Best fights of the week 43, year 2020

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 43: (Mon-Sun) from October 19, 2020 to October 25, 2020.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Juan Francisco Estrada vs Carlos Cuadras 2   Mma Fight of the Week: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje Mma … Read more

Malik Hawkins vs Subriel Matias full fight Video – 2020

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3 Star RatingReview by : 2020-10-24, tough fight between Malik Hawkins and Subriel Matias: it gets three stars.
The undefeated Malik Hawkins entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 18-0-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.15 super lightweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has beat Jonathan Steele, All Rivera and Darwin Price.
His opponent, Subriel Matias, has an official record of 15-1-0 (15 KOs=100%) and he entered as the No.65 in the same weight class but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Petros Ananyan; before this bout, in 2019, he had defeated Wilberth Lopez, Maxim Dadashev (who died after the fight, Maxim Dadashev vs Subriel Matias) and Jonathan Jose Eniz. Matias vs Hawkins is on the undercard of Sergey Lipinets vs Custio Clayton. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Claudio Marrero vs Xavier Martinez full fight Video – 2020

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2 Star RatingReview by : 2020-10-24, close fight but not so exciting: Claudio Marrero vs Xavier Martinez gets two stars.
The former Ibo and interim Wba Fw champion Claudio Marrero entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 24-4-0 (17 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.9 featherweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Tugstsogt Nyambayar (Tugstsogt Nyambayar vs Claudio Marrero) and Kid Galahad (Kid Galahad vs Claudio Marrero); between these two bouts he beat Eduardo Ramirez (Claudio Marrero vs Eduardo Ramirez).
His opponent, the undefeated Xavier Martinez, has a perfect record of 15-0-0 (11 knockouts) and he entered as the No.41 super featherweight. In his last three fights he has won over Deivi Julio, John Vincent Moralde and Jessie Cris Rosales. Martinez vs Marrero is on the undercard of Sergey Lipinets vs Custio Clayton. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Sergey Lipinets vs Custio Clayton full fight Video IBF – 2020

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2 Star RatingReview by : 2020-10-24, fight not so exciting between Sergey Lipinets and Custio Clayton: it gets two stars.
The former Ibf light-Ww champ Sergey Lipinets entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 16-1-0 (12 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.14 welterweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Mikey Garcia in 2018 (Mikey Garcia vs Sergey Lipinets), after this bout he has defeated Erick Bone, Lamont Peterson (Lamont Peterson vs Sergey Lipinets) and Jayar Inson.
His opponent, the undefeated former Olympian Custio Clayton, has a perfect record of 18-0-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has won over DeMarcus Corley, Johan Perez and Diego Ramirez. Clayton vs Lipinets is valid for the interim IBF World welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje full fight Video UFC 254 – 2020

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3 Star RatingReview by : 2020-10-24, good fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Moreover this match took second place in the ‘Top 10 Mma Fights of the Year 2020‘ (ranking generated by our users).
The undefeated black belt in judo, two time combat sambo world champion and Ufc Lw champ Khabib Nurmagomedov entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 28-0-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 lightweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has won over Al Iaquinta (Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Al Iaquinta), Conor McGregor (Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor) and Dustin Poirier (Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Dustin Poirier). After the fight with McGregor, Khabib was suspended for nine months because, following his victory over the Irishman, he jumped the cage and charged toward McGregor’s cornerman Dillon Danis, who provoked Nurmagomedov with trash talk from outside the cage and then a brawl broke out between the two teams.
His opponent, the former Wsof Lw and current interim Ufc Lw champ Justin Gaethje, has an official record of 22-2-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, against Eddie Alvarez (Eddie Alvarez vs Justin Gaethje) and Dustin Poirier (4-stars fight, Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje), but then he has won four fights defeating Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone (Donald Cerrone vs Justin Gaethje) and Tony Ferguson in his last two (Tony Ferguson vs Justin Gaethje); in this last bout Ferguson was expected to face Khabib but the Russian had to pull out due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gaethje vs Khabib, main event of the Ufc 254, is valid for the UFC lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Robert Whittaker vs Jared Cannonier full fight Video highlights UFC 254 – 2020

