The undefeated black belt in karate and former ISKA world champion Tenshin Nasukawa entered this fight with a perfect kickboxing record of 28-0-0 (22 KOs=79%) and he is ranked as the No.5 featherweight in the world while his opponent, the WKN 58kg Muay Thai world champ Federico Roma, has an official record of 63-4-1 (31 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 super featherweight. The Japanese fought five times last year winning over Rodtang Jitmuangnon, Kyoji Horiguchi and Taiki Naito in his last three; at the end of 2018 he also faced Floyd Mayweather Jr in a 3-round exhibition boxing match but it was a disappointing bout (Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Tenshin Nasukawa). Nasukawa vs Roma, main event of RISE 2019 1st Round, is the quarter-final of the Rise World Series 2019 -58kg torunament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Videos of the best Fights of the Year candidates: Mma, Boxing, K-1
Cody Garbrandt vs Pedro Munhoz full fight Video UFC 235 – 2019
The former Ufc Bw champ Cody Garbrandt entered this fight with a pro record of 11-2-0 (82% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.4 bantamweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, both against current #1 Ufc Bw champion TJ Dillashaw (Cody Garbrandt vs TJ Dillashaw I and TJ Dillashaw vs Cody Garbrandt II); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Dominick Cruz (Cruz vs Garbrandt).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Pedro Munhoz, has an official mma record of 17-3-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year losing to John Dodson (via split decision, John Dodson vs Pedro Munhoz) but then he defeated Brett Johns (Pedro Munhoz vs Brett Johns) and Bryan Caraway (Pedro Munhoz vs Bryan Caraway). Garbrandt vs Munhoz is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith – UFC 235. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Vicente Luque vs Bryan Barberena full fight Video UFC on ESPN – 2019
Vicente Luque entered this fight with a mma record of 14-6-1 (93% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.28 welterweight in the world. He was defeated by Leon Edwards in 2017 but then he has won over Niko Price, Chad Laprise and Jalin Turner.
His opponent, Bryan Barberena, has an official record of 14-5-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.44 in the same weight class. He lost to Leon Edwards in 2017 (Leon Edwards vs Bryan Barberena) but he came back to win in 2018 against Jake Ellenberger (Bryan Barberena vs Jake Ellenberger). Luque vs Barberena is on the undercard of Francis Ngannou vs Cain Velasquez – UFC on ESPN 1. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2019 best MMA fight – Aaron Pico vs Henry Corrales – full fight Video Bellator 214
The 2013 cadet Free Style Wrestling world champion Aaron Pico entered this fight with a pro mma record of 4-1-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.42 featherweight in the world. He lost his first professional mma fight against Zach Freeman (Aaron Pico vs Zach Freeman) but then he has won four bouts beating Justin Linn, Shane Krutchen, Lee Morrison and Leandro Higo (Leandro Higo vs Aaron Pico).
His opponent, Henry Corrales, has a record of 16-3-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.31 in the same weight class. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2016, the last one against Patricio Freire (Patricio Freire vs Henry Corrales), but then he has won four fights defeating Georgi Karakhanyan and Andy Main in 2018. Pico vs Corrales is on the undercard of Fedor Emelianenko vs Ryan Bader – Bellator 214. Watch the video and rate this fight!
USERS’ K-1 & MUAY THAI RANKING: top 20 kickboxing Fights of the Year 2018
Here you can find the best kickboxing, k-1 and muay thai fights of 2018 rated by our users. We post the top 20 bouts with 4 and 5 stars rated at least three times.
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Cris Cyborg Justino vs Amanda Nunes full fight Video UFC 232 – 2018
The current Ufc women’s Fw, former Strikeforce and Invicta Fc champion Cristiane Cyborg Justino entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-1-0 (85% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s featherweight in the world. She suffered her only loss at her professional mma debut, against Erica Paes in 2005, since then she has won 20 consecutive bouts beating Tonya Evinger (Cyborg vs Evinger), Holly Holm (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Holly Holm) and Yana Kunitskaya in her last three (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Yana Kunitskaya).
Her opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and current Ufc women’s Bw champ Amanda Nunes, has a record of 16-4-0 (87% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.1 women’s bantamweight. She suffered her last loss when she faced Cat Zingano in 2014 (Zingano vs Nunes), since then she has won seven bouts beating Ronda Rousey (Nunes vs Rousey), Valentina Shevchenko (Amanda Nunes vs Valentina Shevchenko 2) and Raquel Pennington in her last three (Amanda Nunes vs Raquel Pennington). Cyborg vs Nunes is valid for the Ufc women’s featherweight title (Cyborg’s third defense); undercard of Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2 – UFC 232. Watch the video and rate this fight!
BJ Penn vs Ryan Hall full fight Video UFC 232 – 2018
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, former Ufc Lw and Ww champion BJ Penn entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-12-2 (81% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 25, 2017 when he was defeated by Denni Siver (BJ Penn vs Dennis Siver); before this bout he had also lost four consecutive bouts, his last victory was in 2010 against Matt Hughes.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitu Ryan Hall, has an official record of 6-1-0 (67% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 3, 2016 when he defeated Gray Maynard; before this bout, in 2015, he had also beat Artem Lobov (Artem Lobov vs Ryan Hall). BJ Penn vs Hall is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2 – UFC 232. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Carl Frampton vs Josh Warrington full fight Video – 2018
The world champion in two different weight classes Carl Frampton entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 26-1-0 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 featherweight in the world. Between 2016 and 2017 he faced current #1 Fw Leo Santa Cruz defeating the Mexican in their first bout (Santa Cruz vs Frampton I) and losing the rematch (Frampton vs Santa Cruz II); after this fight he has won three bouts beating Luke Jackson in his last one (Carl Frampton vs Luke Jackson).
His opponent, the undefeated Ibf Fw champ Josh Warrington, has a perfect record of 27-0-0 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over Kiko Martinez (Josh Warrington vs Kiko Martinez), Dennis Ceylan (Josh Warrington vs Dennis Ceylan) and Lee Selby (Lee Selby vs Josh Warrington). Frampton vs Warrington is valid for the IBF World featherweight title (Warrington’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!