Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-17, disappointing fight between Francis Ngannou and Cain Velasquez: it gets two stars.
Francis Ngannou entered this fight with a pro record of 12-3-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier) but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Stipe Miocic (Stipe Miocic vs Francis Ngannou) and Derrick Lewis (Francis Ngannou vs Derrick Lewis); after this bout he has beat Curtis Blaydes in their rematch (Curtis Blaydes vs Francis Ngannou 2).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Ufc champion Cain Velasquez, has an official mma record of 14-2-0 (86% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 9, 2016 when he defeated Travis Browne (Cain Velasquez vs Travis Browne); before this bout, in 2015, he had lost to Fabricio Werdum (Cain Velasquez vs Fabricio Werdum). Ngannou vs Velasquez is the main event of UFC on ESPN 1. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-17, fight not so exciting between Paul Felder and James Vick: it gets two stars.
The black belt in karate and tae-kwon-do Paul Felder entered this fight with a record of 15-4-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 lightweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Mike Perry (Paul Felder vs Mike Perry); before this bout, in 2017, he had won over Alessandro Ricci, Stevie Ray (Ray vs Felder) and Charles Oliveira (Charles Oliveira vs Paul Felder).
His opponent, James Vick, has a mma record of 13-2-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year beating Francisco Trinaldo (James Vick vs Francisco Trinaldo) and losing to Justin Gaethje (Justin Gaethje vs James Vick). Felder vs Vick is on the undercard of Francis Ngannou vs Cain Velasquez – UFC on ESPN 1. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-17, some good single shots between Cynthia Calvillo and Cortney Casey but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
Cynthia Calvillo entered this fight with a professional mma record of 7-1-0 (71% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.12 women’s strawweight in the world. She suffered her only loss when she faced Carla Esparza in 2017, after this bout she came back to win against Poliana Botelho in 2018.
Her opponent, Cortney Casey-Sanchez, has an official record of 8-6-0 (75% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. She lost two consecutive fights between 2017 and 2018, against Felice Herrig and Michelle Waterson but then she has beat Angela Hill. Calvillo vs Casey is on the undercard of Francis Ngannou vs Cain Velasquez – UFC on ESPN 1. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-17, disappointing fight between Jimmie Rivera and Aljamain Sterling: it gets two stars.
The black belt in karate Jimmie Rivera entered this fight with a pro record of 22-2-0 (27% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is TJ Dillashaw). He fought twice last year losing to Marlon Moraes (Jimmie Rivera vs Marlon Moraes) and beating John Dodson (John Dodson vs Jimmie Rivera).
His opponent, Aljamain Sterling, has an official mma record of 16-3-0 (56% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He was also defeated by Marlon Moraes (at the end of 2017 Aljamain Sterling vs Marlon Moraes) but then he has won over Brett Johns (Brett Johns vs Aljamain Sterling) and Cody Stamann (Aljamain Sterling vs Cody Stamann). Rivera vs Sterling is on the undercard of Francis Ngannou vs Cain Velasquez – UFC on ESPN 1. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-17, fight not particularly good between Myles Jury and Andre Fili: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Bjj Myles Jury entered this fight with a professional record of 17-3-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 featherweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Chad Mendes (Chad Mendes vs Myles Jury); before this fight, in 2017, he had won over Mike De La Torre and Rick Glenn.
His opponent, Andre Fili, has a mma record of 18-6-0 (61% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.31 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year beating Dennis Bermudez (Dennis Bermudez vs Andre Fili) and losing to Michael Johnson (Andre Fili vs Michael Johnson). Jury vs Fili is on the undercard of Francis Ngannou vs Cain Velasquez – UFC on ESPN 1. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-17, back and forth fight with some tough exchanges: Vicente Luque vs Bryan Barberena is one of the best mma fights of the year 2019 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
Vicente Luque entered this fight with a mma record of 14-6-1 (93% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.28 welterweight in the world. He was defeated by Leon Edwards in 2017 but then he has won over Niko Price, Chad Laprise and Jalin Turner.
