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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-09-21, we hope to see a rematch between
Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens: it gets two stars.
The black belt in tae-kwon-do and Tuf Latin America tournament winner Yair Rodriguez entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-2-0 (55% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.27 featherweight in the world. ‘Pantera’ Rodriguez lost to Frankie Edgar in 2017 (Frankie Edgar vs Yair Rodriguez) but he came back to win against Chan Sung Jung in 2018 (4-stars fight, Chan Sung Jung vs Yair Rodriguez).
His opponent, Jeremy Stephens, has an official record of 28-16-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Jose Aldo (Jose Aldo vs Jeremy Stephens) and Zabit Magomedsharipov (Jeremy Stephens vs Zabit Magomedsharipov): before this bout, in 2018, he had beat Josh Emmett (Josh Emmett vs Jeremy Stephens). Rodriguez vs Stephens is the main event of UFC Fight Night 159 (UFC on ESPN+ 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-09-21, pretty good fight between
Brandon Moreno and Askar Askarov: it gets three stars.
Brandon Moreno entered this fight with a mma record of 15-5-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Joseph Benavidez). He lost two consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, with Sergio Pettis (Sergio Pettis vs Brandon Moreno) and Alexandre Pantoja (Brandon Moreno vs Alexandre Pantoja), but he came back to win against Maikel Pérez in 2019.
His opponent, the undefeated Askar Askarov, has a perfect record of 10-0-0 (100% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since May 5, 2018 when he defeated Rasul Albaskhanov; before this fight, in 2017, he had also beat Anthony Leone. Moreno vs Askarov is on the undercard of Yair Rodriguez vs Jeremy Stephens – UFC Fight Night 159 (UFC on ESPN+ 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-09-21, good fight between
Carla Esparza and Alexa Grasso: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The former Ufc and Invicta FC champion Carla Esparza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-6-0 (50% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.11 women’s strawweight in the world. She lost two consecutive bouts last year, with Claudia Gadelha and Tatiana Suarez, but she came back to win against Virna Jandiroba in 2019.
His opponent, Alexa Grasso, has a record of 11-2-0 (36% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. She was also defeated by Tatiana Suarez in 2018 (Alexa Grasso vs Tatiana Suarez) but then she has beat Karolina Kowalkiewicz in 2019. Esparza vs Grasso is on the undercard of Yair Rodriguez vs Jeremy Stephens – UFC Fight Night 159 (UFC on ESPN+ 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
