2014 MMA fight – Darren Elkins vs Lucas Martins – fight Video UFC 179

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-10-25, disappointing fight between Darren Elkins and Lucas Martins: it gets two stars. Darren Elkins entered this fight with a record of 17-4-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 featherweight in the world while his opponent, Lucas Martins, has an official record of 15-1-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.36 in the same weight class. In their last fight Elkins lost to Jeremy Stephens (=Elkins vs Stephens) while Martins defeated Alex White (=Martins vs White). Elkins vs Martins is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes 2 – UFC 179. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Carlos Diego Ferreira vs Beneil Dariush fight Video UFC 179 – 2014

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-10-25, some good exchanges in the last part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Carlos Diego Ferreira vs Beneil Dariush gets two stars. The undefeated black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Carlos Diego Ferreira entered this fight with a perfect record of 11-0-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Beneil Dariush (black belt in Bjj as well), has an official record of 8-1-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.73 in the same weight class. Both fighters have faced Ramsey Nijem in 2014: Ferreira defeated him (=Ferreira vs Nijem) while Dariush was beat (=Dariush vs Nijem); after this fight Dariush came back to win beating Tony Martin. Ferreira vs Dariush is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes 2 – UFC 179; they also faced each other a second time n February 7, 2021 (Carlos Diego Ferreira vs Beneil Dariush 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes 2 full fight Video UFC 179 – 2014

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 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!

2014 MMA fight – Glover Teixeira vs Phil Davis – fight Video UFC 179

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-10-25, fight not so exciting between Glover Teixeira and Phil Davis: it gets two stars. The black belt in Bjj Glover Teixeira entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-3-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 light heavyweight in the world, he suffered his third defeat in his last bout, against #1 Ufc light-Hw champion Jon Jones (=Jones vs Teixeira).
His opponent, Phil Davis, has a record of 12-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class, he lost his last bout as well, against Anthony Johnson (=Davis vs Johnson). Teixeira vs Davis is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes 2 – UFC 179. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Fabio Maldonado vs Hans Stringer – full fight Video UFC 179

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-10-25, fight not particularly good between Fabio Maldonado and Hans Stringer: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Fabio Maldonado entered this fight with a mma record of 21-7-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.32 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Hans Stringer, has an official record of 22-5-3 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.52 in the same weight class. In their last bout Maldonado lost to Stipe Miocic (=Miocic vs Maldonado) while Stringer beat Francimar Barroso in his Ufc debut. Maldonado vs Stringer is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes 2 – UFC 179. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Mitch Gagnon vs Roman Salazar – fight Video UFC FN 54

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-10-04, pretty good finish between Mitch Gagnon and Roman Salazar: it gets three stars. Mitch Gagnon entered this fight with a mma record of 11-2-0 (91% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.19 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Bryan Caraway (=Caraway vs Gagnon), after that bout he won three consecutive fights, the last one against Tim Gorman.
His opponent, Roman Salazar, has an official record of 9-2-0 (67% finishing rate), the last time he lost was in 2012 when he faced Anthony Birchak, since then he has collected four consecutive victories beating in his last bout Jose Carbajal. Gagnon vs Salazar is on the undercard of Rory MacDonald vs Tarec Saffiedine – UFC FN 54. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Bruno Santos vs Elias Theodorou – fight Video UFC FN 54

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-10-04, something good in the last part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: Bruno Santos vs Elias Theodorou gets two. Bruno Santos entered this fight with a mma record of 14-1-0 (14% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.48 middleweight in the world while his opponent, the undefeated TUF Nations Mw winner Elias Theodorou, has a perfect record of 9-0-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.54 in the same weight class. Santos vs Theodorou is on the undercard of Rory MacDonald vs Tarec Saffiedine – UFC FN 54. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Rory MacDonald vs Tarec Saffiedine – full fight Video UFC FN 54

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-10-04, pretty good finish between Rory MacDonald and Tarec Saffiedine: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Rory MacDonald entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-2-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre); he suffered his last defeat at the end of 2013 when he faced Robbie Lawler (=MacDonald vs Lawler) but he came back to win in 2014 beating Demian Maia (=MacDonald vs Maia) and Tyron Woodley (=MacDonald vs Woodley).
His opponent, the former Strikeforce Ww champion Tarec Saffiedine, has an official record of 15-3-0 (40% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class, the last time he lost was in 2011 when he faced Tyron Woodley, since then he has won five consecutive fights, beating in his last bout Hyun Gyu Lim (=Saffiedine vs Lim). MacDonald vs Saffiedine is the main event of UFC Fight Night Halifax – UFC FN 54. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Raphael Assuncao vs Bryan Caraway – fight Video UFC FN 54

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-10-04, fight not so exciting between Raphael Assuncao and Bryan Caraway: it gets two stars. The black belt in Bjj Raphael Assuncao entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-4-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Erik Koch, since then he has won six consecutive fights, the last one against Pedro Munhoz.
His opponent, Bryan Caraway, has a record of 19-6-0 (95% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, he lost to Takeya Mizugaki in 2013 but then he came back to win beating Johnny Bedford; he has already fought once in 2014 defeating Erik Perez (=Caraway vs Perez). Assuncao vs Caraway is on the undercard of Rory MacDonald vs Tarec Saffiedine – UFC FN 54. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Gunnar Nelson vs Rick Story – fight Video UFC FN 53

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-10-04, some good single shots between Gunnar Nelson and Rick Story but it is not enough to get three stars. The undefeated black belt in Bjj and karate Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-0-1 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 welterweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Omari Akhmedov (=Nelson vs Akhmedov) and Zak Cummings (=Nelson vs Cummings).
His opponent, Rick Story, has an official record of 17-8-0 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.31 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2014 as well but he lost the first bout, agaisnt Kelvin Gastelum, and then he beat Leonardo Mafra Texeira (=Story vs Mafra). Nelson vs Story is the main event of UFC Fight Night Stockholm – UFC FN 53. Watch the video and rate this fight!