Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-08-26, disappointing fight between Ben Henderson and Patricio Freire; it gets two stars.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Lw champion Benson Henderson entered this fight with a professional record of 23-6-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 welterweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Andrey Koreshkov (=Koreshkov vs Henderson). Before this bout ‘Smooth’ had beat Jorge Masvidal in his last Ufc fight (=Henderson vs Masvidal).
His opponent, the former Bellator Fw champion Patricio Freire (black belt in Bjj as well), has an official record of 25-3-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 featherweight. ‘Pitbull’ lost to Daniel Straus in 2015 (=Freire vs Straus 3) but he came back to win in 2016 defeating Henry Corrales (=Freire vs Corrales). Henderson vs Freire is the main event of Bellator 160. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-17, disappointing fight between Marcos Galvao and Eduardo Dantas: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and current Bellator champion Marcos Galvao entered this fight with a record of 17-6-1 (29% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Eduardo Dantas in their first fight in 2013 (=Dantas vs Galvao I), since then he has won four bouts beating Joe Warren in his last one (=Warren vs Galvao 2).
His opponent, the former Bellator Bw champion Eduardo Dantas, has a mma record of 17-4-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Dominick Cruz). ‘Dudu’ Dantas lost to Joe Warren in 2014 (=Dantas vs Warren) but he came back to win in 2015 against Mike Richman (=Dantas vs Richman). ‘Loro’ Galvao vs Dantas 2, main event of the Bellator 156, is valid for the Bellator bantamweight title (Galvao’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-17, epic and brutal fight in which both fighters exchanged shot for shot in an authentic war: Fedor Emelianenko vs Fabio Maldonado gets five stars and it is a candidate for the Mma Fight of the Year 2016 but also for the Mma Round of the Year!
The former Pride and world combat sambo champion Fedor Emelianenko entered this fight with a mma record of 35-4-0 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.48 heavyweight in the world. Fedor suffered three consecutive defeats between 2010 and 2011, against the former #1 Ufc Hw champion Fabricio Werdum, with Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Silva vs Emelianenko), and against Dan Henderson (=Henderson vs Emelianenko), after this bout he has won four fights beating Singh Jaideep in 2015 (after three years of inactivity, Emelianenko vs Jaideep).
His opponent, the former Ufc fighter and undefeated professional boxer Fabio Maldonado, has an official record of 22-9-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.43 light heavyweight but he won just one out of his last four fights, against Hans Stringer (=Maldonado vs Stringer); after this bout he lost twice in 2015, with Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson (=Rampage vs Maldonado) and Corey Anderson (=Anderson vs Maldonado). Emelianenko vs Maldonado is the main event of the EFN 50 (Eurasia Fight Nights). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-19, disappointing fight between Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie: it gets two stars.
The former Ufc Superfight, Pride and King of Pancrase champion Ken Shamrock entered this fight with a record of 28-16-2 (89% finishing rate) but now he is 52 years old (three years older than Gracie) and he fought just once since the end of 2010: he lost to Kevin ‘Kimbo Slice’ Ferguson last year (=Kimbo Slice vs Ken Shamrock).
His opponent, the 6th degree black belt in Gracie jiu-jitsu and winner of three Ufc tournament Royce Gracie, has a mma record of 14-2-3 (86% submission victory rate – he has never won by ko/tko) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 2, 2007 when he defeated Kazushi Sakuraba; before this bout he had lost to Matt Hughes. In their first fight ‘The World’s Most Dangerous Man’ Shamrock lost to Gracie by submission in just 57 seconds (November 12, 1993 – UFC 1) while their second bout ended in a draw (April 7, 1995 – UFC 5). Gracie vs Shamrock 3 is the main event of Bellator 149. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-31, pretty good fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Jaideep Singh: it gets three stars.
The former Pride world champion Fedor Emelianenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 34-4-0 (76% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 21, 2012 when he defeated Pedro Rizzo (=Emelianenko vs Rizzo). Fedor had lost three consecutive fights between 2010 and 2011, against the current #1 Ufc Hw champion Fabricio Werdum, with Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Silva vs Emelianenko), and against Dan Henderson (=Henderson vs Emelianenko). After these three defeats he came back to win beating Satoshi Ishii (=Fedor vs Ishii) and Jeff Monson (=Fedor vs Monson).
