Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-18, close fight but not so exciting: the third bout between Donald Cerrone and Benson Henderson gets two stars.
Donald Cerrone, who replace an injured Eddie Alvarez, entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-6-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis); he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Rafael dos Anjos (=Cerrone vs dos Anjos), since then he has won six consecutive bouts, the last one against Myles Jury (just two weeks ago!! Cerrone vs Jury).
His opponent, the black belt in tae kwon do and Bjj and former Ufc Lw champion Benson Henderson, has a record of 21-4-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class, he fought three times in 2014 beating Josh Thomson (=Henderson vs Thomson) and Rustam Khabilov (=Henderson vs Khabilov) but then he lost to Rafael dos Anjos (=Henderson vs dos Anjos). In their first and second fight Henderson defeated Cerrone by unanimous decision in 2009 and via submission in 2010; this third fight is on the undercard of Conor McGregor vs Dennis Siver – UFC Fight Night 59. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2015-01-03, pretty good fight between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, it was probably the only fight worth watching of a disappointing Ufc 182: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Jon Jones entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-1-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world; his only loss was, in reality, a disqualification suffered against Matt Hamill due to multiple “12-6 elbows” (strike brought from a high position toward the floor). Jon ‘Bones’ Jones is the Ufc light-Hw champion since March 19, 2011 when he defeated Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (=Jones vs Rua), since then he has successfully defended the title seven times fighting just once in 2014, against Glover Teixeira (=Jones vs Teixeira).
His opponent, the undefeated 35-year-old Daniel Cormier ‘DC’ (8 years older than Jones), has a perfect record of 15-0-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2014 beating Patrick Cummins (=Cormier vs Cummins) and Dan Henderson (=Henderson vs Cormier). Jon ‘Bones’ Jones vs Cormier, main event of Ufc 182, is valid for the Ufc light heavyweight title (Jones’ eighth defense); they also faced each other a second time on July 29, 2017 (=Daniel Cormier vs Jon Jones 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-20, pretty good finish between Lyoto Machida and CB Dollaway: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in karate and Bjj Lyoto Machida entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-5-0 (48% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 middleweight in the world, he has fought twice in 2014 beating Gegard Mousasi (=Machida vs Mousasi) but then he lost to #1 Ufc Mw champion Chris Weidman (=Weidman vs Machida).
His opponent, CB Dollaway, has an official record of 15-5-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Tim Boetsch, after this bout he came back to win beating Cezar Ferreira (=Dollaway vs Ferreira) and Francis Carmont (=Carmont vs Dollaway). Machida vs Dollaway is the main event of UFC Fight Night 58. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-20, fight not particularly good between Renan Barao and Mitch Gagnon: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado entered this fight with a pro mma record of 32-2-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 bantamweight in the world, he has fought twice in 2014 beating Urijah Faber in their rematch (=Barao vs Faber 2) but then he was defeated by TJ Dillashaw losing his Ufc Bw title (=Barao vs Dillashaw).
His opponent, Mitch Gagnon, has a record of 12-2-0 (92% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Bryan Caraway (=Caraway vs Gagnon); since then he has won four consecutive bouts, the last one against Roman Salazar (=Gagnon vs Salazar). Barao vs Gagnon is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs CB Dollaway – UFC FN 58. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-13, nice and tough fight between Junior dos Santos and Stipe Miocic: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The black belt in Bjj and former Ufc Hw champion Junior dos Santos entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-3-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world, he has fought twice in 2013 beating Mark Hunt (=dos Santos vs Hunt) but then he lost to #1 Cain Velasquez in their third fight (=Velasquez vs dos Santos 3).
His opponent, Stipe Miocic, has an official record of 12-1-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat in 2012 when he faced Stefan Struve (=Struve vs Miocic); after this bout he has won three consecutive fights, the last one against Fabio Maldonado (=Miocic vs Maldonado). ‘Cigano’ dos Santos vs Miocic is the main event of “UFC on Fox 13”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-13, good fight between Rafael dos Anjos and Nate Diaz: it gets three stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Rafael dos Anjos entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-7-0 (55% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis); he suffered his last defeat at the beginning of 2014 when he faced Khabib Nurmagomedov (=dos Anjos vs Nurmagomedov) but after this bout he has beat Jason High (=dos Anjos vs High) and the former Ufc Lw champion Benson Henderson (=Henderson vs dos Anjos). Nate Diaz missed the lightweight limit of 155 lbs weighting in at 160.6 pounds, so he will be fined 20% of his purse.
