2018 MMA fight – Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2 – full fight Video UFC 232

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-29, good finish but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2 gets two stars.

The black belt in gaidojutsu and former Ufc light-Hw champion Jon Jones entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-1-0 (68% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 29, 2017 when he defeated current #1 Hw and light-Hw Ufc champ Daniel Cormier (but then the result was overturned in a no-contest because Jon ‘Bones’ Jones’ tested positive for turinabol, Daniel Cormier vs Jon Jones 2). Jones’ only loss was, in reality, a disqualification suffered against Matt Hamill in 2009 due to multiple “12-6 elbows” (strike brought from a high position toward the floor), since then he has collected 13 consecutive victories and one no-contest beating ‘DC’ Cormier in 2015 (Jon Jones vs Daniel Cormier I) and Ovince Saint Preux in 2016 (Jon Jones vs Ovince St Preux).
His opponent, Alexander Gustafsson, has an official record of 18-4-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is also not ranked as he hasn’t fought for more than one year, May 2017, when he defeated Glover Teixeira (Alexander Gustafsson vs Glover Teixeira). Before this bout ‘The Mauler’ Gustafsson had also beat Jan Blachowicz (Gustafsson vs Blachowicz) but in 2015 he had lost two consecutive bouts: against Anthony Johnson (Gustafsson vs Johnson) and Daniel Cormier (via split decision, Cormier vs Gustafsson). In their first fight Jones had won over Gustafsson via unanimous decision (September 21, 2013 – Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson I); this second fight, main event of Ufc 232, is valid for the Ufc light heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Chad Mendes vs Alexander Volkanovski full fight Video UFC 232 – 2018

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-29, nice and tough fight between Chad Mendes and Alexander Volkanovski: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).

Chad Mendes entered this fight with a pro record of 18-4-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Max Holloway). He lost two consecutive bouts in 2015, against Conor McGregor (Mendes vs McGregor) and Frankie Edgar (Frankie Edgar vs Chad Mendes) but since then he has fought just once beating Myles Jury in 2018 (Chad Mendes vs Myles Jury).
His opponent, Alexander Volkanovski, has an official mma record of 18-1-0 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Corey Nelson in 2013, since then he has collected 15 consecutive victories beating Shane Young, Jeremy Kennedy and Darren Elkins in his last three (Darren Elkins vs Alexander Volkanovski). Mendes vs Volkanovski is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2 – UFC 232. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Gegard Mousasi vs Rory MacDonald full fight Video Bellator 206 – 2018

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-29, pretty good finish between Gegard Mousasi and Rory MacDonald but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in judo, former Strikeforce light-Hw and current Bellator Mw champion Gegard Mousasi entered this fight with a professional mma record of 44-6-2 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robert Whittaker). He lost to Uriah Hall in their first fight in 2015 (Mousasi vs Hall I) but then he has won seven bouts taking revenge on Hall in 2016 (Mousasi vs Hall 2) and beating Chris Weidman (Weidman vs Mousasi), Alexander Shlemenko (Gegard Mousasi vs Alexander Shlemenko) and Rafael Carvalho in his last three (Rafael Carvalho vs Gegard Mousasi).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and current Bellator Ww champion Rory MacDonald, has an official record of 20-4-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 welterweight. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2016, against Robbie Lawler (Lawler vs MacDonald 2) and Stephen Thompson (MacDonald vs Thompson), but then he has defeated Paul Daley (MacDonald vs Daley) and Douglas Lima (Douglas Lima vs Rory MacDonald). Mousasi vs MacDonald, main event of Bellator 206, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Mousasi’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva 4 full fight Video Bellator – 2018

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-29, disappointing fight between Quinton Rampage Jackson and Wanderlei Silva 4: it gets two stars.

The former Ufc and Bellator light-Hw tournament (season 10) champion Quinton Rampage Jackson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 37-13-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.37 heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Muhammed King Mo Lawal in their rematch (Rampage vs Lawal II) and with Chael Sonnen (Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Chael Sonnen); before these two bouts he had beat Satoshi Ishii (Jackson vs Ishii).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo and former Pride Mw and International Vale Tudo light-Hw champ Wanderlei Silva, has a record of 35-13-1 (80% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 24, 2017 when he was defeated by Chael Sonnen (Chael Sonnen vs Wanderlei Silva); before this fight, in 2013, he had beat Brian Stann (4-stars fight, Silva vs Stann). In their previous fights Wanderlei had won twice, in 2003 and 2004 while Quinton Jackson had beat the Brazilian in 2008; Rampage vs Silva 4 is on the undercard of Gegard Mousasi vs Rory MacDonald – Bellator 206. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best of MMA: Ranking of the best mma Fights of the Year 2018 by ATBF

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‘Best of Mma’, is the annual ranking of the best mma fights of the year 2018 (best Ufc fights and other promotions), matches rated by AllTheBestFights.

Clicking on the names of the fighters you can watch and rate the video of the fight (if it is available on the web) and read some info about it. However, you do not find a link for all the mma matches because we create a single post just for the 4 and 5 stars fights or for the most important ones.

Comment this post if you want to suggest your favorite mma fight and to help us creating the best mma ranking of all the most spectacular fights!

Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Chael Sonnen full fight Video Bellator – 2018

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-01-20, disappointing fight between Quinton Jackson and Chael Sonnen: it gets two stars.

The former Ufc and Bellator light-Hw tournament (season 10) champion Quinton Rampage Jackson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 37-12-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Muhammed King Mo Lawal in their rematch (=Rampage vs Lawal II) while in their first fight, in 2014, Jackson had beat Lawal (=Rampage vs Lawal I). After this bout he had won over Fabio Maldonado in 2015 (=Jackson vs Maldonado) and Satoshi Ishii in 2016 (=Jackson vs Ishii).
His opponent, Chael Sonnen, has an official record of 29-15-1 (41% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.22 light heavyweight. He fought twice last year losing to Tito Ortiz (=Ortiz vs Sonnen) and defeating Wanderlei Silva (=Sonnen vs Silva). Sonnen vs Rampage Jackson is the quarterfinal of the Bellator heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament (in which also Fedor Emelianenko will fight); undercard of Douglas Lima vs Rory MacDonald – Bellator 192. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Douglas Lima vs Rory MacDonald full fight Video Bellator 192 – 2018

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-01-20, fight not particularly good between Rory MacDonald and Douglas Lima: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Bjj and current Bellator Ww champion Douglas Lima entered this fight with a pro mma record of 29-6-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Tyron Woodley). He lost to Andrey Koreshkov in their first fight in 2015 (=Lima vs Koreshkov I) but then he has won three fights beating Paul Daley (=Daley vs Lima), taking revenge on Koreshkov (=Koreshkov vs Lima 2) and defeating Lorenz Larkin (=Lima vs Larkin).
His opponent, Rory MacDonald (black belt in Bjj as well), has an official record of 19-4-0 (74% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2016, against Robbie Lawler (=Lawler vs MacDonald 2) and Stephen Thompson (=MacDonald vs Thompson), but he came back to win in 2017 with Paul Daley (=MacDonald vs Daley). Lima vs MacDonald, main event of Bellator 192, is valid for the Bellator welterweight title (Lima’s second defense); they also faced each other a second time on October 26, 2019 (Rory MacDonald vs Douglas Lima 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Gegard Mousasi vs Alexander Shlemenko full fight Video Bellator 185 – 2017

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-10-20, nice and tough fight between Gegard Mousasi and Alexander Shlemenko: it gets three stars.

The black belt in judo and former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Gegard Mousasi entered this fight with a professional mma record of 42-6-2 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is the black belt in judo and former Strikeforce light-Hw champion). He lost to Uriah Hall in their first fight in 2015 (=Mousasi vs Hall I) but then he has won five bouts taking revenge on Hall in 2016 (=Mousasi vs Hall 2) and beating Chris Weidman in 2017 (=Weidman vs Mousasi).
His opponent, the former Bellator and M-1 Mw champion Alexander Shlemenko, has an official record of 56-9-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2014, against Tito Ortiz (bout in which he moved up in weight class to the light-Hw division, Shlemenko vs Ortiz) and Brandon Halsey in their first fight (losing his Bellator title Shlemenko vs Halsey); after this bout he has collected six victories and one no-contest taking revenge on Halsey in his last bout (=Shlemenko vs Halsey). Mousasi vs Shlemenko is the main event of the Bellator 185. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Chael Sonnen vs Wanderlei Silva full fight Video Bellator 180 – 2017

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-24, pretty good fight between Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva: it gets three stars.

Chael Sonnen entered this fight with a professional mma record of 28-15-1 (43% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.40 light heavyweight in the world but he won just one out of his last five bouts, against Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua in 2013 (=Shogun Rua vs Sonnen); after this bout he was defeated by Rashad Evans (=Evans vs Sonnen) and Tito Ortiz (=Ortiz vs Sonnen).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo and former Pride Mw and International Vale Tudo light-Hw champion Wanderlei Silva, has an official record of 35-12-1 (80% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 3, 2013 when he defeated Brian Stann (4-stars fight, Silva vs Stann). Wanderlei Silva vs Chael Sonnen is the main event of Bellator 180. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 MMA fight – Douglas Lima vs Lorenz Larkin – full fight Video Bellator 180

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-24, disappointing fight between Douglas Lima and Lorenz Larkin: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Bjj and current Bellator Ww champion Douglas Lima entered this fight with a mma record of 28-6-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 welterweight in the world. He lost to Andrey Koreshkov in their first fight in 2015 (=Lima vs Koreshkov I) but then he beat Paul Daley (=Daley vs Lima) and took revenge on Koreshkov in 2016 (=Koreshkov vs Lima 2).
His opponent, Lorenz Larkin, has an official record of 18-5-0 (61% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Tyron Woodley). He fought three times last year losing to Albert Tumenov (=Larkin vs Tumenov) and winning over Jorge Masvidal (= Masvidal vs Larkin) and Neil Magny (=Magny vs Larkin). Douglas Lima vs Lorenz Larkin is valid for the Bellator welterweight title (Lima’s first defense); undercard of Chael Sonnen vs Wanderlei Silva – Bellator 180. Watch the video and rate this fight!