His opponent, the 28-year-old Singh Jaideep (11 years younger than Fedor), has an official record of 2-0-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) but he has a kickboxing record of 40-10-0. He has fought once in 2015 winning over Carlos Toyota. ‘The Last Emperor’ Emelianenko vs Jaideep is the main event of “Rizin FF 2 Iza”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-06, some good exchanges in the last part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Patricio Freire vs Daniel Straus 3 gets two.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Patricio Freire entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo). Patricio ‘Pitbull’ suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Pat Curran (via split decision, Curran vs Freire), since then he has won seven consecutive bouts taking revenge on Curran last year in a fight valid for the Bellator Fw title (=Curran vs Freire 2) and defending his belt twice, the last time against Daniel Weichel (=Freire vs Weichel).
His opponent, the former bellator fw champion Daniel Straus, has an official record of 23-6-0 (43% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. He lost both the first and the second fight with Freire (Freire vs Straus I in 2011 and Freire vs Straus II in 2015), but after the second one he came back to win beating Henry Corrales (=Straus vs Corrales). ‘Pitbull’ Freire vs Straus 3, main event of Bellator 145, is valid for the Bellator featherweight title (Freire’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-06, disappointing fight between Will Brooks and Marcin Held: it gets two stars.
Will Brooks entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-1-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rafael dos Anjos). He suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced Saad Awad (=Brooks vs Awad), after this bout he has won seven consecutive fights winning the vacant Bellator Lw belt last year, against Michael Chandler (=Brooks vs Chandler II), and defending it once in 2015 with Dave Jansen (=Brooks vs Jansen).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Marcin Held, has a record of 21-3-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He lost to Dave Jansen in 2013 (=Jansen vs Held) but then he has won six bouts defeating Patricky Freire in the final of the Bellator Lw tournament (season ten) (=Freire vs Held) and beating Alexander Sarnavskiy in 2015 (=Held vs Sarnavskiy). Brooks vs Held is valid for the Bellator lightweight title (Brooks’ second defense); undercard of Patricio Freire vs Daniel Straus 3 – Bellator 145. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-01, nice exchanges and good finish: Marlon Moraes vs Sheymon Moraes gets three stars.
Marlon Moraes entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-4-1 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, the undefeated Sheymon da Silva Moraes, has a record of 7-0-0 (57% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw). Marlon Moraes suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Deividas Taurosevicius, since then he has collected nine consecutive victories winning the Wsof Bw title against Josh Rettinghouse in 2014 (=Moraes vs Rettinghouse) and defending it once in 2015 with Josh Hill (=Moraes vs Hill). Marlon Moraes vs Moraes is valid for the WSOF bantamweight title (Marlon’s second defense); undercard of Rousimar Palhares vs Jake Shields – WSOF 22. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-01, great work on the ground and good finish: Rousimar Palhares vs Jake Shields gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Rousimar Palhares entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-6-0 (82% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.7 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robbie Lawler). He suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Hector Lombard (=Lombard vs Palhares) but since then he has collected three victories winning the Wsof Ww belt last year, against Steve Carl (Carl vs Palhares) and defending it once with Jon Fitch (=Palhares vs Fitch).
His opponent, the former Strikeforce Mw champion and black belt in Bjj Jake Shields, has an official record of 31-7-1 (48% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He also lost to Hector Lombard (in 2014 Shields vs Lombard) but then he came back to win beating Ryan Ford (=Shields vs Ford) and Brian Foster (=Shields vs Foster). ‘Toquinho’ Palhares vs Shields, main event of World Series of Fighting 22, is valid for the WSOF welterweight title (Palhares’ second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-07-09, one sided fight between Cris Cyborg Justino and Faith Van Duin: it gets two stars.
The former Strikeforce women’s Fw champion Cristiane Cyborg Justino (formerly known as Cris ‘Cyborg’ Santos) entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-1-0 (85% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s featherweight in the world. She suffered her only defeat in 2005 at her professional mma debut, against Erica Paes, since then she has collected 13 victories and one no-contest (when she tested positive for stanozolol in 2011 against Hiroko Yamanaka, Cyborg vs Yamanaka); in her last bout she beat Charmaine Tweet (=Justino vs Tweet).
His opponent, Faith Van Duin, has an official record of 5-1-0 (80% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. She lost to Arlene Blencowe in 2014 but she came back to win in 2015 defeating Amanda Bell. Cyborg vs Van Duin, main event of Invicta FC 13, is valid for the Invicta FC featherweight title (Justino’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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