TAG: UFC Fight Night 171

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-05-13, good fight between Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Anthony Smith entered this fight with a professional mma record of 33-14-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to current #1 light-Hw Jon Jones (via unanimous decision, Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith) and beating Alexander Gustafsson (Alexander Gustafsson vs Anthony Smith).
His opponent, the black belt in kajukenbo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Glover Teixeira, has an official record of 30-7-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He lost to Corey Anderson in 2018 (Glover Teixeira vs Corey Anderson) but then he has won over Karl Roberson (Glover Teixeira vs Karl Roberson), Ion Cutelaba (Glover Teixeira vs Ion Cutelaba) and Nikita Krylov (Glover Teixeira vs Nikita Krylov). Smith vs Teixeira is the main event of UFC Fight Night 171 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 29). Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-05-13, fight not particularly good between Ovince Saint Preux and Ben Rothwell: it gets two stars.

Ovince St Preux entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-13-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 light heavyweight in the world but OSP won just two out of his last five bouts, against Tyson Pedro in 2018 (Ovince St Preux vs Tyson Pedro) and MichaL Oleksiejczuk in 2019; between these two fights he lost to Dominick Reyes (Ovince St Preux vs Dominick Reyes) and Nikita Krylov (Ovince St Preux vs Nikita Krylov 2).
His opponent, Ben Rothwell, has a record of 37-12-0 (92% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.30 heavyweight. He fought three times last year losing twice, against Blagoy Ivanov (Blagoy Ivanov vs Ben Rothwell) and Andrei Arlovski (Andrei Arlovski vs Ben Rothwell 2) but then he defeated Stefan Struve. Saint Preux vs Rothwell is on the undercard of Anthony Smith vs Glover Teixeira – UFC Fight Night 171 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 29). Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-05-13, good exchanges between Alexander Hernandez and Drew Dober: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Alexander Hernandez entered this fight with a mma record of 11-2-0 (55% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Khabib Nurmagomedov). He fought twice last year losing to Donald Cerrone (Donald Cerrone vs Alexander Hernandez) and Francisco Trinaldo (Alexander Hernandez vs Francisco Trinaldo).
His opponent, Drew Dober, has an official record of 22-9-0 (68% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.35 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Beneil Dariush last year (Beneil Dariush vs Drew Dober) but then he has won over Marco Polo Reyes and Nasrat Haqparast. Hernandez vs Dober is on the undercard of Anthony Smith vs Glover Teixeira – UFC Fight Night 171 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 29). Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-05-13, pretty good fight between Ray Borg and Ricky Simon: it gets three stars.

Ray Borg entered this fight with a professional record of 13-4-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.31 bantamweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2019, against Demetrious Johnson (Demetrious Johnson vs Ray Borg) and Casey Kenney, but then he has beat Gabriel Silva and Rogerio Bontorin (Ray Borg vs Rogerio Bontorin).
His opponent, Ricky Simon, has a mma record of 15-3-0 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.33 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year beating Rani Yahya (Rani Yahya vs Ricky Simon) and losing to Urijah Faber (Urijah Faber vs Ricky Simon) and Rob Font. Borg vs Simon is on the undercard of Anthony Smith vs Glover Teixeira – UFC Fight Night 171 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 29). Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-05-13, disappointing fight between Andrei Arlovski and Philipe Lins: it gets two stars.

The former Ufc Hw champion Andrei Arlovski entered this fight with a record of 28-19-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.40 heavyweight in the world. He fought three times last year losing twice, against Augusto Sakai (Andrei Arlovski vs Augusto Sakai) and Jairzinho Rozenstruik; between these two bouts he beat Ben Rothwell in their rematch (Andrei Arlovski vs Ben Rothwell 2).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and PFL 2018 Hw tournament champ Philipe Lins, has a mma record of 14-3-0 (86% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 31, 2018 when he defeated Josh Copeland; his last loss was against Vadim Nemkov in 2017. Arlovski vs Lins is on the undercard of Anthony Smith vs Glover Teixeira – UFC Fight Night 171 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 29). Watch the video and rate this fight!

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