Robert Whittaker vs Rafael Natal full fight Video UFC 197 – 2016

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-23, nice exchanges between Robert Whittaker and Rafael Natal: it gets three stars

The black belt in hapkido, karate and Tuf Ww tournament winner Robert Whittaker entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-4-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Luke Rockhold). He suffered two consecutive losses between 2013 and 2014, against Court McGee (=McGee vs Whittaker) and Stephen Thompson (=Whittaker vs Thompson), but then he has won four bouts beating Uriah Hall in his last one (=Hall vs Whittaker).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Rafael Natal, has an official record of 21-6-1 (57% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class. ‘Sapo’ Natal also lost twice between 2013 and 2014, against Tim Kennedy (=Kennedy vs Natal) and Ed Herman, but then he has collected four consecutive victories defeating Kevin Casey in 2016. Whittaker vs Natal is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Ovince Saint Preux – UFC 197. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Andre Fili vs Yair Rodriguez full fight Video UFC 197 – 2016

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4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-23, some good exchanges with a spectacular finish: Andre Fili vs Yair Rodriguez is one of the best mma fights of 2016 and it gets four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Andre Fili entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-3-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.42 featherweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Godofredo Pepey Castro (=Fili vs Pepey) and winning over Gabriel Benitez.
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Yair Rodriguez, has a record of 6-1-0 (33% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.62 in the same weight class. ‘Pantera’ Rodriguez suffered his only defeats when he faced Luis Roberto Herrera in 2012, after this bout he has won four consecutive fights beating Dan Hooker in his last one. Fili vs Rodriguez is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Ovince St Preux – UFC 197. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos vs Brennan Ward – full fight Video Bellator 153

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-22, good start between Brennan Ward and Evangelista Santos: it gets three stars.

The Bellator Mw tournament winner (season nine) Brennan Ward entered this fight with a mma record of 13-3-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.37 middleweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in Bjj Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos, has an official record of 20-16-0 (85% finishing rate). Both fighters suffered their last loss in 2014: Ward lost to Tamdan McCrory while Cyborg was defeated by Melvin Manhoef (=Manhoef vs ‘Cyborg’ Santos 2); after losing the American won four consecutive bouts while the Brazilian beat Artenas Young. Ward vs Cyborg Santos is on the undercard of Andrey Koreshkov vs Benson Henderson – Bellator 153. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Patricio Freire vs Henry Corrales full fight Video Bellator 153 – 2016

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-22, pretty good finish between Patricio Freire and Henry Corrales but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Bellator fw champion Patricio Freire entered this fight with a pro mma record of 24-3-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Frankie Edgar) while his opponent, Henry Corrales, has a record of 12-2-0 (83% finishing rate). Both fighters lost their last bout: ‘Pitbull’ Freire was defeated by Daniel Straus (=Freire vs Straus 3) while Corrales lost to Emmanuel Sanchez. Freire vs Corrales is on the undercard of Andrey Koreshkov vs Benson Henderson – Bellator 153. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Andrey Koreshkov vs Benson Henderson full fight Video Bellator – 2016

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-22, fight not particularly exciting between Benson Henderson and Andrey Koreshkov: it gets two stars.

The Bellator Ww champion Andrey Koreshkov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-1-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 welterweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Ben Askren in 2013 (=Askren vs Koreshkov), since then he has won five consecutive bouts beating Douglas Lima in 2015 (=Lima vs Koreshkov).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, tae-kwon-do and former Ufc Lw champion Benson Henderson, has an official record of 23-5-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2014 and 2015, against Rafael dos Anjos (=Henderson vs dos Anjos) and Donald Cerrone (=Cerrone vs Henderson 3), but then he defeated Brandon Thatch (=Henderson vs Thatch) and Jorge Masvidal (=Henderson vs Masvidal). Koreshkov vs Henderson, main event of the Bellator 153, is valid for the Bellator welterweight title (Koreshkov’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Michael Page vs Jeremie Holloway full fight Video Bellator 153 – 2016

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-22, pretty good finish between Michael Page and Jeremie Holloway: it gets three stars.

The former world champion in freestyle kickboxing Michael Page entered this fight with a perfect record of 9-0-0 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.83 welterweight in the world while his opponent, Jeremie Holloway, has a mma record of 7-1-0 (71% finishing rate) but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Matt Secor. ‘Venom’ Page fought twice last year beating Rudy Bears (=Page vs Bears) and Charlie Ontiveros (=Page vs Ontiveros). Page vs Holloway is on the undercard of Andrey Koreshkov vs Benson Henderson – Bellator 153. Watch the video and rate this fight!

USERS’ MMA RANKING: top 25 mma Fights of the Year 2016

Here you can find the best mma fights of 2016 rated by our users (ranking updated monthly). We post the top 25 fighting with 4 and 5 stars rated at least ten times.

Clicking on the name of the fighter you can watch and rate the video of the fight (if it is available on the web) and read some info about it.

Best fights of the week 15, year 2016

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 15: (Mon-Sun) from April 11, 2016 to April 17, 2016.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Jesus Soto Karass vs Yoshihiro Kamegai Boxing Knockout of the Week: Errol Spence Jr vs Chris Algieri   K-1 … Read more

2016 MMA fight – Patricky Freire vs Edimilson Souza – full fight Video Bellator 152

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1 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-16, boring fight between Patricky Freire and Kevin Souza: it gets one star.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Patricky Freire entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-7-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.31 lightweight in the world. He lost to Derek Anderson last year (=Freire vs Anderson 2) but he came back to win in 2016 beating Ryan Couture (=Freire vs Couture).
His opponent, Edimilson Souza, has an official record of 15-4-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.52 featherweight but he comes off the loss against Chas Skelly. ‘Pitbull’ Freire vs Souza is the main event of the Bellator 152. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Brian Rogers vs Alessio Sakara – full fight Video Bellator 152

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-04-16, heavy exchanges and good finish: Alessio Sakara vs Brian Rogers gets three stars.

Brian Rogers entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-8-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.49 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in Bjj Alessio Sakara, has a record of 17-11-0 (76% finishing rate). Both fighters lost four out of their last six bouts but they won their last one: Rogers beat Virgil Zwicker (Zwicker vs Rogers) while Sakara defeated Dib Akil. Rogers vs Sakara is on the undercard of Patricky Freire vs Edimilson Souza – Bellator 152. Watch the video and rate this fight!