Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-31, pretty good finish between Kai Asakura and Kyoji Horiguchi but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The Rizin Bw champion Kai Asakura entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-2-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 bantamweight in the world. He lost to Manel Kape last year but he came back to win against Hiromasa Ougikubo and Shoji Maruyama in 2020.
His opponent, the black belt in karate, former Bellator and Rizin Bw champ Kyoji Horiguchi, has a record of 28-3-0 (61% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since August 18, 2019 when he was defeated by Kai Asakura in their first fight. Before this bout, in the same year, he had beat Ben Nguyen (Kyoji Horiguchi vs Ben Nguyen) and Darrion Caldwell (Kyoji Horiguchi vs Darrion Caldwell 2). Horiguchi vs Asakura 2, main event of the Rizin 26, is valid for the Rizin bantamweight title. 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 51: (Mon-Sun) from December 14, 2020 to December 20, 2020.
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, pretty good fight between Stephen Thompson and Geoff Neal: it gets three stars – UFC Performance of the Night (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The black belt in karate, kempo and ju-jitsu Stephen Thompson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-4-1 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kamaru Usman). He lost two consecutive bouts between 2018 and 2019, against Darren Till (Stephen Thompson vs Darren Till) and Anthony Pettis (Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis), but he came back to win with Vicente Luque in November of the same year (Stephen Thompson vs Vicente Luque).
His opponent, Geoff Neal, has an official record of 13-2-0 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Kevin Holland in 2017 but since then he has won seven consecutive bouts defeating Belal Muhammad, Niko Price (Niko Price vs Geoff Neal) and Mike Perry in his last three. Neal vs Thompson is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 183 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 41 or UFC Vegas 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, good finish between Anthony Pettis and Alex Morono but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The black belt in tae-kwon-do, Bjj and former Ufc Lw champion Anthony Pettis entered this fight with a record of 23-10-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 welterweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2019 and 2020, against Nate Diaz (Anthony Pettis vs Nate Diaz) and Carlos Diego Ferreira (Anthony Pettis vs Carlos Diego Ferreira), but then he has beat Donald Cerrone in their rematch (Anthony Pettis vs Donald Cerrone 2).
His opponent, Alex Morono, has a mma record of 18-6-0 (61% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.69 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2020 losing to Khaos Williams and defeating Rhys McKee. Morono vs Pettis is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Geoff Neal – UFC Fight Night 183 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 41 or UFC Vegas 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, fight not particularly good between Marcin Tybura and Greg Hardy: it gets two stars – UFC Performance of the Night (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The black belt in Bjj and former M-1 Global Hw champion Marcin Tybura entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-6-0 (65% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 heavyweight in the world. He lost twice last year, against Shamil Abdurakhimov (Marcin Tybura vs Shamil Abdurakhimov) and Augusto Sakai, but then he has won over Sergey Spivak, Maxim Grishin (Marcin Tybura vs Maxim Grishin) and Ben Rothwell (Marcin Tybura vs Ben Rothwell).
His opponent, the former American football NFL defensive end Greg Hardy, has an official mma record of 7-2-0 (86% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.45 in the same weight class. He lost to Alexander Volkov last year (Alexander Volkov vs Greg Hardy) but he came back to win in 2020 beating Yorgan De Castro (Greg Hardy vs Yorgan De Castro) and Maurice Greene. Hardy vs Tybura is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Geoff Neal – UFC Fight Night 183 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 41 or UFC Vegas 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, disappointing fight between Jose Aldo and Marlon Vera: it gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Fw champion Jose Aldo entered this fight with a pro mma record of 28-7-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses, the last one with current #1 in this division Petr Yan (Petr Yan vs Jose Aldo). His last victory was against Renato Moicano in February 2019 (Jose Aldo vs Renato Moicano Carneiro) but if you want to watch Aldo’s best fights, here are two bouts ranked in the top 10 Users’ mma Fight of the year of 2011 and 2012, Jose Aldo vs Mark Hominick and Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes, but also the unforgettable 4-stars fight Jose Aldo vs Conor McGregor.
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Marlon Vera, has a record of 16-6-1 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2020 losing to Yadong Song (Marlon Vera vs Yadong Song) and beating Sean O’Malley (Sean O’Malley vs Marlon Vera). Vera vs Aldo is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Geoff Neal – UFC Fight Night 183 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 41 or UFC Vegas 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, pretty good finish between Marlon Moraes and Rob Font: it gets three stars – UFC Performance of the Night (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The black belt in Bjj and former Wsof Bw champion Marlon Moraes entered this fight with a professional record of 23-7-1 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Petr Yan) but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Henry Cejudo (Henry Cejudo vs Marlon Moraes) and Cory Sandhagen (Marlon Moraes vs Cory Sandhagen); between these two bouts he beat Jose Aldo (Marlon Moraes vs Jose Aldo).
His opponent, Rob Font, has a mma record of 17-4-0 (65% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Raphael Assuncao in 2018 (Raphael Assuncao vs Rob Font) but then he has beat Sergio Pettis (Sergio Pettis vs Rob Font) and Ricky Simon. Font vs Moraes is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Geoff Neal – UFC Fight Night 183 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 41 or UFC Vegas 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, pretty good fight between Kalinn Williams and Michel Pereira: it gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020). Kalinn Williams (also known as Khaos Williams) entered this fight with a mma record of 11-1-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.52 welterweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Dan Yates in 2018, since then he has won eight consecutive bouts defeating Alex Morono and Abdul Razak Alhassan in 2020 (Kalinn Williams vs Abdul Razak Alhassan).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and karate Michel Pereira, has an official record of 24-11-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.115 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Tristan Connelly and Diego Sanchez (Diego Sanchez vs Michel Pereira); he came back to win against Zelim Imadaev in 2020. Pereira vs Williams is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Geoff Neal – UFC Fight Night 183 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 41 or UFC Vegas 17). 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 50: (Mon-Sun) from December 7, 2020 to December 13, 2020.
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-13, nice and tough fight between Magomed Ismailov and Ivan Shtyrkov: it gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020). Magomed Ismailov entered this fight with a mma record of 16-2-1 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 middleweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Xavier Foupa-Pokam in 2014 (via split decision), since then he has collected nine victories and one draw, beating Vyacheslav Vasilevsky and Aleksander Emelianenko in his last two bouts (Aleksander Emelianenko vs Magomed Ismailov).
His opponent, Ivan Shtyrkov, has an official record of 17-1-1 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 light heavyweight. ‘Ural Hulk’ Shtyrkov suffered his only loss when he faced Yasubey Enomoto last year (Ivan Shtyrkov vs Yasubey Enomoto) but he came back to win against Michal Pasternak in February 2020. Shtyrkov vs Ismailov is the main event of the ACA 115 (Absolute Championship Akhmat). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-31, pretty good finish between Kai Asakura and Kyoji Horiguchi but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, pretty good fight between Stephen Thompson and Geoff Neal: it gets three stars – UFC Performance of the Night (take a look at our ranking of the 
