Best fights of the week 19, year 2018

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 19: (Mon-Sun) from May 7, 2018 to May 13, 2018.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Jorge Linares vs Vasyl Lomachenko Boxing Knockout of the Week: Sadam Ali vs Jaime Munguia   Mma Fight of … Read more

2018 BOXING fight – Carlos Adames vs Alejandro Barrera – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, fight not so exciting between Carlos Adames and Alejandro Barrera: it gets two stars.

The undefeated Carlos Adames entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 13-0-0 (11 KOs=85%) and he is ranked as the No.13 super welterweight in the world. He fought three times last year winning over Jean Carlos Prada, Carlos Molina and Adrian Jose Perez Aparicio.
His opponent, Alejandro Barrera, has a record of 29-4-0 (18 knockouts) and he entered as the No.150 welterweight but he lost two out of his last three fights: against Errol Spence Jr in 2015 (Errol Spence Jr vs Alejandro Barrera) and Keandre Gibson in 2017; between these two bouts he beat Eddie Gomez. Adames vs Barrera is on the undercard of Jorge Linares vs Vasyl Lomachenko. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Ismael Barroso vs Isa Chaniev – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, fight not particularly good between Ismael Barroso and Isa Chaniev: it gets two stars.

The former interim Wba Lw champion Ismael Barroso entered this fight with a professional record of 20-1-2 (19 KOs=95%) and he is ranked as the No.11 lightweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Anthony Crolla in 2016 (Crolla vs Barroso), after this bout he came back to win in 2017 against Fidel Maldonado Jr (Fidel Maldonado Jr vs Ismael Barroso).
His opponent, Isa Chaniev, has a boxing record of 12-1-0 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.42 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year losing to Fedor Papazov and winning over Jean Pierre Bauwens and Juan Martin Elorde. Barroso vs Chaniev is valid for the IBF Inter-Continental and WBO International lightweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Alberto Mina vs Ramazan Emeev – fight Video UFC 224

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, good exchanges between Alberto Mina and Ramazan Emeev: it gets three stars.

The undefeated black belt in Bjj and judo Alberto Mina entered this fight with a perfect record of 13-0-0 (92% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 7, 2016 when he defeated Mike Pyle; before this bout, in 2015, he had beat Yoshihiro Akiyama (via split decision, Yoshihiro Akiyama vs Alberto Mina).
His opponent, the former World Combat Sambo and current M-1 Global Mw champion Ramazan Emeev, has a mma record of 16-3-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 middleweight in the world. He lost to Vyacheslav Vasilevsky in 2014 (Vasilevsky vs Emeev) but then he has won five bouts taking revenge on Vasilevsky in 2015 (Vasilevsky vs Emeev 2) and beating Sam Alvey in 2017 (Sam Alvey vs Ramazan Emeev). Mina vs Emeev is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Raquel Pennington – UFC 224. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Krzysztof Glowacki vs Santander Silgado – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, disappointing fight between Krzysztof Glowacki and Santander Silgado: it gets two stars.

The former Wbo Cw champion Krzysztof Glowacki entered this fight with a pro record of 29-1-0 (18 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 cruiserweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced current #1 Oleksandr Usyk in 2016 (Glowacki vs Usyk), after this bout he has won three fight beating Serhiy Radchenko in 2018 (Krzysztof Glowacki vs Serhiy Radchenko).
His opponent, Santander Silgado, has an official boxing record of 28-4-0 (22 KOs=79%) and he entered as the No.108 in the same weight class. He lost to Dmitry Kudryashov in 2016 but he came back to win in 2017 with Daniel Noguera. Glowacki vs Silgado is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Amanda Nunes vs Raquel Pennington – fight Video UFC 224

