Best fights of the week 34, year 2018

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 34: (Mon-Sun) from August 20, 2018 to August 26, 2018.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Raymundo Beltran vs Jose Pedraza Boxing Knockout of the Week: Jamal James vs Mahonry Montes   K-1 Muay Thai … Read more

2018 BOXING fight – Willie Monroe Jr vs Javier Francisco Maciel – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-08-24, disappointing fight between Willie Monroe Jr and Javier Francisco Maciel: it gets two stars.

Willie Monroe Jr entered this fight with a boxing record of 22-3-0 (6 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.12 middleweight in the world. He lost to Billy Joe Saunders last year (Billy Joe Saunders vs Willie Monroe Jr) but he came back to win in 2018 with Carlos Galvan.
His opponent, Javier Francisco Maciel, has an official record of 33-6-0 (23 knockouts) and he entered as the No.45 in the same weight class. He lost three consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2017, with Norberto Gonzalez, Mateo Damian Veron and Michel Soro, but then he has won three fights defeating Davi Eliasquevici. Monroe vs Maciel is on the undercard of Jamal James vs Mahonry Montes. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Jamal James vs Mahonry Montes – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-08-24, pretty good finish between Jamal James and Mahonry Montes: it gets three stars.

Jamal James entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 23-1-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.17 welterweight in the world. He lost to Yordenis Ugas in 2016 but then he has won over Ionut Dan Ion, Diego Gabriel Chaves (Diego Gabriel Chaves vs Jamal James) and Abel Ramos (Jamal James vs Abel Ramos).
His opponent, Mahonry Montes, has an official record of 35-7-1 (24 knockouts) and he entered as the No.112 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Egidijus Kavaliauskas last year but then he has beat Adrian Reyes and Enrique Mercado. James vs Montes is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Justin Gaethje vs James Vick – full fight Video UFC FN 135

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-08-25, good exchanges between Justin Gaethje and James Vick: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The former Wsof Lw champion Justin Gaethje entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-2-0 (89% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 lightweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive defeats, against Dustin Poirier in 2018 (4-stars fight, Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje) and Eddie Alvarez in December 2017 (Eddie Alvarez vs Justin Gaethje). Before this bout, in July 2017, he had won over Michael Johnson (Mma Fight of the year 2017 candidate, Johnson vs Gaethje).
His opponent, James Vick, has an official record of 13-1-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Beneil Dariush in 2016, after this bout he has won over Abel Trujillo (Abel Trujillo vs James Vick), Polo Reyes, Joseph Duffy and Francisco Trinaldo (James Vick vs Francisco Trinaldo). Gaethje vs Vick is the main event of UFC Fight Night 135. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Raymundo Beltran vs Jose Pedraza full fight Video – 2018

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-08-25, pretty good fight between Raymundo Beltran and Jose Pedraza: it gets three stars.

The Wbo Lw champion Raymundo Beltran entered this fight with a professional record of 35-7-1 (21 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Vasyl Lomachenko). He suffered his last loss when he faced Terence Crawford in 2014 (Crawford vs Beltran), since then he has collected one no-contest and six victories beating Jonathan Maicelo (4-stars fight, Beltran vs Maicelo), Bryan Vasquez (Raymundo Beltran vs Bryan Vasquez) and Paulus Moses in his last three (Raymundo Beltran vs Paulus Moses).
His opponent, the former Olympian and former Ibf and Ibo super-Fw champion Jose Pedraza, has an official boxing record of 24-1-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He lost to Gervonta Davis last year (Jose Pedraza vs Gervonta Davis) but then he has beat Jose Luis Rodriguez and Antonio Moran in 2018 (Jose Pedraza vs Antonio Moran). Pedraza vs Beltran is valid for the WBO World lightweight title (Beltran’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Andre Fili vs Michael Johnson – fight Video UFC FN 135

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-08-25, good fight between Andre Fili and Michael Johnson: it gets three stars.

