Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-08, disappointing fight between Tai Tuivasa and Blagoy Ivanov: it gets two stars.
Tai Tuivasa entered this fight with a pro record of 8-1-0 (88% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.22 heavyweight in the world but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Junior dos Santos in December 2018 (via tko, Junior dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa). Before this bout, the same year, he had beat Andrei Arlovski in June (Andrei Arlovski vs Tai Tuivasa) and Cyril Asker in February (Tai Tuivasa vs Cyril Asker).
His opponent, the black belt in judo, former world combat sambo and Wsof champion Blagoy Ivanov, has an official mma record of 17-2-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He also lost to Junior dos Santos in 2018 (via unanimous decision, Junior dos Santos vs Blagoy Ivanov) but he came back to win in 2019 against Ben Rothwell (Blagoy Ivanov vs Ben Rothwell). Tuivasa vs Ivanov is on the undercard of Henry Cejudo vs Marlon Moraes – UFC 238. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-08, good exchanges between Tony Ferguson and Donald Cerrone: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
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 mma record of 24-3-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Khabib Nurmagomedov). ‘El Cucuy’ Ferguson suffered his last defeat when he faced Michael Johnson in 2012, since then he has collected eleven consecutive victories beating Rafael dos Anjos (dos Anjos vs Ferguson), Kevin Lee (Tony Ferguson vs Kevin Lee) and Anthony Pettis in his last three (Tony Ferguson vs Anthony Pettis).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and gaidojutsu Donald Cerrone, has an official record of 36-11-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. ‘Cowboy’ lost to Leon Edwards last year (Donald Cerrone vs Leon Edwards) but then he has defeated Mike Perry (Donald Cerrone vs Mike Perry), Alexander Hernandez (Donald Cerrone vs Alexander Hernandez) and Al Iaquinta (Al Iaquinta vs Donald Cerrone). Ferguson vs Cerrone is on the undercard of Henry Cejudo vs Marlon Moraes – UFC 238. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-08, some good single shots between Petr Yan and Jimmie Rivera but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
Petr Yan entered this fight with a professional record of 12-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Magomed Magomedov in 2016 (via split decision), since then he has won seven bouts taking revenge on Magomedov in 2017 and defeating John Dodson in his last one (John Dodson vs Petr Yan).
His opponent, the black belt in karate Jimmie Rivera, has a boxing record of 22-3-0 (27% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three fights, against current #1 Bw Marlon Moraes in June 2018 (Jimmie Rivera vs Marlon Moraes) and with Aljamain Sterling in 2019 (Jimmie Rivera vs Aljamain Sterling); between these two bouts he beat John Dodson (John Dodson vs Jimmie Rivera). Yan vs Rivera is on the undercard of Henry Cejudo vs Marlon Moraes – UFC 238. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-08, pretty good finish between Ricardo Lamas and Calvin Kattar but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ricardo Lamas entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-7-0 (58% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Max Holloway) but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Josh Emmett (Ricardo Lamas vs Josh Emmett) and Mirsad Bektic (Ricardo Lamas vs Mirsad Bektic); after this bout he has beat Darren Elkins (Darren Elkins vs Ricardo Lamas).
His opponent, Calvin Kattar, has an official record of 19-3-0 (58% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.28 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year beating Shane Burgos (Shane Burgos vs Calvin Kattar) and Chris Fishgold but between these two bouts he lost to Renato Moicano Carneiro (Renato Moicano Carneiro vs Calvin Kattar). Lamas vs Kattar is on the undercard of Henry Cejudo vs Marlon Moraes – UFC 238. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-16, close fight but not so exciting: Leon Edwards vs Gunnar Nelson gets two stars.
Leon Edwards entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-3-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 welterweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Ufc Ww champ Kamaru Usman in 2015 but since then he has won six consecutive bouts defeating Peter Sobotta (Leon Edwards vs Peter Sobotta) and Donald Cerrone in 2018 (Donald Cerrone vs Leon Edwards).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gunnar Nelson, has a record of 17-3-1 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Santiago Ponzinibbio in 2017 (Gunnar Nelson vs Santiago Ponzinibbio) but he came back to win in 2018 with Alex Oliveira (Gunnar Nelson vs Alex Oliveira). Edwards vs Nelson is on the undercard of Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal – UFC Fight Night 147 (UFC on ESPN+ 5). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-17, fight not so exciting between Paul Felder and James Vick: it gets two stars.
