Best fights of the week 11, year 2015

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 11: (Mon-Sun) from March 9, 2015 to March 15, 2015.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Sergey Kovalev vs Jean Pascal Boxing Knockout of the Week: Alvaro Gaona vs Oscar Ahlin   Mma Fight of … Read more

2015 MMA fight – Ross Pearson vs Sam Stout – fight Video UFC 185

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, Ross Pearson vs Sam Stout gets three stars only thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in tae-kwon-do Ross Pearson entered this fight with a mma record of 16-8-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.32 lightweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three bouts: against Diego Sanchez (via split decision Sanchez vs Pearson) and Al Iaquinta (=Pearson vs Iaquinta). Between the two losses he beat Gray Maynard (=Maynard vs Pearson).
His opponent, Sam Stout, has a record of 20-10-1 (50% finishing rate), he fought just once in 2014 losing to KJ Noons. Pearson vs Stout is on the undercard of Anthony Pettis vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC 185. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Beneil Dariush vs Daron Cruickshank – fight Video UFC 185

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, pretty good finish between Beneil Dariush and Daron Cruickshank but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Beneil Dariush entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-1-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.28 lightweight in the world; he suffered his only defeat last year when he faced Ramsey Nijem (=Dariush vs Nijem). After losing he came back to win beating Tony Martin and Carlos Diego Ferreira (=Ferreira vs Dariush).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Daron Cruickshank, has an official record of 16-5-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.41 in the same weight class; he lost in 2014 as well, against Jorge Masvidal, but then he defeated Anthony Njokuani. After this bout he faced KJ Noons but the fight ended in a no-contest (=Daron Cruickshank vs KJ Noons. Dariush vs Cruickshank is on the undercard of Anthony Pettis vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC 185. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Anthony Pettis vs Rafael dos Anjos – full fight Video UFC 185

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, great fight between Anthony Pettis and Rafael dos Anjos: it gets stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in tae-kwon-do Anthony Pettis entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-2-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 lightweight in the world; he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Clay Guida (=Guida vs Pettis), since then he has collected five consecutive victories winning the Ufc Lw belt in 2013 against Benson Henderson (=Henderson vs Pettis 2). ‘Showtime’ Pettis fought just once in 2014 beating Gilbert Melendez (=Pettis vs Melendez).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Rafael dos Anjos, has an official record of 23-7-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class; he fought four times last year losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov (=dos Anjos vs Nurmagomedov) but then he defeated Jason High (=dos Anjos vs High), Ben Henderson (=Henderson vs dos Anjos) and Nate Diaz (=dos Anjos vs Diaz). Pettis vs dos Anjos, main event of Ufc 185, is valid for the Ufc lightweight title (Pettis’ second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Carla Esparza vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk full fight Video UFC 185 – 2015

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, pretty good fight between Carla Esparza and Joanna Jedrzejczyk: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Carla Esparza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 10-2-0 (70% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.2 women’s strawweight in the world; she suffered her last defeat in 2011 when she faced #1 Jessica Aguilar, since then she has collected five consecutive victories winning the Invicta Fc belt in 2013, against Bec Rawlings, and the Ufc title last year, against Rose Namajunas (=Esparza vs Namajunas).
Her opponent, the undefeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk, has a perfect record of 8-0-0 (37% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.3 in the same weight class; she fought four times in 2014 beating Karla Benitez, Rosi Sexton, Juliana Lima and Claudia Gadelha. Esparza vs Jedrzejczyk is valid for the Ufc women’s strawweight title (Esparza’s first defense); undercard of Anthony Pettis vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC 185. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Johny Hendricks vs Matt Brown – fight Video UFC 185

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, great fight between Johny Hendricks and Matt Brown: it gets three stars.

Johny Hendricks entered this fight with a mma record of 16-3-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 welterweight in the world; he fought twice in 2014, both times against Robbie Lawler, winning the vacant Ufc Ww title in the first bout (=Hendricks vs Lawler I) but then he was defeated in the rematch losing also the Ufc belt (=Hendricks vs Lawler II).
His opponent, Matt Brown, has a record of 19-12-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class; he fought twice last year as well, beating Erick Silva in May (Users’ Mma Fight of the Year 2014 Brown vs Silva) but then he lost to #1 Robbie Lawler (=Lawler vs Brown). Hendricks vs Brown is on the undercard of Anthony Pettis vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC 185. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Alistair Overeem vs Roy Nelson – full fight Video UFC 185

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, some good exchanges between Alistair Overeem and Roy Nelson but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The former Strikeforce and K-1 Hw champion Alistair Overeem entered this fight with a professional mma record of 38-14-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez) but he won just two out of his last five bouts: against Frank Mir (=Overeem vs Mir) and Stefan Struve (his last fight, Overeem vs Struve). Between these two fights he lost to Ben Rothwell (=Overeem vs Rothwell).
His opponent, the 38-year-old (4 years older than Overeem) and black belt in Bjj Roy Nelson, has a record of 20-10-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class but he lost three out of his last four fights. ‘Big Country’ Nelson fought twice in 2014 beating Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (=Nogueira vs Nelson) but then he was defeated by Mark Hunt (=Hunt vs Nelson). Overeem vs Nelson is on the undercard of Anthony Pettis vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC 185. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Chris Cariaso vs Henry Cejudo – fight Video UFC 185

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, good pace between Chris Cariaso and Henry Cejudo but the fight was not so exciting: it gets two stars.

Chris Cariaso entered this fight with a pro mma record of 17-6-0 (29% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 flyweight in the world; he fought three times in 2014 beating Danny Martinez and Louis Smolka (=Cariaso vs Smolka) but then he lost to #1 Demetrious Johnson in a fight valid for the Ufc Flw title (=Johnson vs Cariaso).
His opponent, the undefeated 2008 Olympic gold medalist (freestyle wrestling -55 kg) Henry Cejudo, has a perfect mma record of 7-0-0 (57% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.74 bantamweight; he fought twice last year beating Elias Garcia and Dustin Kimura (in his Ufc debut). Cariaso vs Cejudo is on the undercard of Anthony Pettis vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC 185. Watch the video and rate this fight!

USERS’ MMA RANKING: top 25 mma Fights of the Year 2015

Here you can find the best mma fights of 2015 rated by our users (ranking updated monthly). We post the top 25 fighting with 4 and 5 stars rated at least eight times.

Clicking on the name of the fighter you can watch and rate the video of the fight (if it is available on the web) and read some info about it.

Best fights of the week 09, year 2015

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 09: (Mon-Sun) from February 23, 2015 to March 01, 2015.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Anne Sophie Mathis vs Oxandia Castillo Boxing Knockout of the Week: Shingo Wake vs Jimmy Paypa   K-1 Muay … Read more