Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-03-27, mma fight not so exciting: Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs Jared Gooden gets two stars.
Gooden vs Nurmagomedov is on the undercard of Stipe Miocic vs Francis Ngannou 2 – UFC 260. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-02-13, great mma fight: Rodolfo Vieira vs Anthony Hernandez gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Hernandez vs Vieira is on the undercard of Kamaru Usman vs Gilbert Burns – UFC 258. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-23, good exchanges and good finish the mma fight Conor McGregor vs Poirier 2 gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The former Ufc Fw and Lw champion Conor McGregor entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-4-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Justin Gaethje, since Khabib Nurmagomedov has retired after their fight in October 2020, Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje). ‘Notorius’ also lost to Khabib, but in 2018 (Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor); after this match he came back to win against Donald Cerrone in January 2020 (Conor McGregor vs Donald Cerrone). If you want to watch McGregor’s best fights, here are the ones rated with 4 or 5 stars: the unforgettable Jose Aldo vs Conor McGregor and two matches ranked in the top 10 Users’ Fights of the year 2016, Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz I and Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz II).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former interim Ufc Lw champ Dustin Poirier, has an official record of 26-6-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2019 (Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Dustin Poirier), but then he beat Dan Hooker last year (Dustin Poirier vs Dan Hooker). Among the best fights of Dustin Poirier, we suggest three matches: the five-stars fight of 2012 Chan Sung Jung vs Dustin Poirier, a four-stars match of 2018 Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje and a bout that ranked in the top 10 Users’ Fights of the year 2019 Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier 2. In their first match McGregor had defeated Poirier via technical knockout (September 27, 2014 Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor I); this second fight is the main event of the UFC 257. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, disappointing fight between Jose Aldo and Marlon Vera: it gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Fw champion Jose Aldo entered this fight with a pro mma record of 28-7-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses, the last one with current #1 in this division Petr Yan (Petr Yan vs Jose Aldo). His last victory was against Renato Moicano in February 2019 (Jose Aldo vs Renato Moicano Carneiro) but if you want to watch Aldo’s best fights, here are two bouts ranked in the top 10 Users’ mma Fight of the year of 2011 and 2012, Jose Aldo vs Mark Hominick and Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes, but also the unforgettable 4-stars fight Jose Aldo vs Conor McGregor.
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Marlon Vera, has a record of 16-6-1 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2020 losing to Yadong Song (Marlon Vera vs Yadong Song) and beating Sean O’Malley (Sean O’Malley vs Marlon Vera). Vera vs Aldo is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Geoff Neal – UFC Fight Night 183 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 41 or UFC Vegas 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-12, some good exchanges on the ground between Tony Ferguson and Charles Oliveira but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
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 record of 25-4-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 lightweight in the world but he comes off the loss against current #1 Lw Justin Gaethje (since Khabib Nurmagomedov retired, Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje). Before this bout, between 2018 and 2019, ‘El Cucuy’ Ferguson had beat Anthony Pettis (Tony Ferguson vs Anthony Pettis) and Donald Cerrone (Tony Ferguson vs Donald Cerrone). If you want to watch Ferguson’s best fights, we suggest a 4-stars fight of 2016, Tony Ferguson vs Landon Vannata, and two bouts that ranked in the top 10 Users’ Fight of the year 2015 and 2018, Tony Ferguson vs Edson Barboza and Tony Ferguson vs Anthony Pettis.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Charles Oliveira, has a mma record of 29-8-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. ‘Do Bronx’ Oliveira was defeated by Paul Felder in 2017 (Charles Oliveira vs Paul Felder), but then he has won seven bouts beating Jared Gordon (Charles Oliveira vs Jared Gordon) and Kevin Lee in his last two (Kevin Lee vs Charles Oliveira). Oliveira vs Ferguson is on the undercard of Deiveson Figueiredo vs Brandon Moreno – UFC 256. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-07-12, entertaining fight between Volkan Oezdemir and Jiri Prochazka: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Volkan Oezdemir entered this fight with a record of 17-4-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 light heavyweight in the world. He lost three consecutive fights between 2018 and 2019, the last one with Dominick Reyes (Dominick Reyes vs Volkan Oezdemir) but then he has beat Ilir Latifi (Volkan Oezdemir vs Ilir Latifi) and Aleksandar Rakic (Volkan Oezdemir vs Aleksandar Rakic).
