TAG: UFC Fight Night 79

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-28, some good exchanges between Benson Henderson and Jorge Masvidal but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in tae-kwon-do, Bjj and former Ufc lightweight champion Benson Henderson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-5-0 (55% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 welterweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2014 and 2015, against Rafael dos Anjos (=Henderson vs dos Anjos) and Donald Cerrone (=Cerrone vs Henderson 3), but then he moved up in weight class and he came back to win beating Brandon Thatch (=Henderson vs Thatch).
His opponent, Jorge Masvidal, has an official record of 29-9-0 (45% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2015 losing to Al Iaquinta (=Al Iaquinta vs Masvidal) and winning over Cezar Ferreira (=Masvidal vs Ferreira). ‘Smooth’ Henderson vs Masvidal is the main event of UFC Fight Night 79. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-28, one sided fight between Dong Hyun Kim and Dominic Waters: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Dong Hyun Kim entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-3-1 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robbie Lawler). He lost to Tyron Woodley last year (=Woodley vs Kim) but he came back to win in 2015 beating Josh Burkman.
His opponent, Dominic Waters, has a record of 9-3-0 (56% finishing rate) and he comes off the loss against George Sullivan. Kim vs Waters is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Jorge Masvidal – UFC Fight Night 79. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-28, nice exchanges in the last part of the fight but the rest of the bout was not so exciting: Yoshihiro Akiyama vs Alberto Mina gets two stars.

The black belt in judo and gaidojutsu Yoshihiro Akiyama entered this fight with a mma record of 14-5-0 (86% finishing rate) while his opponent, the undefeated Alberto Mina, has a perfect record of 11-0-0 (100% finishing rate). Both fighters are not ranked as they haven’t fought for more than one year, in their last bout ‘Sexyama’ defeated Amir Sadollah (=Akiyama vs Sadollah) while Mina won over Shinsho Anzai. ‘Sexyama’ Akiyama vs Mina is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Jorge Masvidal – UFC Fight Night 79. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-28, nice and tough exchanges between Sam Sicilia and Doo Ho Choi: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Sam Sicilia entered this fight with a professional record of 15-5-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.41 featherweight in the world. He lost to Katsunori Kikuno in 2014 but he came back to win in 2015 defeating Akira Corassani (=Corassani vs Sicilia) and Yaotzin Meza.
His opponent, Doo Ho Choi, has a mma record of 12-1-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.51 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss in 2010 when he faced Yusuke Kagiyama, since then he has won 10 consecutive fights. Sicilia vs Choi is on the undercard of Benson Henderson vs Jorge Masvidal – UFC Fight Night 79. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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