Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-13, great performance by both fighters: Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier 2 is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The Ufc Fw champion Max Holloway entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-3-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2013, against Dennis Bermudez and Conor McGregor (McGregor vs Holloway), but then he has won 13 consecutive bouts beating twice Jose Aldo in 2017 (Aldo vs Holloway I and Max Holloway vs Jose Aldo II) and Brian Ortega in 2018 (Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Dustin Poirier, has an official record of 24-5-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 lightweight (currently the #1 in this division is Khabib Nurmagomedov). He was defeated by Michael Johnson in 2016 (Poirier vs Johnson) but then he has collected four victories and one no-contest; last year he beat Justin Gaethje (Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje) and Eddie Alvarez (Eddie Alvarez vs Dustin Poirier 2). In their first fight Holloway was defeated by Poirier via submission (February 4, 2012 – Dustin Poirier vs Max Holloway I); this second fight , main event of Ufc 236, is valid for the interim UFC lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-30, wild exchanges and a great finish: Edson Barboza vs Justin Gaethje is one of the best mma fights of the year 2019 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza entered this fight with a pro record of 20-6-0 (65% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 lightweight in the world. He lost two consecutive fights between 2017 and 2018, against current #1 Ufc Lw champ Khabib Nurmagomedov (Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Edson Barboza) and Kevin Lee (Edson Barboza vs Kevin Lee), but then he has beat Dan Hooker (Edson Barboza vs Dan Hooker).
His opponent, the former Wsof Lw champion Justin Gaethje, has an official mma record of 19-2-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He also lost two out of his last three bouts, losing to Eddie Alvarez (Eddie Alvarez vs Justin Gaethje) and Dustin Poirier (4-stars fight, Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje), but in his last fight he has won over James Vick (Justin Gaethje vs James Vick). Barboza vs Gaethje is the main event of UFC on ESPN 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-23, pretty good finish but the rest of the fight was not so good: Jan Blachowicz vs Thiago Santos gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj and former Ksw light-Hw champion Jan Blachowicz entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-7-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2016 and 2017, against Alexander Gustafsson (Gustafsson vs Blachowicz) and Patrick Cummins, but then he has won four bouts beating Jimi Manuwa (Jimi Manuwa vs Jan Blachowicz 2) and Nikita Krylov in 2018 (Jan Blachowicz vs Nikita Krylov).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Thiago Santos, has an official record of 20-6-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. Thiago ‘Marreta’ was defeated by David Branch in April 2018 (David Branch vs Thiago Santos) but then he has won three fights beating Jimi Manuwa in his last one (Jimi Manuwa vs Thiago Santos). Blachowicz vs Santos is the main event of UFC Fight Night 145 (UFC on ESPN+ 3). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-02, pretty good fight between Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes 2: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Raphael Assuncao entered this fight with a professional mma record of 27-5-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 bantamweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Ufc Bw champion TJ Dillashaw in 2016 (Dillashaw vs Assuncao 2) but then he has won four bouts beating Matthew Lopez (Raphael Assuncao vs Matthew Lopez) and Rob Font in his last two (Raphael Assuncao vs Rob Font).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Wsof Bw champion Marlon Moraes, has an official record of 21-5-1 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He lost the first bout against Assuncao in 2017 (Moraes vs Assuncao) but then he has won three fights defeating Jimmie Rivera in 2018 (Jimmie Rivera vs Marlon Moraes). Assuncao vs Moraes 2 is the main event of UFC Fight Night 144 (UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-02, pretty good finish between Jose Aldo and Renato Moicano Carneiro but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Fw champion Jose Aldo entered this fight with a pro mma record of 27-4-0 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 featherweight in the world but he lost two consecutive fights in 2017, both against current #1 Fw Max Holloway (Aldo vs Holloway I and Max Holloway vs Jose Aldo II); after these bouts ‘Scarface’ Aldo beat Jeremy Stephens in 2018 (Jose Aldo vs Jeremy Stephens).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Renato Moicano Carneiro, has a record of 13-1-1 (46% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Brian Ortega in 2017 (Renato Carneiro vs Brian Ortega) but then he has won over Calvin Kattar (Renato Moicano Carneiro vs Calvin Kattar) and Cub Swanson (Cub Swanson vs Renato Carneiro). Aldo vs Moicano Carneiro is on the undercard of Raphael Assuncao vs Marlon Moraes 2 – UFC Fight Night 144 (UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-01-19, fight not particularly good between Yancy Medeiros and Gregor Gillespie: it gets two stars.
