Best fights of the week 46, year 2016

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 46: (Mon-Sun) from November 14, 2016 to November 20, 2016.   Boxing Fight of the Week: George Groves vs Eduard Gutknecht   Mma Fight of the Week: Antonio Bigfoot Silva vs Ivan Shtyrkov Mma Knockout … Read more

Michael Chandler vs Ben Henderson full fight Video Bellator 165 – 2016

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, great performance by both fighters: Michael Chandler vs Benson Henderson is close to get four stars!

The Bellator Lw champion Michael Chandler entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-3-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 lightweight in the world. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2013 and 2014, the last two against Will Brooks (=Chandler vs Brooks I and Brooks vs Chandler II), but then he has won three fights beating Patricky Freire in 2016 (=Chandler vs Freire 2).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do, Bjj and former Ufc Lw champion Benson Henderson, has a record of 24-6-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2016 losing to Andrey Koreshkov (=Koreshkov vs Henderson) and winning over Patrício Freire (=Henderson vs Freire). Chandler vs Henderson, main event of Bellator 165, is valid for the Bellator lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Ryan Bader vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 2 – fight Video UFC FN 100

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, good fight between Ryan Bader and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 2: it gets three stars.

The Tuf 8 light-Hw tournament winner Ryan Bader entered this fight with a professional record of 21-5-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He has fought twice in 2016 losing to Anthony Johnson (=Johnson vs Bader) and beating Ilir Latifi (=Bader vs Latifi).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-itsu Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, has an official mma record of 22-7-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. ‘Minotouro’ suffered two consecutive defeats between 2014 and 2015, against Anthony Johnson (=Johnson vs Nogueira) and Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua (=Rua vs Nogueira 2), but he came back to win in 2016 against Patrick Cummins. In their first bout Bader defeated Minotouro via unanimous decision (Spetember 25, 2010); Bader vs Nogueira 2 is the main event of UFC Fight Night 100. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Thomas Almeida vs Albert Morales full fight Video UFC FN 100 – 2016

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, nice exchanges and good finish: Thomas Almeida vs Albert Morales gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Thomas Almeida entered this fight with a pro record of 20-1-0 (95% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.28 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, the undefeated Albert Morales, has an official record of 6-0-1 (83% finishing rate). Both fighters have been stopped in their last bout: Almeida has lost to Cody Garbrandt (=Almeida vs Garbrandt) while Morales has drawn with Alejandro Perez. ‘Thominhas’ Almeida vs Morales is on the undercard of Ryan Bader vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 2 – UFC Fight Night 100. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Michael Page vs Fernando Gonzalez – full fight Video Bellator 165

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1 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, boring fight between Michael Page and Fernando Gonzalez: it gets one star!

The undefeated Michael Page entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 11-0-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.64 welterweight in the world. He has fought twice in 2016 winning over Jeremie Holloway (=Page vs Holloway) and Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos (4-stars-fight, Page vs Cyborg Santos).
His opponent, Fernando Gonzalez, has an official record of 25-13-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2013 and 2014, against Max Griffin and David Mitchell, but then he has collected five victories beating Gilbert Smith in 2016 (=Gonzalez vs Smith). ‘Venom’ Page vs Gonzalez is on the undercard of Michael Chandler vs Benson Henderson – Bellator 165. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Thales Leites vs Krzysztof Jotko – fight Video UFC FN 100

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, fight not so exciting between Thales Leites and Krzysztof Jotko: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Bjj Thales Leites entered this fight with a record of 26-6-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 middleweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2015 and 2016, against #1 Ufc Mw champion Michael Bisping (via split decision, Bisping vs Leites) and Gegard Mousasi (=Mousasi vs Leites), but then he has beat Chris Camozzi (=Leites vs Camozzi).
His opponent, Krzysztof Jotko, has a mma record of 18-1-0 (39% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Magnus Cedenblad in 2014, since then he has won four bouts winning over Brad Scott and Tamdan McCrory in 2016. Leites vs Jotko is on the undercard of Ryan Bader vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 2 – UFC Fight Night 100. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Kamaru Usman vs Warlley Alves – fight Video UFC FN 100

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, fight not particularly good between Kamaru Usman and Warlley Alves: it gets two stars.

The Tuf winner Kamaru Usman entered this fight with a record of 8-1-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 welterweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jose Caceres at his second professional mma fight in 2013, since then he has collected seven consecutive victories beating Alexander Yakovlev in 2016.
His opponent, the Tuf Brazil 3 winner Warlley Alves, has an official mma record of 10-1-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.44 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Bryan Barberena (=Alves vs Barberena). Usman vs Alves is on the undercard of Ryan Bader vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 2 – UFC Fight Night 100. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Linton Vassell vs Francis Carmont – full fight Video Bellator 165

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, pretty boring fight between Linton Vassell and Francis Carmont: it gets two stars.

Linton Vassell entered this fight with a professional record of 16-5-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Francis Carmont, has a mma record of 25-11-0 (68% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. Both fighters lost once in 2015, Vassell against Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (=Lawal vs Vassell) while Carmont with Phil Davis (=Davis vs Carmont), but in 2016 Linton has beat Emanuel Newton (=Newton vs Vassell 2) while Carmont has defeated Łukasz Klinger. Vassell vs Carmont is on the undercard of Michael Chandler vs Benson Henderson – Bellator 165. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Gegard Mousasi vs Uriah Hall 2 – fight Video UFC FN 99

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, pretty good finish between Gegard Mousasi and Uriah Hall 2 but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in judo and former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Gegard Mousasi entered this fight with a professional mma record of 40-6-2 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Michael Bisping). He lost to Uriah Hall in their first fight last year (=Mousasi vs Hall I) but then he has won three fights beating Thiago Santos (=Mousasi vs Santos) and Vitor Belfort in his last two (=Mousasi vs Belfort).
His opponent, the black belt in karate Uriah Hall, has an official record of 12-7-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive defeats, against Robert Whittaker (=Hall vs Whittaker) and Derek Brunson (=Hall vs Brunson). Mousasi vs Hall 2 is the main event of UFC Fight Night 99. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Steven Ray vs Ross Pearson – fight Video UFC FN 99

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, pretty good fight between Steven Ray and Ross Pearson: it gets three stars.

Steven Ray entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-6-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.70 lightweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do and Tuf 9 tournament winner Ross Pearson, has a record of 19-12-0 (63% finishing rate). Both fighters have lost their last bout: Ray has been defeated by Alan Patrick while Pearson has lost to Jorge Masvidal. Before this bout Ross had lost also to Will Brooks (=Brooks vs Pearson). Ray vs Pearson is on the undercard of Gegard Mousasi vs Uriah Hall 2 – UFC Fight Night 99. Watch the video and rate this fight!