2016 MMA fight – Augusto Sakai vs Dan Charles – full fight Video Bellator 155

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-20, fight not particularly good between Augusto Sakai and Dan Charles: it gets two stars.

The undefeated Augusto Sakai entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 9-0-0 (78% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he is ranked as the No.45 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Dan Charles, has an official record of 10-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.69 in the same weight class. Both fighters have fought twice last year: Sakai beat Daniel Gallemore and Alex Huddleston while Charles lost to Bobby Lashley (=Lashley vs Charles) and defeated Chase Gormley. Sakai vs Charles is on the undercard of Rafael Carvalho vs Melvin Manhoef – Bellator 155. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Pat Curran vs Georgi Karakhanyan – full fight Video Bellator 155

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-20, pretty good fight between Pat Curran and Georgi Karakhanyan: it gets three stars.

The former Bellator Fw champion Pat Curran entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-7-0 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 featherweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Patricio Freire (=Curran vs Freire 2) and Daniel Weichel (=Curran vs Weichel); after this fight he beat Emmanuel Sanchez (=Curran vs Sanchez).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Wsof Fw champion Georgi Karakhanyan, has a record of 24-5-1 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.35 in the same weight class. He also lost two out of his last three fights, against Rick Glenn (=Karakhanyan vs Glenn) and Daniel Weichel (=Weichel vs Karakhanyan) but between these two bouts he defeated Bubba Jenkins (=Karakhanyan vs Jenkins). Curran vs Karakhanyan is on the undercard of Rafael Carvalho vs Melvin Manhoef – Bellator 155. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Rafael Carvalho vs Melvin Manhoef – full fight Video Bellator 155

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-20, disappointing fight between Rafael Carvalho and Melvin Manhoef: it gets two stars.

The Bellator Mw champion Rafael Carvalho entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-1-0 (83% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he is ranked as the No.18 middleweight in the world. He suffered his only loss at his pro mma debut in 2011, against Julio Cesar Araujo Fernandes, since then he has won 12 consecutive bouts beating Joe Schilling (=Schilling vs Carvalho) and Brandon Halsey in 2015 (=Halsey vs Carvalho).
His opponent, the 40-year-old Melvin Manhoef (11 years older than Carvalho) , has an official record of 30-12-1 (93% ko/tko victory rate – he has also never won by submission) and he entered as the No.42 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2014 and 2015, against Joe Schilling (=Manhoef vs Schilling) and Alexander Shlemenko (result overturned in a no-contest after the Russian tested positive for anabolic steroids, Shlemenko vs Manhoef), but then he defeated Hisaki Kato (=Kato vs Manhoef). Carvalho vs Manhoef, main event of the Bellator 155, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Carvalho’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best fights of the week 19, year 2016

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 19: (Mon-Sun) from May 9, 2016 to May 15, 2016.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Rex Tso vs Young Gil Bae   K-1 Muay Thai Fight of the Week: Joe Schilling vs Jason Wilnis … Read more

Fabricio Werdum vs Stipe Miocic full fight Video UFC 198 – 2016

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-14, great finish between Fabricio Werdum and Stipe Miocic: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in Bjj, judo and Ufc Hw champion Fabricio Werdum entered this fight with a mma record of 20-5-1 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Alistair Overeem in 2011 (=Overeem vs Werdum), since then he has won six consecutive bouts beating Mark Hunt (=Werdum vs Hunt) and Cain Velasquez in his last two (=Velasquez vs Werdum).
His opponent, Stipe Miocic, has an official record of 14-2-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He lost to Junior dos Santos in 2014 (=dos Santos vs Miocic) but then he has won over Mark Hunt (=Hunt vs Miocic) and Andrei Arlovski (=Arlovski vs Miocic). ‘Vai Cavalo’ Werdum vs Miocic, main event of the UFC 198, is valid for the Ufc heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Vitor Belfort vs Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza – fight Video UFC 198

