Review: 2014-02-22, close and tough fight with some nice exchanges and a good work on the ground (in the first part): Rory MacDonald vs Demian Maia gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Rory MacDonald entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-2-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world, he is a black belt in brazilian jiu-jitsu and last year he fought twice: he beat Jake Ellenberger in July (=Ellenberger vs MacDonald) but then he lost to Robbie Lawler in November (=MacDonald vs Lawler).
His opponent, the 36-year-old Demian Maia (12 more than MacDonald), has an official record of 18-5-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre). Like MacDonald, Maia is also a black belt in bjj and he fought twice in 2013: winning the first bout against Jon Fitch (=Fitch vs Maia) and then losing to Jake Shields (=Maia vs Shields). MacDonald vs Maia is on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann – UFC 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-01-25, good exchanges and great finish: Alex Caceres vs Sergio Pettis gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Alex Caceres entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-5-0 (66% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.29 bantamweight in the world while the undefeated Sergio Pettis has a perfect record of 10-0-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.41 in the same weight class. Caceres vs Pettis is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Josh Thomson – UFC on Fox 10. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-01-25, some good single shots but it is not enough to get three stars: Darren Elkins vs Jeremy Stephens gest two. Darren Elkins entered this fight with a record of 17-3-0 (58% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 featherweight in the world, last year he fought three times losing only to Chad Mendes. His opponent, Jeremy Stephens, black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu has an official record of 22-9-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class, he comes off two consecutive wins in 2013. Elkins vs Stephens is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Josh Thomson – UFC on Fox 10. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-01-15, just some single shots between Lorenz Larkin and Brad Tavares, don’t waste your time watching this bout: it gets two stars. Lorenz Larkin (14-1-0, 57% ko/tko victory rate, he has never won by submission) entered as the No.20 middlewight in the world while Brad Tavares (11-1-0, 54% finishing rate) entered as the No.26 in the same weight division, he has a four fight win streak. Larkin vs Tavares is on the undercard of Luke Rockhold vs Costas Philippou – UFC Ufn 35. Watch the video!
Review: 2014-01-15, pretty good fight between Yoel Romero and Derek Brunson: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The wrestler, silver medalist at Sydney 2000 Olympic games, Yoel Romero Palacio (6-1-0, 100% ko/tko victory rate) entered as the No.27 middleweight in the world, while Derek Brunson (11-2-0, 72% finishing rate) entered as the No.25 in the same weight division. Romero vs Brunson is on the undercard of Luke Rockhold vs Costas Philippou – UFC Ufn 35. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-12-14, good start and spectacular finish: the second fight between Demetrious Johnson and Joseph Benavidez gets three stars. Demetrious Johnson (18-2-1, 56% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 flyweight in the world while Joseph Benavidez (19-3-0, 74% finishing rate) entered as the No.2. In their first fight Johnson defeated Benavidez by split decision (September 22, 2012); also this second fight is valid for the UFC flyweight title (Johnson’s third defense) and it is the main event of UFC on Fox 9. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-30, nice and tough fight between Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz: it gets three stars. Gray Maynard (11-2-1, 18% ko/tko victory rate) entered as the No.13 lightweight in the world while Nate Diaz (16-9-0, 88% finishing rate) entered as the No.14. In their first professional fight Maynard defeated Diaz by split decision (January 11, 2010) but they had already faced each other previously in the semifinal of “The Ultimate Fighter 5” and Diaz won by submission (but it is not recorded as a professional fight); this second fight is the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-16, Rory MacDonald vs Robbie Lawler gets three stars thanks to an exciting finish. Rory MacDonald (15-1-0, 80% finishing rate) entered as the No.4 welterweight in the world while Robbie Lawler (21-9-0, 90% finishing rate) entered as the No.14 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Georges St Pierre). MacDonald vs Lawler is on the undercard of Georges St Pierre vs Johny Hendricks – UFC 167; they also faced each other a second time on July 11, 2015 (=Lawler vs MacDonald 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-09, pretty good fight between Cezar Ferreira and Daniel Sarafian but it is not enough to get three stars. Cezar ‘Mutante’ Ferreira entered the fight with a record of 6-2-0 (83% finishing rate) while Daniel Sarafian had a record of 8-3-0 (88% submission rate). Originally, Ferreira vs Sarafian, was the final of “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” but Sarafian was replaced by Sergio Moraes due to an injury; this bout is on the undercard of Vitor Belfort vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC Ufn 32. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-09, exciting back and forth battle between Santiago Ponzinibbio and Ryan LaFlare: it is close to get four stars; this should have been the UFC Fight of the Night (rather than Thiago Perpetuo vs Omari Akhmedov). Santiago Ponzinibbio entered the fight with a record of 18-1-0 (89% finishing rate) while the undefeated Ryan LaFlare had a record of 8-0-0 (88% finishing rate). Ponzinibbio vs LaFlare is on the undercard of Vitor Belfort vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC Ufn 32. Watch the video!
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Review: 2014-02-22, close and tough fight with some nice exchanges and a good work on the ground (in the first part): Rory MacDonald vs Demian Maia gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Rory MacDonald entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-2-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world, he is a black belt in brazilian jiu-jitsu and last year he fought twice: he beat Jake Ellenberger in July (=Ellenberger vs MacDonald) but then he lost to Robbie Lawler in November (=MacDonald vs Lawler).
Review: 2014-01-25, some good single shots but it is not enough to get three stars: Darren Elkins vs Jeremy Stephens gest two. Darren Elkins entered this fight with a record of 17-3-0 (58% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 featherweight in the world, last year he fought three times losing only to Chad Mendes. His opponent, Jeremy Stephens, black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu has an official record of 22-9-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class, he comes off two consecutive wins in 2013. Elkins vs Stephens is on the undercard of 
