Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-19, fight not so exciting between Demian Maia and Kamaru Usman: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Bjj and 2007 ADCC champion Demian Maia entered this fight with a professional mma record of 25-8-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 welterweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against current #1 Ufc Ww champion Tyron Woodley (Woodley vs Maia) and with Colby Covington (Demian Maia vs Colby Covington); before losing to Woodley he had beat Carlos Condit (Maia vs Condit).
His opponent, the Tuf tournament winner Kamaru Usman, has an official record of 12-1-0 (58% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jose Caceres at his second professional mma fight in 2013, since then he has collected eleven consecutive victories beating Sean Strickland (Usman vs Strickland), Sergio Moraes (Usman vs Moraes) and Emil Weber Meek in his last three (Kamaru Usman vs Emil Weber Meek). Maia vs Usman is the main event of UFC Fight Night 129. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-19, back and forth fight between Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack: it gets three stars.
The 40 years-old Wbc light-Hw champion Adonis Stevenson (six years older than Jack) entered this fight with a boxing record of 29-1-0 (24 KOs=83%) and he is ranked as the No.1 light heavyweight in the world. He suffered his only defeat when he faced Darnell Boone in 2010, since then ‘Superman’ Stevenson has won 16 consecutive bouts taking revenge on Boone in 2013 (Stevenson vs Boone 2) and beating Thomas Williams Jr in 2016 (Stevenson vs Williams Jr) and Andrzej Fonfara in 2017 (Adonis Stevenson vs Andrzej Fonfara 2).
His opponent, the former Olympian, Wbc super-Mw and Wba light-Hw champion Badou Jack, has an official record of 22-1-2 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Derek Edwards in 2014, after this bout he has collected six victories and one draw; in 2017 he drew with James DeGale (4-stars fight, DeGale vs Jack) and beat Nathan Cleverly (Nathan Cleverly vs Badou Jack). Stevenson vs Jack is valid for the WBC World light heavyweight title (Stevenson’s nineth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-19, pretty good finish between Alexa Grasso and Tatiana Suarez: it gets three stars.
Alexa Grasso entered this fight with a mma record of 10-1-0 (40% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she is ranked as the No.16 women’s strawweight in the world. She fought twice last year losing to Felice Herrig (Alexa Grasso vs Felice Herrig) and defeating Randa Markos.
Her opponent, the undefeated Tuf 23 winner Tatiana Suarez, has a perfect record of 5-0-0 (60% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. Between 2016 and 2017 she fought just twice winning over Amanda Cooper and Viviane Pereira. Suarez vs Grasso is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Kamaru Usman – UFC Fight Night 129. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-19, some good exchanges between Dominick Reyes and Jared Cannonier but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The undefeated Dominick Reyes entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 8-0-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.38 light heavyweight in the world. He fought four times last year winning over Marcus Govan, Jordan Powell, Joachim Christensen and Jeremy Kimball.
His opponent, Jared Cannonier, has a record of 10-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.53 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Glover Teixeira (Glover Teixeira vs Jared Cannonier) and Jan Blachowicz; between these two fights he beat
Nick Roehrick. Reyes vs Cannonier is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Kamaru Usman – UFC Fight Night 129. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-19, great performance by both boxers: Gary Russell Jr vs Jo Jo Diaz gets three stars.
The former Olympian and Wbc Fw champion Gary Russell Jr entered this fight with a professional record of 28-1-0 (17 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Leo Santa Cruz). Russell suffered his only loss when he faced Vasyl Lomachenko in 2014 (via majority decision, Lomachenko vs Russell), after this fight he has won four consecutive bouts beating Patrick Hyland (Russell vs Hyland) and Oscar Escandon in his last two (Gary Russell Jr vs Oscar Escandon).
His opponent, the undefeated former Olympian Joseph Diaz, has a perfect boxing record of 26-0-0 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. Between 2017 and 2018 ‘Jo Jo’ has won over Manuel Avila (Diaz vs Avila), Rafael Rivera (Joseph Diaz vs Rafael Rivera) and Victor Terrazas (Joseph Diaz vs Victor Terrazas). Russell vs Diaz is valid for the WBC World featherweight title (held by Russell). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-19, pretty good fight between Brandon Moreno and Alexandre Pantoja: it gets three stars.
Brandon Moreno entered this fight with a pro record of 14-4-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Demetrious Johnson). He fought twice in 2017 beating Dustin Ortiz (Moreno vs Ortiz) and losing to Sergio Pettis (Sergio Pettis vs Brandon Moreno).
His opponent, Alexandre Pantoja, has an official mma record of 18-3-0 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Dustin Ortiz (Dustin Ortiz vs Alexandre Pantoja); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Eric Shelton and Neil Seery (Pantoja vs Seery). Moreno vs Pantoja is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Kamaru Usman – UFC Fight Night 129. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-19, good finish between Nikita Krylov and Fabio Maldonado: it gets three stars.
The black belt in karate Nikita Krylov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-5-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 light heavyweight in the world. He was defeated by Misha Cirkunov in 2016 but then he beat Stjepan Bekavac (Nikita Krylov vs Stjepan Bekavac), Maro Perak and Emanuel Newton in 2017.
His opponent, the current FNG light-Hw champion Fabio Maldonado, has an official record of 24-11-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class. ‘Caipira de Aco’ Maldonado lost four consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2016, the last two with Fedor Emelianenko (Fedor Emelianenko vs Fabio Maldonado) and Mikhail Mokhnatkin, but then he has won over Abdul-Khamid Davlyatov and Kurban Omarov. Krylov vs Maldonado is valid for the FNG light heavyweight title (Maldonado’s first defense); undercard of David Khachatryan vs Peter Queally – Fight Nights Global 87. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-19, good fight between Lee Selby and Josh Warrington: it gets three stars.
The Ibf Fw champion Lee Selby entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 26-1-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Leo Santa Cruz). He suffered his only loss when he faced Samir Mouneimne in 2009, since then he has won 22 consecutive fights beating Andoni Gago (Selby vs Gago), Jonathan Victor Barros (Selby vs Barros) and Eduardo Ramirez in 2017 (Lee Selby vs Eduardo Ramirez).
His opponent, the undefeated Josh Warrington, has a perfect record of 26-0-0 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year winning over Kiko Martinez (Josh Warrington vs Kiko Martinez) and Dennis Ceylan (Josh Warrington vs Dennis Ceylan). Warrington vs Selby is valid for the IBF World featherweight title (Selby’s fifth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, nice and tough exchanges between Rey Vargas and Azat Hovhannisyan: it gets three stars.
The undefeated Wbc super-Bw champion Rey Vargas entered this fight with a perfect record of 31-0-0 (22 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 super bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Luis Nery). He fought three times last year winning over Gavin McDonnell (Vargas vs McDonnell), Ronny Rios (Vargas vs Rios) and Oscar Negrete (Rey Vargas vs Oscar Negrete).
His opponent, Azat Hovhannisyan, has a boxing record of 14-2-0 (11 KOs=79%) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Walter Santibanes in 2014 but since then he has won eight consecutive bouts defeating Ronny Rios in 2018. Vargas vs Hovhannisyan is valid for the WBC World super bantamweight title (Vargas’ third defense); undercard of Sadam Ali vs Jaime Munguia. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 19: (Mon-Sun) from May 7, 2018 to May 13, 2018.
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-19, fight not so exciting between Demian Maia and Kamaru Usman: it gets two stars.
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