Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, pretty good fight between Stephen Thompson and Geoff Neal: it gets three stars – UFC Performance of the Night (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The black belt in karate, kempo and ju-jitsu Stephen Thompson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-4-1 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kamaru Usman). He lost two consecutive bouts between 2018 and 2019, against Darren Till (Stephen Thompson vs Darren Till) and Anthony Pettis (Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis), but he came back to win with Vicente Luque in November of the same year (Stephen Thompson vs Vicente Luque).
His opponent, Geoff Neal, has an official record of 13-2-0 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Kevin Holland in 2017 but since then he has won seven consecutive bouts defeating Belal Muhammad, Niko Price (Niko Price vs Geoff Neal) and Mike Perry in his last three. Neal vs Thompson is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 183 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 41 or UFC Vegas 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Anthony Pettis vs Alex Morono fight Video UFC Vegas 17 – 2020
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, good finish between Anthony Pettis and Alex Morono but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The black belt in tae-kwon-do, Bjj and former Ufc Lw champion Anthony Pettis entered this fight with a record of 23-10-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 welterweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2019 and 2020, against Nate Diaz (Anthony Pettis vs Nate Diaz) and Carlos Diego Ferreira (Anthony Pettis vs Carlos Diego Ferreira), but then he has beat Donald Cerrone in their rematch (Anthony Pettis vs Donald Cerrone 2).
His opponent, Alex Morono, has a mma record of 18-6-0 (61% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.69 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2020 losing to Khaos Williams and defeating Rhys McKee. Morono vs Pettis is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Geoff Neal – UFC Fight Night 183 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 41 or UFC Vegas 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Marcin Tybura vs Greg Hardy full fight Video UFC Vegas 17 – 2020
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, fight not particularly good between Marcin Tybura and Greg Hardy: it gets two stars – UFC Performance of the Night (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The black belt in Bjj and former M-1 Global Hw champion Marcin Tybura entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-6-0 (65% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 heavyweight in the world. He lost twice last year, against Shamil Abdurakhimov (Marcin Tybura vs Shamil Abdurakhimov) and Augusto Sakai, but then he has won over Sergey Spivak, Maxim Grishin (Marcin Tybura vs Maxim Grishin) and Ben Rothwell (Marcin Tybura vs Ben Rothwell).
His opponent, the former American football NFL defensive end Greg Hardy, has an official mma record of 7-2-0 (86% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.45 in the same weight class. He lost to Alexander Volkov last year (Alexander Volkov vs Greg Hardy) but he came back to win in 2020 beating Yorgan De Castro (Greg Hardy vs Yorgan De Castro) and Maurice Greene. Hardy vs Tybura is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Geoff Neal – UFC Fight Night 183 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 41 or UFC Vegas 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Jose Aldo vs Marlon Vera full fight Video UFC Vegas 17 – 2020
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, disappointing fight between Jose Aldo and Marlon Vera: it gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Fw champion Jose Aldo entered this fight with a pro mma record of 28-7-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses, the last one with current #1 in this division Petr Yan (Petr Yan vs Jose Aldo). His last victory was against Renato Moicano in February 2019 (Jose Aldo vs Renato Moicano Carneiro) but if you want to watch Aldo’s best fights, here are two bouts ranked in the top 10 Users’ mma Fight of the year of 2011 and 2012, Jose Aldo vs Mark Hominick and Jose Aldo vs Chad Mendes, but also the unforgettable 4-stars fight Jose Aldo vs Conor McGregor.
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Marlon Vera, has a record of 16-6-1 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2020 losing to Yadong Song (Marlon Vera vs Yadong Song) and beating Sean O’Malley (Sean O’Malley vs Marlon Vera). Vera vs Aldo is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Geoff Neal – UFC Fight Night 183 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 41 or UFC Vegas 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Marlon Moraes vs Rob Font full fight Video UFC Vegas 17 – 2020
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, pretty good finish between Marlon Moraes and Rob Font: it gets three stars – UFC Performance of the Night (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The black belt in Bjj and former Wsof Bw champion Marlon Moraes entered this fight with a professional record of 23-7-1 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Petr Yan) but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Henry Cejudo (Henry Cejudo vs Marlon Moraes) and Cory Sandhagen (Marlon Moraes vs Cory Sandhagen); between these two bouts he beat Jose Aldo (Marlon Moraes vs Jose Aldo).
His opponent, Rob Font, has a mma record of 17-4-0 (65% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Raphael Assuncao in 2018 (Raphael Assuncao vs Rob Font) but then he has beat Sergio Pettis (Sergio Pettis vs Rob Font) and Ricky Simon. Font vs Moraes is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Geoff Neal – UFC Fight Night 183 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 41 or UFC Vegas 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Khaos Williams vs Michel Pereira fight Video UFC Vegas 17 – 2020
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, pretty good fight between Kalinn Williams and Michel Pereira: it gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
Kalinn Williams (also known as Khaos Williams) entered this fight with a mma record of 11-1-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.52 welterweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Dan Yates in 2018, since then he has won eight consecutive bouts defeating Alex Morono and Abdul Razak Alhassan in 2020 (Kalinn Williams vs Abdul Razak Alhassan).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and karate Michel Pereira, has an official record of 24-11-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.115 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Tristan Connelly and Diego Sanchez (Diego Sanchez vs Michel Pereira); he came back to win against Zelim Imadaev in 2020. Pereira vs Williams is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Geoff Neal – UFC Fight Night 183 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 41 or UFC Vegas 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Ilunga Makabu vs Olanrewaju Durodola full fight Video WBC – 2020
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, nice and tough fight between Ilunga Makabu and Olanrewaju Durodola: it is close to get four stars (take a look at our ranking of the best boxing fights of 2020).
