Review: 2013-03-16, we didn’t expected a war between Bradley and Provodnikov, because the American usually is not very aggressive, but this time the bout starts furiously. The performance of both boxers was outstanding: back-and-forth action, tough exchanges, one knockdown and everything you could want from a candidate for Fight of the Year 2013…or rather, there was something we didn’t like: the controversial ending!!! The undefeated Timothy Bradley (29-0-0, 12 KOs) entered as the No.3 welterweight in the world while Ruslan Provodnikov (22-1-0, 15 KOs) entered as the No.46 (after this fight Provodnikov is ranked as the No. 12). Bradley vs Provodnikov is valid for the WBO welterweight title (Bradley’s first defense). Watch the video!
Best fights
Videos of the best Fights of the Year candidates: Mma, Boxing, K-1
2013 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Fahpayab vs Pedsenlek – full fight Video
Review: 2013-02-10, after a tactical opening round, as usual in muay thai, Fahpayab Kwaitonggym (red shorts) and Pedsenlek Rajanont start a real war with both fighters throwing bombs: punches, kicks, elbows. It’s unbelievable how thai fighters can eat powerful shots and still keep coming forward. Even though the pace slows down in the second part of the fight, both second and third rounds are astonishing, candidates for round of the year, and this is enough to be our favorite muay thai Fight of the Year so far, five stars! Unfortunately we don’t know the record of both fighters, we only found Fahpayab’s record, 39-12-0, but it is dated August 13, 2012. Fahpayab vs Pedsenlek was held at Channel 7 Stadium (Bangkok, Thailand). Watch the video!
2013 best BOXING fight – Argenis Mendez vs Juan Carlos Salgado 2 – full fight Video IBF
Review: 2013-03-09, speed, power, technique, one knockdown…is it not enough?…It is also a candidate for Knockout of the the Year 2013: the second fight between Salgado and Mendez gets four stars! Juan Carlos Salgado (26-1-1) entered as the No.3 super featherweight in the world while Argenis Mendez (20-2-0) entered as the No.5. In their first fight Salgado defeated Mendez by unanimous decision (September 10, 2011); this second bout is valid for the IBF super featherweight title (Salgado’s fourth defense). Watch the video!
2013 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Phetphatam vs Kritsana – full fight Video
Review: 2013-02-17, after a first boring round, Kritsana Erawan (red trunks) surprises Phetphatam Bermphudin knocking him down with a perfect right hook and trying to close the fight but the heart of a real warrior like Phetphatam never gives up and he starts to throw some vicious elbows… bringing the match to an awesome finish! With a more exciting first round the bout could have got five stars, but anyhow it is one of the best muay thai fights of 2013, four stars! Kritsana Erawan entered the fight with a record of 49-10-1 while Phetphatam Bermphudin had a record of 60-10-0. Kritsana vs Phetphatam was held at Channel 7 Stadium, Bangkok (Thailand). Watch the video!
Giorgio Petrosyan vs Ole Laursen full fight Video – 2013
Review: 2013-03-02, explosive first round with one knockdown and a spectacular finish: Giorgio Petrosyan vs Ole Laursen is one of the best K-1 fights of 2013, 4 stars! Giorgio Petrosyan ranked as the No.1 super welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 74-1-2 while Ole Laursen had a record of 34-18-0. Petrosyan vs Laursen is the main event of the evening. Watch the video!
2013 best MMA fight – Wanderlei Silva vs Brian Stann – fight Video UFC on Fuel TV 8
Review: 2013-03-03, fast and furious start with tremendous exchanges, two knockdowns and Silva seems to be back at Pride Fc…the first period is simply amazing (could be a candidate for Round of the Year); then the pace slows down but the end of the bout is outstanding: Silva vs Stann is definitely one of the best mma fights of 2013 (UFC Fight & ko of the Night). Wanderlei Silva (34-12-1) entered as the No.25 middleweight in the world while Brian Stann (12-5-0) entered as the No.18. Silva vs Stann is the main event of UFC on Fuel TV 8. Watch the video!
Dennis Bermudez vs Matt Grice full fight Video UFC 157 – 2013
Review: 2013-02-23, impressive performance by both Dennis Bermudez and Matt Grice: tremendous and tough exchanges, one knockdown and high pace; only in the central part of the bout the pace slows down but thanks to an amazing third period (candidate for round of the year), the UFC Fight of the Night is one of best fights of the year 2013, five stars! Dennis Bermudez (9-3-0) entered as the No.87 featherweight in the world while Matt Grice (15-4-0) entered as the No.79. Bermudez vs Grice is on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Liz Carmouche – UFC 157. Watch the video!
Ronda Rousey vs Liz Carmouche full fight Video UFC 157 – 2013
Review: 2013-02-23, aggressive start, spectacular first round and great performance by two of the best fighters in the world: Ronda Rousey vs Liz Carmouche is one of the best mma fights of the year, four stars! The undefeated Ronda Rousey (6-0-0) entered as the No.1 bantamweight in the world while Liz Carmouche (8-2-0) entered as the No.8. Rousey vs Carmouche is valid for the UFC Women’s bantamweight championship title; main event of UFC 157 and first-ever women’s fight in UFC history. Watch the video!
2013 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Kongkrai vs Jongrak – full fight Video
Review: 2013-01-13, after a first tactical round with only some good single shots, the two Thai fighters pick up the pace throwing some good kicks and between the second and third round the fight becomes really exciting thanks to two knockdowns and some wild elbows: Kongkrai vs Jongrak is the first fight to get four stars in 2013. These two Thai fighters have almost the same record: Kongkrai Kiatcharoenchai (red trunks) entered the bout with a record of 56-9-1 while Jongrak Sor Bunkrong had a record of 56-10-1. Kongkrai vs Jongrak was held at Channel 7 Stadium (Bangkok, Thailand). Watch the video!
Best of MMA: Ranking of the best mma Fights of the Year 2013 by ATBF
‘Best of Mma’, is the annual ranking of the best mma fights of the year 2013 (best Ufc fights and other promotions), matches rated by AllTheBestFights.
Clicking on the names of the fighters you can watch and rate the video of the fight (if it is available on the web) and read some info about it. However, you do not find a link for all the mma matches because we create a single post just for the 4 and 5 stars fights or for the most important ones.
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