2015 MMA fight – Vitaly Minakov vs Geronimo dos Santos – full fight Video EFN Dagestan

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-25, pretty good fight between Vitaly Minakov and Geronimo ‘Mondragon’ dos Santos: it gets three stars.

The undefeated black belt in judo and Bellator Hw champion Vitaly Minakov entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 15-0-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Geronimo dos Santos, has an official record of 36-15-0 (94% finishing rate). Minakov defended his Bellator Hw belt at the end of 2014 against Cheick Kongo (=Minakov vs Kongo) and then he defeated Adam Maciejewski. Minakov vs ‘Mondragon’ dos Santos is the main event of EFN Dagestan. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best fights of the week 38, year 2015

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 38: (Mon-Sun) from September 14, 2015 to September 20, 2015.   Boxing Fight of the Week: David Sanchez vs Luis Concepcion Boxing Knockout of the Week: Andres Gutierrez vs Daniel Diaz   K-1 Muay Thai … Read more

2015 MMA fight – Marcin Tybura vs Ante Delija – fight Video M-1 Challenge 61

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-20, the fight between Marcin Tybura and Ante Delija gets two stars.

The M-1 Global Hw champion Marcin Tybura entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-1-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 heavyweight in the world but he comes off his first defeat, suffered against Stephan Puetz (bout not valid for the M1 title, Tybura vs Puetz).
His opponent, Ante Delija, has an official record of 14-2-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.52 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss in 2014, against Denis Smoldarev, but then he has won five consecutive fights. Tybura vs Delija, main event of M-1 Challenge 61, is valid for the M-1 Challenge heavyweight title (Tybura’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Phil Davis vs Francis Carmont – full fight Video Dynamite

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19, pretty good finish between Phil Davis and Francis Carmont but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

Phil Davis entered this fight with a mma record of 14-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones) while his opponent, Francis Carmont (who replaces Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal due to injury), has an official record of 24-10-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. Davis vs Carmont is the final of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament, in the semifinals Davis defeated Emanuel Newton (=Davis vs Newton) while Carmont won over Anthony Ruiz; undercard of Liam McGeary vs Tito Ortiz – “Bellator 142 Dynamite 1”. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Liam McGeary vs Tito Ortiz – full fight Video Dynamite

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19, good finish between Liam McGeary and Tito Ortiz: it gets three stars.

The undefeated Liam McGeary entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 10-0-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He has fought once in 2015 winning the Bellator light-Hw title against Emanuel Newton (=Newton vs McGeary).
His opponent, the former Ufc light-Hw champion Tito Ortiz, has an official record of 18-11-1 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He suffered three consecutive losses between 2011 and 2012 but he came back to win last year defeating Alexander Shlemenko (=Shlemenko vs Ortiz) and Stephan Bonnar (=Ortiz vs Bonnar). Ortiz vs McGeary, main event of “Bellator 142 – Dynamite 1”, is valid for the Bellator light heavyweight title (McGeary’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Josh Thomson vs Mike Bronzoulis – full fight Video Dynamite

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19, one sided fight between Josh Thomson and Mike Bronzoulis, we can’t give more than two stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Strikeforce Lw champion Josh Thomson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-8-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Mike Bronzoulis, has an official record of 18-8-1 (77% finishing rate). Thomson comes off three defeats, the last one against Tony Ferguson (=Thomson vs Ferguson) while Bronzoulis lost three consecutive fights as well, between 2013 and 2014, but then he has won three bouts. Thomson vs Bronzoulis is on the undercard of Liam McGeary vs Tito Ortiz – “Bellator 142 Dynamite 1”. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Phil Davis vs Emanuel Newton – full fight Video Dynamite

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19, Phil Davis vs Emanuel Newton gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.

Phil Davis entered this fight with a mma record of 13-3-0 (46% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones) but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Anthony Johnson (=Davis vs Johnson) and Ryan Bader (=Davis vs Bader). Between these two fights he had won over Glover Teixeira (=Teixeira vs Davis).
His opponent, Emanuel Newton, has a record of 25-8-1 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Liam McGeary (fight in which he lost his Bellator light-Hw title, Newton vs McGeary). Davis vs Newton is the semifinal of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament; undercard of Liam McGeary vs Tito Ortiz – “Bellator 142 Dynamite 1”. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal vs Linton Vassell – full fight Video Dynamite

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19, disappointing fight between Muhammed Lawal and Linton Vassell: it gets two stars.

The former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal entered this fight with a professional record of 15-4-0 (73% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.15 light heavyweight in the world. He lost to Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson last year (=Rampage vs Lawal) but after this bout he has won three consecutive fights defeating Cheick Kongo in his last one (=Lawal vs Kongo).
His opponent, Linton Vassell, has the same record of 15-4-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. He suffered his last defeat in 2014 as well, against Emanuel Newton (=Newton vs Vassell), but then he came back to win in 2015 beating Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (=Vassell vs Sokoudjou). Lawal vs Vassell is the semifinal of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament; undercard of Liam McGeary vs Tito Ortiz – “Bellator 142 Dynamite 1”. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – David Branch vs Teddy Holder – full fight Video WSOF 23

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-18, fight not particularly exciting between David Branch and Teddy Holder: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Wsof Mw champion David Branch entered this fight with a mma record of 16-3-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 light heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss in 2012 when he faced Anthony Johnson (=Johnson vs Branch), since then he has won six consecutive fights beating Jesse McElligott in his last one (=Branch vs McElligott).
His opponent, Teddy Holder, has a record of 9-1-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class. His only defeat occurred in 2009, against Chris Hawk, after this bout he has collected eight victories winning over Thiago Silva in his last fight (=Silva vs Holder). Branch vs Holder is valid for the inaugural WSOF light heavyweight title; undercard of Justin Gaethje vs Luis Palomino 2 – WSOF 23. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Justin Gaethje vs Luis Palomino 2 – full fight Video WSOF 23

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-18, tough and entertaining fight thanks to a great performance by both fighters: Justin Gaethje vs Luis Palomino 2 gets three stars.

The undefeated Justin Gaethje entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 14-0-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 lightweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in Bjj Luis Palomino, has an official record of 23-10-0 (65% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.55 in the same weight class. In their first bout, candidate for the 2015 Mma Fight of the Year, Gaethje defeated ‘Baboon’ Palomino in three rounds (March 28, 2015, Gaethje vs Palomino I); also this second fight, main event of Wsof 23, is valid for the WSOF lightweight title (held by Gaethje). Watch the video and rate this fight!