Review: 2013-12-07, there is a good news and a bad news…we start with the good one: the second part of Silva vs Hunt was simply amazing, one of toughest battle ever, everything you could want from a candidate for Fight of the Year! But now the bad news: we usually rate the complete fight and the first part was not so exciting with both fighters throwing just a few shots and in such cases we can’t give more than four stars; Antonio Silva and Mark Hunt were awarded “UFC Fight of the Night” honors. Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (18-5-0, 89% finishing rate) entered as the No.4 heavyweight in the world while Mark Hunt (9-8-0, 67% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) entered as the No.9 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Cain Velasquez). ‘Bigfoot’ Silva vs Hunt is the main event of UFC Fight Night 33; they also faced each other a second time on November 15, 2015 (=Mark Hunt vs Antonio Silva 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-23, very exciting fight thanks to an aggressive start, one knockdown and some wild exchanges in which both fighters exchanged shot for shot showing a solid chin and a big heart: Carl Froch vs George Groves is one of the best boxing fights of the year and it gets four stars (but we hope for a rematch in 2014). Carl Froch (31-2-0, 22 KOs) entered as the No.2 super middleweight in the world while the undefeated George Groves (19-0-0, 15 KOs=79%) entered as the No.6 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Andre Ward). Froch vs Groves is valid for the WBA and IBF super middleweight titles; they also faced each other a second time on May 31, 2014 (=Froch vs Groves 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-10-18, good kicks, heavy knees and two knockdowns, this could be a very good fight, but not in this case…because after two rounds, Petchartchai Chaorai-Oi (red shorts) and Jemsak Sakburiram start an amazing back and forth battle: both fighters unload impressive elbows and wild punches in what might be named “the best muay thai round of the year”; probably this could happen only in Thailand or with a blind referee because it seems more a slaughter than a fight. But a candidate for muay thai Fight of the Year 2013 should have also a spectacular and unexpected ending…take a look! Both Petchartchai Chaorai-Oi and Jemsak Sakburiram are not in the top of the rankings and unfortunately we don’t know their record. Petchartchai vs Jemsak was held at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium (Bangkok, Thailand). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-10-19, Mike Alvarado vs Ruslan Provodnikov was a really exciting fight as we expected. Alvarado came off three consecutive spectacular fights: two fights of the year candidate as Alvarado vs Herrera and Rios vs Alvarado 1 in 2012 and a great battle against Brandon Rios in their second fight, but also the Russian boxer came off the candidate for Fight of the Year 2013, a very controversial defeat against Timothy Bradley…
In this fight Provodnikov was the aggressor but Alvarado likes toe-to-toe fights and exchanging shot for shot, so the result was an action packed fight with also two knockdowns and a “touching finish” with the winner in tears hugging his mother: Alvarado vs Provodnikov is definitely one of the best boxing fights of 2013, four stars! Mike Alvarado (34-1-0, 23 KOs) entered as the No.4 light welterweight in the world while Ruslan Provodnikov (22-2-0, 15 KOs) entered as the No.6 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Danny Garcia). Alvarado vs Provodnikov is valid for the WBO light welterweight title (Alvarado’s first defense). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-10-19, the final part of the fight between Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez was simply astonishing: brutal exchanges, blood, nonstop pace and big heart, so it could be a perfect candidate for Mma Fight of the Year 2013 but unfortunately the first part was “only” a very good one and not epic. For this reason Melendez vs Sanchez (UFC Fight of the Night) gets four stars and not five, but we would like to see a rematch since it was also a very close bout. Gilbert Melendez (21-3-0, 57% finishing rate) entered as the No.3 lightweight in the world while Diego Sanchez (24-5-0, 63% finishing rate) entered as the No.10 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Anthony Pettis). Melendez vs Sanchez is on the undercard of Cain Velasquez vs Junior dos Santos 3 – UFC 166. