Review: 2014-09-12, Emanuel Newton vs Joey Beltran gets three stars only thanks to a spectacular finish. Emanuel Newton entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-7-1 (48% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones), he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Attila Vegh in their first bout (via split decision, Vegh vs Newton) since then he has won five consecutive bouts and in his last one he took revenge on Vegh (Vegh vs Newton 2).
His opponent, Joey Beltran, has an official record of 15-10-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class, he lost twice in 2013, against Fabio Maldonado (=Maldonado vs Beltran) and Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson (=Rampage vs Beltran), but he came back to win in 2014 defeating Vladimir Matyushenko (=Matyushenko vs Beltran). Newton vs Beltran, main event of Bellator 124, is valid for the Bellator light heavyweight title (held by Newton). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-05, pretty good finish but the first part of the fight was quite boring: Muhammed Lawal vs Dustin Jacoby gets two stars. The former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal entered this fight with a mma record of 12-4-0 (75% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.18 light heavyweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Mikhail Zayats in february (=King Mo vs Zayats) but then he was defeated by Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson in May (final of the Bellator light-hw tournament Rampage vs Lawal).
His opponent, Dustin Jacoby, has an official record of 10-3-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.71 in the same weight class, he fought twice in the Ufc between 2011 and 2012 but he lost both fights: against Clifford Starks and Chris Camozzi; he makes his Bellator debut in this bout. Lawal vs Jacoby is on the undercard of Pat Curran vs Patricio Freire 2 – Bellator 123. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-08-09, fight not particularly good between Ronny Markes and Cully Butterfield: it gets two stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ronny Markes entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-3-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.75 middleweight in the world; he comes off two consecutive defeats having lost to Yoel Romero Palacio in 2013 (=Markes vs Romero Palacio) and to Thiago ‘Marreta’ Santos in 2014.
His opponent, Cully Butterfield, has an official record of 13-3-0 (77% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 13, 2013 when he defeated Jason Buck. Markes vs Butterfield is on the undercard of Luis Palomino vs Lewis Gonzalez – WSOF 12. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-17, pretty good second part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Quinton Jackson vs Muhammed Lawal gets two. Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 34-11-0 (68% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 light heavyweight in the world, he was the Ufc light-Hw champion from May 2007 (defeating Chuck Liddell) to July 2008 (when he was beat by Forrest Griffin) but between 2011 and 2013 he lost three consecutive fights in the Ufc and he was released. Rampage made his Bellator debut in November 2013 beating Joey Beltran (=Jackson vs Beltran) and he won the Bellator light-hw semifinal in 2014 against Christian M’Pumbu (=Rampage vs M’Pumbu).
His opponent, Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal, has an official record of 12-3-0 (75% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones), he won the Strikeforce light-Hw title in 2010 defeating Gegard Mousasi but he lost the belt at his first defense against Rafael Cavalcante. Lawal suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Emanuel Newton in their rematch (=Lawal vs Newton 2 – ‘King Mo’ had already lost the first bout Lawal vs Newton I) but he came back to victory in 2014 beating Mikhail Zayats (=Lawal vs Zayats). ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs Lawal is the final of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament, main event of Bellator 120; they also faced each other a second time on March 31, 2017 (=Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-17, the fight between Alexander Shlemenko and Tito Ortiz gets three stars thanks to a good finish. Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a mma record of 50-7-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Hector Lombard for the Bellator Mw title (via unanimous decision), since then he has collected 13 consecutive wins and managed to win the Bellator belt defeating Maiquel Falcao in 2013 (=Shlemenko vs Falcao). In this bout (against Ortiz) the Russian moved up in weight class to the light heavyweight division.
His opponent, Tito Ortiz, has a record of 16-11-1 (69% finishing rate) and he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 7, 2012 when he was defeated by Forrest Griffin in their third bout (=Griffin vs Ortiz 3). Ortiz was the Ufc light heavyweight champion from April 2000 (when he defeated Wanderlei Silva) to September 2003 (beat by Randy Couture) but now he is 39 years old (10 years older than Shlemenko) and he lost seven out of his last nine fights. Shlemenko vs Ortiz is on the undercard of Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs ‘King Mo’ Lawal – Bellator 120. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-04-11, pretty good second part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Vladimir Matyushenko vs Joey Beltran gets two. Vladimir Matyushenko entered this fight with a mma record of 27-7-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.29 light heavyweight in the world, he fought twice last year losing against Ryan Bader (his last Ufc bout Bader vs Matyushenko) and then he made his Bellator debut defeating Houston Alexander (=Matyushenko vs Alexander).
His opponent, Joey Beltran, has an official record of 14-10-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.65 in the same weight class, he comes off three defeats and one no-contest in the last two years. Matyushenko vs Beltran is on the undercard of Lavar Johnson vs Blagoi Ivanov and it should be Matyushenko’s retirement fight (he is 43 years old). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-28, fight not so exciting between Quinton Jackson and Christian M’Pumbu: it gets two stars. Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 33-11-0 (66% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 light heavyweight in the world, last year he debuted in the Bellator winning Joey Beltran (=Jackson vs Beltran) after having suffered three consecutive defeats in the Ufc.
His opponent, Christian M’Pumbu, has an official record of 18-5-1 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.49 in the same weight class, last year he fought only once losing to Attila Vegh, fight in which he also lost the Bellator light heavyweight title (=M’pumbu vs Vegh). Rampage Jackson vs M’Pumbu is the semifinal of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament, main event of Bellator 110. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-01-18, the fight between Anthony Johnson and Mike Kyle gets three stars thanks to a good finish. Anthony Johnson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-4-0 (67% ko/tko victory rate, he has never won by submission) and he is ranked as the No.13 light heavyweight in the world, he comes off five-fight win streak after his last loss suffered against Vitor Belfort in 2012 (after that fight he was released from the Ufc). Mike Kyle is also a former Ufc fighter (but his last fight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship was in 2005), he has a record of 20-10-1 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.28 heavyweight, he suffered two defeats in his last three fights. ‘Rumble’ Johnson vs Kyle is on the undercard of Justin Gaethje vs Richard Patishnock – WSOF 8. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-09-13, pretty boring fight: Vladimir Matyushenko vs Houston Alexander gets two stars. Vladimir Matyushenko (26-7-0, 62% finishing rate) entered as the No.38 light heavyweight in the world while Houston Alexander (15-9-0, 87% finishing rate) entered as the No.57. Matyushenko vs Alexander is on the undercard of Patricio Freire vs Diego Nunes – Bellator 99. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-03-16, pretty good fight between Jan Blachowicz and Goran Reljic but it is not enough to get three stars. Jan Blachowicz (16-3-0) entered as the No.25 light heavyweight in the world while Goran Reljic (11-3-0) entered as the No.65. Blachowicz vs Reljic is valid for the KSW light heavyweight championship title (Blachowicz’s second defense); main event of “KSW 22: Pride Time”. Watch the video!
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Review: 2014-09-12, Emanuel Newton vs Joey Beltran gets three stars only thanks to a spectacular finish. Emanuel Newton entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-7-1 (48% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones), he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Attila Vegh in their first bout (via split decision, Vegh vs Newton) since then he has won five consecutive bouts and in his last one he took revenge on Vegh (Vegh vs Newton 2).
Review: 2014-09-05, pretty good finish but the first part of the fight was quite boring: Muhammed Lawal vs Dustin Jacoby gets two stars. The former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal entered this fight with a mma record of 12-4-0 (75% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.18 light heavyweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Mikhail Zayats in february (=
