Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 05: (Mon-Sun) from January 27, 2014 to February 2, 2014. Boxing Fight & Ko of the Week: Nkosinathi Joyi vs Rey Loreto Mma Fight & Ko of the Week: Jamie Varner vs Abel … Read more
Review: 2014-02-01, great performance by both boxers: Cecilia Braekhus vs Myriam Lamare gets three stars. The undefeated Cecilia Braekhus entered this fight with a perfect record of 23-0-0 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 women’s welterweight in the world, she was born in Colombia but was adopted as a 2-year-old by Norwegian parents where she raised and started her fighting career practicing kickboxing.
The 39-year-old Myriam Lamare (seven more than Braekhus) has an official record of 22-3-0 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class, she comes off six consecutive wins after her last defeat against Holly Holm in 2009. Braekhus vs Lamare is valid for the WBA, WBC and WBO female welterweight titles, currently held by Braekhus; Lamare won already some world titles but in the light welterweight division. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-01, good start and some nice exchanges between Renan Barao and Urijah Faber: this fight gets three stars. The Ufc bantamweight champion Renan ‘Barao’ Pegado entered this fight with a professional mma record of 31-1-0 (68% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world, he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and he suffered his only loss at his pro mma debut in 2005 against Joao Paulo Rodrigues de Souza.
His opponent, the 34-year-old Urijah Faber (8 years more than Barao) has an official record of 30-6-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class, all his defeats came in title fights and the last one occurred in their previous fight against Barao, bout ended by unanimous decision in 2012 (=Barao vs Faber I). Barao vs Faber 2, main event of UFC 169, is valid for the Ufc bantamweight title, Barao’s third defense. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-01, something good in the last part of the fight and some good kicks in the first one, but it is not enough to get three stars: Jose Aldo vs Ricardo Lamas gets two. The Ufc featherweight champion and black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Jose Aldo entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-1-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2005 against Luciano Azevedo, so he comes off 16 consecutive wins!
His opponent is the American Ricardo Lamas who has an official record of 13-2-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class, he is also a black belt in bjj and he is undefeated in the Ufc. Aldo vs Lamas is valid for the Ufc featherweight title, first title shot for Lamas; undercard of Renan Barao vs Urijah Faber 2 – UFC 169. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-01, pretty good fight between Alistair Overeem and Frank Mir: it gets three stars. The former K-1, Strikeforce and Dream champion Alistair Overeem entered this fight with a pro mma record of 36-13-0 (95% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 heavyweight in the world, he comes off two consecutive defeats suffered in 2013, the first one against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Overeem vs Silva) and the second one to Travis Browne (=Overeem vs Browne).
His opponent, the former Ufc heavyweight champion Frank Mir, has an official record of 16-8-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class, he is a black belt in kenpo karate and bjj but he comes off three consecutive defeats, the last one against Josh Barnett (=Mir vs Barnett); currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez. ‘The Reem’ Overeem vs Mir is on the undercard of Renan Barao vs Urijah Faber 2 – UFC 169. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-01, something good on the ground but it is not enough to get three stars: John Lineker vs Ali Bagautinov gets two. The Brazilian 24-year-old John Lineker entered this fight with a mma record of 23-6-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 flyweight in the world, he comes off four consecutive wins after having lost his Ufc debut in 2012 against Louis Gaudinot (=Gaudinot vs Lineker).
His opponent, the Russian 28-year-old Ali Bagautinov, has a record of 12-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class, he has a solid wrestling background in pankration, freestyle, Greco-Roman and he was the world combat sambo champion in 2012, he comes off 10-fight win streak after his last defeat in 2011. Currently the #1 in this division is Demetrious Johnson. Lineker vs Bagautinov is on the undercard of Renan Barao vs Urijah Faber 2 – UFC 169. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-01, very exciting and tough fight with some brutal and wild exchanges (UFC Fight of the Night): Jamie Varner vs Abel Trujillo is definitely one of the best mma fights of the year and it gets four stars (it could be also a candidate for “Fight of the Year” honors and get five stars if there are no better fights in 2014). The former WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner entered this fight with a record of 21-8-1 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.38 lightweight in the world, he fought just once in 2013 losing to Gleison Tibau.
His opponent, Abel Trujillo, has a record of 11-5-0 (63% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.56 in the same weight class, in 2013 he suffered his last defeat against #9 lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov but seven months later he defeated Roger Bowling. Varner vs Trujillo is on the undercard of Renan Barao vs Urijah Faber 2 – UFC 169. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-01-02, good fight but bad referee: Lee Selby vs Rendall Munroe gets three stars. Lee Selby entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 17-1-0 (6 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.14 featherweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2009 against Samir Mouneimne at his fifth pro fight, so he comes off 13 consecutive wins. Rendall Munroe has an official record of 27-3-1 (11 knockouts) and he entered as the No.44 in the same weight class, two out off his three defeats occurred in world title fights, the first shot against Toshiaki Nishioka in 2010 and the second one to Scott Quigg during their rematch in 2012 (=Quigg vs Munroe 2). Selby vs Munroe is valid for the vacant EBU (European) and BBBofC British featherweight titles (British title held by Selby). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-01-02, heavy punches but a three-stars-fight needs something more: Anthony Joshua vs Dorian Darch gets two. Anthony Joshua, 2012 Olympic super heavyweight Gold Medalist, is at his fourth professional boxing fight and he entered this fight with a record of 3-0-0 (3 knockouts), curiously he started training in boxing at the relatively advanced age of 18.
His opponent, Dorian Darch, has an official record of 7-2-0 (1 knockout), he lost two of his last three fights, the first one against Ian Lewison in 2012 (his only tko defeat) and the second time to Hughie Fury (cousin of Tyson Fury). Joshua vs Darch is on the undercard of Lee Selby vs Rendall Munroe. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-02-01, too much holding and too many interruptions: Max Bursak vs Jarrod Fletcher gets two stars. Max Bursak entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 29-1-1 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.14 middleweight in the world, he comes off five consecutive wins after having suffered his only loss to Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam in 2012 (=N’Jikam vs Bursak).
Also his opponent, Jarrod Fletcher, has only one defeat, suffered in 2012 against Billy Joe Saunders (=Saunders vs Fletcher) and he comes off five-fight win streak, his record is 17-1-0 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class. Bursak vs Fletcher is valid for the WBA Continental middleweight title; undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs Osumanu Adama. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review: 2014-02-01, great performance by both boxers: Cecilia Braekhus vs Myriam Lamare gets three stars. The undefeated Cecilia Braekhus entered this fight with a perfect record of 23-0-0 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 women’s welterweight in the world, she was born in Colombia but was adopted as a 2-year-old by Norwegian parents where she raised and started her fighting career practicing kickboxing.
Review: 2014-02-01, something good in the last part of the fight and some good kicks in the first one, but it is not enough to get three stars: Jose Aldo vs Ricardo Lamas gets two. The Ufc featherweight champion and black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Jose Aldo entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-1-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 featherweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat in 2005 against Luciano Azevedo, so he comes off 16 consecutive wins!
Review: 2014-02-01, very exciting and tough fight with some brutal and wild exchanges (UFC Fight of the Night): Jamie Varner vs Abel Trujillo is definitely one of the best mma fights of the year and it gets four stars (it could be also a candidate for “Fight of the Year” honors and get five stars if there are no better fights in 2014). The former WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner entered this fight with a record of 21-8-1 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.38 lightweight in the world, he fought just once in 2013 losing to Gleison Tibau.
