Review: 2014-06-14, disappointing fight between Demetrious Johnson and Ali Bagautinov: it gets two stars. Demetrious Johnson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-2-1 (58% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeats in 2011 when he faced Dominick Cruz for the Ufc Bw title (=Cruz vs Johnson) since then he moved down in weight class to the flyweight collecting one draw and five consecutive wins. He won the Ufc Flw title in 2012 against Joseph Benavidez (=Johnson vs Benavidez).
His opponent, the 2012 world combat sambo champion Ali Bagautinov, has an official record of 13-2-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class, he suffered his two defeats in 2011 against Vitaliy Panteleev and Evgeniy Lazukov, since then he has won 11 consecutive fights. He debuted in the Ufc last year beating Marcos Vinicius Borges Pancini (=Bagautinov vs Vinicius), then he defeated Tim Elliott (=Elliott vs Bagautinov) and John Lineker (=Lineker vs Bagautinov). Johnson vs Bagautinov, main event of Ufc 174, is valid for the Ufc flyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-06-14, pretty good fight between Ryan Bader and Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante: it gets three stars. Ryan Bader entered this fight with a mma record of 16-4-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 light heavyweight in the world, he fought three times in 2013 winning against Vladimir Matyushenko (=Bader vs Matyushenko) and Anthony Perosh (=Bader vs Perosh) but between these two bouts he lost to Glover Teixeira (=Teixeira vs Bader).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante, has an official record of 12-4-0 (100% finishing rate, but with only one victory by submission) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2013 losing to Thiago Silva (=Silva vs Cavalcante) and beating Igor Pokrajac (=Cavalcante vs Pokrajac). Bader vs Feijao Cavalcante is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Ali Bagautinov – UFC 174. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-06-14, some good single shots between Rory MacDonald and Tyron Woodley but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two. The balck belt in Bjj Rory MacDonald entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre), he suffered his second defeat in his last bout of 2013, against Robbie Lawler via split decision (=MacDonald vs Lawler), but he came back to victory in 2014 beating Demian Maia (=MacDonald vs Maia).
His opponent, Tyron Woodley, has an official record of 13-2-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class, he also suffered his second and last loss last year when he faced Jake Shields (=Shields vs Woodley); after that bout he has won twice beating Josh Koscheck in 2013 (=Koscheck vs Woodley) and Carlos Condit in 2014 (=Condit vs Woodley). MacDonald vs Woodley is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Ali Bagautinov – UFC 174. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-06-14, disappointing fight between Brendan Schaub and Andrei Arlovski: it gets two stars. Brendan Schaub entered this fight with a pro mma record of 10-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 heavyweight in the world, he comes off two consecutive victories in 2013: against Lavar Johnson and Matt Mitrione (=Schaub vs Mitrione).
His opponent, the former Ufc heavyweight champion (in 2005) Andrei Arlovski, has a record of 21-10-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class, he left the Ufc in 2008 after thee consecutive wins and then he competed for Affliction, EliteXC, Strikeforce, ProElite, ONE FC and WSOF. He fought three times in 2013 losing to Anthony Johnson (=Arlovski vs Johnson) but then he defeated Mike Kyle (=Arlovski vs Kyle) and Andreas Kraniotakes (=Arlovski vs Kraniotakes). Schaub vs Arlovski is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Ali Bagautinov – UFC 174. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-06-14, fight not particularly exciting between Ryan Jimmo and Ovince St Preux: it gets two stars. Ryan Jimmo entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-3-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 light heavyweight in the world, he has already fought in 2014 defeating Sean O’Connell (=Jimmo vs O’Connell).
His opponent, Ovince St Preux, has an official record of 15-5-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Gegard Mousasi (=Mousasi vs St Preux), since then he has fought and won four times. Jimmo vs St Preux is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Ali Bagautinov – UFC 174. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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