Best fights of the week 09, year 2014

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 24, 2014 to March 2, 2014.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr vs Brian Vera 2 Boxing Knockout of the Week: Anthony Joshua vs Hector Alfredo Avila … Read more

2014 MMA fight – Matt Mitrione vs Shawn Jordan – fight Video UFC Ufn 37

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-01, the fight between Matt Mitrione and Shawn Jordan gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). Matt Mitrione entered this fight with a pro mma record of 6-3-0 (83% ko/tko victory rate) and he is ranked as the No.39 heavyweight in the world, he won just one fight out of his last four bouts.
His opponent, Shawn Jordan, has an official record of 15-5-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class, last year he fought three times losing only his last fight against Gabriel Gonzaga (=Gonzaga vs Jordan). Mitrione vs Jordan is on the undercard of Dong Hyun Kim vs John Hathaway – UFC Ufn 37. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Dong Hyun Kim vs John Hathaway fight Video UFC Ufn 37 – 2014

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Fight rated 4 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-01, aggressive start, good pace, tough exchanges and a spectacular finish: Dong Hyun Kim vs John Hathaway is one of the best mma fights of 2014 (UFC Performance of the Night). Dong Hyun Kim entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-2-1 (45% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 welterweight in the world, he is a 4th dan black belt in judo and he comes off three consecutive wins.
His opponent, John Hathaway, has an official record of 17-1-0 (53% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since September 29, 2012 when he defeated John Maguire (=Hathaway vs Maguire). Kim vs Hathaway is the main event of UFC Fight Night 37 – Ufn (also known as The Ultimate Fighter: China Finale). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Diego Nunes vs Matt Bessette – full fight Video Bellator 110

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-02-28, some good shots between Diego Nunes and Matt Bessette but it is not enough to get three stars. Diego Nunes entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-5-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 featherweight in the world, last year he fought twice losing both fights: against Nik Lentz in January and then to Patricio Freire in his Bellator debut (=Freire vs Nunes).
His opponent, Matt Bessette, has a record of 12-4-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.69 in the same weight class, he comes off four consecutive wins. Nunes vs Bessette is the quarterfinal of the Bellator featherweight tournament; undercard of Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs Christian M’Pumbu – Bellator 110. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal vs Mikhail Zayats – full fight Video Bellator 110

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Fight rated 1 star by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-02-28, disappointing and boring fight: Muhammed Lawal vs Mikhail Zayats gets one star. Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal entered this fight with a pro mma record of 11-3-0 (82% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.19 light heavyweight in the world, last year he fought five times losing twice to Emanuel Newton, in their first fight Lawal lost via ko (=Lawal vs Newton) and then via unanimous decision (bout valid for the Bellator light heavyweight title =Lawal vs Newton 2).
His opponent, Mikhail Zayats, has an official record of 22-7-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class, last year he fought four times losing only to Emanuel Newton like ‘King Mo’ (=Newton vs Zayats). Lawal vs Zayats is the semifinal of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament; undercard of Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs Christian M’Pumbu – Bellator 110. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs Christian M’Pumbu full fight Video Bellator 110 – 2014

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-02-28, fight not so exciting between Quinton Jackson and Christian M’Pumbu: it gets two stars. Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 33-11-0 (66% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 light heavyweight in the world, last year he debuted in the Bellator winning Joey Beltran (=Jackson vs Beltran) after having suffered three consecutive defeats in the Ufc.
His opponent, Christian M’Pumbu, has an official record of 18-5-1 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.49 in the same weight class, last year he fought only once losing to Attila Vegh, fight in which he also lost the Bellator light heavyweight title (=M’pumbu vs Vegh). Rampage Jackson vs M’Pumbu is the semifinal of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament, main event of Bellator 110. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best fights of the week 08, year 2014

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 08: (Mon-Sun) from February 17, 2014 to February 23, 2014.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Tommy Coyle vs Daniel Brizuela Boxing Knockout of the Week: Akifumi Shimoda vs Marvin Sonsona   K-1 Muay Thai … Read more

2014 MMA fight – Rory MacDonald vs Demian Maia – full fight Video UFC 170

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-02-22, close and tough fight with some nice exchanges and a good work on the ground (in the first part): Rory MacDonald vs Demian Maia gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Rory MacDonald entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-2-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world, he is a black belt in brazilian jiu-jitsu and last year he fought twice: he beat Jake Ellenberger in July (=Ellenberger vs MacDonald) but then he lost to Robbie Lawler in November (=MacDonald vs Lawler).
His opponent, the 36-year-old Demian Maia (12 more than MacDonald), has an official record of 18-5-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre). Like MacDonald, Maia is also a black belt in bjj and he fought twice in 2013: winning the first bout against Jon Fitch (=Fitch vs Maia) and then losing to Jake Shields (=Maia vs Shields). MacDonald vs Maia is on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann – UFC 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann full fight Video UFC 170 – 2014

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-02-22, aggressive start and good finish: Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Both undefeated, the champion Ronda Rousey entered this fight with a perfect record of 8-0-0 (100% armbar submission victory rate) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s bantamweight in the world, she is a 4th dan black belt in judo and she won the bronze medal in judo at the Olympic games in Beijing 2008.
Her opponent, Sara McMann, has an official mma record of 7-0-0 (57% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.4 in the same weight class, she is 33 years old (six years older than Rousey) and she also won a medal at the Olympic games (silver medal in freestyle wrestling, Athens 2004). Rousey vs McMann, main event of UFC 170, is valid for the Ufc women’s bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Daniel Cormier vs Patrick Cummins – full fight Video UFC 170

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-02-22, some good shots but it is not enough to get thrre stars: Daniel Cormier vs Patrick Cummins gets two. Both undefeated, Daniel Cormier entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-0-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world but in this fight he moved down to the light heavyweight division. He is a former Olympic wrestler but he is also a brown belt in bjj.
His opponent, Patrick Cummins, has an official record of 4-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and like Cormier he comes from a wrestling background. Cummins debuts in Ufc replacing Rashad Evans who has forced to withdraw from the bout due to a leg injury. Cormier vs Cummins is on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann – UFC 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!