Best fights of the week 28, year 2019

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 28: (Mon-Sun) from July 8, 2019 to July 14, 2019.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Jamal James vs Antonio DeMarco Boxing Knockout of the Week: Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov vs Jhon Gemino   K-1 Muay Thai … Read more

2019 MMA fight – Rafael Carvalho vs Chidi Njokuani – full fight Video Bellator 224

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-07-12, fight not particularly good between Rafael Carvalho and Chidi Njokuani: it gets two stars.

The former Bellator Mw champion Rafael Carvalho entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-3-0 (80% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.21 middleweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Gegard Mousasi (Rafael Carvalho vs Gegard Mousasi) and Lyoto Machida (Lyoto Machida vs Rafael Carvalho); before this fight, in 2017, he had beat Alessio Sakara (Rafael Carvalho vs Alessio Sakara).
His opponent, Chidi Njokuani, has a record of 18-6-0 (61% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.59 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Andrey Koreshkov (Andrey Koreshkov vs Chidi Njokuani) and John Salter (Chidi Njokuani vs John Salter); between these two fights he beat Hisaki Kato. Carvalho vs Njokuani is on the undercard of Julia Budd vs Olga Rubin – Bellator 224. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Josh Emmett vs Mirsad Bektic full fight Video UFC FN 155 – 2019

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-07-13, fight not so exciting between Josh Emmett and Mirsad Bektic: it gets two stars.

Josh Emmett entered this fight with a mma record of 14-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Max Holloway). He lost to Jeremy Stephens last year (Josh Emmett vs Jeremy Stephens) but he came back to win in 2019 against Michael Johnson (Josh Emmett vs Michael Johnson).
His opponent, Mirsad Bektic, has an official record of 13-1-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Darren Elkins in 2017 (Darren Elkins vs Mirsad Bektic), after this bout he has beat Godofredo Pepey and Ricardo Lamas (Ricardo Lamas vs Mirsad Bektic). Emmett vs Bektic is on the undercard of Germaine de Randamie vs Aspen Ladd – UFC Fight Night 155 (UFC on ESPN+ 13). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 MMA fight – Urijah Faber vs Ricky Simon – fight Video UFC FN 155

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-07-13, pretty good fight between Urijah Faber and Ricky Simon: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The 40-year-old (14 years older than Simon) Urijah Faber entered this fight with a pro mma record of 34-10-0 (76% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 17, 2016 when he defeated Brad Pickett (Urijah Faber vs Brad Pickett); before this bout, in 2016, he had lost twice, against Dominick Cruz (Cruz vs Faber 3) and Jimmie Rivera (Faber vs Rivera).
His opponent, Ricky Simon, has a record of 15-1-0 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Anderson dos Santos in 2016, since then he has won eight consecutive fights defeating Merab Dvalishvili, Montel Jackson and Rani Yahya in his last three (Rani Yahya vs Ricky Simon). Faber vs Simon is on the undercard of Germaine de Randamie vs Aspen Ladd – UFC Fight Night 155 (UFC on ESPN+ 13). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 MMA fight – Germaine de Randamie vs Aspen Ladd – fight Video UFC FN 155

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-07-13, good start between Germaine de Randamie and Aspen Ladd: it gets three stars.

The former Ufc women’s Fw champion Germaine de Randamie entered this fight with a professional mma record of 8-3-0 (38% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she is ranked as the No.2 women’s bantamweight in the world. She suffered her last loss when she faced current #1 Amanda Nunes in 2013, since then she has fought just four times beating Holly Holm (Holly Holm vs Germaine de Randamie) and Raquel Pennington in his last two.
Her opponent, the undefeated Aspen Ladd, has a perfect record of 8-0-0 (75% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. In her last three bouts she has won over Lina Lansberg, Tonya Evinger and Sijara Eubanks. De Randamie vs Ladd is the main event of UFC Fight Night 155 (UFC on ESPN+ 13). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 MMA fight – Julia Budd vs Olga Rubin – full fight Video Bellator 224

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-07-12, pretty good finish between Julia Budd and Olga Rubin: it gets three stars.

