Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-10-15, one sided fight between Cris Cyborg Justino and Arlene Blencowe: it gets two stars.
The former Ufc women’s Fw, Strikeforce, Invicta Fc and current Bellator champion Cristiane Cyborg Justino entered this fight with a pro record of 22-2-0 (82% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she is ranked as the No.2 women’s featherweight in the world. She was defeated by Amanda Nunes in 2018 (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Amanda Nunes) but then she has beat Felicia Spencer (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Felicia Spencer) and Julia Budd (Julia Budd vs Cris Cyborg Justino).
Her opponent, Arlene Blencowe, has an official mma record of 13-7-0 (62% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. She lost to Julia Budd in 2017 (Julia Budd vs Arlene Blencowe 2) but then she has won over Amber Leibrock, Amanda Bell and Leslie Smith. Blencowe vs Cyborg, main event of Bellator 249, is valid for the Bellator women’s featherweight title (Cyborg’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-08-21, good fight between Ryan Bader and Vadim Nemkov: it gets three stars.
The current Bellator Hw, light-Hw champion and Tuf 8 tournament winner Ryan Bader entered this fight with a professional mma record of 27-5-0 (55% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He suffered his last loss when he faced Anthony Johnson in 2016 (Johnson vs Bader) since then he has won seven fights defeating Matt Mitrione (Ryan Bader vs Matt Mitrione) and Fedor Emelianenko in his last two (Fedor Emelianenko vs Ryan Bader); after this bout he has also faced Cheick Kongo but the bout ended in a no-contest (Ryan Bader vs Cheick Kongo).
His opponent, the four time Combat Sambo world champ Vadim Nemkov, has an official record of 11-2-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He suffered two losses between 2015 and 2016, against Jiri Prochazka (Jiri Prochazka vs Vadim Nemkov) and Karl Albrektsson, but then he has won six bouts beating Phil Davis (Phil Davis vs Vadim Nemkov) and Rafael Carvalho in his last two (Rafael Carvalho vs Vadim Nemkov). Nemkov vs Bader, main event of Bellator 244, is valid for the Bellator light heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-08-07, pretty good fight between Michael Chandler and Benson Henderson 2: it gets three stars.
The former Bellator Lw champion Michael Chandler entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 lightweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Patricio Pitbull Freire (Michael Chandler vs Patricio Freire) and beating Sidney Outlaw (Michael Chandler vs Sidney Outlaw).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do, Bjj and former Ufc Lw champ Benson Henderson, has an official record of 28-8-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2016 and 2017, against Chandler in their first bout (Michael Chandler vs Benson Henderson) and with Patricky Freire (Benson Henderson vs Patricky Freire), but then he has won four bouts defeating Myles Jury in his last one (Benson Henderson vs Myles Jury). Henderson vs Chandler 2 is the main event of the Bellator 243. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-01-25, good fight between Julia Budd and Cris Cyborg Justino: it gets three stars.
The Bellator Fw champion Julia Budd entered this fight with a professional record of 13-2-0 (54% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.2 women’s featherweight in the world. She suffered her last loss when she faced Ronda Rousey in 2011, since then she has won ten consecutive bouts beating Arlene Blencowe (Julia Budd vs Arlene Blencowe 2), Talita Nogueira (Julia Budd vs Talita Nogueira) and Olga Rubin in her last three (Julia Budd vs Olga Rubin).
Her opponent, the former Ufc women’s Fw, Strikeforce and Invicta Fc cham Cristiane Cyborg Justino, has an official mma record of 21-2-0 (81% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she entered as the No.1 in the same weight class. She was defeated by Amanda Nunes in 2018 (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Amanda Nunes) but she came back to win against Felicia Spencer in 2019 (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Felicia Spencer). Budd vs Cyborg, main event of Bellator 238, is valid for the Bellator women’s featherweight title (Budd’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-29, pretty good fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Quinton Rampage Jackson: it gets three stars.
The 43-year-old former Pride, world combat sambo champion and black belt in judo Fedor Emelianenko (two years older than Rampage) entered this fight with a professional mma record of 38-6-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Ryan Bader (Fedor Emelianenko vs Ryan Bader); before this bout, in 2018, he had beat Frank Mir in April (Fedor Emelianenko vs Frank Mir) and Chael Sonnen in October (Fedor Emelianenko vs Chael Sonnen).
