Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-11, great fight between Vitor Belfort and Kelvin Gastelum: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj, judo and former Ufc Hw and light-Hw champion Vitor Belfort (he is 39 years old, 14 years older than Gastelum) entered this fight with a professional mma record of 25-13-0 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Michael Bisping) but he lost three out of his last four bouts, against Chris Weidman in 2015 (=Weidman vs Belfort), with Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza (=Belfort vs Jacare) and Gegard Mousasi in 2016 (=Mousasi vs Belfort). After losing to Weidman ‘The Phenom’ had won against Dan Henderson (=Belfort vs Henderson 3).
His opponent, the Tuf 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum, has an official record of 13-2-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He lost to Neil Magny last year (via split decision, Magny vs Gastelum) but then he has won over Johny Hendricks (=Hendricks vs Gastelum) and Tim Kennedy (=Gastelum vs Kennedy). Kelvin Gastelum vs Vitor Belfort is the main event of UFC Fight Night 106. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-11, disappointing fight between Jussier da Silva and Ray Borg: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Jussier ‘Formiga’ da Silva entered this fight with a professional record of 19-4-0 (42% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.5 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Demetrious Johnson). He lost to Henry Cejudo in 2015 (via split decision, Formiga vs Cejudo) but he came back to win in 2016 beating Dustin Ortiz (=Formiga vs Ortiz).
His opponent, Ray Borg, has a mma record of 10-2-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing to Justin Scoggins (=Borg vs Scoggins) and defeating Louis Smolka (=Smolka vs Borg). Ray Borg vs Jussier Formiga da Silva is on the undercard of Vitor Belfort vs Kelvin Gastelum – UFC Fight Night 106. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-11, nice exchanges and spectacular finish: Edson Barboza vs Beneil Dariush is one of the best mma fight of 2017 and it gets four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza entered this fight with a mma record of 18-4-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Conor McGregor). He lost to Tony Ferguson in 2015 (=Ferguson vs Barboza) but then he has beat Anthony Pettis (=Pettis vs Barboza) and Gilbert Melendez (=Barboza vs Melendez).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Beneil Dariush, has an official record of 14-2-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He has fought three times in 2016 losing to Michael Chiesa and winning over James Vick and Rashid Magomedov (=Dariush vs Magomedov). Edson Barboza vs Beneil Dariush is on the undercard of Vitor Belfort vs Kelvin Gastelum – UFC Fight Night 106. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-04, good finish but the rest of the fight was really boring: Tyron Woodley vs Stephen Thompson 2 gets two stars.
The current Ufc Ww champion Tyron Woodley entered this fight with a professional record of 16-3-1 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 welterweight in the world. He lost to Rory MacDonald in 2014 but then he has collected three victories, winning the Ufc title against Robbie Lawler (=Lawler vs Woodley), and one draw, against Stephen Thompson at the end of 2016 (=Woodley vs Thompson I).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and ju-jitsu Stephen Thompson, has an official mma record of 13-1-1 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. He suffered his only defeat when he faced Matt Brown in 2012, since then he has won seven consecutive bouts beating Johny Hendricks (=Hendricks vs Thompson) and Rory MacDonald in 2016 (=MacDonald vs Thompson). Tyron Woodley vs Stephen Thompson 2, main event of Ufc 209, is valid for the Ufc welterweight title (Woodley ‘s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-03-04, pretty good finish between Alistair Overeem and Mark Hunt but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The former K-1, Strikeforce and Dream world champion Alistair Overeem entered this fight with a mma record of 41-15-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweight in the world. ‘The Reem’ fought twice last year beating Andrei Arlovski (=Overeem vs Arlovski) and losing to current #1 Ufc Hw champion Stipe Miocic (=Miocic vs Overeem).
