Review: 2013-11-06, good exchanges and good finish: Ronny Markes vs Yoel Romero Palacio gets three stars. Ronny Markes ranked as the No.21 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 14-1-0 (65% finishing rate) while Yoel Romero Palacio had a record of 5-1-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate). Markes vs Romero is on the undercard of Tim Kennedy vs Rafael Natal – UFC Fight for the Troops 3. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-10-26, Lyoto Machida vs Mark Munoz gets three stars thanks to a spectacular finish. The Brazilian Lyoto Machida (19-4-0, 48% finishing rate) entered as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world while Mark Munoz (13-3-0, 54% finishing rate) entered as the No.5 middleweight (currently the #1 in this weight division is Chris Weidman). Machida vs Munoz is the main event of UFC Fight Night 30. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-10-26, some good shots between Jimi Manuwa and Ryan Jimmo but it is not enough to get three stars. The undefeated Jimi Manuwa (13-0-0, 100% finishing rate) entered as the No.24 light heavyweight in the world while Ryan Jimmo (18-2-0, 50% finishing rate) entered as the No.21. Manuwa vs Jimmo is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Mark Munoz – UFC Ufn 30. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-10-26, good start and good finish: Alessio Sakara vs Nicholas Musoke gets three stars (UFC Submission of the Night). Alessio Sakara entered the fight with a record of 15-10-0 (73% finishing rate) while Nicholas Musoke had a record of 10-2-1 (80% finishing rate). Sakara vs Musoke is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Mark Munoz – UFC Ufn 30. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-10-19, great fight with some tough exchanges, we are sure they will face each other in the future…two real warriors: the third fight between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos gets three stars. Cain Velasquez (12-1-0, 83% ko/tko victories – curiously he has never won by submission) entered as the No.1 heavyweight in the world while Junior dos Santos (16-2-0, 88% finishing rate) entered as the No.2. In their first fight ‘Cigano’ dos Santos defeated Velasquez by ko (November 12, 2011) while in their second bout Cain defeated JDS by unanimous decision (December 29, 2012); this third fight, main event of UFC 166, is valid for the UFC heavyweight title (Velasquez’s second defense). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-10-19, the final part of the fight between Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez was simply astonishing: brutal exchanges, blood, nonstop pace and big heart, so it could be a perfect candidate for Mma Fight of the Year 2013 but unfortunately the first part was “only” a very good one and not epic. For this reason Melendez vs Sanchez (UFC Fight of the Night) gets four stars and not five, but we would like to see a rematch since it was also a very close bout. Gilbert Melendez (21-3-0, 57% finishing rate) entered as the No.3 lightweight in the world while Diego Sanchez (24-5-0, 63% finishing rate) entered as the No.10 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Anthony Pettis). Melendez vs Sanchez is on the undercard of Cain Velasquez vs Junior dos Santos 3 – UFC 166. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-21, close fight thanks to a great performance and some good single shots by both Jon Jones and Gustafsson but without ground game it is very difficult to give more than three stars. However the fight won UFC Fight of the Night honors and it is really possible to see a rematch since Jones and Gustafsson proved they are the two best light heavyweight fighters in the world! Jon ‘Bones’ Jones (18-1-0, 83% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world while Alexander Gustafsson (15-1-0, 80% finishing rate) entered as the No.6. Jon Jones vs Gustafsson, main event of UFC 165, is valid for the UFC light heavyweight title (Jones’ sixth defense); they also faced each other a second time on December 29, 2018 (Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-21, the fight between Costas Philippou and Francis Carmont was not so good: it gets two stars. Costas Philippou (12-2-0, 58% finishing rate) entered as the No.9 middleweight in the world while Francis Carmont (21-7-0, 77% finishing rate) entered as the No.18. Philippou vs Carmont is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson – UFC 165. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-04, pretty good finish between Joseph Benavidez and Jussier Formiga but it is not enough to get three stars. Joseph Benavidez (18-3-0, 72% finishing rate) entered as the No.2 flyweight in the world while Jussier ‘Formiga’ da Silva (15-2-0, 47% finishing rate – curiously he has never won by ko/tko) entered as the No.10 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Demetrious Johnson). Benavidez vs Formiga da Silva is on the undercard of Glover Teixeira vs Ryan Bader – UFC Fight Night 28; they also faced each other a second time on June 29, 2019 (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Joseph Benavidez 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-08-31, the second fight between Benson Henderson and Anthony Pettis gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Submission of the Night). Benson Henderson (19-2-0, 53% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 lightweight in the world while Anthony Pettis (16-2-0, 82% finishing rate) entered as the No.5. In their first fight Pettis defeated Henderson by unanimous decision and that is the last loss of ‘Bendo’ (December 16, 2010); this second fight, main event of UFC 164, is valid for the UFC lightweight title (Henderson’s fourth defense). Watch the video!
