Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-15, good fight between
BJ Penn and Yair Rodriguez: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in tae-kwon-do and Tuf Latin America winner Yair Rodriguez entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-1-0 (44% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.35 featherweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Luis Roberto Herrera in 2012, since then he has won seven consecutive bouts beating Andre Fili (4-stars fight, Fili vs Rodriguez) and Alex Caceres in 2016 (=Rodriguez vs Caceres).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, former Ufc Lw and Ww championBJ Penn, has an official record of 16-10-2 (81% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 6, 2014 when he was defeated by Frankie Edgar (=Edgar vs Penn 3); before this bout he has lost also with Rory MacDonald in 2012 (=Penn vs MacDonald) and Nick Diaz in 2011 (=Diaz vs Penn). Yair ‘Pantera’ Rodriguez vs BJ Penn is the main event of UFC Fight Night 103. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-15, good exchanges between
Marcin Held and Joe Lauzon: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Bjj and former Bellator Lw tournament winner (season 10) Marcin Held entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-5-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 lightweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Will Brooks (=Brooks vs Held) and Diego Sanchez (=Held vs Sanchez). Between these two bouts he beat Dave Jansen.
His opponent, Joe Lauzon, has a record of 26-12-0 (96% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He lost three out of his last five bouts beating Diego Sanchez in 2016 but then he was defeated by Jim Miller (=Lauzon vs Miller 2). Joe Lauzon vs Marcin Held is on the undercard of Yair Rodriguez vs BJ Penn – UFC Fight Night 103. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-15, great finish between
Alexey Oleynik and Viktor Pesta: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in jiu-jitsu and 2006 world combat sambo champion Alexey Oleynik (Oleksiy Oliynyk) entered this fight with a pro record of 50-10-1 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.42 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Viktor Pesta, has an official mma record of 10-3-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.78 in the same weight class. Both fighters have lost their last bouts: Oleynik has been defeated by Daniel Omielanczuk (=Oleinik vs Omielanczuk) while Pesta has lost to Derrick Lewis and Marcin Tybura (=Tybura vs Pesta). Alexey Oleynik vs Viktor Pesta is on the undercard of Yair Rodriguez vs BJ Penn – UFC Fight Night 103. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-15, fight not so exciting between
Ben Saunders and Court McGee: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ben Saunders entered this fight with a mma record of 20-7-2 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.41 welterweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Patrick Cote and winning over Jacob Volkmann.
His opponent, the black belt in karate, kempo and Tuf 11 Mw winner Court McGee, has an official record of 18-5-0 (56% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.87 in the same weight class. He also fought twice in 2016 losing the first bout, against Santiago Ponzinibbio, and winning the second one with Dominique Steele. Ben Saunders vs Court McGee is on the undercard of Yair Rodriguez vs BJ Penn – UFC Fight Night 103. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-15, some good single shots between
Sergio Pettis and John Moraga but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Sergio Pettis entered this fight with a professional record of 14-2-0 (43% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 flyweight in the world. He lost to Ryan Benoit in 2015 but then he has won over Chris Cariaso and Chris Kelades.
His opponent, John Moraga, has a mma record of 16-5-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Joseph Benavidez in 2015 (=Benavidez vs Moraga) and Matheus Nicolau in 2016. Sergio Pettis vs John Moraga is on the undercard of Yair Rodriguez vs BJ Penn – UFC Fight Night 103. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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