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-10-12, great performance and amazing pace by both fighters that exchanged shot for shot in an exciting and tough fight: in a fight like this, there is not a loser but two winners, Daniel Ghita vs Rico Verhoeven is definitely one of the best kickboxing fights of 2013 and it gets four stars! Daniel Ghita (49-9-0) entered as the No.4 heavyweight in the world while Rico Verhoeven (41-7-1) entered as the No.6. Ghita vs Verhoeven is the final of Glory heavyweight world championship tournament (they also faced each other a second time on Jun 21, 2014 Verhoeven vs Ghita 2); undercard of Tyrone Spong vs Nathan Corbett 2 – Glory 11. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-10-12, speed, power, technique, one knockdown and a spectacular finish: this is professional kickboxing at his very very best and this is one of the best fights of 2013, Tyrone Spong vs Nathan Corbett gets four stars! Tyrone Spong (72-6-1) entered as the No.3 heavyweight in the world while Nathan ‘Carnage’ Corbett (58-3-0) entered as the No.1 super cruiserweight. Their first fight ended in a no contest (June 27, 2009); Spong vs Corbett 2 is the main event of GLORY 11 Chicago. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-08-17, aggressive start, high pace and some amazing series of punches between two boxers that know only power punches:-) Juan Diaz vs Adailton De Jesus is one of the best boxing fights of 2013 and it gets four stars (we had rated this fight three stars but after watching it again we have changed our rating – August, 27, 2013). Juan ‘Baby Bull’ Diaz ranked as the No.80 lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 36-4-0 (18 knockouts) while Adailton De Jesus had a record of 30-7-0 (24 knockouts; De Jesus is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 17, 2011 when he defeated Denis De Barros). Diaz vs De Jesus is the main event of the evening. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-08-17, tough and exciting fight with three knockdowns, heavy exchanges and a spectacular finish: Giovani Segura vs Jonathan Gonzalez is close to get four stars is one of the best boxing fights of 2013 and it gets four stars (we had rated this fight three stars but after watching it again we have changed our rating – August, 27, 2013). Giovani Segura (29-3-1, 25 KOs=75%) entered as the No.10 flyweight in the world while the undefeated Jonathan Gonzalez (13-0-0, 11 KOs=79%) entered as the No.27. Segura vs Gonzalez is valid for the interim WBO Latino flyweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-08-09, very tough fight with some tremendous exchanges from the first round: Rustam Nugaev vs Jose Hernandez is one of the best boxing fights of 2013 and it gets four stars! This is also the second fight of the year for Nugaev in which he gets four stars after his exciting bout against Jonathan Maicelo in April. Rustam Nugaev (24-6-1, 14 KOs) entered as the No.29 lightweight in the world while Jose Hernandez (14-6-1, 6 KOs) entered as the No.82. Nugaev vs Hernandez is the main event of the night. Watch the video!
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Review: 2013-12-07, there is a good news and a bad news…we start with the good one: the second part of Silva vs Hunt was simply amazing, one of toughest battle ever, everything you could want from a candidate for Fight of the Year! But now the bad news: we usually rate the complete fight and the first part was not so exciting with both fighters throwing just a few shots and in such cases we can’t give more than four stars; Antonio Silva and Mark Hunt were awarded “UFC Fight of the Night” honors. Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (18-5-0, 89% finishing rate) entered as the No.4 heavyweight in the world while Mark Hunt (9-8-0, 67% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) entered as the No.9 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Cain Velasquez). ‘Bigfoot’ Silva vs Hunt is the main event of UFC Fight Night 33; they also faced each other a second time on November 15, 2015 (=Mark Hunt vs Antonio Silva 2). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-10-18, good kicks, heavy knees and two knockdowns, this could be a very good fight, but not in this case…because after two rounds, Petchartchai Chaorai-Oi (red shorts) and Jemsak Sakburiram start an amazing back and forth battle: both fighters unload impressive elbows and wild punches in what might be named “the best muay thai round of the year”; probably this could happen only in Thailand or with a blind referee because it seems more a slaughter than a fight. But a candidate for muay thai 
