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, some good exchanges between Gegard Mousasi and Rafael Lovato Jr 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 45-6-2 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 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 eight bouts taking revenge on Hall in 2016 (Mousasi vs Hall 2) and beating Rory MacDonald in his last one (Gegard Mousasi vs Rory MacDonald).
His opponent, the undefeated black belt in Bjj and former world jiu jitsu champion Rafael Lovato Jr, has a perfect record of 9-0-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over Chris Honeycutt (Chris Honeycutt vs Rafael Lovato Jr), Gerald Harris (Rafael Lovato Jr vs Gerald Harris) and John Salter (Rafael Lovato Jr vs John Salter). Mousasi vs Lovato, main event of Bellator 223, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title(Mousasi’s second defense). 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: 2018-07-13, good finish between Eduardo Dantas and Michael McDonald: it gets three stars.
The former Bellator Bw champion Eduardo Dantas entered this fight with a mma record of 20-5-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 bantamweight in the world. ‘Dudu’ Dantas fought twice last year beating Leandro Higo (Dantas vs Higo) but then he lost to Darrion Caldwell (Eduardo Dantas vs Darrion Caldwell).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Michael McDonald, has an official record of 18-4-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class. He was defeated by John Lineker in 2016 (McDonald vs Lineker) but he came back to win in 2017 with Peter Ligier (Michael McDonald vs Peter Ligier). Dantas vs McDonald is on the undercard of Julia Budd vs Talita Nogueira – Bellator 202. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-28, pretty good fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Frank Mir: it gets three stars.
The 41-year-old former Pride, world combat sambo champion and black belt in judo Fedor Emelianenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 36-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.53 heavyweight in the world. ‘The Last Emperor’ fought just three times since 2012 beating Singh Jaideep (Fedor Emelianenko vs Singh Jaideep) and Fabio Maldonado (mma Fight of the Year candidate, Fedor vs Maldonado) but then he lost to Matt Mitrione in 2017 (Fedor Emelianenko vs Matt Mitrione).
His opponent, the black belt in karate, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Frank Mir, has an official record of 18-11-0 (78% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 20, 2016 when he was defeated by Mark Hunt (Mark Hunt vs Frank Mir). Before this bout, in 2015, he had fought three times winning over ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (Silva vs Mir) and Todd Duffee (4-stars-fight, Mir vs Duffee) but then he lost to Andrei Arlovski (Arlovski vs Mir). Fedor vs Mir, main event of Bellator 198, is the quarterfinal of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review 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!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-11-02, boring fight between Blagoy Ivanov and Caio Alencar: it gets one star!
The black belt in judo and former world combat sambo champion Blagoy Ivanov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-1-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 heavyweight in the world. ‘Baga’ Ivanov suffered his only loss when he faced Alexander Volkov in 2014 (final of the Bellator Hw tournament – season ten – Volkov vs Ivanov), after this bout he has won four consecutive fights beating Josh Copeland (=Ivanov vs Copeland) and Shawn Jordan in his last two (=Ivanov vs Jordan).
His opponent, Caio Alencar, has an official record of 11-1-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.29 in the same weight class. ‘Caiao’ Alencar lost to William Baldutti in 2013 but then he has won four bouts defeating Jared Rosholt in his last one. Ivanov vs Alencar is the main event of PFL Fight Night (Professional Fighters League). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-24, great start between Fedor Emelianenko and Matt Mitrione: it gets three stars.
The 40-year-old former Pride and world combat sambo champion Fedor Emelianenko (two years older than Mitrione) entered this fight with a pro mma record of 36-4-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.29 heavyweight in the world. ‘The Last Emperor’ suffered three consecutive defeats between 2010 and 2011, against the former #1 Ufc Hw champion Fabricio Werdum, Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Silva vs Emelianenko), and Dan Henderson (=Henderson vs Emelianenko), but then Fedor has won five bouts beating Fabio Maldonado in 2016 (mma Fight of the Year candidate, Fedor vs Maldonado).
His opponent, the black belt in karate Matt Mitrione, has a record of 11-5-0 (91% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He lost twice between 2015 and 2016, against Ben Rothwell (=Rothwell vs Mitrione) and Travis Browne (= Browne vs Mitrione), but then he has won over Carl Seumanutafa (=Mitrione vs Seumanutafa) and Oli Thompson (=Mitrione vs Thompson). Fedor Emelianenko vs Mitrione is on the undercard of Chael Sonnen vs Wanderlei Silva – Bellator 180. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-11, fight not particularly exciting between Mamed Khalidov and Luke Barnatt: it gets two stars.
The black belt in karate, tae-kwon-do and KSW champion in two weight classes Mamed Khalidov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 32-4-2 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 middleweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Jorge Santiago in 2010, since then he has collected 12 victories and one draw beating Aziz Karaoglu in 2016 (=Khalidov vs Karaoglu).
His opponent, Luke Barnatt, has an official record of 12-3-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.61 light heavyweight. He suffered three consecutive defeats in the Ufc between 2014 and 2015, the last one with Mark Munoz (=Munoz vs Barnatt), but then he has won four bouts. Mamed Khalidov vs Luke Barnatt is the main event of Absolute Championship Berkut 54. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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