LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
Review: 2012-10-13, pretty good fight but it is not enough to get three stars: David Price vs Audley Harrison gets two stars. The undefeated David Price (13-0-0 with 11 victories coming by way of knockout) entered as the No.15 heavyweight in the world while Audley Harrison (28-5-0) entered as the No.73. Price vs Harrison is valid for the BBBofC British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles. Watch the video!
Video UFC 153 weigh-ins
No incidents at Friday’s official weigh-in at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro for UFC 153. UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva came in at 202 pounds, and veteran fighter Stephan Bonnar meet was 202 pounds.
In the co-main event, Antonio Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira (244) and Dave Herman (243) were just a pound apart for their heavyweight bout.
Silva comes from a streak of 16 consecutive victories, 14 of them finishes. His last match was at UFC 148 in July, when he defeated Chael Sonnen by technical knockout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (= Silva vs Sonnen 2). Silva has secured 25 of his 32 professional wins by knockout, technical knockout or submission, including Rich Franklin (twice) and Dan Henderson, Vitor Belfort, Forrest Griffin and Nate Marquardt. Undefeated inside the Octagon, he has not been legitimately defeated since the incredible Ryo Chonan’s flying scissor heel hook in December 2004 (video at the bottom of this post),
Review: 2012-10-12, pretty good fight thanks to some heavy combination but it is not enough for us: Rakhim Chakhkiev vs Epifanio Mendoza gets two stars. The undefeated Rakhim Chakhkiev (14-0-0) entered as the No.15 cruiserweight in the world while Epifanio Mendoza (34-14-1) entered as the No.66. Chakhkiev vs Mendoza is valid for the WBC Baltic cruiserweight title (on the original fight card the main event scheduled was Denis Boytsov vs Konstantin Airich but Boytsov has pulled out due to nasal and sinus inflammation). Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-12, even with three knockdowns, the fight between Jermain Taylor and Raul Munoz isn’t worth our three stars. Jermain Taylor ranked as the No.22 middleweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 30-4-1 while Raul Munoz had a record of 22-15-1 (Munoz is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since September 10th, 2011).Taylor vs Munoz is the main event of the evening. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-12, pretty good fight between Shahbulat Shamhalaev and Cody Bollinger but it is not enough to get three stars. Cody Bollinger entered the fight with a record of 13-2-0 while Shahbulat Shamhalaev had a record of 9-1-1. Bollinger vs Shamhalaev, quarterfinal of the Bellator featherweight tournament, is on the undercard of Eddie Alvarez vs Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire – Bellator 76. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-12, good and fast ending between Mike Richman and Jeremy Spoon: three stars. Mike Richman (12-1-0) entered as the No.55 featherweight in the world while Jeremy Spoon (12-1-0) entered as the No.58. Richman vs Spoon, quarterfinal of the Bellator featherweight tournament, is on the undercard of Eddie Alvarez vs Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire – Bellator 76. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-12, great first round between Akop Stepanyan and Wagnney Fabiano: three stars. Akop Stepanyan entered the fight with a record of 12-3-0 while Wagnney Fabiano had a record of 14-3-0. Stepanyan vs Fabiano, quarterfinal of the Bellator featherweight tournament, is on the undercard of Eddie Alvarez vs Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire – Bellator 76. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-12, the fight between Rad Martinez and Nazareno Malegarie has not been particularly good: two stars. Rad Martinez (12-2-0) entered as the No.71 featherweight in the world while Nazareno Malegarie (22-2-0) entered as the No.82. Martinez vs Malegarie, quarterfinal of the Bellator featherweight tournament, is on the undercard of Eddie Alvarez vs Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire – Bellator 76. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-12, fantastic exchanges and spectacular finish: Eddie Alvarez vs Patricky Freire is very close to get four stars. The American Eddie Alvarez (23-3-0) entered as the No.7 lightweight in the world while Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire (10-3-0) entered as the No.54. Alvarez vs Pitbull Freire is the main event of Bellator 76. Watch the video!
Review: 2012-10-12, great first round with one knockdown and one of the best knockouts of the year: David Lemieux vs Alvaro Gaona gets four stars! The Canadian David Lemieux (26-2-0) entered as the No.38 middleweight in the world while Alvaro Gaona (11-1-0) entered as the No.61. Lemieux vs Gaona is on the undercard of Adonis Stevenson vs Don George. Watch the video!
