Home » UFC Fight Night 164
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-16, disappointing fight between
Jan Blachowicz and Ronaldo Jacare Souza: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Bjj and former Ksw light-Hw champion Jan Blachowicz entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-8-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He has fought twice in 2019 losing to Thiago Santos (Jan Blachowicz vs Thiago Santos) and beating Luke Rockhold (Luke Rockhold vs Jan Blachowicz).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, judo and former Strikeforce Mw champ Ronaldo Jacare Souza, has a record of 26-7-0 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 middleweight but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Kelvin Gastelum (Kelvin Gastelum vs Ronaldo Jacare Souza) and Jack Hermansson (Ronaldo Jacare Souza vs Jack Hermansson); between these two bouts he beat Chris Weidman (Chris Weidman vs Ronaldo Jacare Souza). Blachowicz vs Jacare Souza is the main event of UFC Fight Night 164 (UFC on ESPN+ 22). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-16, fight not particularly good between
Mauricio Shogun Rua and Paul Craig: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Bjj, former Pride Mw and Ufc light-Hw champion Mauricio Shogun Rua entered this fight with a mma record of 26-11-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 light heavyweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Anthony Smith (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Anthony Smith) and beating Tyson Pedro (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Tyson Pedro).
His opponent, Paul Craig, has an official record of 12-4-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.66 in the same weight class. He has already fought three times in 2019 beating Kennedy Nzechukwu and Vinicius Moreira Castro, but between these two fights he lost to Alonzo Menifield. Shogun Rua vs Craig is on the undercard of Jan Blachowicz vs Ronaldo Jacare Souza – UFC Fight Night 164 (UFC on ESPN+ 22); they also faced each other a second time on November 21, 2020 (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Paul Craig 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-16, good fight between
Charles Oliveira and Jared Gordon: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Charles Oliveira entered this fight with a professional record of 27-8-0 (93% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 lightweight in the world. ‘Do Bronx’ Oliveira was defeated by Paul Felder in 2017 (Charles Oliveira vs Paul Felder) but then he has won five bouts beating David Teymur (Charles Oliveira vs David Teymur) and Nik Lentz in 2019 (Charles Oliveira vs Nik Lentz 3).
His opponent, Jared Gordon, has a mma record of 15-3-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.106 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights last year, against Diego Ferreira and Joaquim Silva, but he came back to win with Dan Moret in 2019. Oliveira vs Gordon is on the undercard of Jan Blachowicz vs Ronaldo Jacare Souza – UFC Fight Night 164 (UFC on ESPN+ 22). Watch the video and rate this fight!