His opponent, Nate Diaz (black belt in Bjj as well), has an official record of 17-9-0 (88% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class, he suffered two consecutive losses between 2012 and 2013, against Benson Henderson (=Henderson vs Diaz) and Josh Thomson (=Diaz vs Thomson), but then he came back to win taking revenge on Gray Maynard in their rematch (=Maynard vs Diaz 2). Dos Anjos vs Diaz is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Stipe Miocic – UFC on Fox 13. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-06, pretty good fight between Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler: it gets three stars. Johny Hendricks entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-2-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 welterweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat at the end of 2013 when he faced the former Ufc Ww champion Georges St Pierre but it was a controversial decision (=St Pierre vs Hendricks); after this bout he came back to win against Robbie Lawler in their first fight (=Hendricks vs Lawler I).
His opponent, the black belt in karate Robbie Lawler, has an official record of 24-10-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class, after losing to Hendricks he has fought twice beating Jake Ellenberger (=Lawler vs Ellenberger) and Matt Brown (=Lawler vs Brown). Hendricks vs Lawler 2, main event of Ufc 181, is valid for the Ufc welterweight title (Hendricks’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-06, great fight between Anthony Pettis and Gilbert Melendez: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in tae-kwon-do Anthony Pettis entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-3-0 (82% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since August 31, 2013 when he defeated Benson Henderson in their second fight winning the Ufc Lw belt (=Henderson vs Pettis 2).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Strikeforce Lw champion Gilbert Melendez, has a record of 22-3-0 (55% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Benson Henderson (via split decsion, Henderson vs Melendez); after this bout he came back to win beating Diego Sanchez in one of the best mma fights of 2013 (=Melendez vs Sanchez). Pettis vs Melendez is valid for the Ufc lightweight title (Pettis’ first defense); undercard of Johny Hendricks vs Robbie Lawler 2 – UFC 181. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-11-22, good fight between Frankie Edgar and Cub Swanson: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj and former Ufc lightweight champion Frankie Edgar entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-1 (47% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 featherweight in the world, he suffered three consecutive defeats between 2012 and 2013, the last one against #1 Jose Aldo (=Aldo vs Edgar); after this bout he came back to win beating Charles Oliveira (=Edgar vs Oliveira) and BJ Penn in their third fight (=Edgar vs Penn 3).
His opponent, the balck belt in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Cub Swanson, has an official record of 21-5-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Ricardo Lamas (=Lamas vs Swanson); since then he has collected six consecutive victories, the last one against Jeremy Stephens (=Swanson vs Stephens). Edgar vs Swanson is the main event of “UFC Fight Night 57”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-11-15, Fabricio Werdum vs Mark Hunt gets three stars thanks to a spectacular finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in judo and Bjj Fabricio Werdum entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-5-1 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 heavyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Werdum), since then he has won four consecutive bouts, the last one against Travis Browne (=Werdum vs Browne).
His opponent, the 40-year-old and former K-1 world champion Mark Hunt (three years older than Werdum), has an official record of 10-8-1 (70% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last three bouts, against Roy Nelson (=Hunt vs Nelson); before this fight he had lost to Junior dos Santos (=dos Santos vs Hunt) and then drawn against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in one of the best mma fights of 2013 (=Silva vs Hunt). Werdum vs Hunt, main event of Ufc 180, is valid for the interim UFC heavyweight title; Hunt replaces #1 Cain Velasquez who was forced to pull out of the bout due to an injured knee. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-18, close fight but not so exciting: the third bout between Donald Cerrone and Benson Henderson gets two stars.
Review: 2015-01-03, pretty good fight between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, it was probably the only fight worth watching of a disappointing Ufc 182: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Jon Jones entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-1-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world; his only loss was, in reality, a disqualification suffered against Matt Hamill due to multiple “12-6 elbows” (strike brought from a high position toward the floor). Jon ‘Bones’ Jones is the Ufc light-Hw champion since March 19, 2011 when he defeated Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (=
