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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-03-14, great fight between Kevin Lee and Charles Oliveira: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Kevin Lee entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-5-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Khabib Nurmagomedov). He suffered two consecutive losses between 2018 and 2019, against Al Iaquinta (Kevin Lee vs Al Iaquinta 2) and Rafael dos Anjos (Rafael dos Anjos vs Kevin Lee), but then he has beat Gregor Gillespie (Kevin Lee vs Gregor Gillespie).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Charles Oliveira, has an official record of 28-8-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. ‘Do Bronx’ Oliveira was defeated by Paul Felder in 2017 (Charles Oliveira vs Paul Felder), but then he has won six bouts beating Nik Lentz (Charles Oliveira vs Nik Lentz 3) and Jared Gordon in his last two (Charles Oliveira vs Jared Gordon). Lee vs Oliveira is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-12-14, good fight between Alexander Shlemenko and David Branch: it gets three stars.

The former Bellator and M-1 Mw champion Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 58-12-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.36 middleweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, the last one against Anatoly Tokov (Alexander Shlemenko vs Anatoly Tokov), but then he has won over Billstein (Alexander Shlemenko vs Jonas Billstein) and Viscardi Andrade (Alexander Shlemenko vs Viscardi Andrade).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, former Wsof light-Hw and Mw champion David Branch, has an official record of 22-6-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last four fights, against Thiago Santos in 2018 (David Branch vs Thiago Santos); after this bout he has lost to Jared Cannonier (David Branch vs Jared Cannonier) and Jack Hermansson (David Branch vs Jack Hermansson). Shlemenko vs Branch is the main event of RCC 7 – Russian Cagefighting Championship. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-09-14, pretty good finish between Tomasz Narkun and Przemyslaw Mysiala: it gets three stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, former M-1 Global and current Ksw light-Hw champion Tomasz Narkun entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-3-0 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Philip De Fries (Philip De Fries vs Tomasz Narkun); before this bout, in 2018, he had beat twice Mamed Khalidov (Mamed Khalidov vs Tomasz Narkun I and Tomasz Narkun vs Mamed Khalidov 2).
His opponent, Przemyslaw Mysiala, has a record of 23-9-1 (96% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.148 in the same weight class. He lost to Carl Kinslow in 2013 but since then he has collected seven wins and one draw beating Yuri Andrei in his last one. Narkun vs Mysiala is valid for the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship title; undercard of Philip De Fries vs Luis Henrique Barbosa de Oliveira – KSW 50. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-03, nice bout between Clay Guida and Jim Miller: it gets three stars.

The former Strikeforce Lw champion Clay Guida entered this fight with a professional record of 35-18-0 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.43 lightweight in the world. He was defeated by Charles Oliveira in 2018 but he came back to win against BJ Penn in 2019 (Clay Guida vs BJ Penn).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Jim Miller, has a mma record of 30-13-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.36 in the same weight class. He also lost to Charles Oliveira last year (Charles Oliveira vs Jim Miller 2) but then he has won over Jason Gonzalez in 2019. Guida vs Miller is on the undercard of Colby Covington vs Robbie Lawler – UFC on ESPN 5. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-31, good pace with a nice finish: Demetrious Johnson vs Yuya Wakamatsu gets three stars.

The former Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson entered this fight with a mma record of 27-3-1 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 flyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against current #1 Henry Cejudo (via split decision, Demetrious Johnson vs Henry Cejudo 2); before this bout, in 2017, he had defeated Wilson Reis (Johnson vs Reis) and Ray Borg (Demetrious Johnson vs Ray Borg).
His opponent, Yuya Wakamatsu, has an official record of 10-3-0 (90% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Senzo Ikeda and Danny Kingad; between these two fights he beat Mamoru Yamaguchi. Johnson vs Wakamatsu is the quarter-final of the One Fc flyweight world grand prix tournament: undercard of Eduard Folayang vs Shinya Aoki 2 – ONE FC 93. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-30, good start between David Branch and Jack Hermansson: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in Bjj, former Wsof light-Hw and Mw champion David Branch entered this fight with a record of 22-5-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 middleweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Luke Rockhold (Luke Rockhold vs David Branch) and Jared Cannonier (David Branch vs Jared Cannonier); between these two bouts he beat Thiago Santos (David Branch vs Thiago Santos).
His opponent, Jack Hermansson, has a mma record of 18-4-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Thiago Santos in 2017 (Thiago Santos vs Jack Hermansson) but then he has won over Thales Leites and Gerald Meerschaert. Branch vs Hermansson is on the undercard of Edson Barboza vs Justin Gaethje – UFC on ESPN 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-02, pretty good fight between Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes 2: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Raphael Assuncao entered this fight with a professional mma record of 27-5-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 bantamweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Ufc Bw champion TJ Dillashaw in 2016 (Dillashaw vs Assuncao 2) but then he has won four bouts beating Matthew Lopez (Raphael Assuncao vs Matthew Lopez) and Rob Font in his last two (Raphael Assuncao vs Rob Font).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Wsof Bw champion Marlon Moraes, has an official record of 21-5-1 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He lost the first bout against Assuncao in 2017 (Moraes vs Assuncao) but then he has won three fights defeating Jimmie Rivera in 2018 (Jimmie Rivera vs Marlon Moraes). Assuncao vs Moraes 2 is the main event of UFC Fight Night 144 (UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!

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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: 2018-12-15, pretty good finish between Alexander Shlemenko and Jonas Billstein but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The former Bellator and M-1 Mw champion Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a pro record of 56-12-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.37 middleweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses, against Gegard Mousasi (Gegard Mousasi vs Alexander Shlemenko), Bruno Silva (Alexander Shlemenko vs Bruno Silva) and Anatoly Tokov (Alexander Shlemenko vs Anatoly Tokov); before these three bouts he had beat Brandon Halsey (Shlemenko vs Halsey).
His opponent, Jonas Billstein, has an official mma record of 20-5-1 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Joachim Christensen in 2015, since then he has collected five victories and one draw. Shlemenko vs Billstein is the main event of the Russian Cagefighting Championship 5 – RCC 5. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-14, good finish between Carlos Condit and Alex Oliveira: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in gaidojutsu and former interim Ufc Ww champion Carlos Condit entered this fight with a mma record of 30-11-0 (93% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 welterweight in the world but but he comes off three consecutive losses, the last one with Neil Magny (Carlos Condit vs Neil Magny). His last victory was in 2015 with Thiago Alves (Condit vs Alves).
His opponent, Alex Oliveira, has an official record of 17-5-1 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira fought three times last year winning over Tim Means (Means vs Oliveira 2) and Ryan LaFlare (Oliveira vs LaFlare) but then he lost to Yancy Medeiros (Alex Oliveira vs Yancy Medeiros). Condit vs Oliveira is on the undercard of Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje – UFC on Fox 29. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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