Review: 2014-05-24, nice and tough fight between Adonis Stevenson and Andrzej Fonfara: it gets three stars. Adonis Stevenson entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 23-1-0 (20 KOs=87%) and he is ranked as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2010 when he faced Darnell Boone for the first time but in their second bout the Canadian took revenge on the American (on March 22, 2013, Stevenson vs Boone 2); after this fight ‘Superman’ Stevenson won the WBC light-Hw title beating Chad Dawson (The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year 2013: Dawson vs Stevenson) and he successfully defended the belt against Tavoris Cloud (=Stevenson vs Cloud) and Tony Bellew (=Stevenson vs Bellew).
His opponent, Andrzej Fonfara, has an official record of 25-2-0 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2008 when he was just 20 years old and he faced Derrick Findley (Fonfara is 10 years younger than Stevenson), since then he has collected 15 consecutive wins and one no-contest; in 2012 he won the vacant IBO light-Hw title beating Tommy Karpency (=Fonfara vs Karpency). Stevenson vs Fonfara is valid for the WBC light heavyweight title (Stevenson’s third defense); they also faced each other a second time on June 3, 2017 (=Adonis Stevenson vs Andrzej Fonfara 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
Renan Barao vs TJ Dillashaw full fight Video UFC 173 – 2014
Review: 2014-05-24, good fight between Renan Barao and TJ Dillashaw: it gets three stars (UFC Performance and UFC Fight of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado entered this fight with a professional mma record of 32-1-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in his first pro mma fight in 2005 when he faced Joao Paulo Rodrigues de Souza. Barao won the the interim Ufc Bw title in 2012 against Urijah Faber (=Barao vs Faber) and he successfully defended the belt three times.
His opponent, TJ Dillashaw, has an official record of 9-2-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat at the end of 2013 when he faced Raphael Assuncao (=Assuncao vs Dillashaw) but he came back to victory in 2014 beating Mike Easton (=Dillashaw vs Easton). Barao vs Dillashaw, main event of Ufc 173, is valid for the UFC bantamweight title (Barao’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Dan Henderson vs Daniel Cormier – full fight Video UFC 173
Review: 2014-05-24, Dan Henderson vs Daniel Cormier gets three stars only thanks to a good finish. Dan Henderson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 30-11-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world, he is 43 years old (8 years older than Cormier) and last year he lost three consecutive fights: against Lyoto Machida (=Machida vs Henderson), Rashad Evans (=Evans vs Henderson) and Vitor Belfort (=Belfort vs Henderson 2); he came back to victory in 2014 beating Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (=Rua vs Henderson 2).
His opponent, the undefeated Daniel Cormier, has a record of 14-0-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he moved down in weight class to the light-Hw division just three months ago defeating Patrick Cummins (=Cormier vs Cummins); currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones. Henderson vs Cormier is on the undercard of Renan Barao vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC 173. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Robbie Lawler vs Jake Ellenberger full fight Video UFC 173 – 2014
Review: 2014-05-24, some good single shots between Robbie Lawler and Jake Ellenberger but it is not enough to get three stars. The black belt in karate Robbie Lawler entered this fight with a mma record of 22-10-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 welterweight in the world, last year he returned to the Ww division and he won three out of three fights but in 2014 he lost to Johny Hendricks in a bout valid for the Ufc Ww title (=Hendricks vs Lawler).
His opponent, Jake Ellenberger, has a record of 29-7-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, last year he fought twice defeating Nate Marquardt (=Ellenberger vs Marquardt) but then he lost to Rory MacDonald (=Ellenberger vs MacDonald). Lawler vs Ellenberger is on the undercard of Renan Barao vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC 173. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Takeya Mizugaki vs Francisco Rivera – fight Video UFC 173
Review: 2014-05-24, fight not particularly exciting between Takeya Mizugaki and Francisco Rivera: it gets two stars. Takeya Mizugaki entered this fight with a mma record of 19-7-2 (32% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Chris Cariaso, since then he has fought and won four times.
