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!
Review: 2014-11-08, the fight between Mauricio Rua and Ovince St Preux gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-9-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 light heavyweight in the world, he won just one out of his last four bouts, against James Te Huna in 2013 (=Rua vs Te Huna); after this fight he faced Dan Henderson for the second time, in his only bout of 2014 but he lost via tko (=Rua vs Henderson 2).
His opponent, Ovince St Preux (who replaces Jimi Manuwa because he had pulled out of the fight due to injury), has an official record of 16-6-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class, he has already fought three times in 2014 beating Nikita Krylov (=St Preux vs Krylov) and Ryan Jimmo (=Jimmo vs St Preux) but then he lost to Ryan Bader (=Bader vs St Preux). Shogun Rua vs St Preux ‘Osp’ is the main event of UFC Fight Night 56; they also faced each other a second time on May 7, 2022 (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Ovince St Preux 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-11-08, Luke Rockhold vs Michael Bisping gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj and former Strikeforce Mw champion Luke Rockhold entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-2-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Chris Weidman); he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Vitor Belfort (4-stars-fight Belfort vs Rockhold) but he came back to win in 2014 beating Costas Philippou (=Rockhold vs Philippou) and Tim Boetsch (=Rockhold vs Boetsch).
His opponent, Michael Bisping, has an official record of 25-6-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class, he has fought twice in 2014 as well but he lost the first bout, against Tim Kennedy (=Bisping vs Kennedy); after that fight he beat Cung Le (=Bisping vs Le). Rockhold vs Bisping is the main event of UFC Fight Night 55; they also faced each other a second time on June 4, 2016 (=Luke Rockhold vs Michael Bisping II). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-25, nice and tough exchanges between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes: their second fight is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Jose Aldo entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2005 when he faced Luciano Azevedo, since then he has won 17 consecutive bouts, the lost one against (=Aldo vs Lamas).
His opponent, Chad Mendes, has an official record of 16-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class, his only loss came in 2012 to Aldo in their first bout (=Aldo vs Mendes I); after that fight he won five times, the last one against Nik Lentz (=Mendes vs Lentz). Aldo vs Mendes 2, main event of Ufc 179, is valid for the UFC featherweight title (held by Aldo). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-04, pretty good finish between Rory MacDonald and Tarec Saffiedine: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Rory MacDonald entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-2-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre); he suffered his last defeat at the end of 2013 when he faced Robbie Lawler (=MacDonald vs Lawler) but he came back to win in 2014 beating Demian Maia (=MacDonald vs Maia) and Tyron Woodley (=MacDonald vs Woodley).
His opponent, the former Strikeforce Ww champion Tarec Saffiedine, has an official record of 15-3-0 (40% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class, the last time he lost was in 2011 when he faced Tyron Woodley, since then he has won five consecutive fights, beating in his last bout Hyun Gyu Lim (=Saffiedine vs Lim). MacDonald vs Saffiedine is the main event of UFC Fight Night Halifax – UFC FN 54. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-04, some good single shots between Gunnar Nelson and Rick Story but it is not enough to get three stars. The undefeated black belt in Bjj and karate Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-0-1 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 welterweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Omari Akhmedov (=Nelson vs Akhmedov) and Zak Cummings (=Nelson vs Cummings).
His opponent, Rick Story, has an official record of 17-8-0 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.31 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2014 as well but he lost the first bout, agaisnt Kelvin Gastelum, and then he beat Leonardo Mafra Texeira (=Story vs Mafra). Nelson vs Story is the main event of UFC Fight Night Stockholm – UFC FN 53. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-27, pretty good finish between Demetrious Johnson and Chris Cariaso but it is not enough to get three stars. The Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-2-1 (55% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Dominick Cruz for the Ufc Bw title (=Cruz vs Johnson), after that bout he moved down in weight class and he collected one draw and six consecutive wins; ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson has already fought in 2014 successfully defending his belt against Ali Bagautinov (=Johnson vs Bagautinov).
His opponent, Chris Cariaso, has an official record of 17-5-0 (29% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class, he suffered two consecutive defeats between 2012 and 2013, against John Moraga (=Moraga vs Cariaso) and Jussier ‘Formiga’ da Silva, but then he came back to win defeating Iliarde Santos in 2013; he has fought twice in 2014 beating Danny Martinez and Louis Smolka (=Cariaso vs Smolka). Johnson vs Cariaso, main event of Ufc 178, is valid for the Ufc flyweight title (Johnson’s fifth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-20, Mark Hunt vs Roy Nelson gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The 40-year-old Mark Hunt (two years older than Nelson) entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-8-1 (67% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez); he fought three times last year defeating Stefan Struve (=Struve vs Hunt) but then he was beat by #2 Junior dos Santos (=Dos Santos vs Hunt) and he drew against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in one of the most exciting fights of 2013 (4-stars-fight Bigfoot vs Hunt).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Roy Nelson, has an official record of 20-9-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, he lost two consecutive bouts in 2013, against Stipe Miocic (=Nelson vs Miocic) and Daniel Cormier (=Cormier vs Nelson), but he came back to win in 2014 beating Antonio Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira (=Nogueira vs Nelson). ‘Big Country’ Nelson vs Hunt is the main event of UFC Fight Night 52. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-13, pretty good finish between Antonio Silva and Andrei Arlovski: their second fight gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in shotokan karate, judo and Bjj Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-5-1 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweight in the world, he fought three times last year beating Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Silva), then he was defeated by #1 Cain Velasquez (=Velasquez vs Silva 2) and he drew against Mark Hunt in one of the most exciting fights of 2013 (=Silva vs Hunt).
His opponent, the former Ufc Hw champion (from 2005 to 2006) Andrei Arlovski, has an official record of 22-10-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Anthony Johnson at Wsof 2 (=Arlovski vs Johnson) but after that bout he won three consecutive fights, just the last one in the Ufc, against Brendan Schaub (=Schaub vs Arlovski). In their first fight ‘Bigfoot’ Silva defeated Arlovski by unanimous decision (May 15, 2010); this second fight is the main event of UFC Fight Night 51 (UFC Fight Night Brasilia). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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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).
Review: 2014-10-04, some good single shots between Gunnar Nelson and Rick Story but it is not enough to get three stars. The undefeated black belt in Bjj and karate Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-0-1 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 welterweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Omari Akhmedov (=
