Review: 2014-06-14, some good single shots between Rory MacDonald and Tyron Woodley but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two. The balck belt in Bjj Rory MacDonald entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre), he suffered his second defeat in his last bout of 2013, against Robbie Lawler via split decision (=MacDonald vs Lawler), but he came back to victory in 2014 beating Demian Maia (=MacDonald vs Maia).
His opponent, Tyron Woodley, has an official record of 13-2-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class, he also suffered his second and last loss last year when he faced Jake Shields (=Shields vs Woodley); after that bout he has won twice beating Josh Koscheck in 2013 (=Koscheck vs Woodley) and Carlos Condit in 2014 (=Condit vs Woodley). MacDonald vs Woodley is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Ali Bagautinov – UFC 174. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-31, fight not particularly good between Demian Maia and Alexander Yakovlev: it gets two stars. The black belt in Bjj Demian Maia entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-6-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 welterweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive defeats: the first one against Jake Shields at the end of 2013 (=Maia vs Shields) and then he lost to Rory MacDonald three months ago (=MacDonald vs Maia).
His opponent, Alexander Yakovlev, has a record of 21-4-1 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.47 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Rashid Magomedov for the M-1 Global Ww title, after that bout he has fought and won three times; he makes his Ufc debut in this bout. Maia vs Yakovlev is on the undercard of Stipe Miocic vs Fabio Maldonado – UFC Tuf Brazil 3 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-03-23, exciting second part of the fight between Gian Villante and Fabio Maldonado: it gets three stars. Gian Villante entered this fight with a record of 11-4-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.41 light heavyweight in the world, last year he fought twice losing the first bout against Ovince St Preux but then he defeated Cody Donovan.
His opponent, Fabio Maldonado, has a record of 20-6-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.47 in the same weight class, he comes off two consecutive wins. Villante vs Maldonado is on the undercard of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC Ufn 39. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-08-03, just some single shots between the two fighters: Lyoto Machida vs Phil Davis gets two stars. Lyoto Machida (19-3-0, 48% finishing rate) entered as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world while Phil Davis (11-1-0, 54% finishing rate) entered as the No.15. Machida vs Davis is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chan Sung Jung – UFC 163; they also faced each other a second time on September 11, 2020 (Phil Davis vs Lyoto Machida 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-05-25, pretty good fight between Cain Velasquez and Antonio ‘Pezao’ Silva but it is not enough to get three stars. Cain Velasquez (11-1-0, 82% finishing rate – curiously he has never won by submission) entered as the No.1 heavyweight in the world while Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (18-4-0, 89% finishing rate) entered as the No.4. In their first fight Velasquez defeated ‘Bigfoot’ Silva by TKO in the first round (May 26, 2012); this second fight is valid for the UFC heavyweight title, main event of UFC 160. Watch the video!
Review: 2011-12-10, the fight between Mark Hominick and Chan Sung Jung lasted just 7 seconds, one of the fastest KO ever in mma history (UFC Knockout of the Night). Mark Hominick (20-9-0) entered as the No.19 featherweight in the world while Chan Sung Jung (11-3-0) entered as the No.41. Hominick vs Jung is on the undercard of Jones vs Machida (UFC 140). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-07-02, nice KO of Carlos Condit that defeated Dong Hyun Kim in the first round, but it is not enough for our three stars. Carlos Condit and Dong Hyun Kim fought during the mma event “UFC 132 – Cruz vs Faber 2”. Watch the video!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-16, good exchanges between Alexander Volkov and Attila Vegh: it gets three stars.
The former Bellator and current M-1 Global Hw champion Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-6-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 heavyweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive losses in 2015, against Tony Johnson (=Volkov vs Johnson) and Cheick Kongo (=Kongo vs Volkov), but he came back to win in 2016 with Denis Smoldarev (=Volkov vs Smoldarev).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and former Bellator light-Hw champion Attila Vegh, has a record of 29-6-2 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.44 light heavyweight but he comes off two defeats, both by split decision: against Emanuel Newton (=Vegh vs Newton 2) and Goran Reljic (=Vegh vs Reljic). Volkov vs Vegh is valid for the M-1 Challenge heavyweight title (Volkov’s first defense); undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Vyacheslav Vasilevsky 2 – M-1 Challenge 68. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-06-14, some good single shots between Rory MacDonald and Tyron Woodley but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two. The balck belt in Bjj Rory MacDonald entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre), he suffered his second defeat in his last bout of 2013, against Robbie Lawler via split decision (=MacDonald vs Lawler), but he came back to victory in 2014 beating Demian Maia (=MacDonald vs Maia).
Review: 2014-03-23, exciting second part of the fight between Gian Villante and Fabio Maldonado: it gets three stars. Gian Villante entered this fight with a record of 11-4-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.41 light heavyweight in the world, last year he fought twice losing the first bout against Ovince St Preux but then he defeated Cody Donovan.
