2015 MMA fight – Rafael Silva vs Darrion Caldwell – full fight Video Bellator 137

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-15, fight not particularly good between Rafael Silva and Darrion Caldwell: it gets two stars.

The 2013 Bellator Bw tournament winner (summer series) Rafael ‘Morcego’ Silva entered this fight with a mma record of 22-4-0 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, the undefeated Darrion Caldwell, has a record of 6-0-0 (50% finishing rate). ‘Morcego’ Silva fought twice last year losing to Joe Warren (=Warren vs Silva) but then he came back to win against Robert Emerson (=Emerson vs Silva) while Caldwell fought three times beating Anthony Dizy in his last fight. Silva vs Caldwell is on the undercard of Brandon Halsey vs Kendall Grove – Bellator 137. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Robert Emerson vs Rafael Silva – full fight Video Bellator 127

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-10-03, some good exchanges in the last part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Rob Emerson vs Rafael Silva gets two stars. The black belt in kyokushin karate Robert Emerson entered this fight with a mma record of 17-10-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Justin Salas, since then he has won five consecutive bouts, the last one against Joe Taimanglo.
His opponent, Rafael Silva, has an official record of 21-4-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.31 in the same weight class, he won the Bellator Bw tournament in 2013 but then he lost to Joe Warren on May 2014 (=Warren vs Silva). ‘Morcego’ Silva vs Emerson is on the undercard of Daniel Straus vs Justin Wilcox – Bellator 127. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Joe Warren vs Rafael Silva – full fight Video Bellator 118

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-05-02, pretty good fight between Joe Warren and Rafael Silva: it gets three stars. Joe Warren entered this fight with a professional mma record of 10-3-0 (40% finishing rate, with only one victory via submission) and he is ranked as the No.10 bantamweight in the world, he won the Bellator Fw title in 2010 against Joe Soto but then he lost the belt in 2012 when he faced Pat Curran (=Curran vs Warren), after that bout he has fought and won three times winning the Bw tournament final (season 9) against Travis Marx in his last fight (=Warren vs Marx).
His opponent, Rafael Silva, has an official record of 21-3-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Diego D’Avila, since then he has collected 13 consecutive victories winning the Bw tournament final (summer series) against Anthony Leone (=Leone vs Silva). Warren vs Silva, main event of Bellator 118, is valid for the interim Bellator bantamweight title only for Warren since Silva missed weight by 2 pounds. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2013 MMA fight – Anthony Leone vs Rafael Silva – full fight Video Bellator 102

2_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-10-04, pretty boring fight between Anthony Leone and Rafael Silva: it gets two stars. Anthony Leone (13-5-0, 46% finishing rate) entered as the No.19 bantamweight in the world while Rafael Silva (20-3-0, 85% finishing rate) entered as the No.47. Leone vs Silva is the final of the Bellator bantamweight tournament; undercard of Cheick Kongo vs Mark Godbeer – Bellator 102. Watch the video!