Review: 2011-12-30, nice and very fast KO (1st round) between Jon Fitch and Johny Hendricks: three stars (UFC Knockout of the Night). Jon Fitch (23-3-1) entered as the No.4 welterweight in the world while Johny Hendricks (11-1-0) entered as the No.25. Fitch vs Hendricks is on the undercard of Lesnar vs Overeem, UFC 141. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-30, even with the TKO in the first round, the fight between Vladimir Matyushenko and Alexander Gustafsson isn’t worth our three stars. Vladimir Matyushenko (26-5-0) entered as the No.23 light heavyweight in the world while Alexander Gustafsson (12-1-0) entered as the No.13. Matyushenko vs Gustafsson is on the undercard of Brock Lesnar vs Alistair Overeem, UFC 141. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-10, the first round and the first two minutes of the second round between Jon Jones and Lyoto Machida were not spectacular but then the pace picks up and the fight ended with an amazing submission (4 stars for the standing guillotine choke and its effectiveness, one of the best of the year); fighters were awarded “Fight of the Night” honors. Jon Jones (14-1-0) entered as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world while Lyoto Machida (17-2-0) entered as the No.6. Jones vs Machida is the main event of the UFC 140 and is valid for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-03, the fight between Tony Ferguson and Yves Edwards has not been very exciting: two stars. Tony Ferguson (12-2-0) entered as the No.57 lightweight in the world while Yves Edwards (41-17-1) entered as the No.31. Ferguson vs Edwards is on the undercard of Michael Bisping vs Jason Miller (Ufc TUF 14 Finale). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-03, the fight between Jason “Mayhem” Miller and Michael Bisping, ended by TKO in the third round, was not very exciting: two stars. Jason Miller (23-7-0) entered as the No.61 middleweight in the world while Michael Bisping (21-3-0) entered as the No.8. Miller vs Bisping is the main event of “The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale” (Ufc TUF 14). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-19, amazing and tough fight, great strikes, excellent grappling techniques, high pace: this is what we want, this is mma and this is a Fight of the Year. Congratulations to Shogun and Hendo, two real warriors (awarded with “Fight of the Night” honors). Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (20-5-0) entered as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world while Dan Henderson (28-8-0) entered as the No.6. “Shogun” Rua vs Henderson was the main event of the UFC 139; they also faced each other a second time on March 23, 2014 (=Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Dan Henderson 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-12, even with the final TKO victory of Robert Peralta over Mackens Semerzier the fight doesn’t get two stars. Mackens Semerzier (6-3-0) entered as the No.35 featherweight in the world while Robert Peralta (15-3-0) entered as the No.36. Semerzier vs Peralta was on the undercard of Cain Velasquez vs Junior dos Santos (UFC on Fox). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-12, the fight between Norifumi Yamamoto and Darren Uyenoyama was not very exciting: two stars. Norifumi Yamamoto (18-4-0) entered as the No.11 bantamweight in the world while Darren Uyenoyama (6-3-0) entered as the No.64. Yamamoto vs Uyenoyama was on the undercard of Cain Velasquez vs Junior dos Santos (UFC on Fox). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-12, impressive one-punch ko of DaMarques Johnson that defeated Clay Harvison in the first round. Clay Harvison (9-3-0) entered as the No.91 welterweight in the world while DaMarques Johnson (12-9-0) entered as the No.64. Harvison vs Johnson was on the undercard of Cain Velasquez vs Junior dos Santos (UFC on Fox). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-11-12, good fight and great performance of Ricardo Lamas that defeated Cub Swanson by submission in the second round. Cub Swanson (15-4-0) entered as the No.24 featherweight in the world while Ricardo Lamas (10-2-0) entered as the No.57. Lamas earned the night’s “Submission of the Night” award; undercard of Cain Velasquez vs Junior dos Santos (UFC on Fox). Watch the video!
