Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-30, wild exchanges and a great finish: Edson Barboza vs Justin Gaethje is one of the best mma fights of the year 2019 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza entered this fight with a pro record of 20-6-0 (65% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 lightweight in the world. He lost two consecutive fights between 2017 and 2018, against current #1 Ufc Lw champ Khabib Nurmagomedov (Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Edson Barboza) and Kevin Lee (Edson Barboza vs Kevin Lee), but then he has beat Dan Hooker (Edson Barboza vs Dan Hooker).
His opponent, the former Wsof Lw champion Justin Gaethje, has an official mma record of 19-2-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He also lost two out of his last three bouts, losing to Eddie Alvarez (Eddie Alvarez vs Justin Gaethje) and Dustin Poirier (4-stars fight, Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje), but in his last fight he has won over James Vick (Justin Gaethje vs James Vick). Barboza vs Gaethje is the main event of UFC on ESPN 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-30, good start between David Branch and Jack Hermansson: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj, former Wsof light-Hw and Mw champion David Branch entered this fight with a record of 22-5-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 middleweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Luke Rockhold (Luke Rockhold vs David Branch) and Jared Cannonier (David Branch vs Jared Cannonier); between these two bouts he beat Thiago Santos (David Branch vs Thiago Santos).
His opponent, Jack Hermansson, has a mma record of 18-4-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Thiago Santos in 2017 (Thiago Santos vs Jack Hermansson) but then he has won over Thales Leites and Gerald Meerschaert. Branch vs Hermansson is on the undercard of Edson Barboza vs Justin Gaethje – UFC on ESPN 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-30, Josh Emmett vs Michael Johnson gets three stars thanks to a nice finish.
Josh Emmett entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-2-0 (46% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 featherweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Jeremy Stephens (Josh Emmett vs Jeremy Stephens); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Ricardo Lamas (Ricardo Lamas vs Josh Emmett).
His opponent, Michael Johnson, has an official record of 19-13-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He lost three consecutive bouts between November 2016 and January 2018, the last one with Darren Elkins (Darren Elkins vs Michael Johnson), but then he has won over Andre Fili (Andre Fili vs Michael Johnson) and Artem Lobov (Michael Johnson vs Artem Lobov). Emmett vs Johnson is on the undercard of Edson Barboza vs Justin Gaethje – UFC on ESPN 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-23, boring fight between Curtis Blaydes and Justin Willis: it gets one star.
Curtis Blaydes entered this fight with a professional record of 10-2-0 (80% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). He fought three times last year beating Mark Hunt (Mark Hunt vs Curtis Blaydes) and Alistair Overeem (Alistair Overeem vs Curtis Blaydes) but then he lost to Francis Ngannou in their rematch (Curtis Blaydes vs Francis Ngannou 2).
His opponent, Justin Willis, has a mma record of 8-1-0 (50% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss at his first professional mma fight, against Henry Solis, since then he has won eight consecutive bouts defeating Chase Sherman and Mark Hunt in 2018 (Mark Hunt vs Justin Willis). Blaydes vs Willis is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis – UFC Fight Night 148 (UFC on ESPN+ 6). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-23, good finish between Stephen Thompson and Anthony Pettis: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in karate and ju-jitsu Stephen Thompson entered this fight with a mma record of 14-3-1 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kamaru Usman) but he lost two out of his last three fights, against former #1 Ufc champion Tyron Woodley (Woodley vs Thompson 2) and with Darren Till (Stephen Thompson vs Darren Till); between these two bouts he beat Jorge Masvidal (Stephen Thompson vs Jorge Masvidal).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do, Bjj and former Ufc Lw champion Anthony Pettis, has an official record of 21-8-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 lightweight but he lost six out of his last nine fights. Last year he beat Michael Chiesa (Anthony Pettis vs Michael Chiesa) and he was defeated by Tony Ferguson (Tony Ferguson vs Anthony Pettis). Thompson vs Pettis is the main event of UFC Fight Night 148 (UFC on ESPN+ 6). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-23, some good exchanges between Jussier Formiga da Silva and Deiveson Figueiredo but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Bjj and judo Jussier Formiga da Silva entered this fight with a record of 22-5-0 (45% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.3 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Henry Cejudo). He lost to Ray Borg in 2017 (Formiga vs Borg) but then he has won three fights beating Ben Nguyen (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Ben Nguyen) and Sergio Pettis in 2018 (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Sergio Pettis).
