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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-08-25, good exchanges between
Justin Gaethje and James Vick: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The former Wsof Lw champion Justin Gaethje entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-2-0 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 lightweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive defeats, against Dustin Poirier in 2018 (4-stars fight, Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje) and Eddie Alvarez in December 2017 (Eddie Alvarez vs Justin Gaethje). Before this bout, in July 2017, he had won over Michael Johnson (Mma Fight of the year 2017 candidate, Johnson vs Gaethje).
His opponent, James Vick, has an official record of 13-1-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Beneil Dariush in 2016, after this bout he has won over Abel Trujillo (Abel Trujillo vs James Vick), Polo Reyes, Joseph Duffy and Francisco Trinaldo (James Vick vs Francisco Trinaldo). Gaethje vs Vick is the main event of UFC Fight Night 135. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-08-25, good fight between
Andre Fili and Michael Johnson: it gets three stars.
Andre Fili entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-5-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.27 featherweight in the world. He lost to Calvin Kattar last year but then he has won over Artem Lobov and Dennis Bermudez (Dennis Bermudez vs Andre Fili).
His opponent, Michael Johnson, has a record of 17-13-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.35 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last six bouts, against Dustin Poirier in 2016 (Poirier vs Johnson). After this fight he was defeated by Khabib Nurmagomedov (Johnson vs Nurmagomedov), Justin Gaethje (Mma Fight of the Year 2017, Johnson vs Gaethje) and Darren Elkins (Darren Elkins vs Michael Johnson). Fili vs Johnson is on the undercard of Justin Gaethje vs James Vick – UFC Fight Night 135. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-08-25, fight not so exciting between
Bryan Barberena and Jake Ellenberger: it gets two stars.
Bryan Barberena entered this fight with a professional record of 13-5-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.73 welterweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Colby Covington and Leon Edwards (Leon Edwards vs Bryan Barberena); between these two bouts he beat Joe Proctor.
His opponent, Jake Ellenberger, has a mma record of 31-14-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.77 in the same weight class but he won just two out of his last ten fights: he beat Matt Brown in 2016 (Brown vs Ellenberger) but then he was defeated by Jorge Masvidal (Ellenberger vs Masvidal), Mike Perry (Jake Ellenberger vs Mike Perry) and Ben Saunders (Jake Ellenberger vs Ben Saunders). Barberena vs Ellenberger is on the undercard of Justin Gaethje vs James Vick – UFC Fight Night 135. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-08-25, pretty good finish between
John Moraga and Deiveson Figueiredo: it gets three stars.
John Moraga entered this fight with a mma record of 19-6-0 (58% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Henry Cejudo). He lost three consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2017, the last one with Sergio Pettis (Pettis vs Moraga), but then he has won over Ashkan Mokhtarian, Magomed Bibulatov (Magomed Bibulatov vs John Moraga) and Wilson Reis (John Moraga vs Wilson Reis).
His opponent, the undefeated Deiveson Figueiredo, has a perfect record of 14-0-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts ‘Daico’ Figueiredo has beat Marco Beltran, Jarred Brooks (Figueiredo vs Brooks) and Joseph Morales (Deiveson Figueiredo vs Joseph Morales). Moraga vs Figueiredo is on the undercard of Justin Gaethje vs James Vick – UFC Fight Night 135. Watch the video and rate this fight!
