Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-14, exciting and tough fight thanks to a great performance by both fighters: Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje is one of the best mma fights of 2018 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Dustin Poirier entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-5-0 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 lightweight in the world. He was defeated by Michael Johnson in 2016 (Poirier vs Johnson) but then he beat Jim Miller (Miller vs Poirier) and Anthony Pettis in 2017 (Dustin Poirier vs Anthony Pettis); between these two bouts he faced also current #1 Lw Eddie Alvarez but the bout ended in a no-contest since Alvarez landed illegal knees (Alvarez vs Poirier).
His opponent, the former Wsof Lw champion Justin Gaethje, has a record of 18-1-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Eddie Alvarez (Eddie Alvarez vs Justin Gaethje); before this bout, in 2017, he had won over Michael Johnson (Mma Fight of the year 2017 candidate, Johnson vs Gaethje). Poirier vs Gaethje is the main event of UFC on Fox 29. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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‘Best of Boxing’, is the annual ranking of the best boxing fights of the year 2018, matches rated by AllTheBestFights.
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-03-10, high pace with some tough exchanges thanks to a great performance by both boxers: Brian Castano vs Cedric Vitu is the best boxing fight of 2018 so far and it gets four stars!
The undefeated Wba light-Mw champion Brian Carlos Castano entered this fight with a perfect record of 14-0-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.14 super welterweight in the world. Between 2016 and 2017 he beat Marcus Upshaw, Emmanuel de Jesus and Michel Soro (Michel Soro vs Brian Carlos Castano).
His opponent, Cedric Vitu, has an official record of 46-2-0 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Siarhei Rabchanka in 2012, since then he has won eleven consecutive bouts beating Isaac Real (Cedric Vitu vs Isaac Real) and Marcello Matano in 2017. Castano vs Vitu is valid for the WBA World super welterweight title (Castano’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-02-22, spectacular finish between Akhmed Aliev and Magomedsaygid Alibekov: this is one of the best mma fights of 2018 and it gets four stars!
Akhmed Aliev entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-4-0 (56% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.22 lightweight in the world. He lost to Vener Galiev in 2015 but since then he has won seven consecutive bouts beating Efrain Escudero and Diego Brandao in 2017.
His opponent, the undefeated Magomedsaygid Alibekov, has a perfect record of 9-0-0 (33% finishing rate) and in his last three fights he has won over Matej Truhan, Nariman Abbasov and Kuat Khamitov. Aliev vs Alibekov, main event of Fight Nights Global 83, is valid for the FNG lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-09-23, tough fight with some nice exchanges and a spectacular finish: Gokhan Saki vs Henrique da Silva this is one of the best mma fights of 2017 and it gets four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The former Glory light-Hw kickboxing champion Gokhan Saki entered this fight with a professional mma record of 0-1-0 but he has kickboxing record of 83-12-0 (59 knockouts). He debuted in mixed martial arts in 2004 but he lost to James Zikic via tko; in his last kickboxing fight he beat Sebastian Ciobanu in 2015 (=Saki vs Ciobanu).
His opponent, Henrique da Silva, has a record of 12-3-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.78 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses, two in 2017, against Jordan Johnson and Ion Cutelaba. Gokhan Saki vs Henrique da Silva is on the undercard of Ovince St Preux vs Yushin Okami – UFC Fight Night 117. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-09-11, spectacular finish between Singdam Kiatmuu9 and Kazbek Kabulov: this is one of the best muay thai fights of 2017 and it gets four stars!
The former Lumpinee champion in two different weight classes Singdam Kiatmuu9 (also known as Singdam YokkaoSaenchayGym) entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 269-64-2 while his opponent, Kazbek Kabulov, has an official record of 33-15-0. Singdam suffered his last loss when he faced Chamuekthong Sor Yupinda in 2015, since then he has won eleven consecutive bouts beating Rayan Mekki, Gu Hui and Ali Makhi in 2017. Singdam Kiatmuu9 vs Kazbek Kabulov is on the undercard of Saenchai vs Jonathan Fabian – Yokkao 25 & 26. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-25, crazy elbow fight, high pace and tough exchanges: Bandasak Sor Tragoonpetch vs MuengLaos Puyfourman is a candidate for the muay thai and kickboxing Fight of the Year 2017 and it gets five stars (this bout was previously rated with four stars but promoted to five since we have not find a better one).
Bandasak Sor Tragoonpetch (red trunks) entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 50-25-2 while his opponent, MuengLaos Puyfourman, has an official record of 38-18-0. Bandasak Sor Tragoonpetch vs MuengLaos Puyfourman was on the undercard of Jaowayha Sitnayoktang vs Kriss Axelsson – MAX Muay Thai 2017. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-30, spectacular finish between Eddy Nait Slimani and Antoine Habash: this is one of the best kickboxing fights of 2017 and it gets four stars!
The former Iska and Wako Full contact world champion Eddy Nait Slimani entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 63-4-0 (17 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.16 super lightweight in the world while his opponent, Antoine Habash, has an official record of 78-18-0 (46 knockouts). Slimani has already fought three times in 2017 beating Modibo Diarra and David Mejia but then he lost to Yannick Reine. In their first fight Slimani defeated Habash via retirement (February 7, 2015); this second fight was valid for the WAKO PRO light welterweight world title and it was on the undercard of Roman Kryklia vs Fabrice Aurieng – MCFM 2017. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-07-15, one round to warm up and then the war exploded: Omar Figueroa Jr vs Robert Guerrero is one of the best boxing fights of 2017 and it gets four stars!
The undefeated former Wbc Lw champion Omar Figueroa Jr entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 26-0-1 (18 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 12, 2015 when he defeated Antonio DeMarco (=Figueroa vs DeMarco); before this bout he had won over Ricky Burns (=Figueroa vs Burns).
His opponent, the former world champion in four different weight classes Robert Guerrero, has a record of 33-5-1 (18 knockouts) and he entered as the No.22 welterweight in the world but ‘The Ghost’ won just one out of his last four bouts, against Aaron Martinez (=Guerrero vs Martinez). After this fight he has lost to Danny Garcia (=Garcia vs Guerrero) and David Emanuel Peralta (=Guerrero vs Peralta). Omar Figueroa Jr vs Robert Guerrero is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-14, exciting and tough fight thanks to a great performance by both fighters: Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje is one of the best mma fights of 2018 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
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