Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-11, pretty good fight between Gabriel Gonzaga and Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gabriel Gonzaga entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-9-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 heavyweight in the world having lost his last two fights, against Stipe Miocic (=Gonzaga vs Miocic) and Matt Mitrione (=Gonzaga vs Mitrione).
His opponent, the 40-year-old black belt in tae-kwon-do and former K-1 and Pride FC champion Mirko Filipovic (five years older than Gonzaga), has an official record of 30-11-2 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He suffered three consecutive defeats in the Ufc between 2010 and 2011 (the last one against Roy Nelson, Nelson vs Filipovic) and then he fought for other mma promotions collecting three victories and one loss, against Alexey Oleinik (=Cro Cop vs Oleinik), while he beat Satoshi Ishii in his last bout (=Filipovic vs Ishii 2). In their first bout ‘Napao’ Gonzaga beat Filipovic by ko in the first round (April 21, 2007); this second bout is the main event of “UFC Fight Night 64: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-14, close fight with a pretty good finish: Benson Henderson vs Brandon Thatch gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in tae-kwon-do and Bjj and former Ufc lightweight champion Benson Henderson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-5-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 lightweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive defeats: he lost to Rafael dos Anjos in 2014 (=Henderson vs dos Anjos) and to Donald Cerrone just one month ago (=Cerrone vs Henderson 3). In this fight Ben ‘Smooth’ Henderson makes his debut in the welterweight division replacing Stephen Thompson who suffered a rib injury.
His opponent, Brandon Thatch, has an official record of 11-1-0 (100% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 9, 2013 when he defeated Paulo Thiago (=Thatch vs Thiago). The only fight lost by Thatch was in 2008 when he faced Brandon Magana (via split decision) and he was at his second pro mma bout. Henderson vs Thatch is the main event of UFC Fight Night 60. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-31, Tim Boetsch vs Thales Leites gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Fight of the Night and UFC Performance of the Night).
Tim Boetsch entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-7-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 middleweight in the world, he fought twice in 2014 losing to Luke Rockhold (=Rockhold vs Boetsch) but then he defeated Brad Tavares (=Boetsch vs Tavares).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Thales Leites, has an official record of 24-4-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class, he suffered his last loss in 2010 when he faced Matt Horwich, since then he has won seven consecutive bouts (four in the ufc); he beat Francis Carmont in his last fight (=Leites vs Carmont). Boetsch vs Leites is on the undercard of Anderson Silva vs Nick Diaz – UFC 183. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2015-01-03, pretty good fight between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, it was probably the only fight worth watching of a disappointing Ufc 182: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Jon Jones entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-1-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world; his only loss was, in reality, a disqualification suffered against Matt Hamill due to multiple “12-6 elbows” (strike brought from a high position toward the floor). Jon ‘Bones’ Jones is the Ufc light-Hw champion since March 19, 2011 when he defeated Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (=Jones vs Rua), since then he has successfully defended the title seven times fighting just once in 2014, against Glover Teixeira (=Jones vs Teixeira).
His opponent, the undefeated 35-year-old Daniel Cormier ‘DC’ (8 years older than Jones), has a perfect record of 15-0-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2014 beating Patrick Cummins (=Cormier vs Cummins) and Dan Henderson (=Henderson vs Cormier). Jon ‘Bones’ Jones vs Cormier, main event of Ufc 182, is valid for the Ufc light heavyweight title (Jones’ eighth defense); they also faced each other a second time on July 29, 2017 (=Daniel Cormier vs Jon Jones 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-13, nice and tough fight between Junior dos Santos and Stipe Miocic: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The black belt in Bjj and former Ufc Hw champion Junior dos Santos entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-3-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world, he has fought twice in 2013 beating Mark Hunt (=dos Santos vs Hunt) but then he lost to #1 Cain Velasquez in their third fight (=Velasquez vs dos Santos 3).
His opponent, Stipe Miocic, has an official record of 12-1-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat in 2012 when he faced Stefan Struve (=Struve vs Miocic); after this bout he has won three consecutive fights, the last one against Fabio Maldonado (=Miocic vs Maldonado). ‘Cigano’ dos Santos vs Miocic is the main event of “UFC on Fox 13”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-12, pretty good fight between Jessica Penne and Randa Markos: it gets two stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Jessica Penne entered this fight with a pro mma record of 11-2-0 (82% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.9 women’s strawweight in the world while her opponent, Randa Markos, has an official record of 4-1-0 (75% submission victory rate – she has never won via ko/tko) and she entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. Penne vs Markos is on the undercard of Carla Esparza vs Rose Namajunas – UFC Tuf 20 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-11-08, back and forth fight with some tough exchanges: Clint Hester vs Robert Whittaker gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Clint Hester entered this fight with a mma record of 11-3-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.35 middleweight in the world while his opponent, Robert Whittaker, has an official record of 12-4-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.66 welterweight. Hester vs Whittaker is on the undercard of Luke Rockhold vs Michael Bisping – UFC FN 55. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-25, nice and tough exchanges between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes: their second fight is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Jose Aldo entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2005 when he faced Luciano Azevedo, since then he has won 17 consecutive bouts, the lost one against (=Aldo vs Lamas).
His opponent, Chad Mendes, has an official record of 16-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class, his only loss came in 2012 to Aldo in their first bout (=Aldo vs Mendes I); after that fight he won five times, the last one against Nik Lentz (=Mendes vs Lentz). Aldo vs Mendes 2, main event of Ufc 179, is valid for the UFC featherweight title (held by Aldo). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-27, back and forth fight with an exciting finish: Tim Kennedy vs Yoel Romero gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The black belt in ju-jitsu Tim Kennedy entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-4-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Chris Weidman); he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Luke Rockhold in a fight valid for the Strikeforce Mw title (=Rockhold vs Kennedy), since then he has fought and won four consecutive times beating Michael Bisping in his last bout (=Bisping vs Kennedy).
His opponent, the 2000 Olympic Mw silver medalist in freestyle wrestilng Yoel Romero Palacio, has a record of 8-1-0 (87% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat in 2011 when he fought against Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante, since then he has won four consecutive fights, the last one against Brad Tavares (=Tavares vs Romero). Kennedy vs Romero is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Chris Cariaso – UFC 178. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-13, good first part of the fight between Gleison Tibau and Piotr Hallmann but the rest of the bout was not so exciting: it gets two stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gleison Tibau entered this fight with a pro mma record of 29-10-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.27 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat at the end of 2013, against Michael Johnson, but he came back to win in 2014 beating Pat Healy.
His opponent, Piotr Hallmann, has an official record of 15-2-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.41 in the same weight class, he lost once in 2013 as well, against Al Iaquinta, and he won his only fight of 2014 defeating Yves Edwards (=Edwards vs Hallmann). Tibau vs Hallmann is on the undercard of Antonio Silva vs Andrei Arlovski 2 – UFC FN 51. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-11, pretty good fight between Gabriel Gonzaga and Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
Review: 2014-09-13, good first part of the fight between Gleison Tibau and Piotr Hallmann but the rest of the bout was not so exciting: it gets two stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gleison Tibau entered this fight with a pro mma record of 29-10-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.27 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat at the end of 2013, against Michael Johnson, but he came back to win in 2014 beating Pat Healy.
