Best fights of the week 45, year 2019

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 45: (Mon-Sun) from November 4, 2019 to November 10, 2019.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Naoya Inoue vs Nonito Donaire.   Mma Fight of the Week: Zabit Magomedsharipov vs Calvin Kattar Mma Knockout of … Read more

2019 MMA fight – John Salter vs Costello van Steenis – full fight Video Bellator 233

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-08, fight not so exciting between John Salter and Costello van Steenis: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Bjj John Salter entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-4-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.32 middleweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Rafael Lovato Jr (Rafael Lovato Jr vs John Salter) and beating Chidi Njokuani (Chidi Njokuani vs John Salter).
His opponent, Costello van Steenis, has an official record of 12-1-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.47 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Jake Bostwick in 2015, since then he has won six consecutive fights defeating Chris Honeycutt and Mike Shipman in his last two. Salter vs van Steenis is the main event of Bellator 233. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 MMA fight – Mariusz Pudzianowski vs Erko Jun – full fight Video KSW 51

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-09, some good exchanges between Mariusz Pudzianowski and Erko Jun but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The five time World’s Strongest Man champion Mariusz Pudzianowski entered this fight with a mma record of 12-7-0 (58% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.214 heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Szymon Kolecki (Mariusz Pudzianowski vs Szymon Kolecki) and Karol Bedorf (Mariusz Pudzianowski vs Karol Bedorf); before these two bouts, in 2017, Pudzian had beat Jay Silva (Mariusz Pudzianowski vs Jay Silva).
His opponent, the undefeated Erko Jun, has an official record of 3-0-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.218 in the same weight class. In his three professional bouts he has won over Tomasz Oswiecinski, Pawel Mikolajuw and Akop Szostak. Pudzianowski vs Jun is the main event of KSW 51. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 MMA fight – Zabit Magomedsharipov vs Calvin Kattar – full fight Video UFC FN 163

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-09, pretty good fight between Zabit Magomedsharipov and Calvin Kattar: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).

Zabit Magomedsharipov entered this fight with a professional record of 17-1-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Max Holloway). He suffered his only loss when he faced Igor Egorov in 2013, since then he has won 13 consecutive bouts beating Brandon Davis (Zabit Magomedsharipov vs Brandon Davis) and Jeremy Stephens in his last two (Jeremy Stephens vs Zabit Magomedsharipov).
His opponent, Calvin Kattar, has a mma record of 20-3-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He lost to Renato Moicano Carneiro last year (Renato Moicano Carneiro vs Calvin Kattar) but then he has beat Chris Fishgold and Ricardo Lamas (Ricardo Lamas vs Calvin Kattar). Zabit vs Kattar is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 163 (UFC on ESPN+ 21). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 MMA fight – Alexander Volkov vs Greg Hardy – fight Video UFC FN 163

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-09, disappointing fight between Alexander Volkov and Greg Hardy: it gets two stars.

The former Bellator and M-1 Global Hw champion Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a pro record of 30-7-0 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Stipe Miocic). He fought twice last year beating Fabricio Werdum (Fabricio Werdum vs Alexander Volkov) and losing to Derrick Lewis (Alexander Volkov vs Derrick Lewis).
His opponent, the former American football NFL defensive end Greg Hardy (who replaces Junior dos Santos), has an official mma record of 5-1-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.105 in the same weight class. He lost to Allen Crowder in January (Greg Hardy vs Allen Crowder) but then he has beat Dmitry Smoliakov (Greg Hardy vs Dmitry Smoliakov) and Juan Adams (Greg Hardy vs Juan Adams); after this bout he has also faced Ben Sosoli but the fight ended in a no-contest (Greg Hardy vs Ben Sosoli). Volkov vs Hardy is on the undercard of Zabit Magomedsharipov vs Calvin Kattar – UFC Fight Night 163 (UFC on ESPN+ 21). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 MMA fight – Muhammed King Mo Lawal vs Andrew Kapel – full fight Video Bellator 233

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-08, pretty good finish between Muhammed King Mo Lawal and Andrew Kapel: it gets three stars.

