Review: 2014-05-24, Dan Henderson vs Daniel Cormier gets three stars only thanks to a good finish. Dan Henderson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 30-11-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world, he is 43 years old (8 years older than Cormier) and last year he lost three consecutive fights: against Lyoto Machida (=Machida vs Henderson), Rashad Evans (=Evans vs Henderson) and Vitor Belfort (=Belfort vs Henderson 2); he came back to victory in 2014 beating Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (=Rua vs Henderson 2).
His opponent, the undefeated Daniel Cormier, has a record of 14-0-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he moved down in weight class to the light-Hw division just three months ago defeating Patrick Cummins (=Cormier vs Cummins); currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones. Henderson vs Cormier is on the undercard of Renan Barao vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC 173. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-17, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Alexander Volkov vs Blagoi Ivanov gets two. Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a mma record of 21-4-0 (81% finishing rate, with just one victory via submission) and he is ranked as the No.19 heavyweight in the world, he won the Bellator Hw title in 2012 defeating Richard Hale (=Hale vs Volkov) but then he lost the belt at his first defense against Vitaly Minakov (=Volkov vs Minakov); after that bout he has fought and won twice.
His opponent, the undefeated Blagoi Ivanov, has a perfect record of 11-0-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class, he is a black belt in judo but he also won the World Sambo Championships in 2008 (defeating Fedor Emelianenko in the semifinal!!); he has already fought twice in 2014 defeating Rich Hale and Lavar Johnson (=Johnson vs Ivanov). Volkov vs Ivanov is the final of the Bellator heavyweight tournament, undercard of Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs ‘King Mo’ Lawal – Bellator 120. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-09, Daniel Weichel vs Desmond Green gets three stars thanks to a good second part of the fight. Daniel Weichel entered this fight with a professional mma record of 33-8-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 featherweight in the world, he won the M-1 Global lightweight title in 2011 against Jose Figueroa but he lost it at his first defense when he faced Musa Khamanaev (=Khamanaev vs Weichel), since then he has collected five consecutive wins.
His opponent, Desmond Green, has an official record of 11-2-0 (27% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class, he suffered his second defeat in 2013 losing to Fabricio ‘Guerreiro’ de Assis Costa da Silva (=Guerreiro vs Green), after that bout he has fought and won twice. Weichel vs Green, main event of Bellator 119, is the final of the Bellator featherweight tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-04-19, aggressive start and good finish: Donald Cerrone vs Edson Barboza gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Donald Cerrone entered this fight with a mma record of 22-6-0 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 lightweight in the world, he fought four times in 2013 losing twice: against Anthony Pettis in January (=Cerrone vs Pettis) and Rafael dos Anjos in August (=Cerrone vs dos Anjos); after that bout he defeated Evan Dunham (=Cerrone vs Dunham) and Adriano Martins (in 2014 Cerrone vs Martins),
His opponent, the balck belt in taekwondo Edson Barboza, has a record of 13-1-0 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat when he faced Jamie Varner in 2012, since then he has fought and won three times (all in 2013). Cerrone vs Barboza is on the undercard of Fabricio Werdum vs Travis Browne – UFC on Fox 11. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-03-14, good finish and great performance by both fighters: the third fight between Daniel Straus and Pat Curran gets three stars. Daniel Straus entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-4-0 (36% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 featherweight in the world, he comes off six consecutive wins and in his last fight he won the Bellator Fw belt defeating Pat Curran in their second bout (=Curran vs Straus 2) while in their first fight the winner was Curran (on April 17, 2009).
His opponent, Pat Curran, has an official record of 19-5-0 (58% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo). Straus vs Curran 3 is valid for the Bellator featherweight title (Straus’ first defense); main event of Bellator 112. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-03-07, the fight between Eduardo Dantas and Anthony Leone gets three stars only thanks to a good finish. Eduardo Dantas entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-3-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 bantamweight in the world, he is 25 years old (one less than Leone) and he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Tyson Nam at Shooto Brazil 33.
His opponent, Anthony Leone, has an official record of 13-6-0 (46% submission victory rate – he has never won by ko/tko) and he entered as the No.42 in the same weight class, last year he fought twice winning against Frank Baca in July but then he lost to Rafael Silva who was originally scheduled to face Dantas but then Silva was forced to pull out of the bout due to injury (=Leone vs Silva). Dantas vs Leone, main event of Bellator 111, is valid for the Bellator bantamweight title (Dantas’ second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-01-25, good exchanges and great finish: Alex Caceres vs Sergio Pettis gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Alex Caceres entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-5-0 (66% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.29 bantamweight in the world while the undefeated Sergio Pettis has a perfect record of 10-0-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.41 in the same weight class. Caceres vs Pettis is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Josh Thomson – UFC on Fox 10. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-01-15, pretty good finish between Cole Miller and Sam Sicilia but it is not enough to get three stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Cole Miller ranked as the No.35 featherweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 20-8-0 (85% finishing rate, mostly submissions) while Sam Sicilia had a record of 12-3-0 (91% finishing rate). Miller vs Sicilia is on the undercard of Luke Rockhold vs Costas Philippou – UFC Ufn 35. Watch the video!
Review: 2014-01-04, good pace and good finish: the fight between Tatsuya Kawajiri and Sean Soriano gets three stars. Tatsuya Kawajiri ranked as the No.16 featherweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 32-7-2 (66% finishing rate) while Sean Soriano had a perfect record of 8-0-0 (76% finishing rate). Kawajiri vs Soriano is on the undercard of Tarec Saffiedine vs Hyun Gyu Lim – UFC Ufn 34. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-30, some good shots and a great work on the ground: Joshua Sampo vs Ryan Benoit gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Joshua Sampo ranked as the No.3 flyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 10-2-0 (50% submission victory rate) while Ryan Benoit had a record of 7-2-0 (100% finishing rate). Sampo vs Benoit is on the undercard of Gray Maynard vs Nate Diaz 2 – UFC Tuf 18 Finale. Watch the video!
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Review: 2014-05-24, Dan Henderson vs Daniel Cormier gets three stars only thanks to a good finish. Dan Henderson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 30-11-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world, he is 43 years old (8 years older than Cormier) and last year he lost three consecutive fights: against Lyoto Machida (=Machida vs Henderson), Rashad Evans (=Evans vs Henderson) and Vitor Belfort (=Belfort vs Henderson 2); he came back to victory in 2014 beating Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (=Rua vs Henderson 2).
Review: 2014-05-17, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Alexander Volkov vs Blagoi Ivanov gets two. Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a mma record of 21-4-0 (81% finishing rate, with just one victory via submission) and he is ranked as the No.19 heavyweight in the world, he won the Bellator Hw title in 2012 defeating Richard Hale (=
