Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-24, boring fight between Quinton Jackson and Satoshi Ishii: it gets one star.
The former Ufc light-Hw champion Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 36-11-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 light heavyweight in the world. He suffered three consecutive defeats between 2011 and 2013 (the last one against Glover Teixeira: Rampage vs Teixeira) but then he has won four bouts winning the Bellator light-Hw tournament (Season 10) against Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (=Rampage vs Lawal) and beating Fabio Maldonado in his last fight (=Jackson vs Maldonado).
His opponent, the 2008 Olympic judo gold medalist Satoshi Ishii, has an official record of 14-5-1 (50 knockouts) and he entered as the No.59 heavyweight but he comes off the loss against Jiri Prochazka (=Ishii vs Prochazka). Rampage vs Ishii is the main event of “Bellator 157: Dynamite 2”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-17, epic and brutal fight in which both fighters exchanged shot for shot in an authentic war: Fedor Emelianenko vs Fabio Maldonado gets five stars and it is a candidate for the Mma Fight of the Year 2016 but also for the Mma Round of the Year!
The former Pride and world combat sambo champion Fedor Emelianenko entered this fight with a mma record of 35-4-0 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.48 heavyweight in the world. Fedor suffered three consecutive defeats between 2010 and 2011, against the former #1 Ufc Hw champion Fabricio Werdum, with Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Silva vs Emelianenko), and against Dan Henderson (=Henderson vs Emelianenko), after this bout he has won four fights beating Singh Jaideep in 2015 (after three years of inactivity, Emelianenko vs Jaideep).
His opponent, the former Ufc fighter and undefeated professional boxer Fabio Maldonado, has an official record of 22-9-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.43 light heavyweight but he won just one out of his last four fights, against Hans Stringer (=Maldonado vs Stringer); after this bout he lost twice in 2015, with Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson (=Rampage vs Maldonado) and Corey Anderson (=Anderson vs Maldonado). Emelianenko vs Maldonado is the main event of the EFN 50 (Eurasia Fight Nights). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-14, good finish but the rest of the fight was not so exciting: Phil Davis vs Muhammed Lawal gets two stars.
Phil Davis entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-3-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He fought three times last year losing to Ryan Bader (=Davis vs Bader) but then he beat Emanuel Newton (=Davis vs Newton) and Francis Carmont (=Davis vs Carmont).
His opponent, Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal, has an official record of 19-4-0 (68% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in 2014 (=Rampage vs Lawal), since then he has won seven consecutive bouts defeating Jiri Prochazka in his last one (=King Mo vs Prochazka). Davis vs Lawal is the main event of the Bellator 154. Watch the video and rate this fight!
‘Best of Mma’, is the annual ranking of the best mma fights of the year 2016 (best Ufc fights and other promotions), matches rated by AllTheBestFights.
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Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 52: from December 21, 2015 to December 31, 2015.
Review 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!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19, disappointing fight between Muhammed Lawal and Linton Vassell: it gets two stars.
The former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal entered this fight with a professional record of 15-4-0 (73% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.15 light heavyweight in the world. He lost to Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson last year (=Rampage vs Lawal) but after this bout he has won three consecutive fights defeating Cheick Kongo in his last one (=Lawal vs Kongo).
His opponent, Linton Vassell, has the same record of 15-4-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. He suffered his last defeat in 2014 as well, against Emanuel Newton (=Newton vs Vassell), but then he came back to win in 2015 beating Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (=Vassell vs Sokoudjou). Lawal vs Vassell is the semifinal of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament; undercard of Liam McGeary vs Tito Ortiz – “Bellator 142 Dynamite 1”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-08-04, disappointing fight between Jerome Le Banner and Karl Roberson: it gets two stars.
The 42-year-old Jerome Le Banner (18 years older than Roberson) entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 80-22-2 (65 KOs=81%) and he is ranked as the No.16 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Karl Roberson (who replaces Maurice Jackson), is just at his 3rd professional fight! ‘Geronimo’ Le Banner suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Sergei Kharitonov (=Le Banner vs Kharitonov), since then he has won three bouts beating Claudiu Istrate in his last fight (=Le Banner vs Istrate). Le Banner vs Roberson, main event of Fight Night Saint Tropez III, is valid for the WKN Kickboxing World Super Heavyweight title and it is Le Banner’s retirement fight. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-05-22, boring fight between Shinya Aoki and Koji Ando: it gets one star!
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Shinya Aoki entered this fight with a professional mma record of 37-6-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.25 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 seven consecutive victories winning the One Fc Lw belt against Kotetsu Boku in 2013 (=Aoki vs Boku) and beating Yuki Yamamoto in his last bout (=Aoki vs Yamamoto).
His opponent, Koji Ando, has an official record of 11-3-2 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.40 in the same weight class. Ando’s last defeat occurred in 2011, against Guan Wang (via split decision), but after this bout he has won five bouts defeating Rafael Nunes and Zorobabel Moreira in 2014. Aoki vs Ando, main event of One Championship 27, is valid for the ONE FC lightweight title (Aoki’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review 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!
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