Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-07-24, good pace with some nice exchanges: the mma fight Kyler Phillips vs Raulian Paiva gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2021).
Paiva vs Phillips is on the undercard of Cory Sandhagen vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC Vegas 32 (also known as UFC on ESPN 27). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-07-19, fight not particularly good between Montel Jackson and Brett Johns: it gets two stars.
Montel Jackson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Ricky Simon in 2018, since then he has won over Brian Kelleher, Andre Soukhamthath and Felipe Colares.
His opponent, the black belt in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brett Johns, has an official record of 16-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights in 2018, against Aljamain Sterling (Brett Johns vs Aljamain Sterling) and Pedro Munhoz (Pedro Munhoz vs Brett Johns) but he comes back to win with Tony Gravely in 2020. Jackson vs Johns is on the undercard of Deiveson Figueiredo vs Joseph Benavidez 2 – UFC Fight Night 172 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 30). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-06-06, span itemprop=”itemreviewed”>Raphael Assuncao vs Cody Garbrandt gets three stars only thanks to a great finish (UFC Performance of the Night)!
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Raphael Assuncao entered this fight with a pro mma record of 27-7-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 bantamweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Marlon Moraes (Raphael Assuncao vs Marlon Moraes 2) and Cory Sandhagen (Cory Sandhagen vs Raphael Assuncao); before these two bouts he had beat Rob Font (Raphael Assuncao vs Rob Font).
His opponent, the former Ufc Bw champ Cody Garbrandt, has a record of 11-3-0 (82% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 2, 2019 when he was defeated by Pedro Munhoz (Cody Garbrandt vs Pedro Munhoz); before this fight he had also lost twice with TJ Dillashaw (Cody Garbrandt vs TJ Dillashaw I and TJ Dillashaw vs Cody Garbrandt II); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Dominick Cruz (Cruz vs Garbrandt). Assuncao vs Garbrandt is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Felicia Spencer – UFC 250. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-05-09, good fight between Henry Cejudo and Dominick Cruz: it gets three stars.The 2008 Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medalist, former Ufc Flw and current Ufc Bw champion Henry Cejudo entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-2-0 (47% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2016, against Demetrious Johnson (in their first bout, Johnson vs Cejudo I) and with Joseph Benavidez (via split decision, Benavidez vs Cejudo), since then he has won five fights taking revenge on Johnson in 2018 (Demetrious Johnson vs Henry Cejudo 2) and beating TJ Dillashaw (Henry Cejudo vs TJ Dillashaw) and Marlon Moraes in 2019 (Henry Cejudo vs Marlon Moraes).
His opponent, the former Ufc Bw champ Dominick Cruz, has a record of 22-2-0 (36% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 30, 2016 when he was defeated by Cody Garbrandt (Dominick Cruz vs Cody Garbrandt); before this bout, in 2016, he had beat TJ Dillashaw (TJ Dillashaw vs Dominick Cruz) and Urijah Faber (Dominick Cruz vs Urijah Faber 3). Cejudo vs Cruz is valid for the Ufc bantamweight title (Cejudo’s first defense); undercard of Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje – UFC 249. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-03-14, fight not so exciting between Renato Moicano Carneiro and Damir Hadzovic: it gets two stars.The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Renato Moicano Carneiro entered this fight with a mma record of 13-3-1 (46% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.18 featherweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Jose Aldo (Jose Aldo vs Renato Moicano Carneiro) and Chan Sung Jung (Renato Moicano Carneiro vs Chan Sung Jung; before this bout, in 2018, he had beat Cub Swanson (Cub Swanson vs Renato Carneiro).
His opponent, Damir Hadzovic, has an official record of 13-5-0 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.68 lightweight. He fought twice last year defeating Marco Polo Reyes and losing to Christos Giagos. Moicano vs Hadzovic is on the undercard of Kevin Lee vs Charles Oliveira – UFC Fight Night 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-02-08, pretty good fight between Derrick Lewis and Ilir Latifi: it gets three stars.Derrick Lewis entered this fight with a pro record of 22-7-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Stipe Miocic). He lost two consecutive bouts between 2018 and 2019, against Daniel Cormier (Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis) and Junior dos Santos (Derrick Lewis vs Junior dos Santos), but then he came back to win beating Blagoy Ivanov (Derrick Lewis vs Blagoy Ivanov).
His opponent, Ilir Latifi, has an official mma record of 14-7-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.22 light heavyweight but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Corey Anderson (Corey Anderson vs Ilir Latifi) and Volkan Oezdemir (Volkan Oezdemir vs Ilir Latifi); before these two fights he had defeated Ovince St Preux (Ovince St Preux vs Ilir Latifi). Lewis vs Latifi is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Dominick Reyes – UFC 247. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review 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!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-22, fight not so exciting between Renato Moicano Carneiro and Chan Sung Jung: it gets two stars.The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Renato Moicano Carneiro entered this fight with a professional record of 13-2-1 (46% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.9 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Max Holloway) but he comes off the loss against Jose Aldo (Jose Aldo vs Renato Moicano Carneiro); before this bout, in 2018, he had beat Calvin Kattar in April (Renato Moicano Carneiro vs Calvin Kattar) and Cub Swanson in August (Cub Swanson vs Renato Carneiro).
His opponent, Chan Sung Jung, has a mma record of 14-5-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.63 in the same weight class. ‘The Korean Zombie’ had also lost to Jose Aldo, in 2013 (Jose Aldo vs Chan Sung Jung) but since then he has fought just twice defeating Dennis Bermudez (Dennis Bermudez vs Chan Sung Jung) and losing to Yair Rodriguez (Chan Sung Jung vs Yair Rodriguez). Moicano vs Korean Zombie is the main event of UFC Fight Night 154 – UFC on ESPN+ 12. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-08, good fight between Henry Cejudo and Marlon Moraes: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The 2008 Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medalist and current Ufc Flw champion Henry Cejudo entered this fight with a professional mma record of 14-2-0 (43% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2016, against Demetrious Johnson in their first bout (Johnson vs Cejudo I) and with Joseph Benavidez (via split decision, Benavidez vs Cejudo), but then he has won four fights taking revenge on Johnson in 2018 (Demetrious Johnson vs Henry Cejudo 2) and beating TJ Dillashaw in 2019 (Henry Cejudo vs TJ Dillashaw).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Wsof Bw champ Marlon Moraes, has an official record of 22-5-1 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.1 bantamweight. He lost the first bout against Raphael Assuncao in 2017 (Moraes vs Assuncao) but then he has also won four fights defeating Jimmie Rivera (Jimmie Rivera vs Marlon Moraes) and taking revenge on Assuncao in his last two (Raphael Assuncao vs Marlon Moraes 2). Cejudo vs Moraes, main event of Ufc 238, is valid for the vacant Ufc bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-05-04, pretty good fight between Cub Swanson and Shane Burgos: it gets three stars.The black belt in Bjj Cub Swanson entered this fight with a pro record of 25-10-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 featherweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses, the last one against Renato Moicano Carneiro (Cub Swanson vs Renato Moicano Carneiro); his last victory was with Artem lobov in 2017 (Cub Swanson vs Artem Lobov).
His opponent, Shane Burgos, has an official mma record of 11-1-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.39 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing to Calvin Kattar (Shane Burgos vs Calvin Kattar) and beating Kurt Holobaugh. Swanson vs Burgos is on the undercard of Al Iaquinta vs Donald Cerrone – UFC Fight Night 151 (UFC on ESPN+ 9). Watch the video and rate this fight!
