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 12, 2015 to January 18, 2015. Boxing Fight of the Week: Fidel Maldonado Jr vs Amir Imam K-1 Muay Thai Fight of the Week: Mike Zambidis vs Harun Kina … Read more
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-18, nice exchanges between Conor McGregor and Dennis Siver: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Conor McGregor entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-2-0 (94% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo); he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Joseph Duffy, since then he has collected 12 consecutive victories (four in the Ufc) beating Dustin Poirier in his last bout (=Poirier vs McGregor).
His opponent, the black belt in tae kwon do Dennis Siver, has an official record of 22-9-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class, he lost to Cub Swanson in 2013 (=Swanson vs Siver) but then he came back to win defeating Manny Gamburyan (later the result was changed to “no-contest” because he tested positive for hCG) and Charles Rosa. McGregor vs Siver is the main event of UFC Fight Night 59. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-18, disappointing fight between Gleison Tibau and Norman Parke: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gleison Tibau entered this fight with a pro mma record of 32-10-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 lightweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in judo and “The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes” Lw winner Norman Parke, has a record of 20-2-1 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.55 in the same weight class. Tibau vs Parke is on the undercard of Conor McGregor vs Dennis Siver – UFC Fight Night 59. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-18, close fight but not so exciting: the third bout between Donald Cerrone and Benson Henderson gets two stars.
Donald Cerrone, who replace an injured Eddie Alvarez, entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-6-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis); he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Rafael dos Anjos (=Cerrone vs dos Anjos), since then he has won six consecutive bouts, the last one against Myles Jury (just two weeks ago!! Cerrone vs Jury).
His opponent, the black belt in tae kwon do and Bjj and former Ufc Lw champion Benson Henderson, has a record of 21-4-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class, he fought three times in 2014 beating Josh Thomson (=Henderson vs Thomson) and Rustam Khabilov (=Henderson vs Khabilov) but then he lost to Rafael dos Anjos (=Henderson vs dos Anjos). In their first and second fight Henderson defeated Cerrone by unanimous decision in 2009 and via submission in 2010; this third fight is on the undercard of Conor McGregor vs Dennis Siver – UFC Fight Night 59. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-18, some good single shots between Uriah Hall and Ron Stallings but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in karate Uriah Hall entered this fight with a mma record of 9-4-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 middleweight in the world, he lost two consecutive fights via split decision in 2013, against Kelvin Gastelum (final of the The Ultimate Fighter 17 tournament, Hall vs Gastelum) and John Howard (=Hall vs Howard) but then he came back to win beating Chris Leben and Thiago Santos (=Hall vs Santos).
His opponent, Ron Stallings, has an official record of 12-6-0 (100% finishing rate) and he comes off the loss against Tim Williams at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 43; he is at his Ufc debut. Hall vs Stallings is on the undercard of Conor McGregor vs Dennis Siver – UFC Fight Night 59. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-17, fight not particularly exciting between Bermane Stiverne and Deontay Wilder: it gets two stars.
Bermane Stiverne entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 24-1-1 (21 KOs=87%) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Wladimir Klitschko); the only fight he lost was in 2007, against the unknown Demetrice King, since then he has collected twelve victories and one draw winning the Wbc title in his only bout of 2014, the rematch against Chris Arreola (=Stiverne vs Arreola 2).
His opponent, the undefeated Deontay Wilder, has a perfect record of 32-0-0 (32 KOs=100%) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class, he fought twice last year, beating Malik Scott (=Wilder vs Scott) and Jason Gavern (=Wilder vs Gavern). Stiverne vs Wilder is valid for the WBC World heavyweight title (Stiverne’s first defense); they also faced each other a second time on November 4, 2017 (=Deontay Wilder vs Bermane Stiverne 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-17, fight not particularly exciting between Jake Shields and Brian Foster: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Strikeforce Mw champion Jake Shields entered this fight with a professional mma record of 30-7-1 (47% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 welterweight in the world, he fought twice in 2014 losing to Hector Lombard (his last Ufc fight, Shields vs Lombard) but then he came back to win beating Ryan Ford (=Shields vs Ford).
His opponent, Brian Foster, has an official record of 22-6-0 (95% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.71 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Daniel Roberts, since then he has won four consecutive bouts, the last one against Gilbert Smith. Shields vs Foster is the main event of the WSOF 17 – World Series of Fighting. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-17, fight not particularly exciting between Garrett Wilson and Vyacheslav Shabranskyy: it gets two stars.
Garrett Wilson entered this fight with a boxing record of 13-8-1 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.37 cruiserweight in the world but the last time he won was in 2012, against Andres Taylor; after this bout he lost three fights, the last one against Thabiso Mchunu (=Mchunu vs Wilson).
His opponent, the undefeated Vyacheslav Shabranskyy, has a perfect record of 11-0-0 (9 KOs=82%) and he entered as the No.57 light heavyweight, he fought and won five times in 2014 beating Emil Gonzalez in his last bout. Wilson vs Shabranskyy is on the undercard of Bermane Stiverne vs Deontay Wilder. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-17, great performance by both boxers: Fidel Maldonado Jr vs Amir Imam is very close to get four stars (the third round is a must see!!).
Fidel Maldonado Jr entered this fight with a boxing record of 19-2-0 (16 KOs=84%) and he is ranked as the No.24 super lightweight in the world while his opponent, the undefeated Amir Imam, has a perfect record of 15-0-0 (13 KOs=86%) and he entered as the No.45 in the same weight class. Maldonado Jr vs Imam is valid for the vacant WBC Continental Americas super lightweight title; undercard of Bermane Stiverne vs Deontay Wilder. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-17, good fight between Leo Santa Cruz and Jesus Ruiz: it gets three stars.
The undefeated Leo Santa Cruz entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 28-0-1 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 super bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Guillermo Rigondeaux); the only man who stopped him in a draw was Rodrigo Hernandez at his second professional bout (when he was 18 years old). ‘Teremoto’ Santa Cruz fought twice in 2014 beating Cristian Mijares (=Santa Cruz vs Mijares) and Manuel Roman (=Santa Cruz vs Roman).
His opponent, Jesus Ruiz, has an official record of 33-5-5 (22 knockouts) and he entered as the No.31 in the same weight class, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Christian Esquivel, since then he has collected one draw and five consecutive wins, the last one against Leonilo Miranda. Santa Cruz vs Ruiz is valid for the WBC World super bantamweight title (Santa Cruz’s fourth defense) first world title shot for Ruiz; undercard of Bermane Stiverne vs Deontay Wilder. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-01-18, nice exchanges between Conor McGregor and Dennis Siver: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
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