LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
Review: 2013-11-30, some good exchanges between Jorge Paez Jr and Ivan Hernandez but it is not enough to get three stars. Jorge Paez Jr ranked as the No.40 welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 36-4-1 (21 knockouts) while Ivan Hernandez had a record of 29-4-0 (23 KOs=79%). ‘El Maromerito’ Paez Jr vs Hernandez is the main event of the evening. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-30, entertaining fight with a lot of knockdowns: David Lemieux vs Jose Miguel Torres gets three stars. David Lemieux (30-2-0, 28 KOs=93%) entered as the No.20 middleweight in the world while Jose Miguel Torres (27-5-0, 24 KOs=89%) entered as the No.96. Lemieux vs Torres is on the undercard of Adonis Stevenson vs Tony Bellew. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-30, some good shots and a great work on the ground: Joshua Sampo vs Ryan Benoit gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Joshua Sampo ranked as the No.3 flyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 10-2-0 (50% submission victory rate) while Ryan Benoit had a record of 7-2-0 (100% finishing rate). Sampo vs Benoit is on the undercard of Gray Maynard vs Nate Diaz 2 – UFC Tuf 18 Finale. Watch the video!
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: 2013-11-30, nice and tough fight between Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz: it gets three stars. Gray Maynard (11-2-1, 18% ko/tko victory rate) entered as the No.13 lightweight in the world while Nate Diaz (16-9-0, 88% finishing rate) entered as the No.14. In their first professional fight Maynard defeated Diaz by split decision (January 11, 2010) but they had already faced each other previously in the semifinal of “The Ultimate Fighter 5” and Diaz won by submission (but it is not recorded as a professional fight); this second fight is the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-30, pretty good fight with some tough exchanges and a good finish: Adonis Stevenson vs Tony Bellew gets three stars. Adonis Stevenson (22-1-0, 19 KOs=86%) entered as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world while Tony Bellew (20-1-1, 12 KOs) entered as the No.4 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Bernard Hopkins). Stevenson vs Bellew is valid for the WBC light heavyweight title (Stevenson’s second defense). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-30, pretty good finish between Chris Holdsworth and Davey Grant but it is not enough to get three stars. Chris Holdsworth entered the fight with a record of 4-0-0 (100% submission victory rate) while Davey Grant had a record of 8-1-0 (100% finishing rate). Holdsworth vs Grant is the final of TUF 18 men’s bantamweight tournament; undercard of Gray Maynard vs Nate Diaz 2 – UFC Tuf 18 Finale. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-30, the fight between Sergey Kovalev and Ismayl Sillakh gets three stars thanks to a great finish. The undefeated Sergey Kovalev (22-0-1, 20 KOs=91%) entered as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world while Ismayl Sillakh (21-1-0, 17 KOs=81%) entered as the No.31. Kovalev vs Sillakh is valid for the WBO light heavyweight title (Kovalev’s first defense); undercard of Adonis Stevenson vs Tony Bellew. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-30, entertaining and unforgettable finish…but unfortunately illegal…we suggest to see this fight between Konstantin Gluhov and Mikhail Gazaev even though we can’t give more than two stars. Konstantin Gluhov ranked as the No.42 heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 26-13-0 (89% finishing rate) while Mikhail Gazaev had a record of 2-0-0. Gluhov vs Gazaev is on the undercard of Kenny Garner vs Damian Grabowski – M-1 Challenge 44. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-30, pretty good fight between Mairbek Taisumov and Artiom Damkovsky: it gets two stars. Mairbek Taisumov ranked as the No.80 lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 19-4-0 (95% finishing rate) while Artiom Damkovsky had a record of 15-8-0 (47% finishing rate). In their first fight Damkovsky defeated Taisumov by tko (October 28, 2010); this second fight is on the undercard of Kenny Garner vs Damian Grabowski – M-1 Challenge 44. Watch the video!
