TAG: UFC Fight Night 73

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-08, nice and tough fight between Glover Teixeira and Ovince St Preux: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).

The black belt in Bjj Glover Teixeira entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-4-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive defeats: against #1 Jon Jones (=Jones vs Teixeira) and Phil Davis (=Teixeira vs Davis).
His opponent, Ovince St Preux, has an official record of 18-6-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. ‘OSP’ lost to Ryan Bader last year (=Bader vs St Preux) but then he has won over Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (=Rua vs St Preux) and Patrick Cummins. Teixeira vs St Preux is the main event of UFC Fight Night 73. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-08, fight not particularly good between Michael Johnson and Beneil Dariush: it gets two stars.

Michael Johnson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-8-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rafael dos Anjos). He lost two consecutive fights between 2012 and 2013, against Myles Jury and Reza Madadi (=Johnson vs Madadi), but then he has won four bouts beating Edson Barboza in his last one (=Barboza vs Johnson).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Beneil Dariush, has a record of 11-1-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Ramsey Nijem last year (=Dariush vs Nijem) but after this fight he has collected four victories winning over Jim Miller in his last bout. Johnson vs Dariush is on the undercard of Glover Teixeira vs Ovince Saint Preux – UFC Fight Night 73. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-08, nice exchanges between Derek Brunson and Sam Alvey: it gets three stars.

Derek Brunson entered this fight with a mma record of 13-3-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 middleweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2014 when he faced Yoel Romero Palacio (=Romero vs Brunson), but then he came back to win beating Lorenz Larkin and Ed Herman.
His opponent, Sam Alvey, has an official record of 26-6-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He lost in 2014 as well, against Tom Watson, but after this bout he has won three consecutive fights beating Daniel Kelly in his last one. Brunson vs Alvey is on the undercard of Glover Teixeira vs Ovince Saint Preux – UFC Fight Night 73. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-08, fight not so exciting between Jared Rosholt and Timothy Johnson: it gets two stars.

Jared Rosholt entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-2-0 (58% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.30 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Timothy Johnson, has a record of 9-1-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.31 in the same weight class. Both fighters have already fought once in 2015: Rosholt has won over Josh Copeland while Johnson beat Shamil Abdurakhimov. Rosholt vs Johnson is on the undercard of Glover Teixeira vs Ovince Saint Preux – UFC Fight Night 73. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-08, good fight between Sara McMann and Amanda Nunes: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Sara McMann entered this fight with a pro mma record of 8-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.6 women’s bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Ronda Rousey) but she comes off the loss against Miesha Tate (=Tate vs McMann).
Her opponent, the black belt in Bjj Amanda Nunes, has an official record of 10-4-0 (100% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. She was defeated by Cat Zingano last year (=Zingano vs Nunes) but she came back to win in 2015 beating Shayna Baszler (=Nunes vs Baszler). McMann vs Nunes is on the undercard of Glover Teixeira vs Ovince Saint Preux – UFC Fight Night 73. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-08, great work on the ground between Ray Borg and Geane Herrera: it gets three stars.

Ray Borg entered this fight with a mma record of 8-1-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 flyweight in the world while his opponent, the undefeated Geane Herrera, has a perfect record of 8-0-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class. Borg’s only loss occurred in 2014 when he faced Dustin Ortiz (via split decision), after this bout he came back to win beating Shane Howell and Chris Kelades (=Kelades vs Borg). Borg vs Herrera is on the undercard of Glover Teixeira vs Ovince Saint Preux – UFC Fight Night 73. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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