Review: 2014-02-22, some good shots but it is not enough to get thrre stars: Daniel Cormier vs Patrick Cummins gets two. Both undefeated, Daniel Cormier entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-0-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world but in this fight he moved down to the light heavyweight division. He is a former Olympic wrestler but he is also a brown belt in bjj.
His opponent, Patrick Cummins, has an official record of 4-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and like Cormier he comes from a wrestling background. Cummins debuts in Ufc replacing Rashad Evans who has forced to withdraw from the bout due to a leg injury. Cormier vs Cummins is on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann – UFC 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-22, the fight between Mike Pyle and TJ Waldburger gets three stars thanks to a good finish. The former WEC welterweight champion Mike Pyle entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-9-1 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 welterweight in the world, last year he fought twice beating Rick Story in May but then he lost to Matt Brown in August (=Pyle vs Brown).
His opponent, TJ Waldburger, has a record of 16-8-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.66 in the same weight class, he is 25 years old (13 years younger than Pyle) and he also lost his last fight (the only one in 2013) facing Adlan Amagov at UFC 166. Pyle vs Waldburger is on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann – UFC 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-22, some nice single shots and a pretty good finish: Robert Whittaker vs Stephen Thompson gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Robert Whittaker entered this fight with a mma record of 11-3-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.58 welterweight in the world, he is just 23 years old (8 years younger than Thompson) and he is a black belt in karate and hapkido. Last year he fought twice, beating Colton Smith in May but then he lost to Court McGee in August (=McGee vs Whittaker).
His opponent, Stephen Thompson, has an official record of 8-1-0 (63% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.97 in the same weight class, he is a black belt in karate and kickboxing, discipline in which he is undefeated with 20 victories out of 20 professional kickboxing fights. Last year he fought twice defeating both his opponets: Nah-Shon Burrell and Chris Clements. Whittaker vs Thompson is on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann – UFC 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-15, spectacular knockdown (look at the GIF) in the first part of the fight but the rest of the bout doesn’t deserve three stars: Nicholas Musoke vs Viscardi Andrade gets two. Nicholas Musoke entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-2-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.67 middleweight in the world, he comes off six consecutive wins and in his last fight (his Ufc debut) he defeated Alessio Sakara (=Sakara vs Musoke).
His opponent, Viscardi Andrade, has an official record of 17-5-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.86 welterweight, he is also at his second fight in the Ufc after his win against Bristol Marunde in 2013. Musoke vs Andrade is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi – UFC Ufn 36. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-15, technical fight with some nice kicks and combinations but the bout was not so exciting: Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi gets two stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Lyoto Machida entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-4-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 middleweight in the world, he is a black belt in Shotokan karate (3rd dan) and in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, last year he fought three times beating Dan Henderson (=Machida vs Henderson), losing to Phil Davis (=Machida vs Davis) and defeating Mark Munoz with a spectacular high kick in his middleweight debut (=Machida vs Munoz).
His opponent, the 28-year-old Gegard Mousasi (seven less than Machida), has an official record of 34-3-2 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 light heavyweight but in this fight he returns to the lower division, currently the #1 in the middleweight class is Chris Weidman. Mousasi started his fighting career practicing judo (he is a black belt) but then he practiced boxing (winning the amateur Netherlands title) and kickboxing. He suffered his last defeat against Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal in 2010 losing also the Strikeforce light heavyweight title but since then he collected six victories and one draw. Machida vs Mousasi is the main event of UFC Fight Night 36 – Ufn 36. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-15, pretty good fight between Ronaldo Souza and Francis Carmont: it gets thrre stars. Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-3-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 middleweight in the world, he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo (he won eight gold medals in bjj and two in the ADCC submission wrestling championship). Ronaldo Souza suffered his last defeat to Luke Rockhold in 2011 losing also the Strikeforce middleweight title (=Rockhold vs Souza), since then he collected five consecutive wins (all before the limit!).
His opponent, Francis Carmont, has an official record of 22-7-0 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat against the Russian Baga Agaev in 2008 but after that fight he has just won, eleven-fight win streak (six in the Ufc). Currently the #1 in the middleweight division is Chris Weidman. Jacare Souza vs Carmont is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi – UFC Ufn 36. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-15, fight not so exciting between Erick Silva and Takenori Sato: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj and judo Erick Silva entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-4-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.30 welterweight in the world, last year he fought twice defeating Jason High in June (=Silva vs High) but then he lost to Dong Hyun Kim(=Silva vs Kim).
His opponent, Takenori Sato, has an official record of 17-8-7 (53% finishing rate), he is the current welterweight champion of “King of Pancrase” and he suffered his last loss against Keiichiro Yamamiya in 2010. On the original fight card Erick Silva was expected to face Nate Loughran but he has forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury and he has been replaced by Sato who debuts in the Ufc. ‘Indio’ Silva vs Sato is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi – UFC Ufn 36. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-15, Charles Oliveira vs Andy Ogle gets three stars only thanks a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in bjj Charles Oliveira entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-4-0 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.38 featherweight in the world, he comes off two consecutive defeats, the last one against Frankie Edgar, his only bout in 2013 (=Edgar vs Oliveira).
His opponent, Andy Ogle, has an official record of 9-3-0 (55% finishing rate), he is 24 years old like Oliveira and last year he fought twice, beating Josh Grispi in February but then he lost to Cole Miller in October via unanimous decision. Oliveira vs Ogle is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi – UFC Ufn 36. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-01, good start and some nice exchanges between Renan Barao and Urijah Faber: this fight gets three stars. The Ufc bantamweight champion Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado entered this fight with a professional mma record of 31-1-0 (68% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world, he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and he suffered his only loss at his pro mma debut in 2005 against Joao Paulo Rodrigues de Souza.
His opponent, the 34-year-old Urijah Faber (8 years more than Barao) has an official record of 30-6-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class, all his defeats came in title fights and the last one occurred in their previous fight against Barao, bout ended by unanimous decision in 2012 (=Barao vs Faber I). Barao vs Faber 2, main event of UFC 169, is valid for the Ufc bantamweight title, Barao’s third defense. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-01, something good in the last part of the fight and some good kicks in the first one, but it is not enough to get three stars: Jose Aldo vs Ricardo Lamas gets two. The Ufc featherweight champion and black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Jose Aldo entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-1-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2005 against Luciano Azevedo, so he comes off 16 consecutive wins!
His opponent is the American Ricardo Lamas who has an official record of 13-2-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class, he is also a black belt in bjj and he is undefeated in the Ufc. Aldo vs Lamas is valid for the Ufc featherweight title, first title shot for Lamas; undercard of Renan Barao vs Urijah Faber 2 – UFC 169. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-02-22, some good shots but it is not enough to get thrre stars: Daniel Cormier vs Patrick Cummins gets two. Both undefeated, Daniel Cormier entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-0-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world but in this fight he moved down to the light heavyweight division. He is a former Olympic wrestler but he is also a brown belt in bjj.
Review: 2014-02-22, the fight between Mike Pyle and TJ Waldburger gets three stars thanks to a good finish. The former WEC welterweight champion Mike Pyle entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-9-1 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 welterweight in the world, last year he fought twice beating Rick Story in May but then he lost to Matt Brown in August (=
