Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 33: (Mon-Sun) from August 12, 2019 to August 18, 2019.
Boxing Fight of the Week: Emanuel Navarrete vs Francisco De Vaca
K-1 Muay Thai Fight of the Week: Giorgio Petrosyan vs Jo Nattawut 2
Mma Fight of the Week: Yoel Romero vs Paulo Costa
Mma Knockout of the Week: Daniel Cormier vs Stipe Miocic 2
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-17, great performance by both fighters: Daniel Cormier vs Stipe Miocic 2 is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The former Strikeforce Hw, former Ufc light-Hw and current Ufc Hw champion Daniel Cormier entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-1-0 (68% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. ‘DC’ suffered his only loss against Jon Jones in their first fight in 2015 (Jones vs Cormier I), since then he has won seven bouts beating Stipe Miocic (Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier I) and Derrick Lewis in his last two (Daniel Cormier vs Derrick Lewis). In 2017, he had also faced Jon Jones for the second time losing via KO, but then the result was overturned in a no-contest since ‘Bones’ tested positive for Turinabol (Cormier vs Jones 2).
His opponent, the former Ufc Hw champ Stipe Miocic, has an official record of 18-3-0 (78% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. Before losing to Cormier in July 2018, he had beat Francis Ngannou in January 2018 (Stipe Miocic vs Francis Ngannou) and Junior dos Santos in May 2017 (Miocic vs dos Santos 2). Cormier vs Miocic 2, main event of Ufc 241, is valid for the Ufc heavyweight title (Cormier’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-17, good fight between Anthony Pettis and Nate Diaz: it gets three stars.The black belt in tae-kwon-do, Bjj and former Ufc Lw champion Anthony Pettis entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-8-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kamaru Usman). He lost to Tony Ferguson last year (Tony Ferguson vs Anthony Pettis) but he came back to win against Stephen Thompson in 2019 (Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf 5 Lw tournament winner Nate Diaz, has a record of 19-11-0 (84% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since 2016 when he faced twice Conor McGregor: Diaz won the first bout (Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz I) but then he lost the rematch (Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor II). Pettis vs Diaz is on the undercard of Daniel Cormier vs Stipe Miocic 2 – UFC 241. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-17, very high pace and tough exchanges between two of the best mma fighters in the world: Yoel Romero vs Paulo Costa is one of the best mma fights of the year 2019 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).The former Olympian wrestler Yoel Romero Palacio entered this fight with a mma record of 13-3-0 (85% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.2 middleweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, both against current #1 Ufc Mw champion Robert Whittaker (Yoel Romero vs Robert Whittaker I and Robert Whittaker vs Yoel Romero II). Between these two bouts Romero beat Luke Rockhold (Yoel Romero vs Luke Rockhold).
His opponent, the undefeated black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Paulo Henrique Borrachinha Costa, has a perfect record of 12-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has won over Oluwale Bamgbose (Paulo Costa vs Bamgbose), Johny Hendricks (Johny Hendricks vs Paulo Costa) and Uriah Hall (Uriah Hall vs Paulo Costa). Romero vs Costa is on the undercard of Daniel Cormier vs Stipe Miocic 2 – UFC 241. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-17, some good exchanges between Cory Sandhagen and Raphael Assuncao but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.Cory Sandhagen entered this fight with a pro record of 11-1-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Henry Cejudo). He suffered his only loss when he faced Jamall Emmers in 2017, since then he has won six bouts defeating Mario Bautista and John Lineker in 2019 (John Lineker vs Cory Sandhagen).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Raphael Assuncao, has an official mma record of 27-6-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Marlon Moraes (Raphael Assuncao vs Marlon Moraes 2); before this bout he had beat Rob Font (Raphael Assuncao vs Rob Font). Sandhagen vs Assuncao is on the undercard of Daniel Cormier vs Stipe Miocic 2 – UFC 241. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-17, fight not so exciting between Derek Brunson and Ian Heinisch: it gets two stars.Derek Brunson entered this fight with a professional record of 19-7-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 middleweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts last year, against Ronaldo Jacare Souza (Ronaldo Jacare Souza vs Derek Brunson 2) and Israel Adesanya (Derek Brunson vs Israel Adesanya), but he came back to win with Elias Theodorou in 2019 (Derek Brunson vs Elias Theodorou).
His opponent, Ian Heinisch, has a mma record of 13-1-0 (46% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Markus Perez in 2017, after this fight he has won five bouts defeating Cezar Ferreira (Cezar Ferreira vs Ian Heinisch) and Antonio Carlos Jr in his last two. Brunson vs Heinisch is on the undercard of Daniel Cormier vs Stipe Miocic 2 – UFC 241. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 32: (Mon-Sun) from August 5, 2019 to August 11, 2019.
Boxing Fight of the Week: Antonio Orozco vs Vergil Ortiz Jr
Boxing Knockout of the Week: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr vs Evert Bravo
Mma Fight of the Week: Mike Perry vs Vicente Luque
Mma Knockout of the Week: Volkan Oezdemir vs Ilir Latifi
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-10, boring fight between Valentina Shevchenko and Liz Carmouche 2: it gets one star!The black belt in tae-kwon-do, judo, former Wako, Wmf, Kunlun fight kickboxing and current Ufc champion Valentina Shevchenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-3-0 (71% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s flyweight in the world. She lost to current #1 Ufc women’s Bw champ Amanda Nunes in 2017 (via split decision, Nunes vs Shevchenko 2) but then she has won three fights defeating Jessica Eye in 2019 (Valentina Shevchenko vs Jessica Eye).
Her opponent, the black belt in Bjj Liz Carmouche, has an official record of 13-6-0 (62% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. She was defeated by Alexis Davis in 2017 but then she has won over Jennifer Maia and Lucie Pudilova (Liz Carmouche vs Lucie Pudilova). In their first fight Carmouche had beat Shevchenko via tko (doctor stoppage – September 30, 2010); this second bout is the main event of UFC Fight Night 156 (UFC on ESPN+ 14). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-10, pretty good fight between Mike Perry and Vicente Luque: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).Mike Perry entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-4-0 (85% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.20 welterweight in the world. He lost to Donald Cerrone at the end of 2018 (Donald Cerrone vs Mike Perry) but he came back to win against Alex Oliveira in April 2019 (Alex Oliveira vs Mike Perry).
His opponent, Vicente Luque, has a record of 16-6-1 (94% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Leon Edwards in 2017 but since then he has won five bouts beating Bryan Barberena (4-stars fight, Vicente Luque vs Bryan Barberena) and Derrick Krantz in 2019. Perry vs Luque is on the undercard of Valentina Shevchenko vs Liz Carmouche 2 – UFC Fight Night 156 (UFC on ESPN+ 14). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-10, pretty good finish between Rodolfo Vieira and Oskar Piechota but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The undefeated black belt and former ADCC, Brazilian jiu jitsu world champion (four times) Rodolfo Vieira entered this fight with a mma record of 5-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.138 middleweight in the world. In his last three fights he has won over Alexander Neufang, Jacob Holyman-Tague and Vitaliy Nemchinov.
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Oskar Piechota, has an official record of 11-1-1 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.79 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year beating Tim Williams and losing to Gerald Meerschaert. Vieira vs Piechota is on the undercard of Valentina Shevchenko vs Liz Carmouche 2 – UFC Fight Night 156 (UFC on ESPN+ 14). Watch the video and rate this fight!
