Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-05-07, good performance by both fighters: the mma fight Juan Archuleta vs Sergio Pettis gets three stars.
Pettis vs Archuleta, main event of Bellator 258, is valid for the Bellator bantamweight title (Archuleta’s first defense). 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.
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-29, pretty good fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Quinton Rampage Jackson: it gets three stars.The 43-year-old former Pride, world combat sambo champion and black belt in judo Fedor Emelianenko (two years older than Rampage) entered this fight with a professional mma record of 38-6-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Ryan Bader (Fedor Emelianenko vs Ryan Bader); before this bout, in 2018, he had beat Frank Mir in April (Fedor Emelianenko vs Frank Mir) and Chael Sonnen in October (Fedor Emelianenko vs Chael Sonnen).
His opponent, the former Ufc and Bellator light-Hw tournament (season 10) champ Quinton Rampage Jackson, has an official record of 38-13-0 (63% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.50 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2017 and 2018, against Muhammed King Mo Lawal (Rampage vs Lawal II) and Chael Sonnen (Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Chael Sonnen), but he came back to win in September 2018 with Wanderlei Silva (Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva 4). Fedor vs Rampage is the main event of Bellator 237 (Bellator & Rizin: Japan). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-14, good fight between Alexander Shlemenko and David Branch: it gets three stars.The former Bellator and M-1 Mw champion Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 58-12-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.36 middleweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, the last one against Anatoly Tokov (Alexander Shlemenko vs Anatoly Tokov), but then he has won over Billstein (Alexander Shlemenko vs Jonas Billstein) and Viscardi Andrade (Alexander Shlemenko vs Viscardi Andrade).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, former Wsof light-Hw and Mw champion David Branch, has an official record of 22-6-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last four fights, against Thiago Santos in 2018 (David Branch vs Thiago Santos); after this bout he has lost to Jared Cannonier (David Branch vs Jared Cannonier) and Jack Hermansson (David Branch vs Jack Hermansson). Shlemenko vs Branch is the main event of RCC 7 – Russian Cagefighting Championship. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-09-07, we hope to see a rematch between Ryan Bader and Cheick Kongo: it gets two stars.The current Bellator Hw, former light-Hw champion and Tuf 8 tournament winner Ryan Bader entered this fight with a record of 27-5-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Stipe Miocic). He suffered his last loss when he faced Anthony Johnson in 2016 (Johnson vs Bader) since then he has won seven fights defeating Matt Mitrione (Ryan Bader vs Matt Mitrione) and Fedor Emelianenko in his last two (Fedor Emelianenko vs Ryan Bader).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and kendo Cheick Kongo, has a mma record of 30-10-2 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He lost to Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal in 2015 (Lawal vs Kongo) but then he has won eight bouts beating Timothy Johnson (Cheick Kongo vs Timothy Johnson) and Vitaly Minakov in his last two (Vitaly Minakov vs Cheick Kongo 2). Bader vs Kongo, main event of Bellator 226, is valid for the Bellator heavyweight title (Bader’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-24, one sided fight between Vitaly Minakov and Timothy Johnson: it gets two stars.The black belt in judo, former Bellator and world combat sambo champion Vitaly Minakov entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-1-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 heavyweight in the world but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Cheick Kongo in their rematch (Vitaly Minakov vs Cheick Kongo 2); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Tony Johnson (Vitaly Minakov vs Tony Johnson).
His opponent, Timothy Johnson (who replaces Javy Ayala), has a record of 12-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.50 in the same weight class but he won just three out of his last seven bouts. He fought twice last year beating Marcelo Golm (Timothy Johnson vs Marcelo Golm) and losing to Cheick Kongo (Cheick Kongo vs Timothy Johnson). Minakov vs Johnson is on the undercard of Matt Mitrione vs Sergei Kharitonov 2 – Bellator 225. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-14, good fight between Lyoto Machida and Chael Sonnen: it gets three stars.The black belt in karate, Bjj and former Ufc light-hw champion Lyoto Machida entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-8-0 (48% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 middleweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2017, the last one against Derek Brunson (Brunson vs Machida) but then he has won over Eryk Anders (Lyoto Machida vs Eryk Anders), Vitor Belfort (4-stars fight, Vitor Belfort vs Lyoto Machida) and Rafael Carvalho (Lyoto Machida vs Rafael Carvalho).
His opponent, Chael Sonnen, has a record of 30-16-1 (40% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 light heavyweight. He fought twice last year beating Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson (Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Chael Sonnen) and losing to Fedor Emelianenko (Fedor Emelianenko vs Chael Sonnen). Machida vs Sonnen is on the undercard of Rory MacDonald vs Neiman Gracie – Bellator 222. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-27, nice exchanges on the ground between Benson Henderson and Adam Piccolotti: it gets three stars.The black belt in tae-kwon-do, Bjj and former Ufc Lw champion Benson Henderson entered this fight with a professional record of 26-8-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 lightweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2016 and 2017, against Michael Chandler (Chandler vs Henderson) and Patricky Freire (Benson Henderson vs Patricky Freire), but then he has beat Roger Huerta (Benson Henderson vs Roger Huerta) and Saad Awad (Benson Henderson vs Saad Awad).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Adam Piccolotti, has a mma record of 11-2-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.62 in the same weight class. He lost twice in 2017, with Goiti Yamauchi and David Rickels, but he came back to win in 2018 against Carrington Banks and James Terry. Ben Henderson vs Piccolotti is on the undercard of Rory MacDonald vs Jon Fitch – Bellator 220. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-01-26, good start between Fedor Emelianenko and Ryan Bader: it gets three stars.The 42-year-old former Pride, world combat sambo champion and black belt in judo Fedor Emelianenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 38-5-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). ‘The Last Emperor’ lost to Matt Mitrione in 2017 (Fedor Emelianenko vs Matt Mitrione) but he came back to win in 2018 against Frank Mir (Fedor Emelianenko vs Frank Mir) and Chael Sonnen (Fedor Emelianenko vs Chael Sonnen).
His opponent, the Bellator light-Hw champion and Tuf 8 tournament winner Ryan Bader (seven years younger than Fedor), has an official record of 26-5-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Anthony Johnson in 2016 (Johnson vs Bader) since then he has won six fights defeating Muhammed King Mo Lawal (Ryan Bader vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal) and Matt Mitrione in 2018 (Ryan Bader vs Matt Mitrione). Fedor vs Bader, main event of Bellator 214, is the final of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament and it is valid for the Bellator heavyweight title; they also fight each other a second time on February 4th, 2023 (Ryan Bader vs Fedor Emelianenko 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
