Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-22, disappointing fight between Daniel Weichel and Emmanuel Sanchez: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former M-1 Lw and Bellator Fw tournament champion Daniel Weichel entered this fight with a mma record of 36-9-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 featherweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Pat Curran (=Curran vs Weichel) and Georgi Karakhanyan (=Weichel vs Karakhanyan) but between these two fights he lost to Patricio Freire (=Freire vs Weichel).
His opponent, Emmanuel Sanchez, has an official record of 13-2-0 (46% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Pat Curran last year (=Curran vs Sanchez) but then he has won three consecutive fights beating Daniel Pineda in 2016 (=Sanchez vs Pineda). Weichel vs Sanchez is on the undercard of Darrion Caldwell vs Joe Taimanglo – Bellator 159; they also faced each other a second time on November 12, 2020 (Daniel Weichel vs Emmanuel Sanchez 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-24, tough fight with a spectacular finish: Hisaki Kato vs Joe Schilling 2 is very close to get four stars!
The former Glory and Wbc muay thai champion Joe Schilling entered this fight with a professional record of 19-8-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 cruiserweight in the world. He has already fought twice in 2016 beating Mike Lemaire (=Schilling vs Lemaire) and losing to Jason Wilnis (=Schilling vs Wilnis 2).
His opponent, the black belt in kudo Hisaki Kato, is at his professional kickboxing debut but he has a mma record of 6-2-0 (2 knockouts). He had won over Schilling in their first mma fight last year (4-stars-fight Schilling vs Kato I) but then he lost to Melvin Manhoef (=Kato vs Manhoef); he came back to win in 2016 against Yuta Watanabe. Schilling vs Kato 2 is on the undercard of Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Satoshi Ishii – Bellator 157. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-20, fight not particularly good between Augusto Sakai and Dan Charles: it gets two stars.
The undefeated Augusto Sakai entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 9-0-0 (78% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he is ranked as the No.45 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Dan Charles, has an official record of 10-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.69 in the same weight class. Both fighters have fought twice last year: Sakai beat Daniel Gallemore and Alex Huddleston while Charles lost to Bobby Lashley (=Lashley vs Charles) and defeated Chase Gormley. Sakai vs Charles is on the undercard of Rafael Carvalho vs Melvin Manhoef – Bellator 155. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-04, some good exchanges between Fernando Gonzalez and Gilbert Smith but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
Fernando Gonzalez entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-13-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.39 welterweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2013 and 2014, against Max Griffin and David Mitchell, but then he has won four bouts beating Curtis Millender in his last one (=Gonzalez vs Millender).
His opponent, Gilbert Smith, has a record of 12-4-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.44 in the same weight class. He lost to Chidi Njokuani last year but then he defeated Benjamin Smith and Bristol Marunde. Gonzalez vs Smith is on the undercard of Joe Warren vs Darrion Caldwell – Bellator 151. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-19, disappointing fight between Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie: it gets two stars.
The former Ufc Superfight, Pride and King of Pancrase champion Ken Shamrock entered this fight with a record of 28-16-2 (89% finishing rate) but now he is 52 years old (three years older than Gracie) and he fought just once since the end of 2010: he lost to Kevin ‘Kimbo Slice’ Ferguson last year (=Kimbo Slice vs Ken Shamrock).
His opponent, the 6th degree black belt in Gracie jiu-jitsu and winner of three Ufc tournament Royce Gracie, has a mma record of 14-2-3 (86% submission victory rate – he has never won by ko/tko) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 2, 2007 when he defeated Kazushi Sakuraba; before this bout he had lost to Matt Hughes. In their first fight ‘The World’s Most Dangerous Man’ Shamrock lost to Gracie by submission in just 57 seconds (November 12, 1993 – UFC 1) while their second bout ended in a draw (April 7, 1995 – UFC 5). Gracie vs Shamrock 3 is the main event of Bellator 149. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-19, fight not particularly good between Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000 Harris: it gets two stars.
Kevin ‘Kimbo Slice’ Ferguson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 5-2-0 (80% finishing rate) while his opponent, Dhafir ‘Dada 5000’ Harris, has an official record of 2-0-0 (2 knockouts). Kimbo suffered his last loss in 2010 when he faced Matt Mitrione but since then he has fought and won just once, against Ken Shamrock last year (=Kimbo vs Shamrock), while Dada 5000’s last fight occurred in 2011 when he defeated Tim Papp. Kimbo vs Dada 5000 is on the undercard of Ken Shamrock vs Royce Gracie 3 – Bellator 149. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-19, nice and tough exchanges between Melvin Guillard and Derek Campos: it gets three stars.
Melvin Guillard entered this fight with a mma record of 32-15-2 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.43 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Derek Campos, has an official record of 15-6-0 (60% finishing rate). Both fighters come off two consecutive losses: Guillard was defeated by Justin Gaethje (=Gaethje vs Guillard) and Brandon Girtz (=Guillard vs Girtz) while Campos lost to Michael Chandler (=Chandler vs Campos) and Brandon Girtz as well. Guillard vs Campos is on the undercard of Ken Shamrock vs Royce Gracie 3 – Bellator 149. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-04, some good single shots between Daniel Weichel and Georgi Karakhanyan but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former M-1 Global Lw champion Daniel Weichel entered this fight with a professional record of 35-9-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 featherweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Patricio Freire (=Freire vs Weichel).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Wsof Fw champion Georgi Karakhanyan, has a mma record of 24-4-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class. He lost to Rick Glenn in 2014 (=Karakhanyan vs Glenn) but he came back to win in 2015 defeating Bubba Jenkins (=Karakhanyan vs Jenkins). Weichel vs Karakhanyan is on the undercard of Josh Thomson vs Pablo Villaseca – Bellator 147. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-06, some good exchanges in the last part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Patricio Freire vs Daniel Straus 3 gets two.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Patricio Freire entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo). Patricio ‘Pitbull’ suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Pat Curran (via split decision, Curran vs Freire), since then he has won seven consecutive bouts taking revenge on Curran last year in a fight valid for the Bellator Fw title (=Curran vs Freire 2) and defending his belt twice, the last time against Daniel Weichel (=Freire vs Weichel).
His opponent, the former bellator fw champion Daniel Straus, has an official record of 23-6-0 (43% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. He lost both the first and the second fight with Freire (Freire vs Straus I in 2011 and Freire vs Straus II in 2015), but after the second one he came back to win beating Henry Corrales (=Straus vs Corrales). ‘Pitbull’ Freire vs Straus 3, main event of Bellator 145, is valid for the Bellator featherweight title (Freire’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-06, pretty good fight between Michael Chandler and David Rickels: it gets three stars.
The former Bellator Lw champion Michael Chandler entered this fight with a professional record of 13-3-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 lightweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2013 and 2014 but he came back to win in 2015 defeating Derek Campos (=Chandler vs Campos).
His opponent, the Bellator Lw tournament champion (season 8) David Rickels, has a record of 16-3-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.49 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year, losing to Patricky Freire (=Rickels vs Freire) and winning over Davi Ramos; he has also fought in 2015 but the bout ended in a no-contest (=Rickels vs Alessio). In their first fight Chandler beat Rickels in less than a minute (July 31, 2013 Chandler vs Rickels I); this second bout is on the undercard of Patricio Freire vs Daniel Straus 3 – Bellator 145. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-22, disappointing fight between Daniel Weichel and Emmanuel Sanchez: it gets two stars.
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