julia Budd vs Cris Cyborg Justino); before this bout, in 2019, she had beat Olga Rubin (Julia Budd vs Olga Rubin).
Her opponent, Jessica Miele, has an official record of 9-3-0 (67% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. She lost to Charmaine Tweet in 2016 but then she has won four consecutive bouts defeating Elizabeth Phillips and Talita Nogueira in her last two. Miele vs Budd is on the undercard of Ryan Bader vs Vadim Nemkov – Bellator 244. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-01-25, good fight between Julia Budd and Cris Cyborg Justino: it gets three stars. Moreover this match was ranked in the ‘Top 10 Mma Fights of the Year 2020‘ (ranking generated by our users).
The Bellator Fw champion Julia Budd entered this fight with a professional record of 13-2-0 (54% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.2 women’s featherweight in the world. She suffered her last loss when she faced Ronda Rousey in 2011, since then she has won ten consecutive bouts beating Arlene Blencowe (Julia Budd vs Arlene Blencowe 2), Talita Nogueira (Julia Budd vs Talita Nogueira) and Olga Rubin in her last three (Julia Budd vs Olga Rubin).
Her opponent, the former Ufc women’s Fw, Strikeforce and Invicta Fc cham Cristiane Cyborg Justino, has an official mma record of 21-2-0 (81% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she entered as the No.1 in the same weight class. She was defeated by Amanda Nunes in 2018 (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Amanda Nunes) but she came back to win against Felicia Spencer in 2019 (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Felicia Spencer). Budd vs Cyborg, main event of Bellator 238, is valid for the Bellator women’s featherweight title (Budd’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-01-25, fight not so exciting between Darrion Caldwell and Adam Borics: it gets two stars.
The former Bellator Bw champion Darrion Caldwell entered this fight with a pro record of 14-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 featherweight in the world. He lost two consecutive fights between 2018 and 2019, both against Kyoji Horiguchi (Darrion Caldwell vs Kyoji Horiguchi I and Kyoji Horiguchi vs Darrion Caldwell II), but then he has beat Henry Corrales.
His opponent, the undefeated Adam Borics, has a perfect mma record of 14-0-0 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.43 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has won over Josenaldo Silva, Aaron Pico and Pat Curran. Caldwell vs Borics is on the undercard of Julia Budd vs Cris Cyborg Justino – Bellator 238. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-09-28, some good exchanges between Patricio Freire and Juan Archuleta but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, current Bellator Fw and Lw champion Patricio Freire entered this fight with a professional mma record of 29-4-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Max Holloway). Patricio ‘Pitbull’ lost to Benson Henderson in 2016 (Henderson vs Freire) but then he has won four bouts defeating Emmanuel Sanchez (Patricio Freire vs Emmanuel Sanchez) and Michael Chandler in his last two (Michael Chandler vs Patricio Freire).
His opponent, Juan Archuleta, has an official record of 23-1-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Andres Ponce in 2015, since then he has won 18 consecutive bouts defeating Ricky Bandejas and Eduardo Dantas in 2019. Pitbull Freire vs Archuleta, main event of Bellator 228, is valid for the Bellator featherweight title (Freire’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-07-12, pretty good finish between Julia Budd and Olga Rubin: it gets three stars.
The Bellator Fw champion Julia Budd entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.2 women’s featherweight in the world. She suffered her last loss when she faced Ronda Rousey in 2011, since then she has won nine consecutive bouts beating Marloes Coenen (Coenen vs Budd), Arlene Blencowe (Julia Budd vs Arlene Blencowe 2) and Talita Nogueira in her last three (Julia Budd vs Talita Nogueira).
Her opponent, the undefeated Olga Rubin, has a perfect record of 6-0-0 (50% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. In her last three bouts she has won over Joana Filipa Magalhaes, Cindy Dandois and Iony Razafiarison. Budd vs Rubin, main event of Bellator 224, is valid for the Bellator women’s featherweight title (Budd’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-22, disappointing fight between Emmanuel Sanchez and Georgi Karakhanyan 2: it gets two stars.
Emmanuel Sanchez entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-0 (47% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 featherweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Patricio Freire (Patricio Freire vs Emmanuel Sanchez); before this bout, in 2018, he had beat Sam Sicilia (Emmanuel Sanchez vs Sam Sicilia).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Georgi Karakhanyan, has an official record of 28-8-1 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.33 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year losing to Henry Corrales and beating Alexey Polpudnikov while his last bout, with Timur Nagibin, ended in a not contest. In their first fight Sanchez had beat Karakhanyan via majority decision (January 21, 2017 – Georgi Karakhanyan vs Emmanuel Sanchez I); this second bout is the main event of Bellator 218. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-11-19, great finish between Darrion Caldwell and AJ McKee: it gets three stars.
