Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-07-11, pretty good fight between Gunnar Nelson and Brandon Thatch: it gets three stars.
The black belt in karate and Bjj Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-1-1 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 welterweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Omari Akhmedov (=Nelson vs Akhmedov) and Zak Cummings (=Nelson vs Cummings) but then he suffered his first defeat, via split decision, against Rick Story (=Nelson vs Story).
His opponent, Brandon Thatch, has an official record of 11-2-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.45 in the same weight class and he lost his last bout as well, against Benson Henderson (=Henderson vs Thatch). Nelson vs Thatch is on the undercard of Chad Mendes vs Conor McGregor – UFC 189. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-07-11, good exchanges and spectacular finish: Brad Pickett vs Thomas Almeida is very close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Brad Pickett entered this fight with a mma record of 24-10-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 flyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses: against Ian McCall (=Pickett vs McCall) and Chico Camus (=Pickett vs Camus).
His opponent, the undefeated Thomas Almeida, has a perfect record of 18-0-0 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 bantamweight; he has already fought once in 2015 beating Yves Jabouin (=Almeida vs Jabouin). Pickett vs Almeida is on the undercard of Chad Mendes vs Conor McGregor – UFC 189. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-27, aggressive start and some tough exchanges: Cat Zingano vs Amanda Nunes gets three stars. The undefeated Cat Zingano entered this fight with a perfect record of 8-0-0 (87% finishing rate) but she is not ranked as she hasn’t fought since April 13, 2013 when she defeated Miesha Tate in one of the best mma fights of the year (=Tate vs Zingano); after that bout she suffered a knee injury which required surgery and at the beginning of 2014 her husband, Mauricio Zingano, dead at just 37.
Her opponent, Amanda Nunes, has an official record of 9-3-0 (100% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.12 women’s bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Ronda Rousey); she fought three times in 2013 losing the first bout, against Sarah D’Alelio but then she beat Sheila Gaff and Germaine de Randamie. Zingano vs Nunes is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Chris Cariaso – UFC 178. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-15, technical fight with some nice kicks and combinations but the bout was not so exciting: Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi gets two stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Lyoto Machida entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-4-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 middleweight in the world, he is a black belt in Shotokan karate (3rd dan) and in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, last year he fought three times beating Dan Henderson (=Machida vs Henderson), losing to Phil Davis (=Machida vs Davis) and defeating Mark Munoz with a spectacular high kick in his middleweight debut (=Machida vs Munoz).
His opponent, the 28-year-old Gegard Mousasi (seven less than Machida), has an official record of 34-3-2 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 light heavyweight but in this fight he returns to the lower division, currently the #1 in the middleweight class is Chris Weidman. Mousasi started his fighting career practicing judo (he is a black belt) but then he practiced boxing (winning the amateur Netherlands title) and kickboxing. He suffered his last defeat against Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal in 2010 losing also the Strikeforce light heavyweight title but since then he collected six victories and one draw. Machida vs Mousasi is the main event of UFC Fight Night 36 – Ufn 36. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-11-30, pretty good finish between Julianna Pena and Jessica Rakoczy: it gets three stars. Julianna Pena entered the fight with a record of 4-2-0 (100% finishing rate) while Jessica Rakoczy had a record of 1-3-0. Pena vs Rakoczy is the final of TUF 18 women’s bantamweight tournament; undercard of Gray Maynard vs Nate Diaz 2 – UFC Tuf 18 Finale. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-06-15, some good single shots but the fight between Jake Shields and Tyron Woodley was not so spectacular: it gets two stars. Jake Shields (27-6-1, 48% finishing rate) entered as the No.23 middleweight in the world while Tyron Woodley (11-1-0, 63% finishing rate) entered as the No.14 welterweight. Shields vs Woodley is on the undercard of Rashad Evans vs Dan Henderson – UFC 161. Watch the video!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-11-05, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: the boxing match Sonny Bill Williams vs Mark Hunt gets two (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2022).
Hunt vs SBW is scheduled to take place Saturday, November 5th, at the Aware Super Theatre in Sydney (Australia), in a 4-round heavyweight (over 200 lbs, 90.7 kg) bout; it is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-16, some tough exchanges between Mark Hunt and Paul Gallen but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (take a look at our ranking of the best boxing fights of 2020).
The 46-year-old former K-1 world champion and former Ufc/Pride/Mma fighter Mark Hunt (seven years older than Gallen) entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 0-1-1 but his last boxing fight was in 2000 when he tied with Joe Askew. After this bout he fought mainly in kickboxing until 2003, finishing his career with a record of 30-13-0 (13 knockouts); since 2004 ‘The Super Samoan’ started fighting in mixed martial arts, reaching a mma record of 13-14-1 (77% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission). His last victory was against Derrick Lewis in 2017 (Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt), but after this bout he has lost three times, the last one with Justin Willis (Mark Hunt vs Justin Willis). If you want to watch one of Hunt’s best fights, here is an epic bout of 2013 rated with 4 stars: Antonio Bigfoot Silva vs Mark Hunt.
His opponent, the Australian former professional rugby league footballer Paul Gallen, has a record of 9-0-1 (5 knockouts) and he entered as the No.263 heavyweight in the world. He fought twice last year beating John Hopoate and drawing with Barry Hall (Barry Hall vs Paul Gallen). Gallen vs Hunt is on the undercard of Tim Tszyu vs Bowyn Morgan. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-11-05, pretty good fight between Corey Anderson and Melvin Manhoef: it gets three stars.
The Tuf 19 tournament winner Corey Anderson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-5-0 (38% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.10 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Jan Blachowicz (Corey Anderson vs Jan Blachowicz 2). In his previous two bouts he had beat Johnny Walker (Corey Anderson vs Johnny Walker) and Ilir Latifi (Corey Anderson vs Ilir Latifi).
His opponent, the 44-year-old Melvin Manhoef (13 years older than Anderson), has an official record of 32-14-1 (91% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.55 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2016 and 2017, both against Rafael Carvalho (Carvalho vs Manhoef I and Rafael Carvalho vs Melvin Manhoef 2), but then he has won over Kent Kauppinen (Melvin Manhoef vs Kent Kauppinen) and Yannick Bahati. Manhoef vs Anderson is the main event of the Bellator 251. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-10-25, disappointing fight between Frank Mir and Roy Nelson 2: it gets two stars.
The black belt in karate, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Frank Mir entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-13-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.69 heavyweight in the world but his last victory occurred in 2015 when he faced Todd Duffee (4-stars fight, Frank Mir vs Todd Duffee); after this bout he has lost four consecutive fights, the last two against Fedor Emelianenko (Fedor Emelianenko vs Frank Mir) and Javy Ayala (Frank Mir vs Javy Ayala).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf Hw tournament winner Roy Nelson, has a record of 23-17-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.33 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last four fights, against Javy Ayala in 2017 (Roy Nelson vs Javy Ayala); after this bout he lost three times, the last one with Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic in 2019 (Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic vs Roy Nelson 2). In their first bout Mir had defeated Nelson via unanimous decision (May 28, 2011 – Frank Mir vs Roy Nelson I); this second fight is the main event of Bellator 231. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-07-11, pretty good fight between Gunnar Nelson and Brandon Thatch: it gets three stars.
Review: 2014-02-15, technical fight with some nice kicks and combinations but the bout was not so exciting: Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi gets two stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Lyoto Machida entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-4-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 middleweight in the world, he is a black belt in Shotokan karate (3rd dan) and in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, last year he fought three times beating Dan Henderson (=
