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!

2014 MMA fight – Max Holloway vs Akira Corassani – full fight Video UFC FN 53

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-10-04, good finish between Max Holloway and Akira Corassani: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Max Holloway entered this fight with a pro mma record of 10-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 featherweight in the world, he lost twice in 2013, against Dennis Bermudez and Conor McGregor (=McGregor vs Holloway) but he came back to win in 2014 defeating Will Chope (=Holloway vs Chope), Andre Fili (=Holloway vs Fili) and Clay Collard (=Holloway vs Collard).
His opponent, the balck belt in tae-kwon-do Akira Corassani, has an official record of 12-4-0 (34% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class, he won twice last year, against Robbie Peralta (=Peralta vs Corassani) and Maximo Blanco, but he lost his only bout of 2014 against Dustin Poirier (=Poirier vs Corassani). Holloway vs Corassani is on the undercard of Gunnar Nelson vs Rick Story – UFC FN 53. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Ilir Latifi vs Jan Blachowicz – fight Video UFC FN 53

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-10-04, fight not particularly exciting between Ilir Latifi and Jan Blachowicz: it gets two stars. Ilir Latifi entered this fight with a mma record of 9-3-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 light heavyweight in the world, he lost his Ufc debut fight in 2013, against Gegard Mousasi (=Mousasi vs Latifi), but he came back to win in 2014 beating Cyrille Diabate and Chris Dempsey.
His opponent, Jan Blachowicz, has a record of 17-3-0 (65% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 16, 2013 when he defeated Goran Reljic successfully defended his KSW light-Hw title (=Blachowicz vs Reljic). Latifi vs Blachowicz is on the undercard of Gunnar Nelson vs Rick Story – UFC FN 53. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Niklas Backstrom vs Mike Wilkinson – fight Video UFC FN 53

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-10-04, exciting finish between Niklas Backstrom and Mike Wilkinson: it is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The undefeated Niklas Backstrom entered this fight with a perfect record of 8-0-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 featherweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Max Coga and Tom Niinimaki (=Niinimaki vs Backstrom).
His opponent, Mike Wilkinson, has an official record of 8-1-0 (75% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 8, 2013 when he was defeated by Rony ‘Jason’ Mariano Bezerra (=Jason vs Wilkinson). Backstrom vs Wilkinson is on the undercard of Gunnar Nelson vs Rick Story – UFC FN 53. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Demetrious Johnson vs Chris Cariaso full fight Video UFC 178 – 2014

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-09-27, pretty good finish between Demetrious Johnson and Chris Cariaso but it is not enough to get three stars. The Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-2-1 (55% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Dominick Cruz for the Ufc Bw title (=Cruz vs Johnson), after that bout he moved down in weight class and he collected one draw and six consecutive wins; ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson has already fought in 2014 successfully defending his belt against Ali Bagautinov (=Johnson vs Bagautinov).
His opponent, Chris Cariaso, has an official record of 17-5-0 (29% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class, he suffered two consecutive defeats between 2012 and 2013, against John Moraga (=Moraga vs Cariaso) and Jussier ‘Formiga’ da Silva, but then he came back to win defeating Iliarde Santos in 2013; he has fought twice in 2014 beating Danny Martinez and Louis Smolka (=Cariaso vs Smolka). Johnson vs Cariaso, main event of Ufc 178, is valid for the Ufc flyweight title (Johnson’s fifth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Donald Cerrone vs Eddie Alvarez full fight Video UFC 178 – 2014

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-09-27, good fight between Donald Cerrone and Eddie Alvarez: it gets three stars. Donald Cerrone entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-6-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis), he suffered his last defeat last year when he faced Rafael dos Anjos (=Cerrone vs dos Anjos), after that bout he has won four consecutive fights, three in 2014: against Adriano Martins (=Cerrone vs Martins), Edson Barboza (=Cerrone vs Barboza) and Jim Miller (=Cerrone vs Miller).
His opponent, the former Bellator Lw champion Eddie Alvarez, has a record of 25-3-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class, he suffered his last loss in 2011 when he faced for the first time Michael Chandler (4-stars-fight Chandler vs Alvarez I), since then he has fought and won three consecutive bouts and in his last fight he took revenge on Chandler (but it was a controversial decision Chandler vs Alvarez II). ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone vs Alvarez is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Chris Cariaso – UFC 178. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor full fight Video UFC 178 – 2014

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-09-27, some good single shots between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor but it is not enough to get three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Dustin Poirier entered this fight with a mma record of 16-3-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 featherweight in the world; he suffered his last defeat in his first fight of 2013, against Cub Swanson (=Swanson vs Poirier) but then he won three consecutive bouts, the last one in 2014 against Akira Corassani (=Poirier vs Corassani).
His opponent, Conor McGregor, has an official record of 15-2-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Joseph Duffy at Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 39, since then he has won 11 consecutive fights, the last one against Diego Brandao (=McGregor vs Brandao). Poirier vs McGregor is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Chris Cariaso – UFC 178; they also faced each other a second time on January 24, 2021 (Conor McGregor vs Dustin Poirier 2) and a third time on July 10, 2021 (Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor 3). Watch the video and rate this fight!