Best fights of the week 45, year 2020

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 45: (Mon-Sun) from November 2, 2020 to November 8, 2020.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Eimantas Stanionis vs Justin DeLoach   Mma Fight of the Week: Raoni Barcelos vs Khalid Taha  

Filip Hrgovic vs Rydell Booker full fight Video – 2020

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3 Star RatingReview by : 2020-11-07, pretty good fight between Filip Hrgovic and Rydell Booker: it gets three stars.
The undefeated former Olympian Filip Hrgovic entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 11-0-0 (9 KOs=82%) and he is ranked as the No.34 heavyweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has won over Mario Heredia (Filip Hrgovic vs Mario Heredia), Eric Molina (Filip Hrgovic vs Eric Molina) and Alexandre Kartozia.
His opponent, Rydell Booker, has an official record of 26-3-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.146 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Jermaine Franklin and Kubrat Pulev (Kubrat Pulev vs Rydell Booker); between these two fights he defeated Dieuly Aristilde. Booker vs Hrgovic is on the undercard of Devin Haney vs Yuriorkis Gamboa. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Thiago Santos vs Glover Teixeira fight Video UFC FN 182 – 2020

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2 Star RatingReview by : 2020-11-07, pretty good finish between Thiago Santos and Glover Teixeira but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Thiago Santos entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-7-0 (76% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 6, 2019 when he was defeated by Jon Jones (controversial split decision, Jon Jones vs Thiago Santos). Before this bout, Thiago ‘Marreta’ had defeated Jan Blachowicz (Jan Blachowicz vs Thiago Santos) and Jimi Manuwa (Jimi Manuwa vs Thiago Santos).
His opponent, the black belt in kajukenbo and Bjj Glover Teixeira, has a record of 31-7-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 light heavyweight in the world. He lost to Corey Anderson in 2018 (Glover Teixeira vs Corey Anderson) but then he has won four bouts beating Nikita Krylov (Glover Teixeira vs Nikita Krylov) and Anthony Smith in his last two (Anthony Smith vs Glover Teixeira). Teixeira vs Santos is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 182 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 40 or UFC Vegas 13). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Andrei Arlovski vs Tanner Boser fight Video UFC FN 182 – 2020

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2 Star RatingReview by : 2020-11-07, disappointing fight between Andrei Arlovski and Tanner Boser: it gets two stars.
The former Ufc Hw champion Andrei Arlovski entered this fight with a mma record of 29-19-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.27 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Jairzinho Rozenstruik last year but he came back to win against Philipe Lins in May 2020 (Andrei Arlovski vs Philipe Lins).
His opponent, Tanner Boser, has an official record of 19-6-1 (63% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.36 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Ciryl Gane in 2019 but then he has won over Philipe Lins and Raphael Pessoa in 2020. Boser vs Arlovski is on the undercard of Thiago Santos vs Glover Teixeira – UFC Fight Night 182 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 40 or UFC Vegas 13). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Raoni Barcelos vs Khalid Taha fight Video UFC FN 182 – 2020

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3 Star RatingReview by : 2020-11-07, pretty good fight between Raoni Barcelos and Khalid Taha: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
Raoni Barcelos entered this fight with a pro record of 15-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Mark Dickman in 2014, since then he has won eight consecutive fights defeating Carlos Huachin and Said Nurmagomedov in his last two.
His opponent, Khalid Taha, has an official mma record of 14-2-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.83 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has lost to Nad Narimani, has beat Boston Salmon and his last fight has ended in a no-contest, against Bruno Gustavo da Silva. Taha vs Barcelos is on the undercard of Thiago Santos vs Glover Teixeira – UFC Fight Night 182 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 40 or UFC Vegas 13). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Devin Haney vs Yuriorkis Gamboa full fight Video – 2020

