Best fights of the week 23, year 2020

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 23: (Mon-Sun) from June 1, 2020 to June 7, 2020.   Mma Knockout of the Week: Raphael Assuncao vs Cody Garbrandt  

Amanda Nunes vs Felicia Spencer fight Video UFC 250 – 2020

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2 Star RatingReview by : 2020-06-06, one sided fight between Amanda Nunes and Felicia Spencer: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, current Ufc women’s Fw and Bw champion Amanda Nunes entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-4-0 (84% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s featherweight in the world. She suffered her last loss when she faced Cat Zingano in 2014 (Zingano vs Nunes), since then she has won ten consecutive bouts beating Cris Cyborg (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Amanda Nunes), Holly Holm (Amanda Nunes vs Holly Holm) and Germaine de Randamie in her last three (Amanda Nunes vs Germaine de Randamie 2).
Her opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do and Bjj Felicia Spencer, has an official record of 8-1-0 (75% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. She was defeated by Cris Cyborg Justino last year (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Felicia Spencer) but she came back to win in 2020 against Zarah Fairn dos Santos (Felicia Spencer vs Zarah Fairn dos Santos). Nunes vs Spencer, main event of Ufc 250, is valid for the Ufc women’s featherweight title (Nunes’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Raphael Assuncao vs Cody Garbrandt full fight Video UFC 250 – 2020

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3 Star RatingReview by : 2020-06-06, span itemprop=”itemreviewed”>Raphael Assuncao vs Cody Garbrandt gets three stars only thanks to a great finish (UFC Performance of the Night)!
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Raphael Assuncao entered this fight with a pro mma record of 27-7-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 bantamweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Marlon Moraes (Raphael Assuncao vs Marlon Moraes 2) and Cory Sandhagen (Cory Sandhagen vs Raphael Assuncao); before these two bouts he had beat Rob Font (Raphael Assuncao vs Rob Font).
His opponent, the former Ufc Bw champ Cody Garbrandt, has a record of 11-3-0 (82% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 2, 2019 when he was defeated by Pedro Munhoz (Cody Garbrandt vs Pedro Munhoz); before this fight he had also lost twice with TJ Dillashaw (Cody Garbrandt vs TJ Dillashaw I and TJ Dillashaw vs Cody Garbrandt II); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Dominick Cruz (Cruz vs Garbrandt). Assuncao vs Garbrandt is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Felicia Spencer – UFC 250. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Aljamain Sterling vs Cory Sandhagen full fight Video UFC 250 – 2020

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2 Star RatingReview by : 2020-06-06, fight not so exciting between Aljamain Sterling and Cory Sandhagen: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Aljamain Sterling entered this fight with a mma record of 18-3-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 bantamweight in the world. He was defeated by current #1 Bw Marlon Moraes at the end of 2017 (Aljamain Sterling vs Marlon Moraes) but then he has won four fights beating Jimmie Rivera (Jimmie Rivera vs Aljamain Sterling) and Pedro Munhoz in 2019 (Aljamain Sterling vs Pedro Munhoz).
His opponent, Cory Sandhagen, has an official record of 12-1-0 (58% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jamall Emmers in 2017, since then he has won seven bouts defeating Mario Bautista, John Lineker (John Lineker vs Cory Sandhagen) and Raphael Assuncao in 2019 (Cory Sandhagen vs Raphael Assuncao). Sterling vs Sandhagen is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Felicia Spencer – UFC 250. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Neil Magny vs Anthony Rocco Martin full fight Video UFC 250 – 2020

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2 Star RatingReview by : 2020-06-06, disappointing fight between Neil Magny and Anthony Rocco Martin: it gets two stars.
Neil Magny entered this fight with a professional record of 22-7-0 (45% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 welterweight in the world. He was defeated by Santiago Ponzinibbio in 2018 (Neil Magny vs Santiago Ponzinibbio) but he came back to win against Li Jingliang in 2020 (Neil Magny vs Li Jingliang).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Anthony Rocco Martin, has a mma record of 17-5-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year defeating Sergio Moraes and Ramazan Emeev but between these two bouts he lost to Demian Maia (Demian Maia vs Anthony Rocco Martin). Magny vs Martin is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Felicia Spencer – UFC 250. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Sean O’Malley vs Eddie Wineland full fight Video UFC 250 – 2020