Yancy Medeiros entered this fight with a mma record of 15-5-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 lightweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Donald Cerrone (Donald Cerrone vs Yancy Medeiros); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Erick Silva (Silva vs Medeiros) and Alex Oliveira (Alex Oliveira vs Yancy Medeiros).
His opponent, the undefeated Gregor Gillespie, has a perfect record of 12-0-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.43 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year winning over Jordan Rinaldi (Gregor Gillespie vs Jordan Rinaldi) and Vinc Pichel (Gregor Gillespie vs Vinc Pichel). Medeiros vs Gillespie is on the undercard of Henry Cejudo vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC Fight Night 143 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 1). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-14, pretty good fight between Frank Mir and Javy Ayala: it gets three stars.
The black belt in karate, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Frank Mir entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-12-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.51 heavyweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive defeats: against Andrei Arlovski in 2015 (Arlovski vs Mir), Mark Hunt in 2016 (Mark Hunt vs Frank Mir) and Fedor Emelianenko in 2018 (Fedor Emelianenko vs Frank Mir).
His opponent, Javy Ayala, has a record of 10-7-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.47 in the same weight class but hehas also lost his last two bouts, with Roy Nelson (Roy Nelson vs Javy Ayala) and Cheick Kongo (Cheick Kongo vs Javy Ayala); before this bout, in 2016, he had beat Sergei Kharitonov (Kharitonov vs Ayala). Mir vs Ayala is on the undercard of Brent Primus vs Michael Chandler 2 – Bellator 212. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-08, great fight between Max Holloway and Brian Ortega: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night, UFC Performance of the Night).
The Ufc Fw champion Max Holloway entered this fight with a professional record of 19-3-0 (58% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2013, against Dennis Bermudez and Conor McGregor (McGregor vs Holloway), but then he has won twelve consecutive bouts beating Anthony Pettis (Holloway vs Pettis) and Jose Aldo in his last three (Aldo vs Holloway I and Max Holloway vs Jose Aldo II).
His opponent, the undefeated black belt in Bjj Brian Ortega, has a perfect mma record of 14-0-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. Between 2017 and 2018 he has fought three times winning over Renato Moicano Carneiro (Carneiro vs Ortega), Cub Swanson (Cub Swanson vs Brian Ortega) and Frankie Edgar (Frankie Edgar vs Brian Ortega). Holloway vs Ortega, main event of UFC 231, is valid for the Ufc featherweight title (Holloway’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-08, tough exchanges with a nice finish: Jessica Andrade vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Jessica Andrade entered this fight with a professional record of 18-6-0 (67% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.2 women’s strawweight in the world. ‘Bate Estaca’ Andrade lost to Joanna Jedrzejczyk last year (Jedrzejczyk vs Andrade) but then she has beat Claudia Gadelha (Claudia Gadelha vs Jessica Andrade) and Tecia Torres (Jessica Andrade vs Tecia Torres).
Her opponent, the former Ksw Flw champion Karolina Kowalkiewicz, has a mma record of 12-2-0 (25% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. She suffered two consecutive defeats between 2016 and 2017, against Joanna Jędrzejczyk (Jedrzejczyk vs Kowalkiewicz) and Claudia Gadelha (Gadelha vs Kowalkiewicz), but then she has won over Jodie Esquibel (Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Jodie Esquibel) and Felice Herrig. Andrade vs Kowalkiewicz is on the undercard of Tyron Woodley vs Darren Till – UFC 228. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-28, nice and tough exchanges between Jose Aldo and Jeremy Stephens: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Fw champion Jose Aldo entered this fight with a pro mma record of 26-4-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 featherweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive defeats, both against current #1 Fw Max Holloway (Aldo vs Holloway I and Max Holloway vs Jose Aldo II); before these two bouts, in 2016, he had beat Frankie Edgar (Edgar vs Aldo 2).
His opponent, Jeremy Stephens, has a record of 28-14-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2016 and 2017, against Frankie Edgar (Edgar vs Stephens) and Renato ‘Moicano’ Carneiro (Stephens vs Moicano) but then he has won three bouts beating Josh Emmett in his last one (Josh Emmett vs Jeremy Stephens). Aldo vs Stephens is on the undercard of Eddie Alvarez vs Dustin Poirier 2 – UFC on Fox 30. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-13, great performance by both fighters: Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier 2 is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
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