2014 MMA fight – Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi – fight Video UFC Ufn 36

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-02-15, technical fight with some nice kicks and combinations but the bout was not so exciting: Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi gets two stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Lyoto Machida entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-4-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 middleweight in the world, he is a black belt in Shotokan karate (3rd dan) and in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, last year he fought three times beating Dan Henderson (=Machida vs Henderson), losing to Phil Davis (=Machida vs Davis) and defeating Mark Munoz with a spectacular high kick in his middleweight debut (=Machida vs Munoz).
His opponent, the 28-year-old Gegard Mousasi (seven less than Machida), has an official record of 34-3-2 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 light heavyweight but in this fight he returns to the lower division, currently the #1 in the middleweight class is Chris Weidman. Mousasi started his fighting career practicing judo (he is a black belt) but then he practiced boxing (winning the amateur Netherlands title) and kickboxing. He suffered his last defeat against Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal in 2010 losing also the Strikeforce light heavyweight title but since then he collected six victories and one draw. Machida vs Mousasi is the main event of UFC Fight Night 36 – Ufn 36. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado vs Urijah Faber 2 – fight Video UFC 169

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-02-01, good start and some nice exchanges between Renan Barao and Urijah Faber: this fight gets three stars. The Ufc bantamweight champion Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado entered this fight with a professional mma record of 31-1-0 (68% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world, he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and he suffered his only loss at his pro mma debut in 2005 against Joao Paulo Rodrigues de Souza.
His opponent, the 34-year-old Urijah Faber (8 years more than Barao) has an official record of 30-6-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class, all his defeats came in title fights and the last one occurred in their previous fight against Barao, bout ended by unanimous decision in 2012 (=Barao vs Faber I). Barao vs Faber 2, main event of UFC 169, is valid for the Ufc bantamweight title, Barao’s third defense. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Jose Aldo vs Ricardo Lamas – full fight Video UFC 169

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-02-01, something good in the last part of the fight and some good kicks in the first one, but it is not enough to get three stars: Jose Aldo vs Ricardo Lamas gets two. The Ufc featherweight champion and black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Jose Aldo entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-1-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2005 against Luciano Azevedo, so he comes off 16 consecutive wins!
His opponent is the American Ricardo Lamas who has an official record of 13-2-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class, he is also a black belt in bjj and he is undefeated in the Ufc. Aldo vs Lamas is valid for the Ufc featherweight title, first title shot for Lamas; undercard of Renan Barao vs Urijah Faber 2 – UFC 169. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Benson Henderson vs Josh Thomson – fight Video UFC on Fox 10

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-01-25, fight not so exciting between Benson Henderson and Josh Thomson: it gets two stars. The black belt in taekwondo and Brazilian jiu-Jjtsu Benson Henderson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-3-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 lightweight in the world, he lost the Ufc lightweight title in his last fight against against Anthony Pettis who had already defeated ‘Smooth’ Henderson in 2010 (bout valid for the WEC Lw title). His opponent Josh Thomson, black belt in Guerilla Jiu-Jitsu (= martial arts system combining Bjj, judo and wrestling founded by Dave Camarillo), has an official record of 20-5-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class, he lost two out of his last four fights. Currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis. Henderson vs Thomson is the main event of UFC on Fox 10. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2013 MMA fight – Chris Weidman vs Anderson Silva 2 – fight Video UFC 168