The former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Muhammed King Mo Lawal entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-9-0 (62% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.48 light heavyweight in the world but he won just one out of his last four bouts, against Quinton Rampage Jackson in 2017 (Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal 2); after this fight he has lost to Ryan Bader (Ryan Bader vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal), Liam McGeary (Muhammed King Mo Lawal vs Liam McGeary) and Jiri Prochazka (Muhammed King Mo Lawal vs Jiri Prochazka 2).
His opponent, Andrew Kapel, has a record of 14-6-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.91 middleweight. He lost to Taras Pihynuk in 2016 but then he has won four bouts beating Tyler Hufnagle in 2019. Lawal vs Kapel is on the undercard of John Salter vs Costello van Steenis – Bellator 233. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best fights of the week 44, year 2019

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 44: (Mon-Sun) from October 28, 2019 to November 3, 2019.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Miguel Berchelt vs Jason Sosa Boxing Knockout of the Week: Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Sergey Kovalev   Mma Fight … Read more

Jorge Masvidal vs Nate Diaz full fight Video UFC 244 – 2019

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-02, nice and tough fight between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz: it is close to get four stars.

Jorge Masvidal entered this fight with a professional mma record of 34-13-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kamaru Usman). He lost two consecutive bouts in 2017, against Demian Maia (via split decision, Maia vs Masvidal) and Stephen Thompson (Stephen Thompson vs Jorge Masvidal), but then he has beat Darren Till (Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal) and Ben Askren (4-stars fight, Ben Askren vs Jorge Masvidal).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf 5 Lw tournament winner Nate Diaz, has an official record of 20-11-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He faced twice Conor McGregor in 2016 winning the first bout (Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz I) but then he lost the rematch (Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor II); after this bout he has fought just once in 2019 defeating Anthony Pettis (Anthony Pettis vs Nate Diaz). Masvidal vs Diaz is the main event of the UFC 244 and it is valid for the BMF title (“baddest motherf*cker”); they also faced each other a second time on July 6th, 2024 (Nate Diaz vs Jorge Masvidal 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Kelvin Gastelum vs Darren Till full fight Video UFC 244 – 2019

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-02, fight not so exciting between Kelvin Gastelum and Darren Till: it gets two stars.

The Tuf 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-4-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 middleweight in the world but he comes off the loss against current #1 Mw Israel Adesanya (Kelvin Gastelum vs Israel Adesanya); before this bout, in 2018, he had beat Ronaldo Souza (Kelvin Gastelum vs Ronaldo Jacare Souza).
His opponent, Darren Till, has a record of 17-2-1 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Tyron Woodley (Tyron Woodley vs Darren Till) and Jorge Masvidal (Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal); before these two fights he had defeated Stephen Thompson (Stephen Thompson vs Darren Till). Gastelum vs Till is on the undercard of Jorge Masvidal vs Nate Diaz – UFC 244. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Stephen Thompson vs Vicente Luque full fight Video UFC 244 – 2019

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-11-02, some good single shots between Stephen Thompson and Vicente Luque but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Fight of the Night).

The black belt in karate and ju-jitsu Stephen Thompson entered this fight with a mma record of 14-4-1 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 welterweight in the world but he won just one out of his last four bouts, against Jorge Masvidal in 2017 (Stephen Thompson vs Jorge Masvidal); after this fight he has lost to Darren Till (Stephen Thompson vs Darren Till) and Anthony Pettis (Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis).
His opponent, Vicente Luque, has an official record of 17-6-1 (88% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Leon Edwards in 2017 but since then he has won six bouts beating Bryan Barberena (4-stars fight, Vicente Luque vs Bryan Barberena), Derrick Krantz and Mike Perry in 2019 (Mike Perry vs Vicente Luque). Thompson vs Luque is on the undercard of Jorge Masvidal vs Nate Diaz – UFC 244. Watch the video and rate this fight!