Review: 2013-11-30, pretty good finish between Julianna Pena and Jessica Rakoczy: it gets three stars. Julianna Pena entered the fight with a record of 4-2-0 (100% finishing rate) while Jessica Rakoczy had a record of 1-3-0. Pena vs Rakoczy is the final of TUF 18 women’s bantamweight tournament; undercard of Gray Maynard vs Nate Diaz 2 – UFC Tuf 18 Finale. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-30, nice and tough fight between Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz: it gets three stars. Gray Maynard (11-2-1, 18% ko/tko victory rate) entered as the No.13 lightweight in the world while Nate Diaz (16-9-0, 88% finishing rate) entered as the No.14. In their first professional fight Maynard defeated Diaz by split decision (January 11, 2010) but they had already faced each other previously in the semifinal of “The Ultimate Fighter 5” and Diaz won by submission (but it is not recorded as a professional fight); this second fight is the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-30, pretty good finish between Chris Holdsworth and Davey Grant but it is not enough to get three stars. Chris Holdsworth entered the fight with a record of 4-0-0 (100% submission victory rate) while Davey Grant had a record of 8-1-0 (100% finishing rate). Holdsworth vs Grant is the final of TUF 18 men’s bantamweight tournament; undercard of Gray Maynard vs Nate Diaz 2 – UFC Tuf 18 Finale. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-16, aggressive start and good finish: Donald Cerrone vs Evan Dunham gets three stars. Donald Cerrone (20-6-0, 75% finishing rate) entered as the No.14 lightweight in the world while Evan Dunham (14-4-0, 64% finishing rate) entered as the No.23. Cerrone vs Dunham is on the undercard of Georges St Pierre vs Johny Hendricks – UFC 167. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-16, close fight but not so exciting: Tim Elliott vs Ali Bagautinov gets two stars. Tim Elliott (10-3-1, 70% finishing rate) entered as the No.13 flyweight in the world while Ali Bagautinov (11-2-0, 81% finishing rate) entered as the No.16 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Demetrious Johnson). Elliott vs Bagautinov is on the undercard of Georges St Pierre vs Johny Hendricks – UFC 167. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-16, close fight and good performance by both fighters (UFC Fight of the Night), we want to see a rematch: Georges St Pierre vs Johny Hendricks gets three stars. Georges St Pierre (24-2-0, 54% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 welterweight in the world while Johny Hendricks (15-1-0, 60% finishing rate) entered as the No.2. GSP vs Hendricks, main event of UFC 167, is valid for the UFC welterweight title (St Pierre’s eighth defense). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-16, fight not particularly exciting between Rashad Evans and Chael Sonnen: it gets two stars. Rashad Evans (18-3-1, 44% finishing rate) entered as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world while Chael Sonnen (28-13-1, 43% finishing rate) entered as the No.6 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Jon Jones). Evans vs Sonnen is on the undercard of Georges St Pierre vs Johny Hendricks – UFC 167. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-16, Rory MacDonald vs Robbie Lawler gets three stars thanks to an exciting finish. Rory MacDonald (15-1-0, 80% finishing rate) entered as the No.4 welterweight in the world while Robbie Lawler (21-9-0, 90% finishing rate) entered as the No.14 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Georges St Pierre). MacDonald vs Lawler is on the undercard of Georges St Pierre vs Johny Hendricks – UFC 167; they also faced each other a second time on July 11, 2015 (=Lawler vs MacDonald 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-16, good exchanges and good finish: Josh Koscheck vs Tyron Woodley gets three stars. Josh Koscheck (17-7-0, 58% finishing rate) entered as the No.21 welterweight in the world while Tyron Woodley (11-2-0, 63% finishing rate) entered as the No.16. Koscheck vs Woodley is on the undercard of Georges St Pierre vs Johny Hendricks – UFC 167. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-09, the second fight between Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson gets three stars thanks to a good finish. The Brazilian Vitor Belfort (23-10-0, 83% finishing rate) entered as the No.4 middleweight in the world while Dan Henderson, 43 years old, (29-10-0, 52% finishing rate) entered as the No.8 light heavyweight. In their first fight Hendo defeated Belfort by unanimous decision (October 21, 2006); this second fight is the main event of UFC Fight Night 32. Watch the video!
