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Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 03: (Mon-Sun) from January 14, 2019 to January 20, 2019.

Boxing Fight of the Week: Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner
Boxing Knockout of the Week: Jorge Linares vs Pablo Cesar Cano

Mma Fight of the Week: Donald Cerrone vs Alexander Hernandez
Mma Knockout of the Week: Henry Cejudo vs TJ Dillashaw
Mma Submission of the Week: Paige VanZant vs Rachael Ostovich

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-01-19, good fight between Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner: it gets three stars.

The 40-year-old world champion in eight different weight division Manny Pacquiao (eleven years older than Broner) entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 60-7-2 (39 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Terence Crawford). ‘Pac Man’ was defeated by Jeff Horn in 2017 (Manny Pacquiao vs Jeff Horn) but he came back to win against Lucas Matthysse (Manny Pacquiao vs Lucas Matthysse).
His opponent, the former world champ in four different weight classes Adrien Broner, has an official record of 33-3-1 (24 knockouts) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class but he comes off the draw with Jessie Vargas (Adrien Broner vs Jessie Vargas) while Pacquiao had beat Vargas in 2016 via unanimous decision (Manny Pacquiao vs Jessie Vargas). Before drawing with Vargas in 2018, ‘AB’ Broner had fought twice in 2017 beating Adrian Granados (Adrien Broner vs Adrian Granados) and losing to Mikey Garcia (Mikey Garcia vs Adrien Broner). Pacquiao vs Broner is valid for the WBA World welterweight title (Pacquiao’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-01-19, pretty good fight between Henry Cejudo and TJ Dillashaw: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The 2008 Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medalist and current Ufc Flw champion Henry Cejudo entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-2-0 (38% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2016, against Demetrious Johnson in their first bout (Johnson vs Cejudo I) and with Joseph Benavidez (via split decision, Benavidez vs Cejudo), but then he has won three fights taking revenge on Johnson in his last one (Demetrious Johnson vs Henry Cejudo 2).
His opponent, the Ufc Bw champ TJ Dillashaw, has an official record of 16-3-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.1 bantamweight. He was defeated by Dominick Cruz in 2016 (via split decision, Dillashaw vs Cruz), but then he has won four bouts beating Cody Garbrandt twice in his last two fights (Cody Garbrandt vs TJ Dillashaw I and TJ Dillashaw vs Cody Garbrandt II ). Cejudo vs Dillashaw, main event of UFC Fight Night 143 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 1), is valid for the Ufc flyweight title (Cejudo’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-01-19, fight not so exciting between Badou Jack and Marcus Browne: it gets two stars.

The former Olympian, former Wbc super-Mw and Wba light-Hw champion Badou Jack entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 22-1-3 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Oleksandr Gvozdyk) but two out of his last three fights ended in a draw: against James DeGale (4-stars fight, DeGale vs Jack) and Adonis Stevenson (Adonis Stevenson vs Badou Jack); between these two bouts he beat Nathan Cleverly (Nathan Cleverly vs Badou Jack).
His opponent, the undefeated Marcus Browne, has a perfect record of 22-0-0 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over Sean Monaghan (Browne vs Monaghan), Francy Ntetu (Marcus Browne vs Francy Ntetu) and Lenin Castillo (Marcus Browne vs Lenin Castillo). Jack vs Browne is valid for the vacant WBC Silver light heavyweight title; undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-01-19, some good exchanges between Greg Hardy and Allen Crowder but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The former American football NFL defensive end Greg Hardy entered this fight with a pro mma record of 3-0-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.162 heavyweight in the world. He has won all his three professional mma bouts via knockout in the first round and in less than one minute: against Austen Lane, Tebaris Gordon and Ray Jones.
His opponent, Allen Crowder, has a record of 9-3-0 (89% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 2, 2017 when he was defeated by Justin Willis, before this fight he had beat Don’Tale Mayes. Hardy vs Crowder is on the undercard of Henry Cejudo vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC Fight Night 143 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 1). Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-01-19, fight not particularly good between Yancy Medeiros and Gregor Gillespie: it gets two stars.

