Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-17, good fight between
Rafael dos Anjos and Tarec Saffiedine: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Lw champion Rafael dos Anjos entered this fight with a pro record of 25-9-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 lightweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive defeats: against Eddie Alvarez (=dos Anjos vs Alvarez) and Tony Ferguson (=dos Anjos vs Ferguson).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, karate and former Strikeforce Ww champion Tarec Saffiedine, has an official mma record of 16-6-0 (37% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.27 welterweight but he lost three out of his last four bouts, the last two with Rick Story (=Saffiedine vs Story) and Dong Hyun Kim (=Kim vs Saffiedine). Rafael dos Anjos vs Tarec Saffiedine is on the undercard of Holly Holm vs Bethe Correia – UFC Fight Night 111. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, fight not so exciting between
Dong Hyun Kim and Tarec Saffiedine: it gets two stars.
The black belt in judo Dong Hyun Kim entered this fight with a professional record of 21-3-1 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 welterweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Ufc Ww champion Tyron Woodley in 2014 (=Woodley vs Kim), but then he has beat Josh Burkman and Dominic Waters (=Kim vs Waters).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, karate and former Strikeforce Ww champion Tarec Saffiedine, has a record of 16-5-0 (37% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2016 beating Jake Ellenberger and losing to Rick Story (=Saffiedine vs Story). Kim vs Saffiedine is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Ronda Rousey – UFC 207. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-29, fight not so exciting between
Tarec Saffiedine and Rick Story: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Bjj, karate and former Strikeforce Ww champion Tarec Saffiedine entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-4-0 (37% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 welterweight in the world. He lost to Rory MacDonald in 2014 (=MacDonald vs Saffiedine) but he came back to win in 2016 beating Jake Ellenberger.
His opponent, Rick Story, has a record of 18-8-0 (44% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 4, 2014 when he defeated Gunnar Nelson (=Nelson vs Story). Saffiedine vs Story is on the undercard of Thomas Almeida vs Cody Garbrandt – UFC Fight Night 88. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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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!
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Review: 2014-01-04, the fight between Tarec Saffiedine and Hyun Gyu Lim gets three stars thanks to a good second part of the fight and an exciting finish (UFC Fight of the Night). Tarec Saffiedine (14-3-0, 43% finishing rate) entered as the No.13 welterweight in the world while Hyun Gyu Lim (12-3-1, 92% finishing rate) entered as the No.85. Saffiedine vs Lim is the main event of UFC Fight Night 34 – Ufn Watch the video!
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Review: 2013-01-12, fight not particularly exciting between Nate Marquardt and Tarec Saffiedine: two stars. Nate Marquardt (32-10-2) entered as the No.4 welterweight in the world while Tarec Saffiedine (13-3-0) entered as the No.31. Marquardt vs Saffiedine, main event of the evening, is valid for the Strikeforce Welterweight Championship title (Marquardt’s first defense). Watch the video!
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Review: 2012-08-18, we enjoyed the last minute of the fight between Tarec Saffiedine and Roger Bowling but it is not enough to get three stars. Tarec Saffiedine ranked as the No.35 welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 12-3-0 while Roger Bowling had a record of 11-2-0. Saffiedine vs Bowling is on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Sarah Kaufman (Strikeforce). Watch the video!
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Review: 2012-01-07, nice fight between Tyler Stinson and Tarec Saffiedine: three stars. Tyler Stinson (22-7-0) entered as the No.38 welterweight in the world while Tarec Saffiedine (11-3-0) entered as the No.41. Stinson vs Saffiedine is on the undercard of Luke Rockhold vs Keith Jardine. Watch the video!
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Review: 2011-07-30, nice performance of Tarec Saffiedine that dominated Scott Smith winning by unanimous decision. The fight between Tarec Saffiedine and Scott Smith was on the undercard of Fedor vs Henderson (Strikeforce M-1 Global). Watch the video!
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