His opponent, the undefeated Deiveson Figueiredo, has a perfect mma record of 15-0-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. ‘Daico’ Figueiredo fought twice last year defeating Joseph Morales (Deiveson Figueiredo vs Joseph Morales) and John Moraga (John Moraga vs Deiveson Figueiredo). Formiga vs Figueiredo is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis – UFC Fight Night 148 (UFC on ESPN+ 6). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-23, fight not so exciting between John Makdessi and Jesus Pinedo: it gets two stars.
The black belt in karate and tae-kwon-do John Makdessi entered this fight with a pro record of 16-6-0 (56% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.47 lightweight in the world. He was defeated by Lando Vannata in 2016 (-4-stars fight, John Makdessi vs Lando Vannata) but then he has beat Abel Trujillo and Ross Pearson.
His opponent, Jesus Pinedo, has an official mma record of 16-4-1 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.235 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Alonso Santos Verona Ganoza in 2015, since then he has won seven fights taking revenge on Ganoza in 2017 and beating Devin Powell in his last bout. Makdessi vs Pinedo is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis – UFC Fight Night 148 (UFC on ESPN+ 6). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-16, good exchanges on the ground between Claudio Silva and Danny Roberts: it gets three stars.
The black belt in Bjj Claudio Henrique da Silva entered this fight with a pro record of 12-1-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.43 welterweight in the world. He suffered his only loss at his professional mma debut in 2007 against Matt Thorpe, since then he has won 12 consecutive bouts defeating Nordine Taleb last year.
His opponent, Danny Roberts, has an official mma record of 16-3-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.87 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Nordine Taleb in 2017 but he came back to win in 2018 against Oliver Enkamp and David Zawada. Silva vs Roberts is on the undercard of Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal – UFC Fight Night 147 (UFC on ESPN+ 5). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-16, close fight but not so exciting: Leon Edwards vs Gunnar Nelson gets two stars.
Leon Edwards entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-3-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 welterweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Ufc Ww champ Kamaru Usman in 2015 but since then he has won six consecutive bouts defeating Peter Sobotta (Leon Edwards vs Peter Sobotta) and Donald Cerrone in 2018 (Donald Cerrone vs Leon Edwards).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gunnar Nelson, has a record of 17-3-1 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Santiago Ponzinibbio in 2017 (Gunnar Nelson vs Santiago Ponzinibbio) but he came back to win in 2018 with Alex Oliveira (Gunnar Nelson vs Alex Oliveira). Edwards vs Nelson is on the undercard of Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal – UFC Fight Night 147 (UFC on ESPN+ 5). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-16, great fight between Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal: it is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night, UFC Performance of the Night).
Darren Till entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-1-1 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kamaru Usman). He fought twice last year beating Stephen Thompson (Stephen Thompson vs Darren Till) and suffering his first loss, against former #1 Ufc champion Tyron Woodley (Tyron Woodley vs Darren Till).
His opponent, Jorge Masvidal, has an official record of 32-13-0 (47% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 4, 2017 when he was defeated by Stephen Thompson (Stephen Thompson vs Jorge Masvidal); before this bout, in 2017, he had also lost to Demian Maia in May (via split decision, Maia vs Masvidal) and he had beat Donald Cerrone in January (Cerrone vs Masvidal). Till vs Masvidal is the main event of UFC Fight Night 147 (UFC on ESPN+ 5). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-30, wild exchanges and a great finish: Edson Barboza vs Justin Gaethje is one of the best mma fights of the year 2019 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
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