Review: 2012-10-05, pretty boring fight but with a good finish: John Dodson vs Jussier ‘Formiga’ da Silva gets two stars. John Dodson (13-5-0) entered as the No.8 flyweight in the world while Jussier ‘Formiga’ da Silva (14-1-0) entered as the No.6. Dodson vs Jussier ‘Formiga’, UFC flyweight title eliminator, is on the undercard of Travis Browne vs Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (UFC on FX 5). Watch the video!
Less than 15 days to UFC 153 (October 13, 2012 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), but the questions at a press conference for promoting the bout are all for Silva’s future. In particular the alleged fear of the “Spider” to face Chris Weidman, who is coming off dominant back-to-back wins over top-10 opponents.
“Everything has its time. He’ll have his opportunity to fight for the belt. Maybe I fight next before he gets the shot, I lose and he fights someone else. We don’t know. I can fight Bonnar, lose and say: ‘you know what, I don’t want it anymore’. Or maybe I win and way ‘I don’t want
Review: 2012-09-22, very nice and tough fight (UFC Fight of the Night) between Evan Dunham and TJ Grant: three stars. Evan Dunham (13-2-0) entered as the No.23 lightweight in the world while TJ Grant (18-5-0) entered as the No.13. Dunham vs Grant is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Vitor Belfort – UFC 152. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-09-22, pretty good fight with some great exchanges between Michael Bisping and Brian Stann: three stars. Michael Bisping (22-4-0) entered as the No.15 middleweight in the world while Brian Stann (12-4-0) entered as the No.14. Bisping vs Stann is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Vitor Belfort – UFC 152. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-09-22, nice fourth round but the rest of the fight is not particularly exciting: Joseph Benavidez vs Demetrious Johnson gets two stars. Joseph Benavidez (16-2-0) entered as the No.1 flyweight in the world while Demetrious Johnson (15-2-1) entered as the No.2. Benavidez vs Johnson is valid for the UFC Flyweight title, they also faced each other a second time on December 14, 2013 (=Johnson vs Benavidez 2); undercard of Jon Jones vs Vitor Belfort – UFC 152. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-08-11, good fight and great submission (UFC Submission of the Night) between Dennis Bermudez and Tommy Hayden: three stars. Dennis Bermudez entered the fight with a record of 8-3-0 while Tommy Hayden had a record of 8-1-0. Bermudez vs Hayden is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Frankie Edgar 2 – Ufc 150. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-08-11, aggressive start, one knockdown and nice knockout (UFC Knockout & Fight of the Night): Donald Cerrone vs Melvin Guillard gets three stars. Donald Cerrone (18-4-0) entered as the No.10 lightweight in the world while Melvin Guillard (30-10-2) entered as the No.25. Cerrone vs Guillard is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Frankie Edgar 2 – Ufc 150. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-08-11, close fight with one knockdown and some good shots but this second fight between Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar has not been very exciting: two stars. Benson Henderson (16-2-0) entered as the No.1 lightweight in the world while Frankie Edgar (14-2-1) entered as the No.2. Henderson vs Edgar 2 is valid for the UFC Lightweight title (Henderson’s first defense); in their first fight Henderson defeated Edgar by unanimous decision (February 25, 2012). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-08-04, good fight between DaMarques Johnson and Mike Swick with an amazing exchange in the middle of round one: three stars (UFC Knockout of the Night). DaMarques Johnson entered the fight with a record of 15-10-0 while Mike Swick had a record of 14-4-0 (Swick does not fight since February 6, 2010 when he was defeated by Paulo Thiago). Swick vs Johnson is on the undercard of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Brandon Vera (UFC on Fox 4). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-08-04, great performance by Joe Lauzon and Jamie Varner, with some nice combinations, high pace and a spectacular submission: it is close to get four stars (UFC Submission & Fight of the Night). Joe Lauzon (21-7-0) entered as the No.21 lightweight in the world while Jamie Varner (20-6-1) entered as the No.32. Lauzon vs Varner is on the undercard of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Brandon Vera (UFC on Fox 4). Watch the video!
