Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-13, nice exchanges between
Michael McDonald and John Lineker: this bout gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Michael McDonald entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-3-0 (88% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Urijah Faber in 2013 (=Faber vs McDonald) but since then he has fought just once beating Masanori Kanehara.
His opponent, John Lineker, has an official record of 27-7-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Dominick Cruz). He lost to Ali Bagautinov in 2014 (=Lineker vs Bagautinov) but then he has won four consecutive fights defeating Rob Font in his last one. McDonald vs Lineker is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 91. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-13, exciting back and forth fight thanks to an amazing performance by both fighters:
Tony Ferguson vs Landon Vannata is one of the
best mma fights of 2016 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The Tuf 13 winner Tony Ferguson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Eddie Alvarez) while his opponent, the undefeated Landon Vannata (who replaces Michael Chiesa), has a perfect record of 8-0-0 (87% finishing rate). Ferguson’s last defeat occurred when he faced Michael Johnson in 2012, since then he has won seven consecutive bouts beating Edson Barboza in his last one (=Ferguson vs Barboza). Ferguson vs Vannata is on the undercard of Michael McDonald vs John Lineker – UFC Fight Night 91. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-13, some good exchanges between
Alexey Oleinik and Daniel Omielanczuk but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in jiu-jitsu and 2005 world combat sambo champion Alexey Oleinik (also known as Oleksiy Oliynyk) entered this fight with a professional record of 50-9-1 (90% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 22, 2014 when he defeated Jared Rosholt (=Rosholt vs Oleinik).
His opponent, Daniel Omielanczuk, has a mma record of 18-5-1 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.77 heavyweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2014 and 2015, against Jared Rosholt and Anthony Hamilton but then he has won over Chris de la Rocha and Jarjis Danho. Oleinik vs Omielanczuk is on the undercard of Michael McDonald vs John Lineker – UFC Fight Night 91. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-13, fight not particularly exciting between
Tim Boetsch and Josh Samman: it gets two stars.
Tim Boetsch entered this fight with a mma record of 18-10-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.48 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses: against Thales Leites (=Boetsch vs Leites), Dan Henderson (=Boetsch vs Henderson), and Ed Herman.
His opponent, Josh Samman, has an official record of 12-3-0 (92% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.35 middleweight. He fought twice last year beating Caio Magalhaes and losing to Tamdan McCrory. Boetsch vs Samman is on the undercard of Michael McDonald vs John Lineker – UFC Fight Night 91. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-13, pretty good finish between
Keita Nakamura and Kyle Noke but it is not enough to get three stars, it gets two.
Kyle Noke entered this fight with a pro record of 22-8-1 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.67 welterweight in the world while his opponent, Keita Nakamura, has an official mma record of 31-7-2 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.90 in the same weight class. Both fighters lost their last bout: Noke was defeated by Alex Morono while Nakamura lost to Tom Breese (=Breese vs Nakamura). Noke vs Nakamura is on the undercard of Michael McDonald vs John Lineker – UFC Fight Night 91. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-13, great performance by both fighters:
Louis Smolka vs Ben Nguyen is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Louis Smolka entered this fight with a record of 10-1-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 flyweight the world (currently the #1 in this division is Chris Cariaso vs Louis Smolka). He suffered his only loss when he faced Chris Cariaso in 2014 (=Cariaso vs Smolka), after this fight he has won three times beating Patrick Holohan in his last one (=Holohan vs Smolka).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Ben Nguyen, has an official mma record of 14-5-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. He lost to Chavalit Sityodtong in 2010 but since then he has collected eight consecutive victories. Smolka vs Nguyen is on the undercard of Michael McDonald vs John Lineker – UFC Fight Night 91. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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