The black belt in karate and tae-kwon-do Paul Felder entered this fight with a record of 15-4-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 lightweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Mike Perry (Paul Felder vs Mike Perry); before this bout, in 2017, he had won over Alessandro Ricci, Stevie Ray (Ray vs Felder) and Charles Oliveira (Charles Oliveira vs Paul Felder).
His opponent, James Vick, has a mma record of 13-2-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year beating Francisco Trinaldo (James Vick vs Francisco Trinaldo) and losing to Justin Gaethje (Justin Gaethje vs James Vick). Felder vs Vick is on the undercard of Francis Ngannou vs Cain Velasquez – UFC on ESPN 1. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, fight not so exciting between Charles Oliveira and Jim Miller 2: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Charles Oliveira entered this fight with a professional record of 24-8-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 lightweight in the world. He was defeated by Paul Felder in 2017 (Charles Oliveira vs Paul Felder) but then he has beat Clay Guida and Christos Giagos.
His opponent, Jim Miller (black belt in Bjj as well), has a mma record of 29-12-0 (66% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class but he lost four out of his last five bouts, the last one with Dan Hooker (Jim Miller vs Dan Hooker); after this fight he has beat Alex White. In their first bout Oliveira was defeated by Miller via submission (December 11, 2010); this second fight is on the undercard of Kevin Lee vs Al Iaquinta 2 – UFC on Fox 31. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, nice exchanges between Edson Barboza and Dan Hooker: it gets three stars.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-6-0 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 lightweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against current #1 Ufc Lw champ Khabib Nurmagomedov (Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Edson Barboza) and Kevin Lee (Edson Barboza vs Kevin Lee); before these two bouts he had beat Beneil Dariush (4-stars fight, Barboza vs Dariush).
His opponent, Dan Hooker, has a record of 17-7-0 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He lost to Jason Knight in 2016 but then he has won four bouts beating Jim Miller (Jim Miller vs Dan Hooker) and Gilbert Burns in 2018. Barboza vs Hooker is on the undercard of Kevin Lee vs Al Iaquinta 2 – UFC on Fox 31. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-08, good finish between Gunnar Nelson and Alex Oliveira: it gets three stars.
The black belt in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a mma record of 16-3-1 (94% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 16, 2017 when he was defeated by Santiago Ponzinibbio (Gunnar Nelson vs Santiago Ponzinibbio); before this bout he had beat Alan Jouban (Nelson vs Jouban).
His opponent, Alex Oliveira, has an official record of 19-5-1 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 welterweight in the world. He lost to Yancy Medeiros last year (Alex Oliveira vs Yancy Medeiros) but then ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira has won over Carlos Condit (Carlos Condit vs Alex Oliveira) and Carlo Pedersoli Jr (Alex Oliveira vs Carlo Pedersoli Jr). Nelson vs Oliveira is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega – UFC 231. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-30, pretty good fight between Joseph Benavidez and Alex Perez: it gets three stars (UFC Performances of the Night).
Joseph Benavidez entered this fight with a pro record of 25-5-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 flyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Sergio Pettis (Joseph Benavidez vs Sergio Pettis); before this bout, in 2016, he had beat Zach Makovsky in February (Benavidez vs Makovsky) and current #1 Ufc Flw champion Henry Cejudo in December (Joseph Benavidez vs Henry Cejudo).
His opponent, Alex Perez, has an official mma record of 21-4-0 (48% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2015 and 2016, against Adam Antolin and Jared Papazian, but since then he has won eight fights defeating Eric Shelton and Jose Torres in 2018. Benavidez vs Perez is on the undercard of Rafael dos Anjos vs Kamaru Usman – UFC Tuf 28 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-08, disappointing fight between Tai Tuivasa and Blagoy Ivanov: it gets two stars.
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