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2 Star RatingReview by : 2020-11-07, fight not so exciting between Devin Haney and Yuriorkis Gamboa: it gets two stars.
The undefeated Wbc Lw champion Devin Haney entered this fight with a perfect record of 24-0-0 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Teofimo Lopez). In his last three bouts he has won over Antonio Moran (Devin Haney vs Antonio Moran), Zaur Abdullaev (Devin Haney vs Zaur Abdullaev) and Alfredo Santiago Alvarez (Devin Haney vs Alfredo Santiago Alvarez).
His opponent, the 2004 Olympic flyweight gold medalist, former IBF and Wba Fw champ Yuriorkis Gamboa, has a boxing record of 30-3-0 (18 knockouts) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Gervonta Davis (Gervonta Davis vs Yuriorkis Gamboa); before this bout, between 2018 and 2019, he had beat Miguel Beltran Jr (Yuriorkis Gamboa vs Miguel Beltran Jr) and Roman Martinez (Yuriorkis Gamboa vs Roman Martinez). Gamboa vs Haney is valid for the WBC World lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Claudia Gadelha vs Xiaonan Yan full fight Video UFC FN 182 – 2020

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2 Star RatingReview by : 2020-11-07, fight not particularly good between Claudia Gadelha and Xiaonan Yan: it gets two stars.
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and three times Bjj world champion Claudia Gadelha entered this fight with a record of 18-4-0 (50% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.4 women’s strawweight in the world. ‘Claudinha’ lost to Nina Ansaroff in 2018 but then she has won over Randa Markos and Angela Hill (Claudia Gadelha vs Angela Hill).
Her opponent, Xiaonan Yan, has a mma record of 12-1-0 (42% ko/tko victory rate – she has never won via submission) and she entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. She suffered his only loss when she faced Karina Hallinan in 2010, since then she has collected ten victories and one no-contest beating Angela Hill and Karolina Kowalkiewicz in her last two. Yan Xiaonan vs Gadelha is on the undercard of Thiago Santos vs Glover Teixeira – UFC Fight Night 182 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 40 or UFC Vegas 13). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Frank Sanchez vs Brian Howard full fight Video – 2020

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2 Star RatingReview by : 2020-11-07, pretty good finish between Frank Sanchez and Brian Howard but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The undefeated Frank Sanchez entered this fight with a perfect record of 15-0-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.40 heavyweight in the world. In his last three fights he has won over Victor Bisbal, Jack Mulowayi and Joey Dawejko (Frank Sanchez vs Joey Dawejko).
His opponent, Brian Howard, has an official boxing record of 15-3-0 (12 KOs=80%) and he entered as the No.41 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year beating Garrett Wilson and Carlos Negron but between these two fights he lost to Richard Rivera. Howard vs Sanchez is valid for the WBO NABO heavyweight title; undercard of Luis Ortiz vs Alexander Flores. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Luis Ortiz vs Alexander Flores full fight Video – 2020

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1 Star RatingReview by : 2020-11-07, probably a fixed fight…Luis Ortiz vs Alexander Flores gets one star!
The former interim Wba champ Luis Ortiz entered this fight with a professional record of 31-2-0 (26 KOs=84%) and he is ranked as the No.10 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Tyson Fury) but he comes off the loss against Deontay Wilder in their rematch (Deontay Wilder vs Luis Ortiz 2); before this bout he had beat Christian Hammer (Luis Ortiz vs Christian Hammer) and Travis Kauffman (Luis Ortiz vs Travis Kauffman).
His opponent, Alexander Flores, has a boxing record of 18-2-1 (16 KOs=89%) and he entered as the No.147 in the same weight class. He lost to Joseph Parker in 2018 (Joseph Parker vs Alexander Flores) but he came back to win against Mario Heredia in 2019. Flores vs Ortiz is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Evgeny Tishchenko vs John McCallum full fight Video – 2020

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2 Star RatingReview by : 2020-11-07, pretty good finish between Evgeny Tishchenko and John McCallum but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The undefeated 2016 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Evgeny Tishchenko entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 7-0-0 (5 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.29 cruiserweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has won over Abraham Tabul, Issa Akberbayev (Evgeny Tishchenko vs Issa Akberbayev) and Marcos Antonio Aumada.
His opponent, John McCallum, has an official record of 12-1-0 (0 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since February 23, 2019 when he defeated Casey Blair. He suffered his only loss when he faced Leon McKenzie in 2015, since then he has won five consecutive fights. McCallum vs Tishchenko is valid for the vacant WBO European cruiserweight title; undercard of Roman Andreev vs Pavel Malikov. Watch the video and rate this fight!