2016 MMA fight – Blagoy Ivanov vs Josh Copeland – full fight Video WSOF 31

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-17, some good exchanges between Blagoy Ivanov and Josh Copeland but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in judo and former world combat sambo champion Blagoy Ivanov entered this fight with a pro record of 13-1-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Alexander Volkov in 2014 (final of the Bellator Hw tournament – season ten – Volkov vs Ivanov), after this bout he beat Smealinho Rama in a fight valid for the Wsof Hw belt (=Rama vs Ivanov) and then he defended his title against Derrick Mehmen (=Ivanov vs Mehmen).
His opponent, Josh Copeland, has an official mma record of 12-3-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.38 in the same weight class. He lost to Vitaly Minakov last year (=Minakov vs Copeland) but he came back to win in 2016 beating Mike Hayes. Ivanov vs Copeland, main event of the WSOF 31, is valid for the WSOF heavyweight title (Ivanov’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Vinny Magalhaes vs Jake Heun full fight Video WSOF 30 – 2016

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-02, good finish but the rest of the fight was pretty boring: Vinny Magalhaes vs Jake Heun gets two stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former M-1 Global champion Vinny Magalhaes entered this fight with a boxing record of 13-7-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 light heavyweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2013, against Phil Davis (=Davis vs Magalhaes) and Anthony Perosh, but then he has won three bouts beating Matt Hamill in his last one (=Magalhaes vs Hamill).
His opponent, Jake Heun, has an official record of 9-4-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.96 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year losing to Clifford Starks, but then he won over Davin Clark and Clinton Williams. Magalhaes vs Heun is on the undercard of David Branch vs Clifford Starks – WSOF 30. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Jon Fitch vs Joao Zeferino – full fight Video WSOF 30

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-02, fight not so exciting between Jon Fitch and Joao Zeferino: it gets two stars.

Jon Fitch entered this fight with a pro mma record of 27-7-1 (37% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 welterweight in the world. He lost to Rousimar Palhares in 2014 (=Palhares vs Fitch) but he came back to win in 2015 beating Yushin Okami (=Fitch vs Okami).
His opponent, Joao Zeferino, has a record of 20-7-0 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.77 lightweight but he comes off the loss against Brian Foster (=Foster vs Zeferino 2). Fitch vs Zeferino is valid for the WSOF welterweight title; undercard of David Branch vs Clifford Starks – WSOF 30. Watch the video and rate this fight!

David Branch vs Clifford Starks full fight Video WSOF 30 – 2016

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-02, fight not particularly good between David Branch and Clifford Starks: it gets two stars.

David Branch entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-3-0 (65% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 light heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Anthony Johnson in 2012 (=Johnson vs Branch), since then he has won seven consecutive bouts beating Teddy Holder in his last one (=Branch vs Holder).
His opponent, Clifford Starks, has an official record of 13-2-0 (46% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 middleweight. He lost two consecutive fights between 2012 and 2013, against Ed Herman (=Herman vs Starks) and Yoel Romero Palacio (=Romero vs Starks), but then he has won five bouts. Branch vs Starks, main event of Wsof 30, is valid for the WSOF middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Justin Gaethje vs Brian Foster – full fight Video WSOF 29

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-12, great start between Justin Gaethje and Brian Foster: it gets three stars.

The undefeated Justin Gaethje entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 15-0-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rafael dos Anjos). He fought twice last year beating Luis Palomino twice (the fight of the year 2015 candidate Gaethje vs Palomino I and Gaethje vs Palomino II).
His opponent, the former Ufc fighter Brian Foster, has an official record of 25-8-0 (96% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class. He fought five times last year losing twice, but then he won the WSOF lightweight tournament beating Joao Zeferino in the final (=Foster vs Zeferino 2). Gaethje vs Foster, main event of the Wsof 29, is valid for the WSOF lightweight title (Gaethje’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Timur Valiev vs Chris Gutierrez – full fight Video WSOF 28

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-20, fight not particularly good between Timur Valiev and Chris Gutierrez: it gets two stars.

Timur Valiev entered this fight with a mma record of 10-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.56 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, Chris Gutierrez, has an official record of 8-1-1 (63% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.70 in the same weight class. Valiev vs Gutierrez is on the undercard of Marlon Moraes vs Joseph Barajas – WSOF 28. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Marlon Moraes vs Joseph Barajas – full fight Video WSOF 28

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-20, some good single shots between Marlon Moraes and Joseph Barajas but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

Marlon Moraes entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-4-1 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Dominick Cruz). He lost two consecutive fights in 2011, against Ralph Acosta and Deividas Taurosevicius, but since then he has won ten bouts beating Sheymon da Silva Moraes in his last one (=Marlon Moraes vs Sheymon Moraes).
His opponent, Joseph Barajas, has a record of 12-1-0 (58% finishing rate) and he suffered his only defeat in 2014, against Sirwan Kakai, after this bout he has won over Aaron Arana and Erik Villalobos. Moraes vs Barajas, main event of the Wsof 28, is valid for the WSOF Bantamweight title (Moraes’ third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Luiz Firmino vs Caros Fodor – full fight Video WSOF 27

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-23, disappointing fight between Luiz Firmino and Caros Fodor: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Bjj Luiz Firmino entered this fight with a mma record of 18-6-0 (44% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.38 lightweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2010 and 2011, against Francisco Trinaldo and John Alessio, but then he has won five bouts beating Tyson Griffin in his last one (=Firmino vs Griffin).
His opponent, Caros Fodor, has an official record of 10-4-0 (70% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since September 12, 2014 when he defeated Vincent Latoel. ‘Buscape’ Firmino vs Fodor is the main event of WSOF 27. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Teddy Holder vs Shamil Gamzatov – full fight Video WSOF 27

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-23, Teddy Holder vs Shamil Gamzatov gets three stars thanks to some good exchanges between the two fighters.

Teddy Holder entered this fight with a pro mma record of 9-2-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.29 light heavyweight in the world. He fought twice last year defeating Thiago Silva (=Silva vs Holder) but then he lost to David Branch (=Branch vs Holder).
His opponent, the undefeated Shamil Gamzatov, has a perfect record of 9-0-0 (100% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 11, 2014 when he beat Yuri Gorbenko. Holder vs Gamzatov is on the undercard of Luiz Firmino vs Caros Fodor – WSOF 27. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Lance Palmer vs Alexandre de Almeida – full fight Video WSOF 26

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-18, fight not so exciting between Lance Palmer and Alexandre de Almeida: it gets two stars.

Lance Palmer entered this fight with a professional mma record of 10-1-0 (60% submission victory rate – he has never won by ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.24 featherweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Georgi Karakhanyan in 2013 (=Karakhanyan vs Palmer), since then he has won three consecutive fights beating Chris Horodecki in his last one (=Palmer vs Horodecki).
His opponent, Marcos Alexandre Campos de Almeida, has an official record of 17-5-0 (88% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.88 in the same weight class. Alexandre ‘Capitao’ de Almeida lost to Fabiano Silva da Conceicao in 2013 but then he has won four bouts defeating Saul Almeida in 2015. Palmer vs Almeida, main event of Wsof 26, is valid for the WSOF featherweight title (Palmer’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!