The Wbc Cw champion Ilunga Makabu entered this fight with a pro record of 27-2-0 (24 KOs=89%) and he is ranked as the No.2 cruiserweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Mairis Briedis). He was defeated by Tony Bellew in 2016 (Tony Bellew vs Ilunga Makabu) but since then he has won eight consecutive bouts defeating Dmitry Kudryashov (Dmitry Kudryashov vs Ilunga Makabu), Aleksei Papin (Ilunga Makabu vs Aleksei Papin) and Michal Cieslak in his last three (Ilunga Makabu vs Michal Cieslak).
His opponent, the former Olympian Olanrewaju Durodola, has an official boxing record of 34-7-0 (31 KOs=91%) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He lost to Michal Cieslak last year (Michal Cieslak vs Olanrewaju Durodola) but then he has won five bouts beating Abraham Tabul and Olarewaju Segun in 2020. Durodola vs Makabu is valid for the WBC World cruiserweight title (Makabu’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Sergio Martinez vs Jussi Koivula full fight Video – 2020
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, fight not so exciting between Sergio Martinez and Jussi Koivula: it gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the best boxing fights of 2020).
The 45-year-old former world champion in two different weight classes Sergio Martinez (9 years older than Koivula) entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 52-3-2 (29 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.98 middleweight in the world. Maravilla retired after his last loss, suffered against Miguel Cotto in 2014 (Sergio Martinez vs Miguel Cotto), but he came back to fight in August 2020 beating Jose Miguel Fandino (Sergio Martinez vs Jose Miguel Fandino). If you want to watch Martinez’s best fights, here is a 4-stars fight and “The Ring magazine” Knockout of the Year 2010, Sergio Martinez vs Paul Williams 2, and one that is ranked in the top 10 Users’ Fight of the Year 2012, Sergio Gabriel Martinez vs Matthew Macklin.
His opponent, Jussi Koivula, has an official record of 24-7-1 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.298 welterweight but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Conor Benn and Jordy Weiss; before this bout he had beat Alisher Ashurov. Koivula vs Martinez is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Cedric Doumbe vs Karim Ghajji full fight Video Glory 76 – 2020
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, heavy exchanges between Cedric Doumbe and Karim Ghajji: it gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the best kickboxing fights of 2020).
The former WAKO Pro Mw and current Glory Ww champion Cedric Doumbe entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 73-7-1 (41 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world. He lost to Alim Nabiev in their first bout in 2018 (Cedric Doumbe vs Alim Nabiev) but then he has won five fights defeating Harut Grigorian (Harut Grigorian vs Cedric Doumbe) and taking revenge on Nabiev in 2019 (Cedric Doumbe vs Alim Nabiev 2).
His opponent, Karim Ghajji, has an official record of 103-16-1 (53 knockouts), he lost to Yuri Bessmertny in 2018, but then he has won four bouts defeating Kristos Cacaj and Giannis Boukis in his last two. Ghajji vs Doumbe is valid for the Glory welterweight title; undercard of Badr Hari vs Benjamin Adegbuyi – Glory 76. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Badr Hari vs Benjamin Adegbuyi full fight Video Glory 76 – 2020
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, exciting back and forth fight thanks to a great performance by both fighters: Badr Hari vs Benjamin Adegbuyi is one of the best kickboxing fights of the year 2020 and it gets four stars (take a look at our ranking of the best kickboxing fights of 2020). Moreover this match took second place in the ‘Top 5 Kickboxing Fights of the Year 2020‘ (ranking generated by our users).
The former K-1 world champion Badr Hari entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 106-15-0 (92 KOs=87%) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against current #1 Hw Rico Verhoeven, fight ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fight of the year 2019 (Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari 2). Before this bout he faced Hesdy Gerges but the bout ended in a no-contest (originally a decision win for Badr but then changed since both fighters tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, Badr Hari vs Hesdy Gerges 2). If you want to watch Hari’s best fights, here are two bouts ranked in the top 10 Users’ Fight of the year, in 2013 and 2015, Badr Hari vs Zabit Samedov 3 and Badr Hari vs Ismael Londt.
His opponent, the former SuperKombat champion Benjamin Adegbuyi, has a record of 34-6-0 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He lost to Jamal Ben Saddik in 2018 but he came back to win against D’Angelo Marshall in 2019. Among the best fights of Benny Adegbuyi we suggest three fights all ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fight of the year: two in 2013 Pavel Zhuravlev vs Benjamin Adegbuyi 2 and Ismael Londt vs Benjamin Adegbuyi, and one in 2017 Benjamin Adegbuyi vs Anderson Braddock Silva. Benny vs Hari, Glory heavyweight championship eliminator, is the main event of the Glory 76. Watch the video and rate this fight!