TAG: UFC Fight Night 63

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-04, fight not particularly exciting between Al Iaquinta and Jorge Masvidal: it gets two stars.

Al Iaquinta entered this fight with a pro mma record of 11-3-1 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rafael dos Anjos); he suffered his last defeat in 2014, against Mitch Clarke, but then he won three consecutive bouts: against Rodrigo Damm, Ross Pearson (=Pearson vs Iaquinta) and Joe Lauzon (=Lauzon vs Iaquinta).
His opponent, Jorge Masvidal, has an official record of 28-8-0 (43% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class; the last time he lost was in 2013, against Rustam Khabilov (=Masvidal vs Khabilov), but after this bout he has won three fights: against Pat Healy, Daron Cruickshank and James Krause. Iaquinta vs Masvidal is on the undercard of Chad Mendes vs Ricardo Lamas – UFC Fight Night 63. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-04, some good exchanges between Michael Chiesa and Mitch Clarke but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

Michael Chiesa entered this fight with a mma record of 11-2-0 (73% submission victory rate – he has never won by ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.41 lightweight in the world; he fought twice last year beating Francisco Trinaldo but then he lost to Joe Lauzon (=Chiesa vs Lauzon).
His opponent, Mitch Clarke, has the same record of Chiesa, 11-2-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.43 in the same weight class; he suffered two consecutive losses between 2011 and 2012, against John Cholish and Anton Kuivanen, but then he came back to win defeating John Maguire and Al Iaquinta. Chiesa vs Clarke is on the undercard of Chad Mendes vs Ricardo Lamas – UFC Fight Night 63. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-04, the fight between Julianna Pena and Milana Dudieva gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Julianna Pena entered this fight with a mma record of 5-2-0 (100% finishing rate) while her opponent, Milana Dudieva, has a record of 11-3-0 (82% finishing rate). ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ Pena is not ranked as she hasn’t fought since November 3, 2013 when she defeated Jessica Rakoczy (=Pena vs Rakoczy); before this bout she had lost twice: against Sarah Moras and DeAnna Bennett. Pena vs Dudieva is on the undercard of Chad Mendes vs Ricardo Lamas – UFC Fight Night 63. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-04, some good shots between Chad Mendes and Ricardo Lamas but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).

Chad Mendes entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world; both his two defeats occurred against #1 Ufc Fw champion Jose Aldo: the first time he lost by ko in just one round (in 2012, Aldo vs Mendes I) while in the second bout he lost by unanimous decision (at the end of 2014, Aldo vs Mendes II).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ricardo Lamas, has an official record of 15-3-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class; he lost to Jose Aldo in 2014 as well (by unanimous decision, Aldo vs Lamas), but then he came back to win beating Hacran Dias (=Lamas vs Dias) and Dennis Bermudez (=Bermudez vs Lamas). Mendes vs Lamas is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 63. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-04, fight not particularly good between Clay Guida and Robbie Peralta: it gets two stars.

The former Strikeforce Lw champion Clay Guida entered this fight with a pro mma record of 31-15-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 featherweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Robbie Peralta, has a record of 18-5-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class. Both fighters won their first bout of 2014, Guida beat Tatsuya Kawajiri (=Guida vs Kawajiri) and Peralta won over Rony ‘Jason’ Mariano Bezerra (=Peralta vs Jason), but then both lost their second bout, Guida was defeated by Dennis Bermudez (=Guida vs Bermudez) while Peralta lost to Thiago Tavares (=Peralta vs Tavares). Guida vs Peralta is on the undercard of Chad Mendes vs Ricardo Lamas – UFC Fight Night 63. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-04, pretty good fight between Dustin Poirier and Carlos Diego Ferreira: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Dustin Poirier entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-4-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 featherweight in the world; he fought twice in 2014 beating Akira Corassani (=Poirier vs Corassani) but then he lost to Conor McGregor (=Poirier vs McGregor).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Carlos Diego Ferreira, has an official record of 11-1-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.39 lightweight; he fought three times last year defeating Colton Smith and Ramsey Nijem (=Ferreira vs Nijem) but then he suffered his first loss, against Beneil Dariush (=Ferreira vs Dariush). Poirier vs Ferreira is on the undercard of Chad Mendes vs Ricardo Lamas – UFC Fight Night 63. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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