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News – It’s official: Mayweather vs McGregor set for August 26th, 2017

2017/08/272017/06/16 by ATBF Editorial Board

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After months of speculation and rumors, the official announcement of Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Conor McGregor has been made: one of the biggest boxing events ever and, certainly, the biggest sporting event of 2017. Mayweather vs McGregor will be a 12-round boxing match with both fighters using 10-ounce boxing gloves instead of the smaller UFC/Mma gloves. The two superstar athletes will meet in a 154-pound bout on August 26th, 2017, at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and it will be broadcasted on Showtime but Mayweather Promotion will build the card.

The undefeated ‘Money’ Mayweather (40 years old and eleven years older than the Ufc fighter) will enter the ring with a perfect boxing record of 49-0-0 (26 knockouts) and he was ranked as

2017 MMA fight – Sergei Kharitonov vs Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou – full fight Video

2017/07/222017/06/15 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-15, pretty good finish between Sergei Kharitonov and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou: it gets three stars.

Sergei Kharitonov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-6-0 (96% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.40 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Javy Ayala in 2016 (=Kharitonov vs Ayala) but he came back to win in 2017 against Chase Gormley (=Kharitonov vs Gormley).
His opponent, the black belt in judo and former Ksw light-Hw champion Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, has an official record of 18-17-0 (72% finishing rate) and he has already fought twice in 2017 beating Marcelo Tenorio and losing to Lukasz Jurkowski. Sergei Kharitonov vs Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou is the main event of M-1 Challenge 80. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best fights of the week 23, year 2017

2017/06/12 by ATBF Editorial Board

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 23: (Mon-Sun) from June 5, 2017 to June 11, 2017. Boxing Fight of the Week: Brandon Rios vs Aaron Herrera K-1 Muay Thai Fight of the Week: Cedric Doumbe vs Nieky Holzken 2 … Read more

Brandon Rios vs Aaron Herrera full fight Video – 2017

2021/07/292017/06/12 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-11, nice toe-to-toe fight between Brandon Rios and Aaron Herrera: it gets three stars.

The former WBA Lw champion Brandon Rios entered this fight with a professional record of 33-3-1 (24 knockouts) but ‘Bam Bam’ is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 7, 2015 when he was defeated by Timothy Bradley (=Bradley vs Rios).
His opponent, Aaron Herrera, has a boxing record of 32-6-1 (21 knockouts) and he lost three consecutive fights between 2015 and 2016, the last one with Mike Reed; after this bout he has won three bouts. Brandon Rios vs Aaron Herrera is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 MMA fight – Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt – fight Video UFC FN 110

2020/12/162017/06/11 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-11, fight not so exciting between Mark Hunt and Derrick Lewis: it gets two stars (UFC Fight of the Night).

Derrick Lewis entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-4-0 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Stipe Miocic). He lost to Shawn Jordan in 2015 but then he has won six bouts beating Shamil Abdurakhimov (=Lewis vs Abdurakhimov) and Travis Browne in his last two (=Lewis vs Browne).
His opponent, the 43-year-old (Lewis is eleven years younger) former K-1 world champion Mark Hunt, has an official record of 12-11-1 (75% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year beating Frank Mir (=Hunt vs Mir) and losing to Brock Lesnar (then the result was overturned in a no-contest since the WWE wrestler tested positive for clomiphene, Lesnar vs Hunt); after this bout he lost to Alistair Overeem in 2017 (=Overeem vs Hunt 2). Mark Hunt VS Derrick Lewis is the main event of UFC Fight Night 110. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 MMA fight – Derek Brunson vs Daniel Kelly – fight Video UFC FN 110

2017/11/192017/06/11 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-11, pretty good finish between Derek Brunson and Daniel Kelly but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

Derek Brunson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 middleweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Robert Whittaker (=Whittaker vs Brunson) and Anderson Silva (=Silva vs Brunson).
His opponent, the black belt in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Daniel Kelly, has a record of 13-1-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class. He suffered his only defeat against Sam Alvey in 2015, after this bout he has won four bouts beating Chris Camozzi (=Camozzi vs Kelly) and Rashad Evans in his last two (=Evans vs Kelly). Derek Brunson vs Daniel Kelly is on the undercard of Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt – UFC Fight Night 110. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Ross Pearson vs Dan Hooker full fight Video UFC FN 110 – 2017

2021/11/082017/06/11 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-11, Ross Pearson vs Dan Hooker gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in tae-kwon-do and Tuf 9 tournament winner Ross Pearson entered this fight with a mma record of 19-13-0 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.55 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Dan Hooker, has an official record of 13-7-0 (92% finishing rate). Pearson fought five times last year winning just once, against Chad Laprise but in his last bout he lost to Steven Ray (=Ray vs Pearson) while Hooker fought twice beating Mark Eddiva and losing to Jason Knight. Dan Hooker vs Ross Pearson is on the undercard of Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt – UFC Fight Night 110. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 MMA fight – Tim Elliott vs Ben Nguyen – fight Video UFC FN 110

2018/12/022017/06/11 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-11, good start between Tim Elliott and Ben Nguyen: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Tim Elliott entered this fight with a professional record of 14-7-1 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 flyweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson in 2016 (=Johnson vs Elliott) but he came back to win in 2017 against Louis Smolka (=Elliott vs Smolka).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Ben Nguyen, has a mma record of 15-6-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing to Louis Smolka (=Smolka vs Nguyen) and winning over Geane Herrera (=Nguyen vs Herrera). Ben Nguyen vs Tim Elliott is on the undercard of Derrick Lewis vs Mark Hunt – UFC Fight Night 110. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 BOXING fight – Lee Haskins vs Ryan Burnett – full fight Video IBF

2017/10/212017/06/10 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-10, some good exchanges between Lee Haskins and Ryan Burnett but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The Ibf Bw champion Lee Haskins entered this fight with a boxing record of 34-3-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Shinsuke Yamanaka). He suffered his last loss when he faced Stephane Jamoye in 2012 (=Haskins vs Jamoye), since then he has won eight consecutive fights beating Ivan Morales (=Haskins vs Morales) and Stuart Hall in 2016 (=Haskins vs Hall 2).
His opponent, the undefeated Ryan Burnett, has a perfect record of 16-0-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. Between 2016 and 2017 he won over Anthony Settoul, Cesar Ramirez, Ryan Farrag and Joseafat Reyes. Ryan Burnett vs Lee Haskins is valid for the IBF World bantamweight title (Haskins’ third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Cedric Doumbe vs Nieky Holzken 2 – full fight Video Glory 42

2017/12/092017/06/10 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-10, nice and close fight between Cedric Doumbe and Nieky Holzken 2: it gets three stars.

The Glory Ww and WAKO Pro Mw champion Cedric Doumbe entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 66-5-1 (39 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world. He lost to Fang Bian at the beginning of 2016 but then he has won ten consecutive fights beating Nieky Holzken (=Holzken vs Doumbe I) and Yoann Kongolo in his last two (=Doumbe vs Kongolo 3).
His opponent, the former Glory Ww champion Nieky Holzken, has a record of 90-12-0 (56 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. Before losing to Doumbe last year, he had won over Yoann Kongolo in April (=Holzken vs Kongolo) and Murthel Groenhart in October (=Holzken vs Groenhart 3). Cedric Doumbe vs Nieky Holzken 2, main event of Glory 42, is valid for the Glory welterweight title (Doumbe’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!