His opponent, Francisco Rivera, has a record of 10-2-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class, he suffered his two defeats between 2010 and 2011 losing to Erik Koch and Reuben Duran, since then he has collected five wins and one no-contest; currently the #1 in this division is Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado. Mizugaki vs Rivera is on the undercard of Renan Barao vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC 173. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Jamie Varner vs James Krause full fight Video UFC 173 – 2014
Review: 2014-05-24, great heart and some good shots but it is not enough to get three stars: Jamie Varner vs James Krause gets two. Jamie Varner entered this fight with a record of 21-9-1 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.58 lightweight in the world, he lost three out of his last four fights but his last bout was one of the best mma fights of 2014 (=Varner vs Trujillo).
His opponent, James Krause, has a record of 20-5-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.91 in the same weight class, last year he defeated Toby Imada and Sam Stout (=Stout vs Krause) but then he lost to Bobby Green. Varner vs Krause is on the undercard of Renan Barao vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC 173. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – David Lemieux vs Fernando Guerrero – full fight Video
Review: 2014-05-24, nice exchanges and great finish: David Lemieux vs Fernando Guerrero gets three stars. David Lemieux entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 31-2-0 (29 KOs=93%) and he is ranked as the No.15 middleweight in the world, he suffered both his losses in 2011 when he was just 22 years old and he faced Marco Antonio Rubio (=Rubio vs Lemieux) and Joachim Alcine (=Alcine vs Lemieux); since then he has collected six consecutive wins.
His opponent, Fernando Guerrero, has a record of 26-2-0 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class, last year he had his first world tilte-shot when he faced Peter Quillin but he lost by tko (=Quillin vs Guerrero); after that bout he has fought and won once defeating Raymond Gatica. Lemieux vs Guerrero is valid for the vacant NABF middleweight title; undercard of Adonis Stevenson vs Andrzej Fonfara. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Fernando Carcamo vs Petr Petrov – full fight Video
Review: 2014-05-23, pretty good fight between Fernando Carcamo and Petr Petrov: it gets three stars. Fernando Carcamo entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 17-5-0 (13 KOs=76%) and he is ranked as the No.20 lightweight in the world while Petr Petrov has a record of 34-4-2 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.42 in the same weight class. Carcamo vs Petrov is the final of the ESPN’s 2014 Boxcino lightweight tournament and it is valid for the vacant NABA interim WBO NABO lightweight titles; Carcamo beat then-undefeated Samuel Kotey Neequaye in the quarterfinals and Miguel Angel Gonzalez in the semifinals (=Gonzalez vs Carcamo) while Petrov defeated Fedor Papazov and Christopher Rudd (=Petrov vs Rudd). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Brandon Adams vs Willie Monroe Jr – full fight Video
Review: 2014-05-23, fight not particularly good between Brandon Adams and Willie Monroe Jr: it gets two stars. The undefeated Brandon Adams entered this fight with a perfect record of 14-0-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.77 middleweight in the world while Willie Monroe Jr has an official record of 17-1-0 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.62 in the same weight class. Adams vs Monroe Jr is the final of the ESPN’s 2014 Boxcino middleweight tournament and is valid for the vacant NABA and WBO NABO middleweight titles; Adams defeated Daniel Edouard in the quarterfinals and Raymond Gatica in the semifinals (=Gatica vs Adams) while Monroe Jr won over Donatas Bondorovas and then-undefeated Vitaliy Kopylenko (=Kopylenko vs Monroe Jr). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Ryota Murata vs Jesus Angel Nerio – full fight Video
Review: 2014-05-22, one sided fight between Ryota Murata and Jesus Nerio: it gets two stars. The undefeated Ryota Murata entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 3-0-0 (3 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.23 middleweight in the world, he is the 2012 Olympic Mw gold medalist and he made his professional debut in 2013.
His opponent, Jesus Angel Nerio, has an official record of 12-3-0 (6 knockouts), last year he fought three times losing twice: against Alvaro Gaona and #8 Jose Uzcategui. Murata vs Nerio is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!