The Bellator Fw champion Julia Budd entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-2-0 (50% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.2 women’s featherweight in the world. She suffered her last loss when she faced Ronda Rousey in 2011, since then she has won nine consecutive bouts beating Marloes Coenen (Coenen vs Budd), Arlene Blencowe (Julia Budd vs Arlene Blencowe 2) and Talita Nogueira in her last three (Julia Budd vs Talita Nogueira).
Her opponent, the undefeated Olga Rubin, has a perfect record of 6-0-0 (50% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. In her last three bouts she has won over Joana Filipa Magalhaes, Cindy Dandois and Iony Razafiarison. Budd vs Rubin, main event of Bellator 224, is valid for the Bellator women’s featherweight title (Budd’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best fights of the week 27, year 2019

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 27: (Mon-Sun) from July 1, 2019 to July 7, 2019.   Mma Fight of the Week: Ben Askren vs Jorge Masvidal  

2019 MMA fight – Jon Jones vs Thiago Santos – full fight Video UFC 239

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-07-06, some good single shots between Jon Jones and Thiago Santos but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in gaidojutsu and current Ufc light-Hw champion Jon Jones entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 light-heavyweight in the world. Jones’ only loss was, in reality, a disqualification suffered against Matt Hamill in 2009 due to multiple “12-6 elbows” (strike brought from a high position toward the floor), since then he has collected 15 victories and one no-contest, against Daniel Cormier in 2017 (Jones defeated ‘DC’ via KO but he tested positive for turinabol so the result was overturned in a NC, Jon Jones vs Daniel Cormier I); after this bout he has beat Alexander Gustafsson (Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson 2) and Anthony Smith (Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Thiago Santos, has an official record of 21-6-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. Thiago ‘Marreta’ was defeated by David Branch in April 2018 (David Branch vs Thiago Santos) but then he has won four fights beating Jimi Manuwa (Jimi Manuwa vs Thiago Santos) and Jan Blachowicz (Jan Blachowicz vs Thiago Santos). Jones vs Santos, main event of UFC 239, is valid for the Ufc light heavyweight title (Jones’ second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Amanda Nunes vs Holly Holm full fight Video UFC 239 – 2019

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-07-06, good finish between Amanda Nunes and Holly Holm: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, current Ufc women’s Fw and Bw champion Amanda Nunes entered this fight with a pro mma record of 17-4-0 (88% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s bantamweight in the world. She suffered her last loss when she faced Cat Zingano in 2014 (Zingano vs Nunes), since then she has won eight bouts beating Raquel Pennington (Amanda Nunes vs Raquel Pennington) and Cris Cyborg in his last two (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Amanda Nunes).
Her opponent, the former Ufc and Wbc, Wba, Wbf, Iba boxing champion Holly Holm, has a record of 12-4-0 (67% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. She was defeated by Cris Cyborg Justino in 2017 (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Holly Holm) but she came back to win in 2018 with Megan Anderson (Holly Holm vs Megan Anderson). Nunes vs Holm is valid for the Ufc women’s bantamweight title (Nunes’ fourth defense); undercard of Jon Jones vs Thiago Santos – UFC 239. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Ben Askren vs Jorge Masvidal full fight Video UFC 239 – 2019

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4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-07-06, spectacular finish between Ben Askren and Jorge Masvidal: this is one of the best mma fights of the year 2019 and it gets four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The undefeated former Bellator Ww and ONE FC champ Ben Askren entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 19-0-0 (63% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kamaru Usman). In his last three fights he has won over Zebaztian Kadestam (Askren vs Kadestam), Shinya Aoki (Ben Askren vs Shinya Aoki) and Robbie Lawler (Robbie Lawler vs Ben Askren).
His opponent, Jorge Masvidal, has an official record of 33-13-0 (48% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. 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). Askren vs Masvidal is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Thiago Santos – UFC 239. Watch the video and rate this fight!