2018 MMA fight – Gunnar Nelson vs Alex Oliveira – fight Video UFC 231

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-08, good finish between Gunnar Nelson and Alex Oliveira: it gets three stars.

The black belt in karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a mma record of 16-3-1 (94% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 16, 2017 when he was defeated by Santiago Ponzinibbio (Gunnar Nelson vs Santiago Ponzinibbio); before this bout he had beat Alan Jouban (Nelson vs Jouban).
His opponent, Alex Oliveira, has an official record of 19-5-1 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 welterweight in the world. He lost to Yancy Medeiros last year (Alex Oliveira vs Yancy Medeiros) but then ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira has won over Carlos Condit (Carlos Condit vs Alex Oliveira) and Carlo Pedersoli Jr (Alex Oliveira vs Carlo Pedersoli Jr). Nelson vs Oliveira is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega – UFC 231. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Hakeem Dawodu vs Kyle Bochniak – fight Video UFC 231

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-08, fight not particularly good between Hakeem Dawodu and Kyle Bochniak: it gets two stars.

Hakeem Dawodu entered this fight with a professional record of 8-1-1 (75% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.137 featherweight in the world. He has fought twice in 2018 losing to Danny Henry and beating Austin Arnett.
His opponent, Kyle Bochniak, has a mma record of 8-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.147 in the same weight class. He has also fought twice this year defeating Brandon Davis and losing to Zabit Magomedsharipov (Zabit Magomedsharipov vs Kyle Bochniak). Dawodu vs Bochniak is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega – UFC 231. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Jimi Manuwa vs Thiago Santos full fight Video UFC 231 – 2018

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-08, nice and tough exchanges between Jimi Manuwa and Thiago Santos: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Jimi Manuwa entered this fight with a pro record of 17-4-0 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Jan Blachowicz in 2018 (Jimi Manuwa vs Jan Blachowicz 2) and Volkan Oezdemir in 2017 (Jimi Manuwa vs Volkan Oezdemir); before this bout he had beat Corey Anderson (Jimi Manuwa vs Corey Anderson).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Thiago Santos, has an official mma record of 19-6-0 (74% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. Thiago ‘Marreta’ lost to David Branch in April (David Branch vs Thiago Santos) but then he has beat Kevin Holland (Thiago Santos vs Kevin Holland) and Eryk Anders (Thiago Santos vs Eryk Anders). Manuwa vs Santos is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega – UFC 231. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Junior dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa – full fight Video UFC FN 142

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-02, nice exchanges between Junior dos Santos and Tai Tuivasa: it gets three stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Junior dos Santos entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-5-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). ‘Cigano’ dos Santos lost the rematch with Stipe Miocic last year (Stipe Miocic vs Junior dos Santos 2) but he came back to win in July 2018 against Blagoy Ivanov (Junior dos Santos vs Blagoy Ivanov).
His opponent, the undefeated Tai Tuivasa, has a perfect record of 8-0-0 (88% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2018 winning over Cyril Asker (Tai Tuivasa vs Cyril Asker) and Andrei Arlovski (Andrei Arlovski vs Tai Tuivasa). JDS dos Santos vs Tuivasa is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 142. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Tyson Pedro – fight Video UFC FN 142

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-02, pretty good fight between Mauricio Shogun Rua and Tyson Pedro: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in Bjj, former Pride Mw and Ufc light-Hw champion Mauricio Shogun Rua entered this fight with a mma record of 25-11-0 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Anthony Smith (Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Anthony Smith); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Gian Villante (Mauricio Rua vs Gian Villante).
His opponent, the black belt in Japanese jiu-jitsu and kempo Tyson Pedro, has an official record of 7-2-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.36 in the same weight class but he lost two ouy of his last three fights, against Ilir Latifi (Ilir Latifi vs Tyson Pedro) and Ovince St Preux (Ovince St Preux vs Tyson Pedro); between these two bouts he beat Saparbek Safarov (Tyson Pedro vs Saparbek Safarov). Shogun Rua vs Pedro is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa – UFC Fight Night 142. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Mark Hunt vs Justin Willis – fight Video UFC FN 142

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1 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-02, boring fight between Mark Hunt and Justin Willis: it gets one star!

