2014 MMA fight – David Branch vs Yushin Okami – full fight Video WSOF 15

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-11-15, pretty good finish between David Branch and Yushin Okami but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: it gets two stars. The black belt in Bjj David Branch entered this fight with a professional mma record of 14-3-0 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Anthony Johnson (=Johnson vs Branch), since then he has collected four victories winning the WSOF Mw title in his last bout against Jesse Taylor (=Branch vs Taylor).
His opponent, the black belt in judo Yushin Okami, has an official record of 30-8-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class, he was released from the Ufc in 2013 after losing to Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza (=Okami vs Jacare), after this bout he debuted in the World Series of Fighting beating Svetlozar Savov (=Okami vs Savov). Branch vs Okami, main event of Wsof 15, is valid for the WSOF middleweight title (Branch’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Jessica Aguilar vs Kalindra Faria – full fight Video WSOF 15

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-11-15, fight not particularly good between Jessica Aguilar and Kalindra Faria: it gets two stars. Jessica Aguilar entered this fight with a mma record of 18-4-0 (56% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s strawweight in the world, she suffered her last defeat (via split decision) in 2010 when she faced Zoila Frausto Gurgel at Bellator 31, since then she has collected nine consecutive victories; Aguilar won the Wsof belt at the beginning of 2014 beating Alida Gray (=Aguilar vs Gray) and she successfully defended the title once against Emi Fujino (=Aguilar vs Fujino).
Her opponent, Kalindra Faria, has an official record of 15-3-1 (67% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.5 in the same weight class, she lost her last fight in 2011 when she faced Vanessa Porto, after that bout she won eleven consecutive fights. Aguilar vs Faria is valid for the WSOF women’s strawweight title (Aguilar’s second defense); undercard of David Branch vs Yushin Okami – WSOF 15. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Emanuel Newton vs Joey Beltran – full fight Video Bellator 124

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-09-12, Emanuel Newton vs Joey Beltran gets three stars only thanks to a spectacular finish. Emanuel Newton entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-7-1 (48% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones), he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Attila Vegh in their first bout (via split decision, Vegh vs Newton) since then he has won five consecutive bouts and in his last one he took revenge on Vegh (Vegh vs Newton 2).
His opponent, Joey Beltran, has an official record of 15-10-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class, he lost twice in 2013, against Fabio Maldonado (=Maldonado vs Beltran) and Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson (=Rampage vs Beltran), but he came back to win in 2014 defeating Vladimir Matyushenko (=Matyushenko vs Beltran). Newton vs Beltran, main event of Bellator 124, is valid for the Bellator light heavyweight title (held by Newton). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Ronny Markes vs Cully Butterfield – full fight Video WSOF 12

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-08-09, fight not particularly good between Ronny Markes and Cully Butterfield: it gets two stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ronny Markes entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-3-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.75 middleweight in the world; he comes off two consecutive defeats having lost to Yoel Romero Palacio in 2013 (=Markes vs Romero Palacio) and to Thiago ‘Marreta’ Santos in 2014.
His opponent, Cully Butterfield, has an official record of 13-3-0 (77% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 13, 2013 when he defeated Jason Buck. Markes vs Butterfield is on the undercard of Luis Palomino vs Lewis Gonzalez – WSOF 12. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Pat Barry vs Zack Mwekassa – full fight Video GLORY 16

Fight rated 4 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-03, aggressive start, wild exchanges and impressive finish: Pat Barry vs Zack Mwekassa is one of the best kickboxing fights of the year and it gets four stars! Former mma fighter Pat Barry entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 15-5-1, last year he fought and lost twice in the Ufc: against Shawn Jordan (=Barry vs Jordan) and Soa Palelei (=Barry vs Palelei); he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Ed Burris in a kickboxing bout.
His opponent, Zack Mwekassa, has a record of 10-1-0 and he entered as the No.64 boxing cruiserweight in the world (his professional boxing record is 14-4-0). Barry vs Mwekassa is the reserve fight of the Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament; undercard of Karapet Karapetyan vs Marc de Bonte 2 – Glory 16. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Yushin Okami vs Svetlozar Savov – full fight Video WSOF 9

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-29, pretty good fight between Yushin Okami and Svetlozar Savov: it gets three stars. Yushin Okami entered this fight with a mma record of 29-8-0 (49% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 middleweight in the world, last year he fought twice winning the first bout against Hector Lombard (=Lombard vs Okami) but then he lost to Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and he was released from the Ufc (=Okami vs Jacare).
His opponent, Svetlozar Savov, has a record of 12-4-0 (92% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 21, 2012 when he defeated Bojan Velickovic. Okami vs Savov is on the undercard of Steve Carl vs Rousimar Palhares – WSOF 9. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Steve Carl vs Rousimar Palhares – full fight Video WSOF 9

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-29, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars.: Steve Carl vs Rousimar Palhares gets two stars. Steve Carl entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-3-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 welterweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Douglas Lima at Bellator 49 (=Lima vs Carl), since then he has collected seven consecutive wins and in his last fight he won the WSOF Ww title against Josh Burkman (=Burkman vs Carl).
His opponent, Rousimar Palhares, has an official record of 15-6-0 (80% submission victory rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class, he is a black belt in bjj and last year he fought just once beating Mike Pierce (=Pierce vs Palhares) but after this bout he was released by Ufc for his unsportsmanlike conduct in the cage (not letting go of the submission). Carl vs Palhares, main event of WSOF 9, is valid for the WSOF welterweight title (Carl’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

‘Rampage’ Jackson vs Joey Beltran full fight Video Bellator 108 – 2013

2_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-11-15, some good exchanges between Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson and Joey Beltran but it is not enough to get three stars. Quinton Jackson (32-11-0, 66% finishing rate) entered as the No.14 light heavyweight in the world while Joey Beltran (14-9-0, 86% finishing rate) entered as the No.66. Rampage vs Beltran is the main event of Bellator 108. Watch the video!

2013 MMA fight – Jan Blachowicz vs Goran Reljic – full fight Video KSW 22

2_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-03-16, pretty good fight between Jan Blachowicz and Goran Reljic but it is not enough to get three stars. Jan Blachowicz (16-3-0) entered as the No.25 light heavyweight in the world while Goran Reljic (11-3-0) entered as the No.65. Blachowicz vs Reljic is valid for the KSW light heavyweight championship title (Blachowicz’s second defense); main event of “KSW 22: Pride Time”. Watch the video!

2013 MMA fight – Nate Marquardt vs Tarec Saffiedine – full fight Video Strikeforce

2_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-01-12, fight not particularly exciting between Nate Marquardt and Tarec Saffiedine: two stars. Nate Marquardt (32-10-2) entered as the No.4 welterweight in the world while Tarec Saffiedine (13-3-0) entered as the No.31. Marquardt vs Saffiedine, main event of the evening, is valid for the Strikeforce Welterweight Championship title (Marquardt’s first defense). Watch the video!