Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-06, fight not particularly good between Bobby Lashley and James Thompson: it gets two stars.
The TNA and former WWE wrestler Bobby Lashley entered this fight with a mma record of 13-2-0 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.50 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, James Thompson, has an official record of 20-14-0 (90% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 6, 2014 when he defeated Eric Prindle (=Thompson vs Prindle). In their first fight Thompson beat Lashley by unanimous decision (May 6, 2012 Thompson vs Lashley I); this second bout is on the undercard of Patricio Freire vs Daniel Straus 3 – Bellator 145. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 25: (Mon-Sun) from June 15, 2015 to June 21, 2015.
‘Best of Mma’, is the annual ranking of the best mma fights of the year 2015 (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.
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-13, fight not particularly exciting between Pat Curran and Daniel Weichel: it gets two stars.
Pat Curran entered this fight with a mma record of 20-6-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo); he fought twice in 2014 defeating Daniel Straus (fight in which he won the Bellator Fw title for the second time Straus vs Curran 3) but then he lost the belt with Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire (=Curran vs Freire 2).
His opponent, Daniel Weichel, has an official record of 34-8-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Musa Khamanaev (bout in which he lost the M-1 Global lightweight title Khamanaev vs Weichel); since then he has won six consecutive fights, the last one against Desmond Green (=Weichel vs Green). Curran vs Weichel is on the undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Melvin Manhoef – Bellator 133. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-16, some good exchanges between Patricio Freire and Daniel Straus but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Patricio Freire entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-2-0 (73 % finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo); he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Pat Curran (via split decision Curran vs Freire), since then he has won five consecutive fights taking revenge on Curran in his last bout and winning the Bellator Fw title (Curran vs Freire 2).
His opponent, Daniel Straus, has an official record of 22-5-0 (41% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class, he won the Bellator Fw belt as well, against Pat Curran in 2013 (=Curran vs Straus 2), but then he lost it in their third bout (=Straus vs Curran 3); after this fight he came back to win defeating Justin Wilcox (=Straus vs Wilcox). ‘Pitbull’ Freire vs Straus 2, main event of Bellator 132, is valid for the Bellator featherweight title (Freire’s first dfense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-06, pretty good fight between Mamed Khalidov and Brett Cooper: it gets three stars. The black belt in karate and tae-kwon-do Mamed Khalidov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 29-4-2 (97% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Jorge Santiago, since then he has collected nine victories and one draw; he beat Maiquel Falcao in his last bout (=Khalidov vs Falcao).
His opponent, Brett Cooper, has an official record of 20-10-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.45 in the same weight class, he has fought twice in 2014 beating Kendall Grove (=Cooper vs Grove) but then he lost to Brandon Halsey (=Cooper vs Halsey). Khalidov vs Cooper is the main event of Ksw 29. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-11-15, some good single shots between Will Brooks and Michael Chandler but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two. Will Brooks entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-1-0 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis), he suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced Saad Awad for the first time (=Brooks vs Awad I), since then he has fought and won five times taking revenge on Awad in their rematch (=Brooks vs Awad 2) and winning the interim Bellator Lw title against Chandler in their first fight (but it was a controversial split decision, Chandler vs Brooks I).
His opponent, Michael Chandler, has a record of 12-2-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive defeats, both controversial split decision: against Eddie Alvarez (=Chandler vs Alvarez 2) and Brooks as we said earlier. Brooks vs Chandler 2 is valid for the vacant Bellator lightweight title; undercard of Tito Ortiz vs Stephan Bonnar – Bellator 131. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-24, pretty good finish between Bobby Lashley and Karl Etherington but it is not enough to get three stars. Bobby Lashley entered this fight with a pro mma record of 11-2-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.72 heavyweight while his opponent, the undefeated Karl Etherington, has a perfect record of 9-0-0 (89% finishing rate). Lashley vs Etherington is on the undercard of Emanuel Newton vs Linton Vassell – Bellator 130. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-01-30, exciting fight with some tough exchanges but strange finish…Kimbo Slice vs Shane Tilyard gets three stars. Kevin ‘Kimbo Slice’ Ferguson entered the fight with a record of 6-0-0 while Shane Tilyard had a record of 6-6-0. Kimbo Slice vs Tilyard is on the undercard of Daniel Geale vs Anthony Mundine 2. Watch the video!
All four semifinalists for Bellator Fighting Championships’ 170-pound title made weight at the Wright Room at the Holiday Inn Dayton/Fairborn in Fairborn, Ohio.
Lyman Good (170.5) vs Michail Tsarev (171) is the main event. The Russian submission specialist comes from an 11-fight win streak and his wants to conquer a title shot to boost his career. His last match was during Bellator 74 against Tim Welch, and as usual the victory came by submission.
“For me, it would mean a lot,” ‘The Lonely Wolf’ said. “It would mean the next step in my career. I trained very hard, and I hope the best fighter will win tomorrow.”
On the other hand, former champ Good is on fire to regain the title he lost in 2010 to current champ Ben Askren. He started his road defeating LeVon Maynard in only 13 seconds and continued with a victory via decision against Jim Wallhead (= Lyman Good vs Jim Wallhead).
“I know that’s going to be one step closer to me getting what I really want,” Good said of a potential Bellator 78 win. “But I’m only focused on
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-06, fight not particularly good between Bobby Lashley and James Thompson: it gets two stars.
Review: 2014-12-06, pretty good fight between Mamed Khalidov and Brett Cooper: it gets three stars. The black belt in karate and tae-kwon-do Mamed Khalidov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 29-4-2 (97% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Jorge Santiago, since then he has collected nine victories and one draw; he beat Maiquel Falcao in his last bout (=
