Best fights of the week 42, year 2016

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 42: (Mon-Sun) from October 17, 2016 to October 23, 2016.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Frankie Gavin vs Sam Eggington   K-1 Muay Thai Fight of the Week: Gabriel Varga vs Robin van Roosmalen … Read more

Bobby Lashley vs Josh Appelt full fight Video Bellator 162 – 2016

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-21, some good exchanges between Bobby Lashley and Josh Appelt but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The TNA and WWE wrestler Bobby Lashley entered this fight with a mma record of 14-2-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.39 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Josh Appelt, has an official record of 12-5-0 (83% finishing rate). Lashley suffered his last loss when he faced James Thompson in 2012 (=Thompson vs Lashley) and then he has won seven bouts taking revenge on Thompson in his last one (=Lashley vs Thompson 2) while Appelt lost three consecutive fights between 2014 and 2015 but then he has won over Joe Hernandez and Roy Boughton. Lashley vs Appelt is on the undercard of Alexander Shlemenko vs Kendall Grove – Bellator 162. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Alexander Shlemenko vs Kendall Grove – full fight Video Bellator 162

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-21, good exchanges between Alexander Shlemenko and Kendall Grove: it gets three stars.

The former Bellator and M-1 Mw champion Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a pro mma record of 53-9-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.15 middleweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2014, against Tito Ortiz (fight in which he moved up in weight class to the light-Hw division, Shlemenko vs Ortiz) and Brandon Halsey (losing his Bellator title Shlemenko vs Halsey) but then he has won four bouts beating twice Vyacheslav Vasilevsky in 2016 (=Shlemenko vs Vasilevsky I and Shlemenko vs Vasilevsky II).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf 3 winner Kendall Grove, has a record of 23-15-0 (74% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class. He lost to Brandon Halsey last year (=Halsey vs Grove) but then he has beat Joey Beltran (=Beltran vs Grove) and Francisco France (=Grove vs France). Shlemenko vs Grove is the main event of Bellator 162. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Viktor Nemkov vs Attila Vegh – full fight Video M-1 Challenge 71

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-21, fight not so exciting between Viktor Nemkov and Attila Vegh: it gets two stars.

The 2011 World Combat Sambo and former M-1 light-Hw champion Viktor Nemkov entered this fight with a professional mma record of 23-6-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Rashid Yusupov (via split decision).
His opponent, the black belt in karate and former Bellator ligh-Hw champion Attila Vegh, has an official record of 29-7-2 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.79 heavyweight but he lost his last three bouts: against Emanuel Newton (=Vegh vs Newton 2), Goran Reljic (=Vegh vs Reljic) and Alexander Volkov (=Volkov vs Vegh). Nemkov vs Vegh is the main event of the M-1 Challenge 71. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best fights of the week 40, year 2016

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 40: (Mon-Sun) from October 3, 2016 to October 9, 2016.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Rex Tso vs Ryuto Maekawa   Mma Fight of the Week: Michael Bisping vs Dan Henderson 2 Mma Knockout … Read more

2016 MMA fight – Michael Bisping vs Dan Henderson 2 – fight Video UFC 204

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-08, good pace with some nice exchanges: Michael Bisping vs Dan Henderson 2 gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).

The Ufc Mw champion Michael Bisping entered this fight with a professional record of 29-7-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world. He lost to Luke Rockhold in 2014 (=Rockhold vs Bisping I), but then he has won four bouts defeating Anderson Silva in February (=Silva vs Bisping) and taking revenge on Rockhold in June 2016 (=Rockhold vs Bisping 2).
His opponent, the 46-year-old (9 years older than Bisping) former Ufc Mw, Pride Mw and Strikeforce light-Hw champion Dan Henderson, has an official mma record of 32-14-0 (56% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He lost to Vitor Belfort last year (=Belfort vs Henderson 3) but he came back to win in 2016 against Hector Lombard (=Henderson vs Lombard). In their first bout Bisping was defeated by ‘Hendo’ via ko (July 11, 2009); Bisping vs Henderson 2, main event of the Ufc 204, is valid for the Ufc middleweight title (Bisping’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Gegard Mousasi vs Vitor Belfort – fight Video UFC 204

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-08, Vitor Belfort vs Gegard Mousasi gets three stars thanks to a good finish.

The black belt in judo and former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Gegard Mousasi entered this fight with a pro record of 39-6-2 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Michael Bisping). He lost to Uriah Hall last year (=Mousasi vs Hall) but then he has won over Thales Leites (=Mousasi vs Leites) and Thiago Santos (=Mousasi vs Santos).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, judo and former Ufc Hw and light-Hw champion Vitor Belfort, has a mma record of 25-12-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Chris Weidman (=Weidman vs Belfort) and Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza (=Belfort vs Jacare). Between these two fights he won against Dan Henderson (=Belfort vs Henderson 3). Mousasi vs Belfort is on the undercard of Michael Bisping vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC 204. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Ovince St Preux vs Jimi Manuwa – full fight Video UFC 204

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-08, good finish between Jimi Manuwa and Ovince Saint Preux: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Ovince St Preux entered this fight with a record of 19-8-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Jimi Manuwa, has an official mma record of 15-2-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class. Both fighters have lost two out of their last three fights: ‘OSP’ was defeated by Glover Teixeira (=Teixeira vs St Preux) and Jon Jones (=Jones vs St Preux) while Manuwa lost to Alexander Gustafsson (=Gustafsson vs Manuwa) and Anthony Johnson (=Johnson vs Manuwa). Saint Preux vs Manuwa is on the undercard of Michael Bisping vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC 204. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Stefan Struve vs Daniel Omielanczuk – fight Video UFC 204

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-08, fight not so exciting between Stefan Struve and Daniel Omielanczuk: it gets two stars.

Stefan Struve entered this fight with a professional mma record of 27-8-0 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Jared Rosholt last year (=Struve vs Rosholt) but he came back to win in 2016 against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Silva vs Struve).
His opponent, Daniel Omielanczuk, has a record of 19-5-1 (63% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.33 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2014 and 2015, against Jared Rosholt and Anthony Hamilton but then he has won over Chris de la Rocha, Jarjis Danho and Alexey Oleinik (=Oleinik vs Omielanczuk). Struve vs Omielanczuk is on the undercard of Michael Bisping vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC 204. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Mirsad Bektic vs Russell Doane – fight Video UFC 204

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-08, some good exchanges between Mirsad Bektic and Russell Doane but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The undefeated Mirsad Bektic entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 10-0-0 (70% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since May 30, 2015 when he defeated Lucas Martins.
His opponent, Russell Doane, has an official record of 14-6-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.89 bantamweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses: against Iuri Alcantara (=Alcantara vs Doane), Jerrod Sanders and Pedro Munhoz. Bektic vs Doane is on the undercard of Michael Bisping vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC 204. Watch the video and rate this fight!