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3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-12-28, worth watching fight thanks to a good start and a dramatic finish: the second fight between Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva gets three stars. The undefeated Chris Weidman (10-0-0, 70% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 middleweight in the world while Anderson Silva (33-5-0, 79% finishing rate) entered as the No.2. In their first fight (July 7, 2013) Weidman defeated Silva by ko and ‘The Spider’ lost the Ufc middleweight title after tenth consecutive defense; this second fight, main event of UFC 168, is valid again for the UFC middleweight title and it is Weidman’s first defense.
Here are some words said by Weidman before the fight: “100-percent, I know it’s going to be a better version of me…For the last camp, I went through hurricane Sandy, two surgeries, a year layoff. And even though, I wouldn’t let those excuses get in my mind before that fight. I didn’t make any excuses in my mind for, why I should lose? This time, there’s really no excuses for me to lose.” And this is what Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva said “The last fight is in the past. I’m really looking forward to this next fight, and everything is going to be different, […] My mistakes in that fight, and this is the first time I’m saying this, were basic mistakes, […] Obviously we made a few changes. When you see a mistake, you’ve got to get back and see where that mistake is and change things around. But like I said, that’s in the past and everything is going to be different from now on…” Watch the video!

Ronda Rousey vs Miesha Tate 2 full fight Video UFC 168 – 2013

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3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-12-28, exciting fight thanks to an aggressive start, excellent work on the ground, high pace and some nice takedowns: the second fight between Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate is very close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The undefeated Ronda Rousey (7-0-0, 100% submission armbar victory rate in the first round) entered as the No.1 women’s bantamweight in the world while Miesha Tate (13-4-0, 69% finishing rate) entered as the No.9. In their first fight Rousey defeated Tate by submission (March 3, 2012); this second fight is valid for the UFC bantamweight title and it is on the undercard of Chris Weidman vs Anderson Silva 2 – UFC 168. Watch the video!

2013 MMA fight – Demetrious Johnson vs Joseph Benavidez 2 – full fight Video UFC Fox 9

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3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-12-14, good start and spectacular finish: the second fight between Demetrious Johnson and Joseph Benavidez gets three stars. Demetrious Johnson (18-2-1, 56% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 flyweight in the world while Joseph Benavidez (19-3-0, 74% finishing rate) entered as the No.2. In their first fight Johnson defeated Benavidez by split decision (September 22, 2012); also this second fight is valid for the UFC flyweight title (Johnson’s third defense) and it is the main event of UFC on Fox 9. Watch the video!

Antonio Bigfoot Silva vs Mark Hunt full fight Video UFC Ufn 33 – 2013

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4_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-12-07, there is a good news and a bad news…we start with the good one: the second part of Silva vs Hunt was simply amazing, one of toughest battle ever, everything you could want from a candidate for Fight of the Year! But now the bad news: we usually rate the complete fight and the first part was not so exciting with both fighters throwing just a few shots and in such cases we can’t give more than four stars; Antonio Silva and Mark Hunt were awarded “UFC Fight of the Night” honors. Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (18-5-0, 89% finishing rate) entered as the No.4 heavyweight in the world while Mark Hunt (9-8-0, 67% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) entered as the No.9 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Cain Velasquez). ‘Bigfoot’ Silva vs Hunt is the main event of UFC Fight Night 33; they also faced each other a second time on November 15, 2015 (=Mark Hunt vs Antonio Silva 2). Watch the video!

Gray Maynard vs Nate Diaz 3 full fight Video UFC Tuf 18 Finale

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-11-30, nice and tough fight between Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz: it gets three stars. Gray Maynard (11-2-1, 18% ko/tko victory rate) entered as the No.13 lightweight in the world while Nate Diaz (16-9-0, 88% finishing rate) entered as the No.14. In their first professional fight Maynard defeated Diaz by split decision (January 11, 2010) but they had already faced each other previously in the semifinal of “The Ultimate Fighter 5” and Diaz won by submission (but it is not recorded as a professional fight); this second fight is the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale. Watch the video!

2013 MMA fight – Georges St Pierre vs Johny Hendricks – full fight Video UFC 167

3_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-11-16, close fight and good performance by both fighters (UFC Fight of the Night), we want to see a rematch: Georges St Pierre vs Johny Hendricks gets three stars. Georges St Pierre (24-2-0, 54% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 welterweight in the world while Johny Hendricks (15-1-0, 60% finishing rate) entered as the No.2. GSP vs Hendricks, main event of UFC 167, is valid for the UFC welterweight title (St Pierre’s eighth defense). Watch the video!