TAG: UFC Fight Night 62

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-21, disappointing fight between Demian Maia and Ryan LaFlare: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Demian Maia entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-6-0 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robbie Lawler). He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014, against Jake Shields (=Maia vs Shields) and Rory MacDonald (=MacDonald vs Maia), but then he came back to win beating Alexander Yakovlev (=Maia vs Yakovlev).
His opponent, the undefeated Ryan LaFlare, has a perfect record of 11-0-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class. He fought just once last year beating John Howard (=Howard vs LaFlare). Maia vs LaFlare is the main event of UFC Fight Night 62. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-21, good fight between Erick Silva and Josh Koscheck: it gets three stars.

The black belt in Bjj and judo Erick Silva entered this fight with a pro mma record of 17-5-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 welterweight in the world. He fought three times in 2014 beating Takenori Sato (=Silva vs Sato) and Mike Rhodes (=Silva vs Rhodes) but between these two bouts he lost to Matt Brown (Users’ mma Fight of the Year 2014, Brown vs Silva).
His opponent, the black belt in guerilla jiu-jitsu Josh Koscheck, has an official record of 17-9-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.93 in the same weight class since he comes off four consecutive losses. He has already fought in 2015 losing to Jake Ellenberger (=Koscheck vs Ellenberger). ‘Indio’ Silva vs Koscheck is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Ryan LaFlare – UFC Fight Night 62. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-21, fight not so exciting between Leonardo Santos and Tony Martin: it gets two stars.

Leonardo Santos entered this fight with a mma record of 13-3-1 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.45 lightweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2009 when he faced Kazunori Yokota, since then he has collected seven victories and one draw, against Norman Parke (=Parke vs Santos); after this bout he fought once beating Efrain Escudero (=Santos vs Escudero).
His opponent, Tony Martin, has an official record of 9-2-0 (78% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko), he fought three times last year losing to Rashid Magomedov and Beneil Dariush but then he came back to win defeating Fabricio Camoes. Santos vs Martin is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Ryan LaFlare – UFC Fight Night 62. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-21, good finish between Katsunori Kikuno and Edimilson Souza: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in karate and judo Katsunori Kikuno entered this fight with a mma record of 22-6-2 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.43 featherweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Quinn Mulhern and Sam Sicilia but between these two fights he lost to Tony Ferguson.
His opponent, Edimilson ‘Kevin’ Souza, has an official record of 15-3-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.59 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2011, against Claudinei Maia and Jose Ivanildo, but since then he has won nine consecutive bouts. Kikuno vs Souza is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Ryan LaFlare – UFC Fight Night 62. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-21, some good shots between Amanda Nunes and Shayna Baszler but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Amanda Nunes entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-4-0 (100% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.20 women’s bantamweight in the world. She fought just once in 2014 losing to Cat Zingano (=Zingano vs Nunes).
Her opponent, Shayna Baszler, has an official record of 15-9-0 (93% submission victory rate – she has never won via ko/tko) but she won just one out of his last four bouts, against Sarah D’Alelio in 2012. After this bout she was defeated by Alexis Davis (=Baszler vs Davis 2) and Bethe Correia (=Correia vs Baszler). Nunes vs Baszler is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Ryan LaFlare – UFC Fight Night 62. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-21, Gilbert Burns vs Alex Oliveira gets three stars only thanks to a good finsih (UFC Performance of the Night).

The undefeated black belt in Bjj Gilbert Burns entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 9-0-0 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.48 lightweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Christos Giagos in his last bout.
His opponent, Alex Oliveira, has an official record of 10-1-1 (90% finishing rate), he suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced Wendell de Oliveira Marques, since then he has collected six victories, one draw and one no-contest. He has already fought in 2015 winning over Joilton Santos; ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira makes his Ufc debut in this fight. ‘Durinho’ Burns vs Oliveira is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Ryan LaFlare – UFC Fight Night 62. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-21, pretty good finish between Andre Fili and Godofredo Castro but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).

Andre Fili entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-2-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.58 featherweight in the world, he fought twice last year losing to Max Holloway (=Holloway vs Fili) and winning over Felipe Arantes.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Godofredo ‘Pepey’ Castro, has an record of 11-3-0 (91% finishing rate), he suffered two consecutive losses in 2013, against Felipe Arantes and Sam Sicilia, but then he came back to win in 2014 defeating Noad Lahat and Dashon Johnson. Fili vs Castro is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Ryan LaFlare – UFC Fight Night 62. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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