His opponent, the former Ufc and Bellator light-Hw tournament (season 10) champ Quinton Rampage Jackson, has an official record of 38-13-0 (63% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.50 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2017 and 2018, against Muhammed King Mo Lawal (Rampage vs Lawal II) and Chael Sonnen (Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Chael Sonnen), but he came back to win in September 2018 with Wanderlei Silva (Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva 4). Fedor vs Rampage is the main event of Bellator 237 (Bellator & Rizin: Japan). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-10-26, disappointing fight between Rory MacDonald and Douglas Lima 2: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Bjj and current Bellator Ww champion Rory MacDonald entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-5-1 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 welterweight in the world. In his last three fights he has lost to Gegard Mousasi (trying to move up in weight class to the middleweight division, Gegard Mousasi vs Rory MacDonald), he has tied with Jon Fitch (Rory MacDonald vs Jon Fitch) and he has beat Neiman Gracie (Rory MacDonald vs Neiman Gracie).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Bellator Ww champ Douglas Lima, has an official record of 31-7-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Rory MacDonald last year (in their first fight, Douglas Lima vs Rory MacDonald) but then he has won over Andrey Koreshkov (Douglas Lima vs Andrey Koreshkov 3) and Michael Page (Douglas Lima vs Michael Page). MacDonald vs Lima 2 is the final of the Bellator Ww World Grand Prix tournament and it is valid for the Bellator welterweight title (MacDonald’s third defense) – Bellator 232. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-09-07, we hope to see a rematch between Ryan Bader and Cheick Kongo: it gets two stars.
The current Bellator Hw, former light-Hw champion and Tuf 8 tournament winner Ryan Bader entered this fight with a record of 27-5-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Stipe Miocic). He suffered his last loss when he faced Anthony Johnson in 2016 (Johnson vs Bader) since then he has won seven fights defeating Matt Mitrione (Ryan Bader vs Matt Mitrione) and Fedor Emelianenko in his last two (Fedor Emelianenko vs Ryan Bader).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and kendo Cheick Kongo, has a mma record of 30-10-2 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He lost to Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal in 2015 (Lawal vs Kongo) but then he has won eight bouts beating Timothy Johnson (Cheick Kongo vs Timothy Johnson) and Vitaly Minakov in his last two (Vitaly Minakov vs Cheick Kongo 2). Bader vs Kongo, main event of Bellator 226, is valid for the Bellator heavyweight title (Bader’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-07-12, pretty good finish between Julia Budd and Olga Rubin: it gets three stars.
The Bellator Fw champion Julia Budd entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.2 women’s featherweight in the world. She suffered her last loss when she faced Ronda Rousey in 2011, since then she has won nine consecutive bouts beating Marloes Coenen (Coenen vs Budd), Arlene Blencowe (Julia Budd vs Arlene Blencowe 2) and Talita Nogueira in her last three (Julia Budd vs Talita Nogueira).
Her opponent, the undefeated Olga Rubin, has a perfect record of 6-0-0 (50% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. In her last three bouts she has won over Joana Filipa Magalhaes, Cindy Dandois and Iony Razafiarison. Budd vs Rubin, main event of Bellator 224, is valid for the Bellator women’s featherweight title (Budd’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-01-26, good start between Fedor Emelianenko and Ryan Bader: it gets three stars.
The 42-year-old former Pride, world combat sambo champion and black belt in judo Fedor Emelianenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 38-5-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). ‘The Last Emperor’ lost to Matt Mitrione in 2017 (Fedor Emelianenko vs Matt Mitrione) but he came back to win in 2018 against Frank Mir (Fedor Emelianenko vs Frank Mir) and Chael Sonnen (Fedor Emelianenko vs Chael Sonnen).
His opponent, the Bellator light-Hw champion and Tuf 8 tournament winner Ryan Bader (seven years younger than Fedor), has an official record of 26-5-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Anthony Johnson in 2016 (Johnson vs Bader) since then he has won six fights defeating Muhammed King Mo Lawal (Ryan Bader vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal) and Matt Mitrione in 2018 (Ryan Bader vs Matt Mitrione). Fedor vs Bader, main event of Bellator 214, is the final of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament and it is valid for the Bellator heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-31, good fight between Darrion Caldwell and Kyoji Horiguchi: it gets three stars.
The Bellator Bw champion Darrion Caldwell entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-1-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw). He suffered his only loss when he faced Joe Taimanglo in 2016 (Caldwell vs Taimanglo I) but then he took revenge on him (Taimanglo vs Caldwell II); after this bout he has won three fights beating Noad Lahat in his last one (Darrion Caldwell vs Noad Lahat).
His opponent, the black belt in karate Kyoji Horiguchi, has an official record of 25-2-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced former Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson in 2015 (Johnson vs Horiguchi), since then he has won ten consecutive bouts beating Ian McCall and Hiromasa Ogikubo in 2018. Caldwell vs Horiguchi is valid for the inaugural Rizin bantamweight title; undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Tenshin Nasukawa – Rizin 14. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-10-15, one sided fight between Cris Cyborg Justino and Arlene Blencowe: it gets two stars.