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3 Star RatingReview by : 2020-06-06, good finish between Sean O’Malley and Eddie Wineland: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The undefeated Sean O’Malley entered this fight with a perfect record of 11-0-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.36 bantamweight in the world. In his last three fights he has won over Terrion Ware, Andre Soukhamthath (Andre Soukhamthath vs Sean O’Malley) and Jose Alberto Quinonez.
His opponent, Eddie Wineland, has an official mma record of 24-13-1 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.54 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, against John Dodson (John Dodson vs Eddie Wineland) and Alejandro Perez, but then he beat Grigory Popov in 2019. O’Malley vs Wineland is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Felicia Spencer – UFC 250. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Alex Perez full fight Video UFC 250 – 2020

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2 Star RatingReview by : 2020-06-06, some good exchanges between Jussier Formiga da Silva and Alex Perez but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in Bjj and judo Jussier Formiga da Silva entered this fight with a record of 23-7-0 (43% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.5 flyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Joseph Benavidez (Jussier Formiga vs Joseph Benavidez 2) and Brandon Moreno (Jussier Formiga vs Brandon Moreno); before these two bouts he had beat current #1 Flw Deiveson Figueiredo (Jussier Formiga vs Deiveson Figueiredo).
His opponent, Alex Perez, has a mma record of 23-5-0 (48% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He lost to Joseph Benavidez in 2018 (Joseph Benavidez vs Alex Perez) but then he has defeated Mark De La Rosa and Jordan Espinosa (Jordan Espinosa vs Alex Perez). Formiga vs Perez is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Felicia Spencer – UFC 250. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Tyron Woodley vs Gilbert Burns full fight Video UFC on ESPN 9 – 2020

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2 Star RatingReview by : 2020-05-30, good start but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: Tyron Woodley vs Gilbert Burns gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj and current Ufc Ww champion Tyron Woodley entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-4-1 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 welterweight in the world. In his last three fights he beat Demian Maia in 2017 (Tyron Woodley vs Demian Maia), Darren Till in 2018 but then he lost to current #1 Ww Ufc champ Kamaru Usman in 2019 (Tyron Woodley vs Kamaru Usman).
His opponent, the black belt and three-time Bjj world champion Gilbert Burns, has an official record of 18-3-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. ‘Durinho’ Burns was defeated by Dan Hooker in 2018 but then he has won five fights beating Alexey Kunchenko, Gunnar Nelson (Gunnar Nelson vs Gilbert Burns) and Demian Maia in his last three (Demian Maia vs Gilbert Burns). Woodley vs Burns is the main event of UFC on ESPN 9. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2020 MMA fight – Augusto Sakai vs Blagoy Ivanov – fight Video UFC on ESPN 9

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2 Star RatingReview by : 2020-05-30, disappointing fight between Blagoy Ivanov and Augusto Sakai: it gets two stars.
The black belt in judo, former world combat sambo and Wsof champion Blagoy Ivanov entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-3-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 heavyweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Ben Rothwell (Blagoy Ivanov vs Ben Rothwell) and Tai Tuivasa (Tai Tuivasa vs Blagoy Ivanov) but then he was defeated by Derrick Lewis (Derrick Lewis vs Blagoy Ivanov).
His opponent, Augusto Sakai, has a record of 14-1-1 (79% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He lost to Cheick Kongo in 2017 (Cheick Kongo vs Augusto Sakai) but then he has won five consecutive bouts beating Andrei Arlovski (Andrei Arlovski vs Augusto Sakai) and Marcin Tybura in 2019. Ivanov vs Sakai is on the undercard of Tyron Woodley vs Gilbert Burns – UFC on ESPN 9. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2020 MMA fight – Katlyn Chookagian vs Antonina Shevchenko – fight Video UFC on ESPN 9

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2 Star RatingReview by : 2020-05-30, some good exchanges between Katlyn Chookagian and Antonina Shevchenko but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
Katlyn Chookagian entered this fight with a mma record of 13-3-0 (23% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.2 women’s flyweight in the world but she comes off the loss against current #1 Ufc champion Valentina Shevchenko (Valentina Shevchenko vs Katlyn Chookagian); before this bout, in 2019, she had defeated Joanne Calderwood and Jennifer Maia.
Her opponent, the former 2017 WMC muay thai super-Lw champ Antonina Shevchenko, has an official record of 8-1-0 (37% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. She suffered her only loss when she faced Roxanne Modafferi last year (via split decision, Antonina Shevchenko vs Roxanne Modafferi) but then she has beat Lucie Pudilová. Chookagian vs Shevchenko is on the undercard of Tyron Woodley vs Gilbert Burns – UFC on ESPN 9. Watch the video and rate this fight!