Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-29, pretty good finish between Gegard Mousasi and Rory MacDonald but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in judo, former Strikeforce light-Hw and current Bellator Mw champion Gegard Mousasi entered this fight with a professional mma record of 44-6-2 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robert Whittaker). He lost to Uriah Hall in their first fight in 2015 (Mousasi vs Hall I) but then he has won seven bouts taking revenge on Hall in 2016 (Mousasi vs Hall 2) and beating Chris Weidman (Weidman vs Mousasi), Alexander Shlemenko (Gegard Mousasi vs Alexander Shlemenko) and Rafael Carvalho in his last three (Rafael Carvalho vs Gegard Mousasi).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and current Bellator Ww champion Rory MacDonald, has an official record of 20-4-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 welterweight. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2016, against Robbie Lawler (Lawler vs MacDonald 2) and Stephen Thompson (MacDonald vs Thompson), but then he has defeated Paul Daley (MacDonald vs Daley) and Douglas Lima (Douglas Lima vs Rory MacDonald). Mousasi vs MacDonald, main event of Bellator 206, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Mousasi’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-13, good finish between Eduardo Dantas and Michael McDonald: it gets three stars.
The former Bellator Bw champion Eduardo Dantas entered this fight with a mma record of 20-5-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 bantamweight in the world. ‘Dudu’ Dantas fought twice last year beating Leandro Higo (Dantas vs Higo) but then he lost to Darrion Caldwell (Eduardo Dantas vs Darrion Caldwell).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Michael McDonald, has an official record of 18-4-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class. He was defeated by John Lineker in 2016 (McDonald vs Lineker) but he came back to win in 2017 with Peter Ligier (Michael McDonald vs Peter Ligier). Dantas vs McDonald is on the undercard of Julia Budd vs Talita Nogueira – Bellator 202. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-25, pretty good fight between Rafael Carvalho and Gegard Mousasi: it gets three stars.
The Bellator Mw champion Rafael Carvalho entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-1-0 (80% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.23 middleweight in the world. He suffered his only loss at his pro mma debut in 2011, against Julio Cesar Araujo Fernandes, since then he has won 15 consecutive bouts beating Melvin Manhoef (Carvalho vs Manhoef II) and Alessio Sakara in 2017 (Rafael Carvalho vs Alessio Sakara).
His opponent, the black belt in judo and former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Gegard Mousasi, has a record of 43-6-2 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 middleweight (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre). He lost to Uriah Hall in their first fight in 2015 (Mousasi vs Hall I) but then he has won six bouts taking revenge on Hall in 2016 (Mousasi vs Hall 2) and beating Chris Weidman (Weidman vs Mousasi) and Alexander Shlemenko in 2017 (Gegard Mousasi vs Alexander Shlemenko). Carvalho vs Mousasi, main event of Bellator 200, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Carvalho’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-28, pretty good fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Frank Mir: it gets three stars.
The 41-year-old former Pride, world combat sambo champion and black belt in judo Fedor Emelianenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 36-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.53 heavyweight in the world. ‘The Last Emperor’ fought just three times since 2012 beating Singh Jaideep (Fedor Emelianenko vs Singh Jaideep) and Fabio Maldonado (mma Fight of the Year candidate, Fedor vs Maldonado) but then he lost to Matt Mitrione in 2017 (Fedor Emelianenko vs Matt Mitrione).
His opponent, the black belt in karate, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Frank Mir, has an official record of 18-11-0 (78% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 20, 2016 when he was defeated by Mark Hunt (Mark Hunt vs Frank Mir). Before this bout, in 2015, he had fought three times winning over ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (Silva vs Mir) and Todd Duffee (4-stars-fight, Mir vs Duffee) but then he lost to Andrei Arlovski (Arlovski vs Mir). Fedor vs Mir, main event of Bellator 198, is the quarterfinal of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-15, disappointing fight between Michael McDonald and Peter Ligier: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Michael McDonald entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-0 (88% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 13, 2016 when he was defeated by John Lineker (=McDonald vs Lineker); before this bout he had beat Masanori Kanehara.
His opponent, Peter Ligier, has an official record of 8-1-1 (62% finishing rate) and he suffered his only loss when he faced Mike Wootten in 2014, since then he has collected four victories and one draw. McDonald vs Ligier is the main event of Bellator 191. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-11-02, boring fight between Blagoy Ivanov and Caio Alencar: it gets one star!
The black belt in judo and former world combat sambo champion Blagoy Ivanov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-1-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 heavyweight in the world. ‘Baga’ Ivanov suffered his only loss when he faced Alexander Volkov in 2014 (final of the Bellator Hw tournament – season ten – Volkov vs Ivanov), after this bout he has won four consecutive fights beating Josh Copeland (=Ivanov vs Copeland) and Shawn Jordan in his last two (=Ivanov vs Jordan).
His opponent, Caio Alencar, has an official record of 11-1-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.29 in the same weight class. ‘Caiao’ Alencar lost to William Baldutti in 2013 but then he has won four bouts defeating Jared Rosholt in his last one. Ivanov vs Alencar is the main event of PFL Fight Night (Professional Fighters League). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-01, spectacular finish between Melvin Guillard and Muslim Salikhov: this is one of the best mma fights of 2017 and it gets four stars!
Melvin Guillard entered this fight with a professional mma record of 32-17-2 (72% finishing rate) but he lost four out of his last five bouts, the last one with Chidi Njokuani (=Guillard vs Njokuani). His only victory in his last five bouts was against David Rickels but the result was overturned in a no-contest after Melvin tested positive for a banned substance (=Rickels vs Guillard).
His opponent, the five time World Wushu Sanda champion Muslim Salikhov, has an official record of 12-1-0 (92% finishing rate) and he has also an impressive kickboxing record of 185-8-1 (76 knockouts). He suffered his only loss when he faced Kris Hocum in 2012, since then he has collected ten consecutive victories beating Akoundou Epelet Evy Johannes in his last one. Muslim Salikhov vs Melvin Guillard is on the undercard of Sai Wang vs Artem Shokalo – Kunlun Fight MMA 12. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-11, fight not particularly exciting between Mamed Khalidov and Luke Barnatt: it gets two stars.
The black belt in karate, tae-kwon-do and KSW champion in two weight classes Mamed Khalidov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 32-4-2 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 middleweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Jorge Santiago in 2010, since then he has collected 12 victories and one draw beating Aziz Karaoglu in 2016 (=Khalidov vs Karaoglu).
His opponent, Luke Barnatt, has an official record of 12-3-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.61 light heavyweight. He suffered three consecutive defeats in the Ufc between 2014 and 2015, the last one with Mark Munoz (=Munoz vs Barnatt), but then he has won four bouts. Mamed Khalidov vs Luke Barnatt is the main event of Absolute Championship Berkut 54. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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