Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-17, disappointing fight between Jimmie Rivera and Aljamain Sterling: it gets two stars.
The black belt in karate Jimmie Rivera entered this fight with a pro record of 22-2-0 (27% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw). He fought twice last year losing to Marlon Moraes (Jimmie Rivera vs Marlon Moraes) and beating John Dodson (John Dodson vs Jimmie Rivera).
His opponent, Aljamain Sterling, has an official mma record of 16-3-0 (56% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He was also defeated by Marlon Moraes (at the end of 2017 Aljamain Sterling vs Marlon Moraes) but then he has won over Brett Johns (Brett Johns vs Aljamain Sterling) and Cody Stamann (Aljamain Sterling vs Cody Stamann). Rivera vs Sterling 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, good fight between Kevin Lee and Al Iaquinta 2: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Kevin Lee entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-3-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 lightweight in the world. He lost to Tony Ferguson last year (Tony Ferguson vs Kevin Lee) but he came back to win in 2018 with Edson Barboza (Edson Barboza vs Kevin Lee).
His opponent, Al Iaquinta, has an official record of 13-4-1 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against current #1 Ufc Lw champ Khabib Nurmagomedov (Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Al Iaquinta); before this bout, in 2017, he had defeated Diego Sanchez (Diego Sanchez vs Al Iaquinta). In their first bout Kevin Lee had lost to Iaquinta by unanimous decision (February 8, 2014); this second fight is the main event of UFC on Fox 31. 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, nice and tough exchanges between Jimi Manuwa and Thiago Santos: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Jimi Manuwa entered this fight with a pro record of 17-4-0 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Jan Blachowicz in 2018 (Jimi Manuwa vs Jan Blachowicz 2) and Volkan Oezdemir in 2017 (Jimi Manuwa vs Volkan Oezdemir); before this bout he had beat Corey Anderson (Jimi Manuwa vs Corey Anderson).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Thiago Santos, has an official mma record of 19-6-0 (74% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. Thiago ‘Marreta’ lost to David Branch in April (David Branch vs Thiago Santos) but then he has beat Kevin Holland (Thiago Santos vs Kevin Holland) and Eryk Anders (Thiago Santos vs Eryk Anders). Manuwa vs Santos is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega – UFC 231. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-10, good fight with a spectacular finish: Chan Sung Jung vs Yair Rodriguez is one of the best mma fights of 2018 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night, UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in hapkido, judo and tae-kwon-do Chan Sung Jung entered this fight with a professional mma record of 14-4-0 (86% finishing rate) while his opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Yair Rodriguez, has an official record of 10-2-0 (50% finishing rate). Both fighters are not ranked as they haven’t fought for more than one year: ‘The Korean Zombie’ was defeated by Jose Aldo in 2013 (Aldo vs Jung) but then he beat Dennis Bermudez in February 2017 (Dennis Bermudez vs Chan Sung Jung) while ‘Pantera’ Rodriguez fought twice last year defeating BJ Penn in January (Rodriguez vs Penn) and losing to Frankie Edgar in May (Frankie Edgar vs Yair Rodriguez).Jung vs Rodriguez is the main event of UFC Fight Night 139. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-03, some good exchanges between David Branch and Jared Cannonier but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj, former Wsof light-Hw and Mw champion David Branch entered this fight with a mma record of 22-4-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robert Whittaker). He lost to Luke Rockhold last year (Luke Rockhold vs David Branch) but he come back to win against Thiago Santos in 2018 (David Branch vs Thiago Santos).
His opponent, Jared Cannonier, has an official record of 10-4-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.69 light heavyweight but he won just one out of his last four bouts, against Nick Roehrick; after this fight he has lost to Jan Blachowicz and Dominick Reyes (Dominick Reyes vs Jared Cannonier). Branch vs Cannonier is on the undercard of Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis – UFC 230. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-10-27, pretty good finish between Misha Cirkunov and Patrick Cummins but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Misha Cirkunov entered this fight with a professional record of 13-4-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive defeats, against Volkan Oezdemir (Cirkunov vs Oezdemir) and Glover Teixeira (Glover Teixeira vs Misha Cirkunov).
His opponent, Patrick Cummins, has a mma record of 10-5-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Corey Anderson (Corey Anderson vs Patrick Cummins); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Jan Blachowicz and Gian Villante (Gian Villante vs Patrick Cummins). Cirkunov vs Cummins is on the undercard of Volkan Oezdemir vs Anthony Smith – UFC Fight Night 138. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-22, some good exchanges between Thiago Santos and Eryk Anders but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Thiago Santos entered this fight with a professional record of 18-6-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 middleweight in the world. Thiago ‘Marreta’ has already fought three times in 2018 beating Anthony Smith (Thiago Santos vs Anthony Smith) and Kevin Holland (Thiago Santos vs Kevin Holland) but between these two bouts he lost to David Branch (David Branch vs Thiago Santos).
His opponent, Eryk Anders, has a mma record of 11-1-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2018 losing to Lyoto Machida (Lyoto Machida vs Eryk Anders) and winning over Tim Williams. Santos vs Anders is the main event of UFC Fight Night 137. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-17, disappointing fight between Jimmie Rivera and Aljamain Sterling: it gets two stars.
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