His opponent, Bryan Barberena, has an official record of 14-5-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.44 in the same weight class. He lost to Leon Edwards in 2017 (Leon Edwards vs Bryan Barberena) but he came back to win in 2018 against Jake Ellenberger (Bryan Barberena vs Jake Ellenberger). Luque vs Barberena is on the undercard of Francis Ngannou vs Cain Velasquez – UFC on ESPN 1. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-17, pretty good finish between Kron Gracie and Alex Caceres: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The undefeated black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Kron Gracie entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 4-0-0 (100% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 31, 2016 when he defeated Tatsuya Kawajiri (Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Kron Gracie); in September 2016, he had also beat Hideo Tokoro (Gracie vs Tokoro).
His opponent, Alex Caceres, has a record of 14-11-0 (57% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.84 featherweight in the world. He lost to Wang Guan in 2017 but then he defeated Martín Bravo in 2018. Gracie vs Caceres is on the undercard of Francis Ngannou vs Cain Velasquez – UFC on ESPN 1. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-10, good fight between Israel Adesanya and Anderson Silva: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The undefeated former Glory kickboxing fighter Israel Adesanya entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 15-0-0 (87% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.8 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robert Whittaker). He fought four times last year winning over Rob Wilkinson, Martin Vettori (Israel Adesanya vs Marvin Vettori), Brad Tavares (Brad Tavares vs Israel Adesanya) and Derek Brunson (Derek Brunson vs Israel Adesanya).
His opponent, the 43-year-old (14 years older than Adesanya) black belt in Bjj, tae-kwon-do and former Ufc Mw champion Anderson Silva, has an official record of 34-8-0 (76% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since February 11, 2017 when he defeated Derek Brunson (Anderson Silva vs Derek Brunson). Before this bout, in 2016, ‘The Spider’ Silva had lost two consecutive fights: against Michael Bisping in February (controversial decision, Silva vs Bisping) and with Daniel Cormier in July (Cormier vs Silva). Adesanya vs Silva is the new main event of UFC 234 (on the original fight card the main event was Robert Whittaker vs Kelvin Gastelum but the Australian pulled out of the event a few hours prior due to an abdominal hernia). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-10, good exchanges between Rani Yahya and Ricky Simon: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Bjj and former ADCC submission wrestling world champion Rani Yahya entered this fight with a professional record of 26-9-0 (77% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.17 bantamweight in the world. He was defeated by Joe Soto in 2017 but then he has beat Henry Briones, Russell Doane and Luke Sanders.
His opponent, Ricky Simon, has a mma record of 14-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Anderson dos Santos in 2016, since then he has won seven consecutive fights defeating Vinicius Zani, Merab Dvalishvili and Montel Jackson in 2018. Yahya vs Simon is on the undercard of Israel Adesanya vs Anderson Silva (on the original fight card the main event was Robert Whittaker vs Kelvin Gastelum but the Australian pulled out of the event a few hours prior due to an abdominal hernia) – UFC 234. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-10, good second part of the fight between Nadia Kassem and Montana De La Rosa: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The undefeated Nadia Kassem entered this fight with a perfect record of 5-0-0 (80% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) but she is not ranked as she hasn’t fought since November 18, 2017 when she defeated Alex Chambers; before this bout, in February 2017, she had also beat Jasita Yotawan.
Her opponent, Montana De La Rosa, has an official mma record of 9-4-0 (78% submission victory rate – she has never won via ko/tko) and she entered as the No.36 women’s flyweight in the world. She lost two consecutive bouts between 2016 and 2017, against Mackenzie Dern and Cynthia Calvillo, but then she has won three fights defeating Rachael Ostovich in 2018. Kassem vs De La Rosa is on the undercard of Israel Adesanya vs Anderson Silva (on the original fight card the main event was Robert Whittaker vs Kelvin Gastelum but the Australian pulled out of the event a few hours prior due to an abdominal hernia) – UFC 234. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-17, disappointing fight between Francis Ngannou and Cain Velasquez: it gets two stars.
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