Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-21, fight not so exciting between David Branch and Thiago Santos: it gets two stars (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 21-4-0 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 middleweight in the world. He fought twice last year defeating Krzysztof Jotko (Krzysztof Jotko vs David Branch) and losing to Luke Rockhold (Luke Rockhold vs David Branch).
His opponent, Thiago Santos, has an official record of 17-5-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. Thiago ‘Marreta’ lost twice in 2016, against Gegard Mousasi (Mousasi vs Santos ) and Eric Spicely, but then he has won four bouts defeating Anthony Smith in 2018 (Thiago Santos vs Anthony Smith). Branch vs Santos is on the undercard of Edson Barboza vs Kevin Lee – UFC Fight Night 128. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-09, spectacular finish between Marlon Moraes and Aljamain Sterling: it is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Aljamain Sterling entered this fight with a professional record of 14-2-0 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw). He lost two consecutive fights between 2016 and 2017, against Bryan Caraway and Raphael Assuncao (=Sterling vs Assuncao) but then he has defeated Augusto Mendes and Renan Barao (=Sterling vs Barao).
His opponent, the former Wsof Bw champion Marlon Moraes, has a mma record of 19-5-1 (68% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2017 losing to Raphael Assuncao (=Moraes vs Assuncao) and beating John Dodson (=Dodson vs Moraes). Moraes vs Sterling is on the undercard of Cub Swanson vs Brian Ortega – UFC Fight Night 123. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-11-25, some good exchanges between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Sheymon Moraes but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).
Zabit Magomedsharipov entered this fight with a record of 13-1-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.35 featherweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Igor Egorov in 2013, since then he has won nine consecutive bouts beating Mike Santiago in 2017.
His opponent, Sheymon da Silva Moraes, has a mma record of 9-1-0 (56% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 17, 2016 when he defeated Luis Palomino. In 2015 he had lost to Marlon Moraes (=Marlon Moraes vs Sheymon Moraes) but then he had beat Robbie Peralta. Magomedsharipov vs Moraes is on the undercard of Michael Bisping vs Kelvin Gastelum – UFC Fight Night 122. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-11-11, close fight but not so exciting between John Dodson and Marlon Moraes: it gets two stars.
The black belt in gaidojutsu and Tuf 14 Bw tournament winner John Dodson entered this fight with a mma record of 19-8-0 (58% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw). He lost to John Lineker last year (=Lineker vs Dodson) but he came back to win in 2017 against Eddie Wineland (=Dodson vs Wineland).
His opponent, the former Wsof Bw champion Marlon Moraes, has an official record of 18-5-1 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Raphael Assuncao (via split decision, Moraes vs Assuncao). Moraes vs Dodson is on the undercard of Dustin Poirier vs Anthony Pettis – UFC Fight Night 120. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-09-23, Ovince St Preux vs Yushin Okami gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
Ovince St Preux entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-10-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 light heavyweight in the world but he won just two out of his last six bouts, the last one against Marcos Rogerio de Lima (=St Preux vs Rogerio de Lima). Before this fight he had lost to Jon Jones (=Jones vs St Preux), Jimi Manuwa (=St Preux vs Manuwa) and Volkan Oezdemir (=St Preux vs Oezdemir).
His opponent, the black belt in judo Yushin Okami, has an official record of 34-10-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.42 welterweight. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2014 and 2015, against David Branch and Jon Fitch (=Fitch vs Okami), but then he has won four bouts beating Andre Lobato in 2017. Ovince St Preux vs Yushin Okami is the main event of UFC Fight Night 117. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-03, disappointing fight between Marlon Moraes and Raphael Assuncao: it gets two stars.
The current Wsof Bw champion Marlon Moraes entered this fight with a mma record of 18-4-1 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cody Garbrandt). He lost two consecutive fights in 2011, against Ralph Acosta and Deividas Taurosevicius, but since then he has won 13 bouts beating Joseph Barajas (=Moraes vs Barajas), Josh Hill (=Moraes vs Hill 2) and Josenaldo Silva in 2016 (=Moraes vs Silva).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Raphael Assuncao, has an official record of 24-5-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He lost to TJ Dillashaw last year (=Dillashaw vs Assuncao 2) but he came back to win in 2017 against Aljamain Sterling (=Sterling vs Assuncao). Raphael Assuncao vs Moraes is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Max Holloway – UFC 212. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-21, close fight but not so exciting between Emmanuel Sanchez and Georgi Karakhanyan: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Bjj and former Wsof Fw champion Georgi Karakhanyan entered this fight with a professional record of 26-6-1 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 featherweight in the world. He lost two consecutive fights between 2015 and 2016, against Daniel Weichel (=Weichel vs Karakhanyan) and Pat Curran (=Curran vs Karakhanyan) but then he has beat Bubba Jenkins (=Jenkins vs Karakhanyan 2) and Kirill Medvedovsky (=Karakhanyan vs Medvedovsky).
His opponent, Emmanuel Sanchez, has a mma record of 13-3-0 (46% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year beating Daniel Pineda (=Sanchez vs Pineda) and losing to Daniel Weichel (=Weichel vs Sanchez). Georgi Karakhanyan vs Emmanuel Sanchez is on the undercard of Tito Ortiz vs Chael Sonnen – Bellator 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-10, disappointing fight between Georgi Karakhanyan and Kirill Medvedovsky: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Bjj and former Wsof Fw champion Georgi Karakhanyan entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-6-1 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 featherweight in the world while his opponent, Kirill Medvedovsky, has a record of 7-2-0 (71% finishing rate). Both fighters have fought twice in 2016: Karakhanyan has lost to Pat Curran (=Curran vs Karakhanyan) and then he has beat Bubba Jenkins (=Jenkins vs Karakhanyan 2) while Medvedovsky has won over Evgeny Zhekalov but then he was defeated by Magomed Ginazov. Karakhanyan vs Medvedovsky is on the undercard of Andrey Koreshkov vs Douglas Lima 2 – Bellator 164. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-01, good finish between Michal Materla and Rousimar Palhares: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Wsof Ww champion Rousimar Palhares entered this fight with a pro record of 18-7-0 (83% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.16 welterweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Emil Weber Meek.
His opponent, the former KSW Mw champion Michal Materla, has an official mma record of 23-5-0 (74% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.38 middleweight. He lost to Mamed Khalidov in 2015 (=Khalidov vs Materla) but he came back to win in 2016 against Antoni Chmielewski (=Materla vs Chmielewski). ‘Toquinho’ Palhares vs Materla is the main event of the KSW 36. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-21, fight not so exciting between David Branch and Thiago Santos: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
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