Yancy Medeiros entered this fight with a mma record of 15-5-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 lightweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Donald Cerrone (Donald Cerrone vs Yancy Medeiros); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Erick Silva (Silva vs Medeiros) and Alex Oliveira (Alex Oliveira vs Yancy Medeiros).
His opponent, the undefeated Gregor Gillespie, has a perfect record of 12-0-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.43 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year winning over Jordan Rinaldi (Gregor Gillespie vs Jordan Rinaldi) and Vinc Pichel (Gregor Gillespie vs Vinc Pichel). Medeiros vs Gillespie is on the undercard of Henry Cejudo vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC Fight Night 143 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 1). Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-01-19, good fight between Donald Cerrone and Alexander Hernandez: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night, UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and gaidojutsu Donald Cerrone entered this fight with a professional mma record of 34-11-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 welterweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Yancy Medeiros (Donald Cerrone vs Yancy Medeiros) and Mike Perry (Donald Cerrone vs Mike Perry) but between these two bouts ‘Cowboy’ lost to Leon Edwards (Donald Cerrone vs Leon Edwards).
His opponent, Alexander Hernandez, has an official record of 10-1-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 lightweight. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jamall Emmers in 2013, since then he has won eight consecutive bouts beating Beneil Dariush and Olivier Aubin-Mercier in 2018 (Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs Alexander Hernandez). Cerrone vs Hernandez is on the undercard of Henry Cejudo vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC Fight Night 143 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 1). Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-01-19, technical fight but not so exciting: Rau’shee Warren vs Nordine Oubaali gets two stars.

The three-time Olympian and former Wba Bw champion Rau’shee Warren entered this fight with a boxing record of 16-2-0 (4 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.10 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Luis Nery). He lost to Zhanat Zhakiyanov in 2017 (via split decision, Rau’shee Warren vs Zhanat Zhakiyanov) but then he has beat McJoe Arroyo and Juan Gabriel Medina.
His opponent, the undefeated Olympian Nordine Oubaali, has a perfect record of 14-0-0 (11 KOs=79%) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over Alejandro Hernandez (Oubaali vs Hernandez), Mark Anthony Geraldo (Nordine Oubaali vs Mark Anthony Geraldo) and Luis Melendez (Nordine Oubaali vs Luis Melendez).Warren vs Oubaali is valid for the vacant WBC World bantamweight title (curiously the French-Moroccan already faced Warren at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing beating the American by just one point); undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner. Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-01-19, nice exchanges between Glover Teixeira and Karl Roberson: it gets three stars.

The black belt in Kajukenbo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Glover Teixeira entered this fight with a record of 27-7-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones) but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Alexander Gustafsson in 2017 (Gustafsson vs Teixeira) and Corey Anderson in 2018 (Glover Teixeira vs Corey Anderson); between these two bouts he beat Misha Cirkunov (Glover Teixeira vs Misha Cirkunov).
His opponent, Karl Roberson, has a mma record of 7-1-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.58 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing to Cezar Ferreira and defeating Jack Marshman (Jack Marshman vs Karl Roberson). Teixeira vs Roberson is on the undercard of Henry Cejudo vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC Fight Night 143 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 1). Watch the video and rate this fight!

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-01-19, fight not so exciting between Joseph Benavidez and Dustin Ortiz 2: it gets two stars.

Joseph Benavidez entered this fight with a professional record of 26-5-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Henry Cejudo). He fought twice last year losing to Sergio Pettis (Joseph Benavidez vs Sergio Pettis) and beating Alex Perez (Joseph Benavidez vs Alex Perez).
His opponent, Dustin Ortiz, has a mma record of 19-7-0 (63% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He lost to Brandon Moreno in 2017 (Moreno vs Ortiz) but then he has won three consecutive fights defeating Matheus Nicolau Pereira in his last one (Dustin Ortiz vs Matheus Nicolau Pereira). In their previous bout, Benavidez had beat Ortiz via unanimous decision (November 22, 2014 – Joseph Benavidez vs Dustin Ortiz I); this second fight is on the undercard of Henry Cejudo vs TJ Dillashaw – UFC Fight Night 143 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 1). Watch the video and rate this fight!

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