The 44-year-old former K-1 world champion Mark Hunt (13 years older than Willis), entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-13-1 (77% 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 Derrick Lewis last year (Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt); after this fight he has lost to Curtis Blaydes (Mark Hunt vs Curtis Blaydes) and Alexey Oleynik (Mark Hunt vs Alexey Oleynik).
His opponent, Justin Willis, has an official record of 7-1-0 (57% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.50 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss at his first professional mma fight, against Henry Solis, since then he has won seven consecutive bouts defeating Chase Sherman in 2018. Hunt vs Willis is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa – UFC Fight Night 142. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Alexey Kunchenko vs Yushin Okami – fight Video UFC FN 142

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-02, disappointing fight between Alexey Kunchenko and Yushin Okami: it gets two stars.

The undefeated M-1 Global Ww champion Alexey Kunchenko entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 19-0-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.36 welterweight in the world. He has fought twice in 2018 winning over Alexander Butenko and Thiago Alves (Alexey Kunchenko vs Thiago Alves).
His opponent, the black belt in judo Yushin Okami, has an official record of 35-11-0 (48% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.53 in the same weight class. He lost to Ovince St Preux last year (Ovince St Preux vs Yushin Okami) but he come back to win in 2018 against Dhiego Lima. Kunchenko vs Okami is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa – UFC Fight Night 142. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Ben Nguyen vs Wilson Reis – fight Video UFC FN 142

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-02, fight not so exciting between Ben Nguyen and Wilson Reis: it gets two stars.

The black belt in tae-kwon-do Ben Nguyen entered this fight with a pro record of 16-7-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 flyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Jussier Formiga da Silva (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Ben Nguyen); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Tim Elliott (Tim Elliott vs Ben Nguyen).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Wilson Reis, has a mma record of 22-9-0 (45% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class but he comes off three consecutive losses: against Demetrious Johnson (Johnson vs Reis), current #1 Flw champ Henry Cejudo (Henry Cejudo vs Wilson Reis) and John Moraga (John Moraga vs Wilson Reis). Nguyen vs Reis is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa – UFC Fight Night 142. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Pannie Kianzad vs Macy Chiasson – fight Video UFC Tuf 28 Finale

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-30, good second part of the fight between Pannie Kianzad and Macy Chiasson: it gets three stars.

Pannie Kianzad entered this fight with a mma record of 10-3-0 (30% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she is ranked as the No.12 women’s bantamweight in the world. She lost three consecutive fights between 2015 and 2018, against Tonya Evinger (Tonya Evinger vs Pannie Kianzad), Raquel Pa’aluhi and Sarah Kaufman but then she has beat Bianca Daimoni and Kerry Hughes.
Her opponent, the undefeated Macy Chiasson, has an official record of 2-0-0 (50% submission victory rate – she has never won via ko/tko finishing rate) and she entered as the No.9 featherweight. She beat Miranda Dearing in 2017 and Allison Schmidt in 2018. Kianzad vs Chiasson is the final of The Ultimate Fighter 28 Women’s Featherweight tournament; undercard of Rafael dos Anjos vs Kamaru Usman – UFC Tuf 28 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Rafael dos Anjos vs Kamaru Usman – full fight Video UFC Tuf 28 Finale

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-11-30, some good exchanges between Rafael dos Anjos and Kamaru Usman but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performances of the Night).

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Lw champion Rafael dos Anjos entered this fight with a professional mma record of 28-10-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Tyron Woodley). In his last three bouts RDA has beat Neil Magny (Rafael dos Anjos vs Neil Magny) and Robbie Lawler (Robbie Lawler vs Rafael dos Anjos) but then he has lost to Colby Covington (Rafael dos Anjos vs Colby Covington).
His opponent, the Tuf tournament winner Kamaru Usman, has an official record of 13-1-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jose Caceres at his second professional mma fight in 2013, since then he has collected twelve consecutive victories beating Emil Weber Meek (Kamaru Usman vs Emil Weber Meek) and Demian Maia in 2018 (Demian Maia vs Kamaru Usman). Dos Anjos vs Usman is the main event of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale – UFC Tuf 28. Watch the video and rate this fight!