Andre Fili entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-5-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.27 featherweight in the world. He lost to Calvin Kattar last year but then he has won over Artem Lobov and Dennis Bermudez (Dennis Bermudez vs Andre Fili).
His opponent, Michael Johnson, has a record of 17-13-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.35 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his last six bouts, against Dustin Poirier in 2016 (Poirier vs Johnson). After this fight he was defeated by Khabib Nurmagomedov (Johnson vs Nurmagomedov), Justin Gaethje (Mma Fight of the Year 2017, Johnson vs Gaethje) and Darren Elkins (Darren Elkins vs Michael Johnson). Fili vs Johnson is on the undercard of Justin Gaethje vs James Vick – UFC Fight Night 135. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Bryan Barberena vs Jake Ellenberger – fight Video UFC FN 135

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-08-25, fight not so exciting between Bryan Barberena and Jake Ellenberger: it gets two stars.

Bryan Barberena entered this fight with a professional record of 13-5-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.73 welterweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Colby Covington and Leon Edwards (Leon Edwards vs Bryan Barberena); between these two bouts he beat Joe Proctor.
His opponent, Jake Ellenberger, has a mma record of 31-14-0 (81% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.77 in the same weight class but he won just two out of his last ten fights: he beat Matt Brown in 2016 (Brown vs Ellenberger) but then he was defeated by Jorge Masvidal (Ellenberger vs Masvidal), Mike Perry (Jake Ellenberger vs Mike Perry) and Ben Saunders (Jake Ellenberger vs Ben Saunders). Barberena vs Ellenberger is on the undercard of Justin Gaethje vs James Vick – UFC Fight Night 135. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – John Moraga vs Deiveson Figueiredo – full fight Video UFC FN 135

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-08-25, pretty good finish between John Moraga and Deiveson Figueiredo: it gets three stars.

John Moraga entered this fight with a mma record of 19-6-0 (58% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Henry Cejudo). He lost three consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2017, the last one with Sergio Pettis (Pettis vs Moraga), but then he has won over Ashkan Mokhtarian, Magomed Bibulatov (Magomed Bibulatov vs John Moraga) and Wilson Reis (John Moraga vs Wilson Reis).
His opponent, the undefeated Deiveson Figueiredo, has a perfect record of 14-0-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts ‘Daico’ Figueiredo has beat Marco Beltran, Jarred Brooks (Figueiredo vs Brooks) and Joseph Morales (Deiveson Figueiredo vs Joseph Morales). Moraga vs Figueiredo is on the undercard of Justin Gaethje vs James Vick – UFC Fight Night 135. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Isaac Dogboe vs Hidenori Otake full fight Video WBO – 2018

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-08-25, good start between Isaac Dogboe and Hidenori Otake: it gets three stars.

The former Olympian and current undefeated Wbo super-Bw champion Isaac Dogboe entered this fight with a perfect record of 19-0-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 super bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Luis Nery). In his last three fights he has won over Javier Nicolas Chacon, Cesar Juarez (Isaac Dogboe vs Cesar Juarez) and Jessie Magdaleno (Jessie Magdaleno vs Isaac Dogboe).
His opponent, Hidenori Otake, has a boxing record of 31-2-3 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Scott Quigg in 2014 (Scott Quigg vs Hidenori Otake), since then he has won nine consecutive bouts beating Brian Lobetania in 2018. Dogboe vs Otake is valid for the WBO World super bantamweight title; undercard of Raymundo Beltran vs Jose Pedraza. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Sitthichai vs Marat Grigorian 4 – full fight Video Glory 57

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-08-25, nice and close fight between Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong and Marat Grigorian 4: it gets three stars.

The 2014 Lumpinee Ww and current Glory Lw champion Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 120-30-5 (32 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super welterweight in the world. He lost to Superbon Banchamek in 2016 (Sitthichai vs Superbon 2) but then he has won eight bouts beating Yi Long (Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Yi Long), Christian Baya (Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Christian Baya) and Tyjani Beztati in his last three (Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Tyjani Beztati).
His opponent, the former K-1 and current Kunlun champion Marat Grigorian, has an official record of 59-10-1 (32 knockouts) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. In their previous fights Sitthichai beat Grigorian once in 2015 (Sitthichai vs Grigorian) and twice in 2016 (Sitthichai vs Grigorian 2 and Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Marat Grigorian 3). After this fight Marat has won seven consecutive fights winning over Dzianis Zuev, Superbon Banchamek and Liu Xu in 2018. Sitthichai vs Grigorian 4, main event of Glory 57, is valid for the Glory lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!