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-14, pretty good finish between Ronaldo Souza and Vitor Belfort but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo and former Ufc Hw and light-Hw champion Vitor Belfort entered this fight with a professional record of 25-11-0 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Luke Rockhold). He fought twice last year losing to Chris Weidman (=Weidman vs Belfort) and beating Dan Henderson (=Belfort vs Henderson 3).
His opponent, the former Strikeforce Mw champion Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza (black belt in Bjj and judo as well), has a record of 22-4-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He also fought twice in 2015 winning over Chris Camozzi (=Jacare vs Camozzi 2) but then he lost to Yoel Romero (by split decision, Souza vs Romero). Belfort vs Jacare Souza is on the undercard of Fabricio Werdum vs Stipe Miocic – UFC 198. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Cristiane Cyborg Justino vs Leslie Smith full fight Video UFC 198 – 2016

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-14, pretty good finish between Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino and Leslie Smith: it gets three stars.

The former Strikeforce and current Invicta Fc champion Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino (also known as Cris Cyborg Santos) entered this fight with a pro record of 15-1-0 (87% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won by submission) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s featherweight in the world. She suffered her only loss at her pro mma debut, against Erica Paes in 2005, since then she has won 15 consecutive bouts winning the Invicta Fw title in 2013, against Marloes Coenen (=Cyborg vs Coenen 2), and defending it three times, the last one against Daria Ibragimova (=Justino vs Ibragimova).
Her opponent, Leslie Smith, has an official mma record of 8-6-1 (50% ko/tko victory rate – she has also never won via submission) and she entered as the No.13 women’s bantamweight. She lost to Jessica Eye in 2014 but she came back to win in 2016 beating Rin Nakai. Cyborg vs Smith is on the undercard of Fabricio Werdum vs Stipe Miocic – UFC 198; they also faced each other a second time on May 22, 2021 (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Leslie Smith 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua vs Corey Anderson – fight Video UFC 198

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-14, close fight between Mauricio Rua and Corey Anderson: it gets three stars.

The black belt in Bjj, former Pride Mw and Ufc light-Hw champion Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua entered this fight with a record of 23-10-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 light heavyweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Dan Henderson (=Shogun vs Henderson 2) and Ovince St Preux (=Shogun Rua vs St Preux); after this bout he beat Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (=Shogun vs Nogueira 2).
His opponent, the Tuf 19 tournament winner Corey Anderson, has an mma record of 8-1-0 (38% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss in 2015, against Gian Villante, after this fight he has won three consecutive bouts beating Tom Lawlor in 2016 (=Anderson vs Lawlor). Shogun Rua vs Anderson is on the undercard of Fabricio Werdum vs Stipe Miocic – UFC 198. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Warlley Alves vs Bryan Barberena – fight Video UFC 198

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-14, good pace with some nice exchanges: Warlley Alves vs Bryan Barberena gets three stars.

The undefeated Tuf Brazil 3 Mw tournament winner Warlley Alves entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 10-0-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 welterweight in the world. He fought twice last year winning over Nordine Taleb and Colby Covington.
His opponent, Bryan Barberena, has an official record of 11-3-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.74 lightweight. He lost to Chad Laprise in 2015 but he came back to win in 2016 beating Sage Northcutt (=Northcutt vs Barberena). Alves vs Barberena is on the undercard of Fabricio Werdum vs Stipe Miocic – UFC 198. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Demian Maia vs Matt Brown – fight Video UFC 198

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-14, pretty good fight between Demian Maia and Matt Brown: it gets three stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Demian Maia entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-6-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Robbie Lawler). He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014, against Jake Shields (=Maia vs Shields) and Rory MacDonald (=MacDonald vs Maia), but then he has won four bouts beating Neil Magny and Gunnar Nelson in his last two (=Maia vs Nelson).
His opponent, Matt Brown, has a record of 20-13-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Robbie Lawler (=Lawler vs Brown) and Johny Hendricks (=Hendricks vs Brown); after this bout he beat Tim Means (=Brown vs Means). Maia vs Brown is on the undercard of Fabricio Werdum vs Stipe Miocic – UFC 198. Watch the video and rate this fight!