His opponent, the 42-year-old (Overeem is six years younger) former K-1 world champion Mark Hunt, has an official record of 12-10-1 (75% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2014 and 2015, against Fabricio Werdum (=Werdum vs Hunt) and Stipe Miocic (=Hunt vs Miocic), but then he came back to win against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Hunt vs Silva 2) and Frank Mir (=Hunt vs Mir). After this bout he lost to Brock Lesnar but then the result was overturned in a no-contest since the WWE wrestler tested positive for clomiphene (=Lesnar vs Hunt). In their first bout Overeem defeated Hunt via submission (July 21, 2008); this second fight is on the undercard of Tyron Woodley vs Stephen Thompson 2 – UFC 209. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-19, good fight between Derrick Lewis and Travis Browne: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
Derrick Lewis entered this fight with a pro record of 17-4-0 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Shawn Jordan in 2015 but then he has won five bouts beating Gabriel Gonzaga (=Lewis vs Gonzaga), Roy Nelson (=Nelson vs Lewis) and Shamil Abdurakhimov in 2016 (=Lewis vs Abdurakhimov).
His opponent, Travis Browne, has an official mma record of 18-5-1 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class (currently the #1 heavyweight is Stipe Miocic). ‘Hapa’ fought three times last year defeating Matt Mitrione (=Browne vs Mitrione) and losing with Cain Velasquez (=Velasquez vs Browne) and Fabricio Werdum (=Werdum vs Browne 2). Travis Browne vs Derrick Lewis is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 105. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-11, pretty boring fight between Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie: it gets two stars.
The former Ufc and Wbc, Wba, Wbf, Iba boxing champion Holly Holm entered this fight with a professional mma record of 10-2-0 (70% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she is ranked as the No.5 women’s featherweight in the world. She won the Ufc Bw belt in 2015, against Ronda Rousey (=Rousey vs Holm) but then she lost it at her first defense with Miesha Tate (=Holm vs Tate); after this bout she was also defeated by Valentina Shevchenko (=Holm vs Shevchenko).
Her opponent, Germaine de Randamie, has an official record of 6-3-0 (50% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. She suffered her last loss when she faced Amanda Nunes in 2013, since then she fought just twice beating Larissa Pacheco and Anna Elmose. Germaine de Randamie vs Holly Holm, main event of Ufc 208, is valid for the inaugural Ufc women’s featherweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-02-04, good fight between Dennis Bermudez and Chan Sung Jung: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Dennis Bermudez entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-5-0 (44% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 featherweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2014 and 2015, against Ricardo Lamas (=Bermudez vs Lamas) and Jeremy Stephens (=Bermudez vs Stephens), but he came back to win in 2016 beating Tatsuya Kawajiri (=Kawajiri vs Bermudez) and Rony Jason Mariano Bezerra (=Bermudez vs Jason).
His opponent, the black belt in hapkido, judo and tae-kwon-do Chan Sung Jung, has an official record of 13-4-0 (85% finishing rate) but ‘The Korean Zombie’ is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since August 3, 2013 when he was defeated by Jose Aldo (=Aldo vs Jung). Chan Sung Jung vs Dennis Bermudez is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 104. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-28, nice finish between Valentina Shevchenko and Julianna Pena: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in tae-kwon-do, judo and former Wako, Wmf and Kunlun fight champion Valentina Shevchenko entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-2-0 (69% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.3 women’s bantamweight in the world. She fought twice last year losing to current #1 Amanda Nunes (=Nunes vs Shevchenko) and winning over Holly Holm (=Holm vs Shevchenko).
Her opponent, the Tuf 18 tournament winner Julianna Pena, has a record of 8-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. She suffered two consecutive defeats between 2012 and 2013, against Sarah Moras and DeAnna Bennett, but then she has won four bouts beating Cat Zingano in 2016 (=Zingano vs Pena). Valentina Shevchenko vs Julianna Pena is the main event of UFC on Fox 23. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-15, good fight between BJ Penn and Yair Rodriguez: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in tae-kwon-do and Tuf Latin America winner Yair Rodriguez entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-1-0 (44% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.35 featherweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Luis Roberto Herrera in 2012, since then he has won seven consecutive bouts beating Andre Fili (4-stars fight, Fili vs Rodriguez) and Alex Caceres in 2016 (=Rodriguez vs Caceres).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, former Ufc Lw and Ww championBJ Penn, has an official record of 16-10-2 (81% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 6, 2014 when he was defeated by Frankie Edgar (=Edgar vs Penn 3); before this bout he has lost also with Rory MacDonald in 2012 (=Penn vs MacDonald) and Nick Diaz in 2011 (=Diaz vs Penn). Yair ‘Pantera’ Rodriguez vs BJ Penn is the main event of UFC Fight Night 103. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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