2015 MMA fight – Felice Herrig vs Paige VanZant – fight Video UFC on Fox 15

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-18, great performance by both fighters: Felice Herrig vs Paige VanZant gets three stars and should have been awarded as the Fight of the Night and not Corey Anderson vs Gian Villante (the one awarded by the Ufc).

Felice Herrig entered this fight with a pro mma record of 10-5-0 (40% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.20 women’s stawweight in the world while her opponent, Paige VanZant, has an official record of 4-1-0 (50% finishing rate). Both fighters lost to Tecia Torres in 2013 (=Herrig vs Torres); after losing Herrig has won one bout, against Lisa Ellis while VanZant has won twice, with Courtney Himes and Kailin Curran. Herrig vs VanZant is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Luke Rockhold – UFC on Fox 15. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best fights of the week 15, year 2015

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 6, 2015 to April 12, 2015.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Ola Afolabi vs Victor Ramirez Boxing Knockout of the Week: Rakhim Chakhkiev vs Valery Brudov   K-1 Muay Thai … Read more

2015 MMA fight – Jan Blachowicz vs Jimi Manuwa – full fight Video UFC FN 64

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-11, some good single shots between Jan Blachowicz and Jimi Manuwa but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The former KSW light-Hw champion Jan Blachowicz entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-3-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 light heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Rameau Sokoudjou, since then he has won six consecutive bouts taking revenge on Sokoudjou (=Blachowicz vs Sokoudjou 2) and beating Ilir Latifi in his last fight (at his Ufc debut, Latifi vs Blachowicz).
His opponent, Jimi Manuwa, has a record of 14-1-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class but he comes off his first and only loss, against Alexander Gustafsson (=Gustafsson vs Manuwa). Blachowicz vs Manuwa is on the undercard of Gabriel Gonzaga vs Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic 2 – UFC Fight Night 64. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Gabriel Gonzaga vs Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic 2 – full fight Video UFC

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-11, pretty good fight between Gabriel Gonzaga and Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Gabriel Gonzaga entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-9-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.23 heavyweight in the world having lost his last two fights, against Stipe Miocic (=Gonzaga vs Miocic) and Matt Mitrione (=Gonzaga vs Mitrione).
His opponent, the 40-year-old black belt in tae-kwon-do and former K-1 and Pride FC champion Mirko Filipovic (five years older than Gonzaga), has an official record of 30-11-2 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He suffered three consecutive defeats in the Ufc between 2010 and 2011 (the last one against Roy Nelson, Nelson vs Filipovic) and then he fought for other mma promotions collecting three victories and one loss, against Alexey Oleinik (=Cro Cop vs Oleinik), while he beat Satoshi Ishii in his last bout (=Filipovic vs Ishii 2). In their first bout ‘Napao’ Gonzaga beat Filipovic by ko in the first round (April 21, 2007); this second bout is the main event of “UFC Fight Night 64: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2”. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Joanne Calderwood vs Maryna Moroz – fight Video UFC FN 64

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-11, good exchanges and good finish: Joanne Calderwood vs Maryna Moroz gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Both undefeated, the Scottish Joanne Calderwood entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 9-0-0 (44% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she is ranked as the No.4 women’s strawweight in the world while her opponent, Maryna Moroz, has an official record of 5-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. Calderwood fought just once in 2014 beating Seohee Ham while Moroz fought four times. Calderwood vs Moroz is on the undercard of Gabriel Gonzaga vs Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic 2rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Seth Baczynski vs Leon Edwards – full fight Video UFC FN 64

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-11, good start between Seth Baczynski and Leon Edwards: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Seth Baczynski entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-12-0 (89% finishing rate) while his opponent, Leon Edwards, has an official record of 8-2-0 (75% finishing rate). Baczynski comes off two consecutive defeats, against Thiago Alves and Alan Jouban (=Baczynski vs Jouban), while Edwards beat Shaun Taylor but then he lost to Claudio Henrique da Silva. Baczynski vs Edwards is on the undercard of Gabriel Gonzaga vs Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic 2rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Nick Newell vs Joe Condon – full fight Video WSOF 20

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-10, fight not particularly exciting between Nick Newell and Joe Condon: it gets two stars.

The one-armed fighter Nick Newell entered this fight with a mma record of 11-1-0 (91% finishing rate) while his opponent, Joe Condon, has a record of 12-7-0 (42% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko). Both fighters lost in 2014: Newell suffered his first defeat against Justin Gaethje in a bout valid for the Wsof Lw belt (=Gaethje vs Newell) while Condon lost to Joshua Aveles: after losing Condon came back to win in 2015 beating Jonathan Nunez. Newell vs Condon is on the undercard of David Branch vs Jesse McElligott – WSOF 20. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – David Branch vs Jesse McElligott – full fight Video WSOF 20

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-10, pretty good finish between David Branch and Jesse McElligott but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in Bjj David Branch entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-3-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 middleweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Anthony Johnson (=Johnson vs Branch), since then he has won five bouts winning the Wsof Mw title in 2014, against Jesse Taylor (=Branch vs Taylor), and defended it once with Yushin Okami (=Branch vs Okami).
His opponent, Jesse McElligott (who replaces Ronny Markes that pulled out of the bout due to undisclosed reasons on the day of the weigh-in), has an official record of 5-1-0 (80% finishing rate) and he comes off two consecutive victories. Branch vs McElligott, main event of WSOF 20, is the semifinal of the World Series of Fighting light-Hw tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Alexander Volkov vs Tony Johnson – full fight Video Bellator 136

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-10, fight not particularly good between Alexander Volkov and Tony Johnson: it gets two stars.

Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a mma record of 24-4-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Vitaly Minakov and he lost his Bellator Hw title (=Volkov vs Minakov), since then he has won five bouts beating Alexei Kudin in his last fight (=Volkov vs Kudin).
His opponent, Tony Johnson, has a record of 8-2-0 (50% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class; he lost to Chris Lokteff in 2013 but then he came back to win beating Robert Neal. Volkov vs Johnson is on the undercard of Will Brooks vs Dave Jansen – Bellator 136. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Marcin Held vs Alexander Sarnavskiy – full fight Video Bellator 136

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-10, great work on the ground and good finish: Marcin Held vs Alexander Sarnavskiy gets three stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Marcin Held entered this fight with a mma record of 20-3-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Alexander Sarnavskiy, has an official record of 30-2-0 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class. Both fighters suffered their last loss in 2013 and then they have won five consecutive bouts: Sarnavskiy was defeated by Will Brooks (=Sarnavskiy vs Brooks), while Held lost to Dave Jansen (=Jansen vs Held); after losing Held has won the Bellator Lw tournament (season ten) beating Patricky Freire in the final (=Freire vs Held). ‘Tiger’ Sarnavskiy vs Held is on the undercard of Will Brooks vs Dave Jansen – Bellator 136. Watch the video and rate this fight!