His opponent, Jiri Prochazka, has a mma record of 26-3-1 (96% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Muhammed Lawal in 2015 (Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal vs Jiri Prochazka), since then he has won ten consecutive bouts taking revenge on Lawal in 2019 (Muhammed King Mo Lawal vs Jiri Prochazka 2) and beating, after this bout, also Fabio Maldonado (Jiri Prochazka vs Fabio Maldonado) and CB Dollaway. Oezdemir vs Prochazka is on the undercard of Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal – UFC 251. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-01-25, pretty good finish between Curtis Blaydes and Junior dos Santos but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.Curtis Blaydes entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-2-0 (75% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Stipe Miocic). He lost the rematch with Francis Ngannou in 2018 (Curtis Blaydes vs Francis Ngannou 2) but then he has won over Justin Willis (Curtis Blaydes vs Justin Willis) and Shamil Abdurakhimov (Curtis Blaydes vs Shamil Abdurakhimov).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Junior dos Santos, has an official record of 21-6-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. ‘Cigano’ fought twice last year defeating Derrick Lewis (Derrick Lewis vs Junior dos Santos) and losing to Francis Ngannou (Francis Ngannou vs Junior dos Santos). Blaydes vs dos Santos is the main event of UFC Fight Night 166 (UFC on ESPN+ 24). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-03, Chris Weidman vs Ronaldo Jacare Souza gets three stars thanks to a good finsih (UFC Fight of the Night).The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Mw champion Chris Weidman entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-3-0 (71% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 27, 2017 when he defeated Kelvin Gastelum (Chris Weidman vs Kelvin Gastelum). Before this bout Weidman had lost three consecutive fights: against Luke Rockhold (Weidman vs Rockhold), Yoel Romero Palacio (Weidman vs Romero) and Gegard Mousasi (Weidman vs Mousasi).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, judo and former Strikeforce Mw champion Ronaldo Jacare Souza, has a record of 25-6-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robert Whittaker). He has fought twice in 2018 beating Derek Brunson (Ronaldo Jacare Souza vs Derek Brunson 2) and losing to Kelvin Gastelum (Kelvin Gastelum vs Ronaldo Jacare Souza). Weidman vs Jacare is on the undercard of Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis – UFC 230. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-14, pretty good fight between Darren Elkins and Alexander Volkanovski: it gets three stars.Darren Elkins entered this fight with a pro record of 24-5-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Max Holloway). He lost to Hacran Dias in 2014 but then he has won six consecutive bouts defeating Dennis Bermudez (Elkins vs Bermudez) and Michael Johnson in his last two (Darren Elkins vs Michael Johnson).
His opponent, Alexander Volkanovski, has an official mma record of 17-1-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Corey Nelson in 2013, since then he has collected 14 consecutive victories beating Mizuto Hirota, Shane Young and Jeremy Kennedy in his last three. Elkins vs Volkanovski is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Blagoy Ivanov – UFC Fight Night 133. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-07, some good single shots between Rose Namajunas and Joanna Jedrzejczyk 2 but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The black belt in tae-kwon-do, karate and current Ufc champion Rose Namajunas entered this fight with a mma record of 7-3-0 (86% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s strawweight in the world. She lost to Karolina Kowalkiewicz in 2016 (via split decision, Namajunas vs Kowalkiewicz) but then she beat Michelle Waterson (Namajunas vs Waterson) and Joanna Jedrzejczyk in 2017 (Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Rose Namajunas I).
Her opponent, the former Wkn kickboxing and Ufc champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, has an official record of 14-1-0 (36% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. Before losing to Namajunas at the end of 2017 she had won over Claudia Gadelha (Jedrzejczyk vs Gadelha II) and Karolina Kowalkiewicz in 2016 (Jedrzejczyk vs Kowalkiewicz), while in 2017 he had beat Jessica Andrade (Jedrzejczyk vs Andrade). Namajunas vs Joanna 2 is valid for the Ufc women’s strawweight title (Namajunas’ first defense); undercard of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Al Iaquinta – UFC 223. Watch the video and rate this fight!
