Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-18, nice exchanges between Conor McGregor and Dennis Siver: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Conor McGregor entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-2-0 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo); he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Joseph Duffy, since then he has collected 12 consecutive victories (four in the Ufc) beating Dustin Poirier in his last bout (=Poirier vs McGregor).
His opponent, the black belt in tae kwon do Dennis Siver, has an official record of 22-9-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class, he lost to Cub Swanson in 2013 (=Swanson vs Siver) but then he came back to win defeating Manny Gamburyan (later the result was changed to “no-contest” because he tested positive for hCG) and Charles Rosa. McGregor vs Siver is the main event of UFC Fight Night 59. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2015-01-03, Danny Castillo vs Paul Felder gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). Danny Castillo entered this fight with a mma record of 17-7-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.35 lightweight in the world while his opponent, the undefeated Paul Felder, has a perfect record of 9-0-0 (66% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission). Castillo vs Felder is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Daniel Cormier – UFC 182. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-20, pretty good finish between Lyoto Machida and CB Dollaway: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in karate and Bjj Lyoto Machida entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-5-0 (48% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 middleweight in the world, he has fought twice in 2014 beating Gegard Mousasi (=Machida vs Mousasi) but then he lost to #1 Ufc Mw champion Chris Weidman (=Weidman vs Machida).
His opponent, CB Dollaway, has an official record of 15-5-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Tim Boetsch, after this bout he came back to win beating Cezar Ferreira (=Dollaway vs Ferreira) and Francis Carmont (=Carmont vs Dollaway). Machida vs Dollaway is the main event of UFC Fight Night 58. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-20, fight not particularly good between Renan Barao and Mitch Gagnon: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado entered this fight with a pro mma record of 32-2-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 bantamweight in the world, he has fought twice in 2014 beating Urijah Faber in their rematch (=Barao vs Faber 2) but then he was defeated by TJ Dillashaw losing his Ufc Bw title (=Barao vs Dillashaw).
His opponent, Mitch Gagnon, has a record of 12-2-0 (92% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Bryan Caraway (=Caraway vs Gagnon); since then he has won four consecutive bouts, the last one against Roman Salazar (=Gagnon vs Salazar). Barao vs Gagnon is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs CB Dollaway – UFC FN 58. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-20, Erick Silva vs Mike Rhodes gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj and judo Erick Silva entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-5-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 welterweight while his opponent, Mike Rhodes, has an official record of 6-3-0 (67% finishing rate). Both fighters have fought twice in 2014: Silva defeated Takenori Sato (=Silva vs Sato) but then he was defeated by Matt Brown (fight of the year candidate, Brown vs Silva) while Rhodes lost to George Sullivan and Robert Whittaker. ‘Indio’ Silva vs Rhodes is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs CB Dollaway – UFC FN 58. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-13, fight not particularly good between Gabriel Gonzaga and Matt Mitrione: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj Gabriel Gonzaga entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-8-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 heavyweight in the world; he has fought once in 2014 losing to Stipe Miocic (=Gonzaga vs Miocic).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and former Nfl football player Matt Mitrione, has a record of 8-3-0 (87% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class; he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Brendan Schaub (=Schaub vs Mitrione) but after this bout he came back to win beating Shawn Jordan (=Mitrione vs Jordan) and Derrick Lewis (=Mitrione vs Lewis). Gonzaga vs Mitrione is on the undercard of Junior dos Santos vs Stipe Miocic – UFC on Fox 13. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-12, pretty good finish between Joe Proctor and Yancy Medeiros but it is not enough to get three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Joe Proctor entered this fight with a professional mma record of 10-2-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.79 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Yancy Medeiros, has an official record of 10-2-0 (80% finishing rate). Proctor vs Medeiros is on the undercard of Carla Esparza vs Rose Namajunas – UFC Tuf 20 Finale. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-12, great fight between Carla Esparza and Rose Namajunas: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The Invicta Fc strawweight champion Carla Esparza entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-2-0 (67% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.4 women’s strawweight in the world, she suffered her last defeat in 2011 when she faced Jessica Aguilar, since then she has won four consecutive fights.
Her opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do and karate Rose Namajunas, has an official record of 2-1-0 (100% submission victory rate) and she entered as the No.6 in the same weight class but she lost her last bout, against Tecia Torres. Esparza vs Namajunas, main event of the UFC – Tuf 20 Finale, is valid for the inaugural UFC women’s strawweight title; they also faced each other a second time on May 7, 2022 (Rose Namajunas vs Carla Esparza 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-06, great fight between Anthony Pettis and Gilbert Melendez: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in tae-kwon-do Anthony Pettis entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-3-0 (82% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since August 31, 2013 when he defeated Benson Henderson in their second fight winning the Ufc Lw belt (=Henderson vs Pettis 2).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Strikeforce Lw champion Gilbert Melendez, has a record of 22-3-0 (55% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Benson Henderson (via split decsion, Henderson vs Melendez); after this bout he came back to win beating Diego Sanchez in one of the best mma fights of 2013 (=Melendez vs Sanchez). Pettis vs Melendez is valid for the Ufc lightweight title (Pettis’ first defense); undercard of Johny Hendricks vs Robbie Lawler 2 – UFC 181. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-11-22, good fight between Frankie Edgar and Cub Swanson: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj and former Ufc lightweight champion Frankie Edgar entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-1 (47% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 featherweight in the world, he suffered three consecutive defeats between 2012 and 2013, the last one against #1 Jose Aldo (=Aldo vs Edgar); after this bout he came back to win beating Charles Oliveira (=Edgar vs Oliveira) and BJ Penn in their third fight (=Edgar vs Penn 3).
His opponent, the balck belt in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Cub Swanson, has an official record of 21-5-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Ricardo Lamas (=Lamas vs Swanson); since then he has collected six consecutive victories, the last one against Jeremy Stephens (=Swanson vs Stephens). Edgar vs Swanson is the main event of “UFC Fight Night 57”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-18, nice exchanges between Conor McGregor and Dennis Siver: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Review: 2014-12-20, fight not particularly good between Renan Barao and Mitch Gagnon: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado entered this fight with a pro mma record of 32-2-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 bantamweight in the world, he has fought twice in 2014 beating Urijah Faber in their rematch (=
