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Best fights of the week 29, year 2016

2016/07/25 by ATBF Editorial Board

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 29: (Mon-Sun) from July 18, 2016 to July 24, 2016. Boxing Fight of the Week: Ievgen Khytrov vs Paul Mendez Boxing T-Knockout of the Week: Oscar Valdez vs Matias Rueda K-1 Muay Thai … Read more

2016 MMA fight – Holly Holm vs Valentina Shevchenko – full fight Video UFC on Fox 20

2017/07/062016/07/24 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-23, disappointing fight between Holly Holm and Valentina Shevchenko: it gets two stars.

The former Ufc and Wbc, Wba, Wbf, Iba boxing champion Holly Holm entered this fight with a professional record of 10-1-0 (70% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she is ranked as the No.4 women’s bantamweight in the world. She won the Ufc belt in 2015, against Ronda Rousey (=Rousey vs Holm) but then she lost it at her first defense with Miesha Tate (=Holm vs Tate).
Her opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do, judo and former muay thai world champion Valentina Shevchenko, has a mma record of 12-2-0 (75% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.17 in the same weight class but she comes off the loss against #1 Ufc champion Amanda Nunes (=Nunes vs Shevchenko). Holm vs Shevchenko is the main event of the UFC on Fox 20. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Edson Barboza vs Gilbert Melendez – fight Video UFC on Fox 20

2017/09/102016/07/24 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-23, some good single shots between Edson Barboza and Gilbert Melendez but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza entered this fight with a pro record of 17-4-0 (65% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Eddie Alvarez). He lost to Tony Ferguson last year (=Ferguson vs Barboza) but he came back to win in 2016 beating Anthony Pettis (=Pettis vs Barboza).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Strikeforce Lw champion Gilbert Melendez, has an official mma record of 22-5-0 (55% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Anthony Pettis in 2014 (=Pettis vs Melendez) and Eddie Alvarez in 2015 (via split decision, Melendez vs Alvarez). Barboza vs Melendez is on the undercard of Holly Holm vs Valentina Shevchenko – UFC on Fox 20. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Daniel Weichel vs Emmanuel Sanchez – full fight Video Bellator 159

2020/11/132016/07/23 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-22, disappointing fight between Daniel Weichel and Emmanuel Sanchez: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former M-1 Lw and Bellator Fw tournament champion Daniel Weichel entered this fight with a mma record of 36-9-0 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 featherweight in the world. He fought three times last year beating Pat Curran (=Curran vs Weichel) and Georgi Karakhanyan (=Weichel vs Karakhanyan) but between these two fights he lost to Patricio Freire (=Freire vs Weichel).
His opponent, Emmanuel Sanchez, has an official record of 13-2-0 (46% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Pat Curran last year (=Curran vs Sanchez) but then he has won three consecutive fights beating Daniel Pineda in 2016 (=Sanchez vs Pineda). Weichel vs Sanchez is on the undercard of Darrion Caldwell vs Joe Taimanglo – Bellator 159; they also faced each other a second time on November 12, 2020 (Daniel Weichel vs Emmanuel Sanchez 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – David Rickels vs Melvin Guillard – full fight Video Bellator 159

2018/09/282016/07/23 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-22, fight not so exciting between David Rickels and Melvin Guillard: it gets two stars.

The former Bellator Lw tournament champion (Season 8) David Rickels entered this fight with a pro mma record of 17-4-0 (65% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.60 lightweight in the world. He lost to Michael Chandler in 2015 (=Chandler vs Rickels 2) but he came back to win in 2016 against Bobby Cooper.
His opponent, the former Ufc fighter Melvin Guillard, has an record of 32-16-2 (72% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.75 in the same weight class but he comes off three consecutive defeats, the last one against Derek Campos (=Guillard vs Campos). Rickels vs Guillard is on the undercard of Darrion Caldwell vs Joe Taimanglo – Bellator 159. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Darrion Caldwell vs Joe Taimanglo – full fight Video Bellator 159

2018/09/282016/07/23 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-22, Darrion Caldwell vs Joe Taimanglo gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.

The undefeated Darrion Caldwell entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 9-0-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Dominick Cruz). He has already fought once in 2016 winning over Joe Warren (=Warren vs Caldwell).
His opponent, Joe Taimanglo, has an official record of 22-6-1 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.28 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2013 and 2014, against Justin Wilcox (=Wilcox vs Taimanglo) and Robert Emerson, but then he has won three times beating Sirwan Kakai in his last one (=Taimanglo vs Kakai). Caldwell vs Taimanglo is the main event of the Bellator 159. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best fights of the week 28, year 2016

2016/07/18 by ATBF Editorial Board

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 11, 2016 to July 17, 2016. Boxing Fight of the Week: Jayson Velez vs Rene Alvarado Boxing Knockout of the Week: Vic Darchinyan vs Sergio Frias Mma Fight of … Read more

2016 MMA fight – Paul Daley vs Douglas Lima – full fight Video Bellator 158

2018/09/282016/07/17 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-16, fight not so exciting between Paul Daley and Douglas Lima: it gets two stars.

Paul Daley entered this fight with a professional mma record of 38-13-2 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.47 welterweight in the world. He lost to Alexander Yakovlev in 2013 but since then he has won five bouts beating Andy Uhrich in his last one (=Daley vs Uhrich).
His opponent, the former Bellator Ww champion Douglas Lima, has an official record of 26-6-0 (88% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class but he comes off the defeat against Andrey Koreshkov (=Lima vs Koreshkov). ‘Semtex’ Daley vs Lima is the main event of the Bellator 158. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Matt Mitrione vs Oli Thompson – full fight Video Bellator 158

2018/09/282016/07/17 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-16, pretty good fight between Matt Mitrione and Oli Thompson: it gets three stars.

The black belt in karate Matt Mitrione entered this fight with a pro mma record of 10-5-0 (90% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.25 heavyweight in the world. He lost twice between 2015 and 2016, against Ben Rothwell (=Rothwell vs Mitrione) and Travis Browne (= Browne vs Mitrione), but he came back to win in his last fight against Carl Seumanutafa (=Mitrione vs Seumanutafa).
His opponent, Oli Thompson, has a record of 17-8-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.35 in the same weight class. He lost three times in 2014 but then he has won five consecutive fights. Mitrione vs Thompson is on the undercard of Paul Daley vs Douglas Lima – Bellator 158. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 best MMA fight – Michael Page vs Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos – full fight Video

2023/03/102016/07/16 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-16, Michael Page vs Evangelista Santos gets four stars thanks to a spectacular finish: this is one of the best mma fights of 2016!

The undefeated Michael Page entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 10-0-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.84 welterweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos, has an official record of 21-17-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.98 in the same weight class. Both fighters have already fought in 2016: Page has beat Jeremie Holloway (=Page vs Holloway) while Cyborg has won over Artenas Young and Brennan Ward (=Ward vs Cyborg) but then he has lost to Saad Awad (=Cyborg vs Awad). ‘MVP’ Page vs Cyborg Santos is on the undercard of Paul Daley vs Douglas Lima – Bellator 158. Watch the video and rate this fight!