2016 BOXING fight – Maciej Sulecki vs Hugo Centeno Jr – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-18, some good exchanges between Maciej Sulecki and Hugo Centeno Jr but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

Both undefeated, the Polish Maciej Sulecki entered this fight with a perfect record of 22-0-0 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.16 middleweight in the world while his opponent, Hugo Centeno Jr, has an official boxing record of 24-0-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.21 super middleweight. Sulecki has already fought once in 2016 beating Derrick Findley while Centeno fought twice in 2015 winning over Lukasz Maciec and Josue Ovando. Sulecki vs Centeno is on the undercard of Andrzej Fonfara vs Joe Smith Jr. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Daniel Sandoval vs Erickson Lubin – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-18, fight not particularly exciting between Erickson Lubin and Daniel Sandoval: it gets two stars.

Daniel Sandoval entered this fight with a professional record of 38-3-0 (35 KOs=92%) and he is ranked as the No.20 super welterweight in the world. He lost to Omar Chavez in 2014 (=Chavez vs Sandoval), but then he has won three fights beating Eduardo Santos in 2016.
His opponent, the undefeated Erickson Lubin, has a perfect boxing record of 14-0-0 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.47 in the same weight class. He has already fought once in 2016 winning over Jose De Jesus Macias. ‘Galeno’ Sandoval vs Lubin is on the undercard of Andrzej Fonfara vs Joe Smith JrAndrzej Fonfara vs Joe Smith Jr. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Juan Carlos Payano vs Rau’shee Warren 2 – full fight Video WBA IBO

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-18, close bout with a good second part of the fight: Rau’shee Warren vs Juan Carlos Payano 2 gets three stars.

The undefeated Wba and Ibo champion Juan Carlos Payano entered this fight with a perfect record of 17-0-0 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.35 bantamweight in the world. He fought just once last year beating Rau’shee Warren (via split decision, Payano vs Warren I).
His opponent, the 2007 world amateur flyweight champion Rau’shee Warren, has an official boxing record of 13-1-0 (4 knockouts) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class. He fought twice in 2015 winning over Javier Gallo and losing to Payano in their first fight. Payano vs Warren 2 is valid for the WBA and IBO World bantamweight titles; undercard of Andrzej Fonfara vs Joe Smith Jr. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Andrzej Fonfara vs Joe Smith Jr – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-18, good fight between Andrzej Fonfara and Joe Smith Jr: it gets three stars.

The former IBO champion Andrzej Fonfara entered this fight with a pro record of 28-3-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Sergey Kovalev). He lost to Adonis Stevenson in 2014 (=Stevenson vs Fonfara) but then he has won three bouts defeating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (=Chavez Jr vs Fonfara) and Nathan Cleverly in 2015 (4-stars-fight, Fonfara vs Cleverly).
His opponent, Joe Smith Jr, has an official boxing record of 21-1-0 (17 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.41 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Eddie Caminero in 2010, since then he has collected 15 consecutive fights beating Fabiano Pena in 2016. Fonfara vs Smith is valid for the WBC International light heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Blagoy Ivanov vs Josh Copeland – full fight Video WSOF 31

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-17, some good exchanges between Blagoy Ivanov and Josh Copeland but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in judo and former world combat sambo champion Blagoy Ivanov entered this fight with a pro record of 13-1-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.21 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Alexander Volkov in 2014 (final of the Bellator Hw tournament – season ten – Volkov vs Ivanov), after this bout he beat Smealinho Rama in a fight valid for the Wsof Hw belt (=Rama vs Ivanov) and then he defended his title against Derrick Mehmen (=Ivanov vs Mehmen).
His opponent, Josh Copeland, has an official mma record of 12-3-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.38 in the same weight class. He lost to Vitaly Minakov last year (=Minakov vs Copeland) but he came back to win in 2016 beating Mike Hayes. Ivanov vs Copeland, main event of the WSOF 31, is valid for the WSOF heavyweight title (Ivanov’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Brandon Halsey vs John Salter – full fight Video Bellator 156

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-17, pretty good finish between Brandon Halsey and John Salter but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The former Bellator Mw champion Brandon Halsey entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 middleweight in the world. He fought twice last year beating Kendall Grove (=Halsey vs Grove) and losing to Rafael Carvalho (=Halsey vs Carvalho).
His opponent, John Salter, has an official record of 11-3-0 (100% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since January 16, 2015 when he defeated Dustin Jacoby. Halsey vs Salter is on the undercard of Marcos Galvao vs Eduardo Dantas 2 – Bellator 156. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Marcos Galvao vs Eduardo Dantas 2 – full fight Video Bellator 156

