2015 MMA fight – Kazushi Sakuraba vs Shinya Aoki – full fight Video Rizin FF 1

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-29, disappointing fight between Kazushi Sakuraba and Shinya Aoki: it gets two stars.

The first man to defeat Royce Gracie in mma history Kazushi Sakuraba (he is 46 years old, 14 years older than Aoki) entered this fight with a professional mma record of 26-16-1 (88% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since September 9, 2011 when he was defeated by Yan Cabral (=Cabral vs Sakuraba); before this bout he had lost three consecutive bouts.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Shinya Aoki, has an official record of 38-6-0 (69% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 lightweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Eddie Alvarez at Bellator 66 (=Alvarez vs Aoki 2), since then he has collected eight consecutive victories winning the One Fc Lw belt against Kotetsu Boku in 2013 (=Aoki vs Boku) and defending it twice, the last one against Koji Ando (=Aoki vs Ando). Sakuraba vs Aoki is the main event of “Rizin FF 1 Saraba (Farewell) Fiesta”. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Satoshi Ishii vs Jiri Prochazka – full fight Video Rizin FF 1

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-29, pretty good fight between Satoshi Ishii and Jiri Prochazka: it gets three stars.

The 2008 Olympic judo heavyweight gold medalist Satoshi Ishii entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-4-1 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.39 heavyweight in the world. He lost twice to Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic in 2014 (=Ishii vs Filipovic I and Filipovic vs Ishii II), but he came back to win in 2015 beating Nick Rossborough and Will Penn.
His opponent, Jiri Prochazka, has a record of 14-2-1 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.49 light heavyweight. He suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Abdul-Kerim Edilov, since then he has collected eight victories and one draw. Ishii vs Prochazka is the quarterfinal of the 8-men Rizin FF tournament; undercard of Kazushi Sakuraba vs Shinya Aoki – Rizin FF 1 Saraba. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Goran Reljic vs Vadim Nemkov – full fight Video Rizin FF 1

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-29, fight not particularly good between Goran Reljic and Vadim Nemkov: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Bjj and former KSW light-Hw champion Goran Reljic entered this fight with a mma record of 15-5-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.30 light heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Vadim Nemkov, has an official record of 4-0-0 (100% finishing rate). Both fighters have fought twice in 2015: Reljic has beat Attila Vegh (=Vegh vs Reljic) but then he has lost to Tomasz Narkun (=Reljic vs Narkun 2) while Nemkov has won over Isidor Bunea and Joaquim Ferreira. Reljic vs Nemkov is the quarterfinal of the 8-men Rizin FF tournament; undercard of Kazushi Sakuraba vs Shinya Aoki – Rizin FF 1 Saraba. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Teodoras Aukstuolis vs Bruno Henrique Cappelozza – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-29, fight not so exciting between Teodoras Aukstuolis and Bruno Henrique Cappelozza: it gets two stars.

Teodoras Aukstuolis entered this fight with a professional record of 7-2-0 (86% finishing rate) while his opponent, Bruno Henrique Cappelozza, has a mma record of 7-3-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission). Both fighters have fought twice in 2015: Aukstuolis has defeated Krzysztof Pietraszek and Alexander Grebenkin while Cappelozza has beat Marco Talebi Paulo and Francisco Sandro da Silva Bezerra. Aukstuolis vs Cappelozza is the quarterfinal of the 8-men Rizin FF tournament; undercard of Kazushi Sakuraba vs Shinya Aoki – Rizin FF 1 Saraba. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal vs Brett McDermott – full fight Video Rizin FF 1

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-29, pretty good finish between Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal and Brett McDermott but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The former Strikeforce champion and Bellator 2013 Summer Series tournament winner Muhammed Lawal entered this fight with a pro record of 16-4-0 (69% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.13 light heavyweight in the world. He lost to Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson last year (=Rampage vs Lawal) but after this bout he has won four consecutive fights defeating Cheick Kongo (=Lawal vs Kongo) and Linton Vassell in 2015 (=Lawal vs Vassell).
His opponent, Brett McDermott, has an official mma record of 5-2-0 (80% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he has fought twice in 2015 as well: losing to Marcin Lazarz and winning over Pelu Adetola. Lawal vs McDermott is the quarterfinal of the 8-men Rizin FF tournament; undercard of Kazushi Sakuraba vs Shinya Aoki – Rizin FF 1 Saraba. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best fights of the week 51, year 2015

