Best fights of the week 04, year 2016

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 04: (Mon-Sun) from January 25, 2016 to January 31, 2016.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Renan St Juste vs Francis Lafreniere Boxing Knockout of the Week: Ramon Alvarez vs James Winchester   Mma Fight … Read more

2016 MMA fight – Anthony Johnson vs Ryan Bader – fight Video UFC on Fox 18

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-30, fight not so exciting between Anthony Johnson and Ryan Bader: it gets two stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Anthony Johnson entered this fight with a professional record of 20-5-0 (70% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He fought three times last year beating Alexander Gustafsson (=Gustafsson vs Johnson) and Jimi Manuwa (=Johnson vs Manuwa) but between these two fights he lost to Daniel Cormier (=Johnson vs Cormier).
His opponent, the Tuf 8 light-Hw tournament winner Ryan Bader, has an official mma record of 20-4-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Glover Teixeira (=Teixeira vs Bader), since then he has won five consecutive bouts defeating Rashad Evans in his last one (=Evans vs Bader). ‘Rumble’ Johnson vs Bader is the main event of the UFC on Fox 18. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Josh Barnett vs Ben Rothwell – fight Video UFC on Fox 18

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-30, Josh Barnett vs Ben Rothwell gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in Bjj and former Strikeforce and Ufc Hw champion Josh Barnett entered this fight with a pro record of 34-7-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Travis Browne in 2013 (=Barnett vs Browne) but he came back to win in 2015 against Roy Nelson (=Barnett vs Nelson).
His opponent, Ben Rothwell, has a mma record of 35-9-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Fabricio Werdum). He suffered his last defeat in 2013, against Gabriel Gonzaga (=Gonzaga vs Rothwell), but since then he has won three consecutive fights beating Matt Mitrione in his last one (=Rothwell vs Mitrione). Barnett vs Rothwell is on the undercard of Anthony Johnson vs Ryan Bader – UFC on Fox 18. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Iuri Alcantara vs Jimmie Rivera – fight Video UFC on Fox 18

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-30, some good exchanges between Iuri Alcantara and Jimmie Rivera but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Fight of the Night).

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Iuri Alcantara entered this fight with a record of 32-6-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 bantamweight in the world. He fought twice last year losing to Frankie Saenz (=Alcantara vs Saenz) and beating Leandro Issa.
His opponent, Jimmie Rivera, has a mma record of 18-1-0 (33% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss at his second professional mma fight when he faced Jason McLean in 2008, since then he has won 17 consecutive fights winning over Pedro Munhoz in his last one. ‘Marajo’ Alcantara vs Rivera is on the undercard of Anthony Johnson vs Ryan Bader – UFC on Fox 18. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Sage Northcutt vs Bryan Barberena – fight Video UFC on Fox 18

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-30, pretty good fight between Sage Northcutt and Bryan Barberena: it gets three stars.

The undefeated 19-year-old black belt in tae-kwon-do and kajukenbo Sage Northcutt entered this fight with a professional mma record of 7-0-0 (100% finishing rate) while his opponent, Bryan Barberena, has an official record of 10-3-0 (90% finishing rate). Northcutt fought six times last year beating Cody Pfister in his last bout (=Northcutt vs Pfister) while Barberena fought just once losing to Chad Laprise. ‘Super’ Northcutt vs Barberena is on the undercard of Anthony Johnson vs Ryan Bader – UFC on Fox 18. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Tony Johnson vs Raphael Butler – full fight Video Bellator 148

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-29, some good exchanges between Tony Johnson and Raphael Butler but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

Tony Johnson entered this fight with a mma record of 9-2-0 (44% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.21 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Chris Lokteff (via split decision) but then he has won over Robert Neal and Alexander Volkov (=Volkov vs Johnson).
His opponent, Raphael Butler, has an official record of 9-1-1 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.72 in the same weight class. His only loss occurred in 2014, against Javy Ayala (=Ayala vs Butler), after this bout he came back to win in 2015 beating Josh Diekmann (=Diekmann vs Butler). Johnson vs Butler is on the undercard of Paul Daley vs Andy Uhrich – Bellator 148. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Patricky Freire vs Ryan Couture – full fight Video Bellator 148

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-29, Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire vs Ryan Couture gets three stars thanks to a good finish of the fight.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Patricky Freire entered this fight with a professional record of 14-7-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.47 lightweight in the world. He fought twice last year beating Saad Awad (=Freire vs Awad) but then he lost to Derek Anderson (via split decision, Freire vs Anderson 2).
His opponent, Ryan Couture, has a mma record of 10-3-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.98 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses in 2013, but then he has won four bouts defeating Dakota Cochrane in his last one (=Couture vs Cochrane). ‘Pitbull’ Freire vs Couture is on the undercard of Paul Daley vs Andy Uhrich – Bellator 148. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Paul Bradley vs Chris Honeycutt 2 – full fight Video Bellator 148

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-29, good start between Paul Bradley and Chris Honeycutt: it gets three stars.

Paul Bradley entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-6-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.45 welterweight in the world while his opponent, the undefeated Chris Honeycutt, has a record of 6-0-0 (83% finishing rate). Their first fight, held in 2015, ended in a no-contest after an accidental clash of heads between the two fighters; this second fight is on the undercard of Paul Daley vs Andy Uhrich – Bellator 148. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Paul Daley vs Andy Uhrich full fight Video Bellator 148 – 2016

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-01-29, pretty good finish between Paul Daley and Andy Uhrich: this fight gets three stars.

Paul Daley entered this fight with a professional mma record of 37-13-2 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.42 welterweight in the world while his opponent, Andy Uhrich, has an official record of 11-5-0 (55% finishing rate). Daley suffered his last loss in 2013, against Alexander Yakovlev, but then he has won four consecutive bouts beating Dennis Olson (=Daley vs Olson), while Uhrich suffered two consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014 and then he has won three fights. ‘Semtex’ Daley vs Uhrich is the main event of Bellator 148. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best fights of the week 03, year 2016

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 03: (Mon-Sun) from January 18, 2016 to January 24, 2016.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Amir Mansour vs Dominic Breazeale Boxing Knockout of the Week: Rob Brant vs Decarlo Perez   K-1 Muay Thai … Read more