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-17, disappointing fight between Marcos Galvao and Eduardo Dantas: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and current Bellator champion Marcos Galvao entered this fight with a record of 17-6-1 (29% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Eduardo Dantas in their first fight in 2013 (=Dantas vs Galvao I), since then he has won four bouts beating Joe Warren in his last one (=Warren vs Galvao 2).
His opponent, the former Bellator Bw champion Eduardo Dantas, has a mma record of 17-4-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Dominick Cruz). ‘Dudu’ Dantas lost to Joe Warren in 2014 (=Dantas vs Warren) but he came back to win in 2015 against Mike Richman (=Dantas vs Richman). ‘Loro’ Galvao vs Dantas 2, main event of the Bellator 156, is valid for the Bellator bantamweight title (Galvao’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Fedor Emelianenko vs Fabio Maldonado full fight Video EFN 50 – 2016

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5 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-17, epic and brutal fight in which both fighters exchanged shot for shot in an authentic war: Fedor Emelianenko vs Fabio Maldonado gets five stars and it is a candidate for the Mma Fight of the Year 2016 but also for the Mma Round of the Year!

The former Pride and world combat sambo champion Fedor Emelianenko entered this fight with a mma record of 35-4-0 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.48 heavyweight in the world. Fedor suffered three consecutive defeats between 2010 and 2011, against the former #1 Ufc Hw champion Fabricio Werdum, with Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Silva vs Emelianenko), and against Dan Henderson (=Henderson vs Emelianenko), after this bout he has won four fights beating Singh Jaideep in 2015 (after three years of inactivity, Emelianenko vs Jaideep).
His opponent, the former Ufc fighter and undefeated professional boxer Fabio Maldonado, has an official record of 22-9-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.43 light heavyweight but he won just one out of his last four fights, against Hans Stringer (=Maldonado vs Stringer); after this bout he lost twice in 2015, with Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson (=Rampage vs Maldonado) and Corey Anderson (=Anderson vs Maldonado). Emelianenko vs Maldonado is the main event of the EFN 50 (Eurasia Fight Nights). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Vitaly Minakov vs Peter Graham – full fight Video EFN 50

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-17, pretty good finish between Vitaly Minakov and Peter Graham but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The undefeated black belt in judo, former Bellator and world combat sambo champion Vitaly Minakov entered this fight with a perfect record of 17-0-0 (88% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 heavyweight in the world. He fought three times last year winning over Adam Maciejewski, Geronimo dos Santos (=Minakov vs dos Santos) and Josh Copeland (=Minakov vs Copeland).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and former ISKA kickboxing world champion Peter Graham, has a mma record of 11-9-0 (91% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.42 in the same weight class but he won just two out of his last six bouts, against Marcin Rozalski in 2014 (=Graham vs Rozalski) and Mariusz Pudzianowski in 2015 (= Pudzianowski vs Graham). Minakov vs Graham is on the undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Fabio Maldonado – EFN 50. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Alexander Shlemenko vs Vyacheslav Vasilevsky 2 – full fight Video M-1

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-16, good performance by both fighters and nice finish: Alexander Shlemenko vs Vyacheslav Vasilevsky 2 gets three stars.

The former Bellator Mw champion Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 52-9-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 middleweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2014, against Tito Ortiz (fight in which he moved up in weight class to the light-Hw division, Shlemenko vs Ortiz) and Brandon Halsey (losing his Bellator title Shlemenko vs Halsey), but then he has won three bouts beating Melvin Manhoef (then the result was overturned in a no-contest because the Russian tested positive for anabolic, Shlemenko vs Manhoef) and Vyacheslav Vasilevsky in 2015 (their first fight, Shlemenko vs Vasilevsky I).
His opponent, the black belt in judo, world combat sambo, M-1 light-Hw and Mw champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky, has an official record of 27-4-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Ramazan Emeev (=Vasilevsky vs Emeev 2) and Alexander Shlemenko; between these two bouts he beat Kristijan Perak. Shlemenko vs Vasilevsky 2, main event of the M-1 Challenge 68, is the final of the M-1 Global middleweight GP. Watch the video and rate this fight!