TAG: UFC Fight Night 87

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-08, Alistair Overeem vs Andrei Arlovski is close to get four stars thanks to a very nice finish (UFC Performance of the Night).

The former K-1 and Strikeforce Hw champion Alistair Overeem entered this fight with a professional mma record of 40-14-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Fabricio Werdum). ‘The Reem’ lost to Ben Rothwell in 2014 (=Overeem vs Rothwell) but then he has won three consecutive bouts beating Roy Nelson (=Overeem vs Nelson) and Junior dos Santos in 2015 (=dos Santos vs Overeem).
His opponent, the former Ufc Hw champion Andrei Arlovski, has an official record of 25-11-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year winning over Travis Browne (4-stars fight, Arlovski vs Browne) and Frank Mir (=Arlovski vs Mir) but then he was defeated by Stipe Miocic in 2016 (=Arlovski vs Miocic). Overeem vs Arlovski is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 87. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-08, fight not particularly exciting between Antonio Silva and Stefan Struve: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in karate, judo and Bjj Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-8-1 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 heavyweight in the world but he won just one out of his last four bouts, against Soa Palelei (=Silva vs Palelei); after this fight he lost the rematch with Mark Hunt (=Hunt vs Silva 2).
His opponent, Stefan Struve, has a record of 26-8-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class. He also lost three out of his last four bouts but last year he beat Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (=Nogueira vs Struve), then he was defeated by Jared Rosholt (=Struve vs Rosholt). ‘Pezao’ Silva vs Struve is on the undercard of Alistair Overeem vs Andrei Arlovski – UFC Fight Night 87. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-08, good fight between Gunnar Nelson and Albert Tumenov: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Albert Tumenov entered this fight with a mma record of 17-2-0 (65% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he is ranked as the No.21 welterweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Ildemar Alcantara in 2014, since then he has won five consecutive bouts beating Lorenz Larkin in his last one (=Larkin vs Tumenov).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gunnar Nelson, has an official record of 14-2-1 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last three fights, against Brandon Thatch (=Nelson vs Thatch), after this bout he lost to Demian Maia (=Maia vs Nelson). Tumenov vs Nelson is on the undercard of Alistair Overeem vs Andrei Arlovski – UFC Fight Night 87. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-08, pretty good fight between Francimar Barroso and Nikita Krylov: it gets three stars.

The black belt in Bjj Francimar Barroso entered this fight with a professional record of 18-4-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 light heavyweight in the world. He lost to Hans Stringer in 2014 but he came back to win in 2015 beating Ryan Jimmo (=Jimmo vs Barroso) and Elvis Mutapcic (in 2016).
His opponent, Nikita Krylov, has a mma record of 19-4-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.36 in the same weight class. He also lost in 2014, against Ovince St Preux (=St Preux vs Krylov), but then he has won three consecutive fights beating Marcos Rogerio de Lima in his last one. Barroso vs Krylov is on the undercard of Alistair Overeem vs Andrei Arlovski – UFC Fight Night 87. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-08, fight not particularly good between Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Heather Clark: it gets two stars.

The undefeated Karolina Kowalkiewicz entered this fight with a perfect record of 8-0-0 (37% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.7 women’s strawweight in the world while her opponent, Heather Jo lark, has an official mma record of 7-4-0 (71% finishing rate) but she is not ranked as she hasn’t fought since December 12, 2014 when she defeated Bec Rawlings. Kowalkiewicz vs Clark is on the undercard of Alistair Overeem vs Andrei Arlovski – UFC Fight Night 87. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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