2013 MMA fight – Richard Hale vs Ryan Martinez – full fight Video Bellator 96

2_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2013-06-19, fight not particularly exciting between Richard Hale and Ryan Martinez: it gets two stars. Richard Hale (21-5-1, 86% finishing rate) entered as the No.31 heavyweight in the world while Ryan Martinez (9-2-0, 66% finishing rate) entered as the No.37 (on the original fight card Hale was expected to face Vinicius Kappke de Queiroz who suffered a knee injury and was replaced with Martinez). Hale vs Martinez is the semifinal of the Bellator heavyweight tournament; undercard of “King Mo” Lawal vs Seth Petruzelli – Bellator 96. Watch the video!

2012 MMA fight – Richard Hale vs Alexander Volkov – full fight Video Bellator 84

1_star_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2012-12-14, pretty boring fight between Richard Hale and Alexander Volkov: one star. Richard Hale (21-4-1) entered as the No.18 heavyweight in the world while Alexander Volkov (18-3-0) entered as the No.23. Hale vs Volkov, main event of Bellator 84, is the final of Bellator heavyweight tournament and it is also valid for the vacant Bellator heavyweight title. Watch the video!

2012 MMA fight – Richard Hale vs Mike Wessel – full fight Video Bellator 75

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2_stars_mma_ranking_allthebestfightsReview: 2012-10-05, some good shots between Richard Hale and Mike Wessel but it is not enough to get three stars. Richard Hale ranked as the No.44 light heavyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 19-4-1 while Mike Wessel had a record of 12-4-0. Hale vs Wessel is the quarterfinal of the Bellator Heavyweight Tournament (Bellator 75); undercard of Eric Prindle vs Thiago Santos 2. Watch the video!