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2 Star RatingReview by : 2020-10-24, fight not so exciting between Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier: it gets two stars. Moreover this match was ranked in the ‘Top 10 Mma Fights of the Year 2020‘ (ranking generated by our users).
The black belt in hapkido, karate, Tuf Ww tournament winner and former Ufc Mw champion Robert Whittaker entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-5-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 middleweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Israel Adesanya last year (Robert Whittaker vs Israel Adesanya) but he came back to win against Darren Till in July 2020 (Robert Whittaker vs Darren Till).
His opponent, Jared Cannonier, has a record of 13-4-0 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, against Jan Blachowicz and Dominick Reyes (Dominick Reyes vs Jared Cannonier), but then he has won three fights defeating Anderson Silva (Anderson Silva vs Jared Cannonier) and Jack Hermansson in 2019 (Jack Hermansson vs Jared Cannonier). Cannonier vs Whittaker is on the undercard of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje – UFC 254. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Alexander Volkov vs Walt Harris full fight Video UFC 254 – 2020

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2 Star RatingReview by : 2020-10-24, pretty good finish between Alexander Volkov and Walt Harris but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.
The former Bellator and M-1 Global Hw champion Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a mma record of 31-8-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Stipe Miocic) but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Derrick Lewis in 2018 (Alexander Volkov vs Derrick Lewis) and Curtis Blaydes in 2020 (Curtis Blaydes vs Alexander Volkov); between these two bouts he beat Greg Hardy (Alexander Volkov vs Greg Hardy).
His opponent, Walt Harris, has an official record of 13-8-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Alistair Overeem (Alistair Overeem vs Walt Harris); before this bout, in 2019, he had defeated Sergey Spivak and Alexey Oleynik (Alexey Oleynik vs Walt Harris). Harris vs Volkov is on the undercard of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje – UFC 254. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Magomed Ankalaev vs Ion Cutelaba 2 full fight Video UFC 254 – 2020

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3 Star RatingReview by : 2020-10-24, pretty good fight between Magomed Ankalaev and Ion Cutelaba 2: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).
Magomed Ankalaev entered this fight with a professional record of 14-1-0 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 light heavyweight in the world. He was defeated by Paul Craig in 2018 but then he has won over Marcin Prachnio, Klidson Farias de Abreu (Magomed Ankalaev vs Klidson Farias de Abreu), Dalcha Lungiambula and Ion Cutelaba in their first fight (controversial TKO decision, Ion Cutelaba vs Magomed Ankalaev I).
His opponent, Ion Cutelaba, has a mma record of 15-5-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class. Before losing to Ankalaev, he had fought twice in 2019 losing also to Glover Teixeira (Glover Teixeira vs Ion Cutelaba) and beating Khalil Rountree (Khalil Rountree vs Ion Cutelaba). Cutelaba vs Ankalaev 2 is on the undercard of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje – UFC 254. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Stefan Struve vs Tai Tuivasa fight Video UFC 254 – 2020

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2 Star RatingReview by : 2020-10-24, fight not particularly good between Stefan Struve and Tai Tuivasa: it gets two stars.
Stefan Struve entered this fight with a pro record of 29-12-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.35 heavyweight in the world but he won just one out of his last five bouts, against Marcos Rogerio de Lima in 2019 (Stefan Struve vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima); after this fight he has lost to Ben Rothwell.
His opponent, Tai Tuivasa, has an official mma record of 9-3-0 (89% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.39 in the same weight class but he comes off three consecutive losses, against Junior dos Santos (Junior dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa), Blagoy Ivanov (Tai Tuivasa vs Blagoy Ivanov) and Sergey Spivak (Tai Tuivasa vs Sergey Spivak). Tuivasa vs Struve is on the undercard of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Justin Gaethje – UFC 254. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Julio Cesar Martinez vs Moises Calleros full fight Video – 2020

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2 Star RatingReview by : 2020-10-23, one sided fight between Julio Cesar Martinez and Moises Calleros: it gets two stars.
The Wbc Flw champion Julio Cesar Martinez Aguilar entered this fight with a record of 16-1-0 (12 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.2 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kosei Tanaka). He suffered his only loss at his pro boxing debut against Joaquin Cruz in 2015 (via split decision), since then he has collected 16 victories and one no-contest taking revenge on Cruz in 2016 and beating Cristofer Rosales (Julio Cesar Martinez Aguilar vs Cristofer Rosales) and Jay Harris in his last two (Julio Cesar Martinez Aguilar vs Jay Harris).
His opponent, Moises Calleros, has a boxing record of 33-9-1 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.22 light-flyweight. He lost two consecutive fights in 2018, against Ryuya Yamanaka (Ryuya Yamanaka vs Moises Calleros) and Jose Argumedo (Jose Argumedo vs Moises Calleros), but since then he has won five bouts beating Javier Romano in 2020. Calleros vs Martinez is valid for the WBC World flyweight title (Martinez’s second defense); undercard of Juan Francisco Estrada vs Carlos Cuadras 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!