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 51: (Mon-Sun) from December 14, 2015 to December 20, 2015.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Rances Barthelemy vs Denis Shafikov Boxing T-Knockout of the Week: Bryant Jennings vs Luis Ortiz   K-1 Muay Thai … Read more

2015 MMA fight – Rafael dos Anjos vs Donald Cerrone 2 – full fight Video UFC on Fox 17

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-19, great start between Rafael dos Anjos and Donald Cerrone: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Rafael dos Anjos entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-7-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 lightweight in the world. He suffered his last loss last year when he faced Khabib Nurmagomedov (=dos Anjos vs Nurmagomedov), then he has won four bouts winning the Ufc Lw belt in his last fight, against Anthony Pettis (=Pettis vs dos Anjos).
His opponent, Donald Cerrone, has an official record of 28-6-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone lost to dos Anjos in 2013 (=Cerrone vs dos Anjos I) but since then he has collected eight consecutive victories beating John Makdessi in his last one (=Cerrone vs Makdessi). Dos Anjos vs Cerrone 2, main event of UFC on Fox 17, is valid for the Ufc lightweight title (dos Anjos’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Junior dos Santos vs Alistair Overeem – fight Video UFC on Fox 17

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-19, Junior dos Santos vs Alistair Overeem gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.

The black belt in Bjj and former Ufc Hw champion Junior dos Santos entered this fight with a pro mma record of 17-3-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Fabricio Werdum). JDS suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Cain Velasquez in their third battle (=Velasquez vs dos Santos 3), after this bout ‘Cigano’ fought just once beating Stipe Miocic in 2014 (=dos Santos vs Miocic).
His opponent, the former K-1 and Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem, has a record of 39-14-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. ‘The Reem’ lost to Ben Rothwell last year (=Overeem vs Rothwell) but then he has won over Stefan Struve (=Overeem vs Struve) and Roy Nelson (=Overeem vs Nelson). ‘Cigano’ dos Santos vs Overeem is on the undercard of Rafael dos Anjos vs Donald Cerrone 2 – UFC on Fox 17. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Michael Johnson vs Nate Diaz full fight Video UFC on Fox 17 – 2015

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-19, good fight between Michael Johnson and Nate Diaz: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).

Michael Johnson entered this fight with a mma record of 16-9-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rafael dos Anjos). He has fought twice in 2015 defeating Edson Barboza (=Barboza vs Johnson) but then he has lost to Beneil Dariush (=Johnson vs Dariush).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf 5 tournament winner Nate Diaz, has an official record of 17-10-0 (88% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last four fights, against Gray Maynard in 2013 (=Maynard vs Diaz 2); after this bout he was defeated by dos Anjos (=dos Anjos vs Diaz). Johnson vs Diaz is on the undercard of Rafael dos Anjos vs Donald Cerrone 2 – UFC on Fox 17. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Charles Oliveira vs Myles Jury – fight Video UFC on Fox 17

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-19, pretty good fight between Charles Oliveira and Myles Jury: it gets three stars.

Charles ‘do Bronx’ Oliveira entered this fight with a professional record of 20-5-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Conor McGregor) while his opponent, Myles Jury, has a mma record of 15-1-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 lightweight. Both fighters have lost their last bout: Oliveira was defeated by Max Holloway (=Holloway vs Oliveira) while Jury lost to Donald Cerrone (=Cerrone vs Jury). Oliveira vs Jury is on the undercard of Rafael dos Anjos vs Donald Cerrone 2 – UFC on Fox 17 (Olivieira weighed in mire than 5 pounds over the limit of 145 lbs, so he was fined 20 percent of his purse). Watch the video and rate this fight!