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, pretty good fight between Amanda Nunes and Raquel Pennington: it gets three stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and current Ufc women’s Bw champion Amanda Nunes entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-4-0 (87% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s bantamweight in the world. She suffered her last loss when she faced Cat Zingano in 2014 (Zingano vs Nunes), since then she has won six bouts beating Miesha Tate (Tate vs Nunes), Ronda Rousey (Nunes vs Rousey) and Valentina Shevchenko in his last three (Amanda Nunes vs Valentina Shevchenko 2).
Her opponent, Raquel Pennington, has an official record of 9-5-0 (44% finishing rate) but she is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 12, 2016 when she defeated Miesha Tate (Miesha Tate vs Raquel Pennington). She had lost to Holly Holm in 2015 (via split decision) but then she had won over Jessica Andrade, Bethe Correia and Elizabeth Phillips. Nunes vs Pennington, main event of Ufc 224, is valid for the Ufc Women’s bantamweight title (Nunes’ third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Kelvin Gastelum vs Ronaldo Jacare Souza full fight Video UFC 224 – 2018

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, good fight between Kelvin Gastelum and Ronaldo Souza: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).

The Tuf 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum entered this fight with a pro mma record of 14-3-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre). He fought three times in 2017 beating Vitor Belfort (then overturned in a no-contest after he tested positive for marijuana – Belfort vs Gastelum), losing to Chris Weidman (Weidman vs Gastelum) and defeating Michael Bisping (Michael Bisping vs Kelvin Gastelum).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, judo and former Strikeforce Mw champion Ronaldo Jacare Souza, has a record of 25-5-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He lost to Robert Whittaker last year (Jacare vs Whittaker) but he came back to win in 2018 with Derek Brunson (Ronaldo Jacare Souza vs Derek Brunson 2). Gastelum vs Jacare Souza is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Raquel Pennington – UFC 224. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Cheick Kongo vs Javy Ayala – full fight Video Bellator 199

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, pretty good finish between Cheick Kongo and Javy Ayala: it gets three stars.

The black belt in karate and kendo Cheick Kongo entered this fight with a mma record of 27-10-2 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal in 2015 (Lawal vs Kongo) but then he has won five bouts beating Oli Thompson (Kongo vs Thompson) and Augusto Sakai in 2017 (Cheick Kongo vs Augusto Sakai).
His opponent, Javy Ayala, has an official record of 10-6-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.43 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Roy Nelson (Roy Nelson vs Javy Ayala); before this bout, in 2016, he had beat Sergei Kharitonov (Kharitonov vs Ayala). Kongo vs Ayala is on the undercard of Ryan Bader vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal – Bellator 199. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Jon Fitch vs Paul Daley – full fight Video Bellator 199

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1 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, boring fight between Jon Fitch and Paul Daley: it gets one star!

The current Wsof/PFL Ww champion Jon Fitch entered this fight with a pro mma record of 30-7-1 (37% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.16 welterweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Rousimar Palhares in 2014 (Palhares vs Fitch) after this bout he has won four bouts beating Jake Shields (Fitch vs Shields) and Brian Foster in his last two (Jon Fitch vs Brian Foster).
His opponent, Paul Daley, has a record of 40-15-2 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. Semtex Daley fought three times last year defeating Brennan Ward (4-stars fight, Daley vs Ward) and Lorenz Larkin (Lorenz Larkin vs Paul Daley) but between these two bouts he lost Rory MacDonald (MacDonald vs Daley). Fitch vs Daley is on the undercard of Ryan Bader vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal – Bellator 199. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 MMA fight – Ryan Bader vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal – full fight Video Bellator 199

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, fight not so exciting between Ryan Bader and Muhammed Lawal: it gets two stars.

The Bellator light-Hw champion and Tuf 8 tournament winner Ryan Bader entered this fight with a professional mma record of 24-5-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). He lost to Anthony Johnson in 2016 (Johnson vs Bader) but then he has won four bouts beating Phil Davis (Davis vs Bader 2) and Linton Vassell in 2017 (Ryan Bader vs Linton Vassell).
His opponent, the former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Muhammed King Mo Lawal, has an official record of 21-6-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 heavyweight. He was defeated by Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic in 2016 (Cro Cop vs Lawal) but he came back to win in 2017 with Quinton Rampage Jackson (Quinton Rampage Jackson vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal 2). Bader vs King Mo, main event of Bellator 199, is the quarterfinal of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!