Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-05, amazing and tough fight thanks to some tremendous exchanges and a good finish: John Lineker vs Francisco Rivera is a candidate for the mma fight of the year 2015 and it gets five stars (UFC Fight of the Night)!
John Lineker entered this fight with a professional mma record of 25-7-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, Francisco Rivera, has an official record of 11-4-0 (73% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. Both fighters lost in 2014: Lineker was defeated by Ali Bagautinov (=Lineker vs Bagautinov) but then he has won over Alptekin Ozkilic (=Lineker vs Ozkilic) and Ian McCall while Rivera lost to Takeya Mizugaki (=Mizugaki vs Rivera) and Urijah Faber (=Faber vs Rivera) but then he came back to win against Alex Caceres (=Rivera vs Caceres). Lineker vs Rivera is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs John Dodson 2 – UFC 191. Watch the video and rate this fight! Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-08, fight not particularly good between Michael Johnson and Beneil Dariush: it gets two stars.
Michael Johnson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-8-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rafael dos Anjos). He lost two consecutive fights between 2012 and 2013, against Myles Jury and Reza Madadi (=Johnson vs Madadi), but then he has won four bouts beating Edson Barboza in his last one (=Barboza vs Johnson).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Beneil Dariush, has a record of 11-1-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Ramsey Nijem last year (=Dariush vs Nijem) but after this fight he has collected four victories winning over Jim Miller in his last bout. Johnson vs Dariush is on the undercard of Glover Teixeira vs Ovince Saint Preux – UFC Fight Night 73. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-08, good fight between Sara McMann and Amanda Nunes: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Sara McMann entered this fight with a pro mma record of 8-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.6 women’s bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Ronda Rousey) but she comes off the loss against Miesha Tate (=Tate vs McMann).
Her opponent, the black belt in Bjj Amanda Nunes, has an official record of 10-4-0 (100% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. She was defeated by Cat Zingano last year (=Zingano vs Nunes) but she came back to win in 2015 beating Shayna Baszler (=Nunes vs Baszler). McMann vs Nunes is on the undercard of Glover Teixeira vs Ovince Saint Preux – UFC Fight Night 73. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-07-25, great performance by both fighters: TJ Dillashaw vs Renan Barao 2 gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
TJ Dillashaw entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-2-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Raphael Assuncao (=Assuncao vs Dillashaw), since then he has collected three victories winning the Ufc Bw belt in 2014 beating Barao in their first fight (=Barao vs Dillashaw I) and defending the title once against Joe Soto (=Dillashaw vs Soto).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Renan Barao Pegado, has an official record of 33-2-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. After losing to Dillashaw he came back to win against Mitch Gagnon (=Barao vs Gagnon). Dillashaw vs Barao 2, main event of UFC on Fox 16, is valid for the Ufc bantamweight title (Dillashaw’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-07-12, pretty good fight between Jorge Masvidal and Cezar Ferreira: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Jorge Masvidal entered this fight with a professional mma record of 28-9-0 (43% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 lightweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Cezar ‘Mutante’ Ferreira, has a record of 8-4-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.63 middleweight. Both fighters have lost their only fight of 2015: Masvidal was defeated by Al Iaquinta (via split decision, Iaquinta vs Masvidal) while Ferreira lost to Sam Alvey (=Alvey vs Ferreira). Masvidal vs Mutante Ferreira is on the undercard of Jake Ellenberger vs Stephen Thompson – UFC TUF 21 Finale (American Top Team vs Blackzilians). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-06, pretty good fight between Dustin Poirier and Yancy Medeiros: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Dustin Poirier entered this fight with a mma record of 17-4-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 lightweight in the world. He lost to Conor McGregor in 2014 (=Poirier vs McGregor) but he came back to win in 2015 beating Carlos Diego Ferreira (=Poirier vs Ferreira).
His opponent, Yancy Medeiros, has an official record of 11-2-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.80 in the same weight class. He lost in 2014 as well, but against Jim Miller (=Miller vs Medeiros), and then he has won over Damon Jackson (=Jackson vs Medeiros) and Joe Proctor (=Proctor vs Medeiros). Poirier vs Medeiros is on the undercard of Tim Boetsch vs Dan Henderson – UFC Fight Night 68. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-23, back and forth fight with some wild exchanges: Andrei Arlovski vs Travis Browne is one of the best mma fights of 2015 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The former Ufc Hw champion Andrei Arlovski entered this fight with a mma record of 23-10-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez). He suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Anthony Johnson (=Arlovski vs Johnson), since then he has won four bouts beating Brendan Schaub (=Schaub vs Arlovski) and Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in 2014 (=Silva vs Arlovski 2).
His opponent, Travis Browne, has an official record of 17-2-1 (88% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He also fought twice last year losing to Fabricio Werdum (=Werdum vs Browne) but then he came back to win against Brendan Schaub (=Browne vs Schaub). ‘The Pit Bull’ Arlovski vs Browne is on the undercard of Anthony Johnson vs Daniel Cormier – UFC 187. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-10, pretty good finish between Brad Tavares and Robert Whittaker: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Brad Tavares entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-3-0 (46% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 middleweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2014, against Yoel Romero Palacio (=Tavares vs Romero) and Tim Boetsch (=Boetsch vs Tavares), but he came back to win in 2015 beating Nate Marquardt (=Marquardt vs Tavares).
His opponent, the black belt in hapkido and karate Robert Whittaker, has an official record of 13-4-0 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014, against Court McGee (=McGee vs Whittaker) and Stephen Thompson (=Whittaker vs Thompson), but then he has won twice, with Mike Rhodes and Clint Hester (=Hester vs Whittaker). Tavares vs Whittaker is on the undercard of Mark Hunt vs Stipe Miocic – UFC Fight Night 65. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-25, Demetrious Johnson vs Kyoji Horiguchi gets three stars only thanks to great finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
The Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-2-1 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world. ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Dominick Cruz (=Cruz vs Johnson), since then he has collected one draw and seven consecutive victories beating Chris Cariaso in his last bout (=Johnson vs Cariaso).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and former Shooto Bw champion Kyoji Horiguchi, has an official record of 15-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. His only loss occurred in 2012 against Masakatsu Ueda (via majority decision), since then he has won nine consecutive fights winning over Louis Gaudinot in his last bout (=Horiguchi vs Gaudinot). Johnson vs Horiguchi, main event of Ufc 186, is valid for the Ufc flyweight title (held by Johnson). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-25, fight not particularly good between Quinton Jackson and Fabio Maldonado: it gets two stars.
The former Ufc ligh-Hw champion Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 35-11-0 (66% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). Rampage lost three consecutive bouts between 2011 and 2013 (the last one against Glover Teixeira: Rampage vs Teixeira) and he was released by the Ufc but then he won the Bellator light-Hw tournament (Season 10) beating Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal in the final (=Rampage vs Lawal) so he signed a new deal to return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
His opponent, Fabio Maldonado, has a record of 22-7-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.29 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year defeating Gian Villante (=Villante vs Maldonado) and Hans Stringer (=Maldonado vs Stringer) but between these two fights he lost to Stipe Miocic (=Miocic vs Maldonado). Rampage vs Maldonado is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Kyoji Horiguchi – UFC 186. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-05, amazing and tough fight thanks to some tremendous exchanges and a good finish: John Lineker vs Francisco Rivera is a candidate for the mma fight of the year 2015 and it gets five stars (UFC Fight of the Night)!
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