Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-06-06, fight not so exciting between Aljamain Sterling and Cory Sandhagen: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Aljamain Sterling entered this fight with a mma record of 18-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 bantamweight in the world. He was defeated by current #1 Bw Marlon Moraes at the end of 2017 (Aljamain Sterling vs Marlon Moraes) but then he has won four fights beating Jimmie Rivera (Jimmie Rivera vs Aljamain Sterling) and Pedro Munhoz in 2019 (Aljamain Sterling vs Pedro Munhoz).
His opponent, Cory Sandhagen, has an official record of 12-1-0 (58% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jamall Emmers in 2017, since then he has won seven bouts defeating Mario Bautista, John Lineker (John Lineker vs Cory Sandhagen) and Raphael Assuncao in 2019 (Cory Sandhagen vs Raphael Assuncao). Sterling vs Sandhagen is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Felicia Spencer – UFC 250. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-06-08, pretty good fight between
Aljamain Sterling and Pedro Munhoz: it gets three stars.
Aljamain Sterling entered this fight with a record of 17-3-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 bantamweight in the world. He was defeated by current #1 Bw Marlon Moraes at the end of 2017 (Aljamain Sterling vs Marlon Moraes) but then he has won three fights beating Jimmie Rivera in 2019 (Jimmie Rivera vs Aljamain Sterling).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Pedro Munhoz, has a mma record of 18-3-0 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. He lost to John Dodson last year (via split decision, John Dodson vs Pedro Munhoz) but then he has also won three bouts defeating Cody Garbrandt in March 2019 (4-stars fight, Cody Garbrandt vs Pedro Munhoz). Sterling vs Munhoz is on the undercard of Henry Cejudo vs Marlon Moraes – UFC 238. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-17, disappointing fight between
Jimmie Rivera and Aljamain Sterling: it gets two stars.
The black belt in karate Jimmie Rivera entered this fight with a pro record of 22-2-0 (27% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw). He fought twice last year losing to Marlon Moraes (Jimmie Rivera vs Marlon Moraes) and beating John Dodson (John Dodson vs Jimmie Rivera).
His opponent, Aljamain Sterling, has an official mma record of 16-3-0 (56% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He was also defeated by Marlon Moraes (at the end of 2017 Aljamain Sterling vs Marlon Moraes) but then he has won over Brett Johns (Brett Johns vs Aljamain Sterling) and Cody Stamann (Aljamain Sterling vs Cody Stamann). Rivera vs Sterling is on the undercard of Francis Ngannou vs Cain Velasquez – UFC on ESPN 1. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-09-08, great performance by both fighters:
Aljamain Sterling vs Cody Stamann gets three stars.
Aljamain Sterling entered this fight with a pro record of 15-3-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw). He lost to Marlon Moraes at the end of 2017 (Aljamain Sterling vs Marlon Moraes) but he came back to win in 2018 with Brett Johns (Brett Johns vs Aljamain Sterling).
His opponent, Cody Stamann, has an official mma record of 17-1-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Lawrence DiGiulio in 2014, since then he has won ten consecutive fights defeating Terrion Ware, Tom Duquesnoy (Tom Duquesnoy vs Cody Stamann) and Bryan Caraway in his last three. Sterling vs Stamann is on the undercard of Tyron Woodley vs Darren Till – UFC 228. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-21, some good exchanges between
Brett Johns and Aljamain Sterling but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The undefeated black belt in judo Brett Johns entered this fight with a perfect record of 15-0-0 (47% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 bantamweight in the world. He fought twice last year winning over Albert Morales and Joe Soto (Joe Soto vs Brett Johns).
His opponent, Aljamain Sterling, has a mma record of 14-3-0 (57% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class but he lost three out of his last five bouts, the last one with Marlon Moraes (Aljamain Sterling vs Marlon Moraes); before this fight he had beat Renan Barao (Sterling vs Barao). Johns vs Sterling is on the undercard of Edson Barboza vs Kevin Lee – UFC Fight Night 128. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-09, spectacular finish between
Marlon Moraes and Aljamain Sterling: it is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Aljamain Sterling entered this fight with a professional record of 14-2-0 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw). He lost two consecutive fights between 2016 and 2017, against Bryan Caraway and Raphael Assuncao (=Sterling vs Assuncao) but then he has defeated Augusto Mendes and Renan Barao (=Sterling vs Barao).
His opponent, the former Wsof Bw champion Marlon Moraes, has a mma record of 19-5-1 (68% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2017 losing to Raphael Assuncao (=Moraes vs Assuncao) and beating John Dodson (=Dodson vs Moraes). Moraes vs Sterling is on the undercard of Cub Swanson vs Brian Ortega – UFC Fight Night 123. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-07-29, pretty good fight between
Aljamain Sterling and Renan Barao: it gets three stars.
Aljamain Sterling entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-2-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 bantamweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Bryan Caraway and Raphael Assuncao (=Sterling vs Assuncao); after this bout he came back to win with Augusto Mendes.
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Ufc Bw champion Renan Barao Pegado, has an official record of 34-4-0 (68% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 featherweight but he lost three out of his last five bouts, the last one with Jeremy Stephens (=Barao vs Stephens); after this fight he has beat Phillipe Nover (=Barao vs Nover). Aljamain Sterling vs Renan Barao is on the undercard of Daniel Cormier vs Jon Jones 2 – UFC 214. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-28, fight not particularly good between
Aljamain Sterling and Raphael Assuncao: it gets two stars.
Aljamain Sterling entered this fight with a record of 12-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in Bjj Raphael Assuncao, has a mma record of 23-5-0 (57% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. Both fighters fought and lost once in 2016: Sterling was defeated by Bryan Caraway while Assuncao lost the rematch with TJ Dillashaw (=Dillashaw vs Assuncao 2). Raphael Assuncao vs Aljamain Sterling is on the undercard of Valentina Shevchenko vs Julianna Pena – UFC on Fox 23. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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