Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-04-27, good fight between
Phil Davis and Liam McGeary 2: it gets three stars.
The former Bellator light-Hw champion Phil Davis entered this fight with a mma record of 19-5-0 (47% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He fought twice last year beating Linton Vassell (Phil Davis vs Linton Vassell) and losing to Vadim Nemkov (Phil Davis vs Vadim Nemkov).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Bellator light-Hw champ Liam McGeary, has an official record of 13-3-0 (92% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2017 and 2018, against Linton Vassell (Liam McGeary vs Linton Vassell) and Vadim Nemkov (Liam McGeary vs Vadim Nemkov) but then he has beat Muhammed King Mo Lawal (Muhammed King Mo Lawal vs Liam McGeary). In their first bout Davis had defeated McGeary via unanimous decision (November 4, 2016 – Liam McGeary vs Phil Davis I); this second fight is on the undercard of Rory MacDonald vs Jon Fitch – Bellator 220. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-15, disappointing fight between
Muhammed King Mo Lawal and Liam McGeary: it gets two stars.
The former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Muhammed King Mo Lawal entered this fight with a pro record of 21-7-0 (62% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.16 light heavyweight in the world but he lost three out of his last five bouts, the last one with Ryan Bader (Ryan Bader vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal); before this fight, in 2017, he had beat Quinton Rampage Jackson (Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal 2).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Bellator light-Hw champion Liam McGeary, has an official mma record of 12-3-0 (92% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.33 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last four fights, against Brett McDermott (McGeary vs McDermott); after this bout he was defeated by Linton Vassell (Liam McGeary vs Linton Vassell) and Vadim Nemkov (Liam McGeary vs Vadim Nemkov). King Mo Lawal vs McGeary is on the undercard of Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs Valerie Letourneau – Bellator 213. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-02-16, good exchanges between
Liam McGeary and Vadim Nemkov: it gets three stars.
The former Bellator light-Hw champion Liam McGeary entered this fight with a mma record of 12-2-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 light heavyweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Phil Davis in 2016 (McGeary vs Davis) and Linton Vassell in 2017 (Liam McGeary vs Linton Vassell), between these two bouts he beat Brett McDermott (McGeary vs McDermott).
His opponent, Vadim Nemkov, has an official record of 8-2-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.44 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2015 and 2016, against Jiri Prochazka (Jiri Prochazka vs Vadim Nemkov) and Karl Albrektsson but then he has won over Mikolaj Rozanski, Alison Vicente, Philipe Lins. McGeary vs Nemkov is on the undercard of Roy Nelson vs Matt Mitrione 2 – Bellator 194. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-05-19, good fight between
Liam McGeary and Linton Vassell: it gets three stars.
The former Bellator light-Hw champion Liam McGeary entered this fight with a mma record of 12-1-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He suffered his only loss when he faced Phil Davis in 2016 (=McGeary vs Davis); after this bout he has beat Brett McDermott (=McGeary vs McDermott).
His opponent, Linton Vassell, has an official record of 17-5-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He lost to Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal in 2015 (=Lawal vs Vassell) but then he has won over Emanuel Newton (=Newton vs Vassell 2) and Francis Carmont (=Vassell vs Carmont). Linton Vassell vs Liam McGeary is on the undercard of Rory MacDonald vs Paul Daley – Bellator 179. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-24, good performance by both fighters:
Liam McGeary vs Brett McDermott gets three stars.
The former Bellator light-Hw champion Liam McGeary entered this fight with a pro mma record of 11-1-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones) while his opponent, Brett McDermott, has a record of 7-4-0 (86% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission). McGeary fought just once last year losing to Phil Davis (=McGeary vs Davis) while McDermott fought three times beating Jamie Sloane and Dan Konecke but between these two bouts he was defeated by Kenneth Bergh. Liam McGeary vs Brett McDermott is the main event of Bellator 173. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-04, some good exchanges between
Liam McGeary and Phil Davis but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The undefeated Bellator light-Hw champion Liam McGeary entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 11-0-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He fought twice last year winning over Emanuel Newton (=Newton vs McGeary) and Tito Ortiz (=McGeary vs Ortiz),
His opponent, Phil Davis, has an official record of 16-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He lost to Ryan Bader last year (=Davis vs Bader) but then he has won three consecutive bouts winning the Bellator light heavyweight title eliminator against Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal in 2016 (=Davis vs Lawal). McGeary vs Davis, main event of Bellator 163, is valid for the Bellator light heavyweight (McGeary’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19, good finish between
Liam McGeary and Tito Ortiz: it gets three stars.
The undefeated Liam McGeary entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 10-0-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He has fought once in 2015 winning the Bellator light-Hw title against Emanuel Newton (=Newton vs McGeary).
His opponent, the former Ufc light-Hw champion Tito Ortiz, has an official record of 18-11-1 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He suffered three consecutive losses between 2011 and 2012 but he came back to win last year defeating Alexander Shlemenko (=Shlemenko vs Ortiz) and Stephan Bonnar (=Ortiz vs Bonnar). Ortiz vs McGeary, main event of “Bellator 142 – Dynamite 1”, is valid for the Bellator light heavyweight title (McGeary’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-27, exciting first part of the fight thanks to an excellent work on the ground by both fighters but then the pace slows down a little if not this fight could get four stars:
Emanuel Newton vs Liam McGeary gets three.
Emanuel Newton entered this fight with a professional mma record of 25-7-1 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 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 (via split decision, Vegh vs Newton I), since then he has won seven consecutive bouts taking revenge on Vegh in 2014 and winning the undisputed Bellator Hw belt (=Vegh vs Newton II). After this fight he beat Joey Beltran (=Newton vs Beltran) and Linton Vassell (=Newton vs Vassell).
His opponent, the undefeated Liam McGeary, has a perfect record of 9-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class; he fought three times last year winning the 2014 Bellator Summer Series light-Hw tournament beating Kelly Anundson in the final (=Anundson vs McGeary). Newton vs McGeary, main event of Bellator 134, is valid for the Bellator light heavyweight title (held by Newton). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-09-12, the fight between Kelly Anundson and Liam McGeary gets three stars thanks to a good finish. Kelly Anundson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 9-2-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his two defeats in 2011, against Francis Carmont and Steven Cnudde, but since then he has won six consecutive times.
His opponent, the undefeated Liam McGeary, has a perfect record of 8-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Mike Mucitelli (=McGeary vs Mucitelli) and Egidijus Valavicius in the semifinal of the Bellator light-Hw tournament while Anundson had beaten Luiz Philipe Lins. Anundson vs McGeary is the final of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament; undercard of Emanuel Newton vs Joey Beltran – Bellator 124. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-05-02, pretty good finish between Liam McGeary and Mike Mucitelli but it is not enough to get three stars. Both undefeated, Liam McGeary entered this fight with a record of 6-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.82 light heavyweight in the world while Mike Mucitelli, has a record of 6-0-0 (83% finishing rate). Both fighters fought three times in 2013 but McGeary managed to win all the three bouts in the first round. McGeary vs Mucitelli is the semifinal of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament; undercard of Joe Warren vs Rafael Silva – Bellator 118. Watch the video and rate this fight!!
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