2018 MMA fight – John Lineker vs Brian Kelleher – fight Video UFC 224

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, pretty good finish between John Lineker and Brian Kelleher but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

John Lineker entered this fight with a professional record of 30-8-0 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 bantamweight in the world. He lost to current #1 TJ Dillashaw in 2016 (Dillashaw vs Lineker) but he came back to win in 2017 with Marlon Vera (John Lineker vs Marlon Vera).
His opponent, Brian Kelleher, has a mma record of 19-8-0 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Marlon Vera last year but then he has beat Damian Stasiak and Renan Barao (Brian Kelleher vs Renan Barao Pegado). Lineker vs Kelleher is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Raquel Pennington – UFC 224. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Vitor Belfort vs Lyoto Machida fight Video UFC 224 – 2018

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4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, spectacular finish between Vitor Belfort and Lyoto Machida: this is one of the best mma fights of 2018 and it gets four stars!

The black belt in Bjj, judo and former Ufc Hw and light-Hw champion Vitor Belfort entered this fight with a pro record of 26-13-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 middleweight in the world. ‘The Phenom’ Belfort lost three consecutive fights between 2016 and 2017: with Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza (Belfort vs Jacare), Gegard Mousasi (Mousasi vs Belfort) and Kelvin Gastelum (then overturned in a no-contest because the American tested positive for marijuana, Belfort vs Gastelum), but then he has beat Nate Marquardt (Vitor Belfort vs Nate Marquardt).
His opponent, the black belt in karate, Bjj and former Ufc light-hw champion Lyoto Machida, has an official mma record of 23-8-0 (48% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. He also lost three consecutive bouts between 2015 and 2017, with Luke Rockhold (Machida vs Rockhold), Yoel Romero (Machida vs Romero) and Derek Brunson (Brunson vs Machida) but he came back to win in 2018 against Eryk Anders (Lyoto Machida vs Eryk Anders). Machida vs Belfort is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Raquel Pennington – UFC 224. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Cedric Doumbe vs Thongchai – full fight Video Glory 53

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, disappointing fight between Cedric Doumbe and Thongchai Sitsongpeenong: it gets two stars.

The former Glory Ww and WAKO Pro Mw champion Cedric Doumbe entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 68-7-1 (39 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 super middleweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Murthel Groenhart in their rematch in 2017 (Doumbe vs Groenhart II) and with Alim Nabiev in 2018 (Cedric Doumbe vs Alim Nabiev); between these two bouts he beat Yohan Lidon (Cedric Doumbe vs Yohan Lidon 2).
His opponent, the 2013 Lumpinee Ww champion Thongchai Sitsongpeenong, has a record of 137-36-0 (46 knockouts) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2018 beating Alan Scheinsonz and losing to Eyevan Danenberg. Doumbe vs Thongchai is on the undercard of Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Tyjani Beztati – Glory 53. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Tyjani Beztati – full fight Video Glory 53

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, fight not particularly good between Sittichai Sitsongpeenong and Tyjani Beztati: it gets two stars.

The 2014 Lumpinee Ww and current Glory Lw champion Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 119-30-5 (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 seven bouts beating Dzhabar Askerov (Sitthichai vs Askerov), Yi Long (Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Yi Long) and Christian Baya in his last three (Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong vs Christian Baya).
His opponent, Tyjani Beztati, has an official record of 16-2-0 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He lost to Stoyan Koprivienski at the end of 2017 but he came back to win in 2018 with Anil Cabri. Sitthichai vs Beztati, main event of Glory 53, is valid for the Glory lightweight title (Sitthichai’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Jorge Linares vs Vasyl Lomachenko full fight Video – 2018

4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, good pace, some exciting exchanges but above all, one of the best technical (but not boring) fights in the last years, this is boxing at his very best: Vasyl Lomachenko vs Jorge Linares is one of the best boxing fights of 2018 and it gets four stars!

The world champion in three different weight classes Jorge Linares entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 44-3-0 (27 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 lightweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats between 2011 and 2012, against Antonio DeMarco (DeMarco vs Linares) and Sergio Thompson (Linares vs Thompson), but then he has won 13 fights beating Luke Campbell (Linares vs Campbell) and Mercito Gesta in his last two (Jorge Linares vs Mercito Gesta).
His opponent, the 2012 and 2008 Olympic gold medalist and world champion in two different weight classes Vasyl Lomachenko, has an official record of 10-1-0 (8 KOs=80%) and he entered as the No.1 super featherweight. He lost to Orlando Salido at his second professional bout in 2014 (controversial split decision, Salido vs Lomachenko) but since then he has won nine consecutive fights defending the Wbo super-Fw belt three times in 2017: with Jason Sosa (Lomachenko vs Sosa), Miguel Marriaga (Lomachenko vs Marriaga) and Guillermo Rigondeaux (Vasyl Lomachenko vs Guillermo Rigondeaux). Linares vs Lomachenko is valid for the WBA Super World lightweight title (Linares’ fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Hughie Fury vs Sam Sexton – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, Hughie Fury vs Sam Sexton gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.

Hughie Fury (Tyson Fury’s cousin) entered this fight with a record of 20-1-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.24 heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Joseph Parker (Joseph Parker vs Hughie Fury). Before this fight, in 2016, he had won over Dominick Guinn in March and Fred Kassi in April (Fury vs Kassi).
His opponent, Sam Sexton, has a boxing record of 24-3-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.62 in the same weight class. He was defeated by David Price in 2012 (David Price vs Sam Sexton) but since then he has collected nine consecutive victories beating Gary Cornish in 2017. Fury vs Sexton is valid for the BBBofC British heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Avni Yildirim vs Ryan Ford – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-12, pretty good fight between Avni Yildirim and Ryan Ford: it gets three stars.

Avni Yildirim entered this fight with a boxing record of 18-1-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.15 super middleweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Chris Eubank Jr in 2017 (Chris Eubank Jr vs Avni Yildirim), after this bout he has beat Attila Korda and Derek Edwards (Avni Yildirim vs Derek Edwards).
His opponent, the mma fighter Ryan Ford, has an official record of 14-2-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.59 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Fedor Chudinov (Fedor Chudinov vs Ryan Ford) and Andrey Sirotkin (Andrey Sirotkin vs Ryan Ford). Yildirim vs Ford is valid for the WBC International super middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best fights of the week 18, year 2018

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 18: (Mon-Sun) from April 30, 2018 to May 6, 2018.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Tony Bellew vs David Haye 2 Boxing Knockout of the Week: Gennady Golovkin vs Vanes Martirosyan  

2018 BOXING fight – Martin Joseph Ward vs James Tennyson – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-05, good fight between Martin Joseph Ward and James Tennyson: it gets three stars.

The undefeated Martin Joseph Ward entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 19-0-2 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.18 super featherweight in the world. He fought three times last year winning over Maxi Hughes, Anthony Cacace and Juli Giner.
His opponent, James Tennyson, has a record of 21-2-0 (17 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.43 in the same weight class. He lost to Ryan Walsh in 2016 but then he has won five bouts beating Arnoldo Solano in 2018. Ward vs Tennyson is valid for the Commonwealth (British Empire), EBU European and WBA International super featherweight titles; undercard of Tony Bellew vs David Haye 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 BOXING fight – Paul Butler vs Emmanuel Rodriguez – full fight Video IBF

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-05, fight not so exciting between Paul Butler and Emmanuel Rodriguez: it gets two stars.

The former Ibf Bw champion Paul Butler entered this fight with a record of 26-1-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced current #1 Bw Zolani Tete in 2015 (Tete vs Butler), since then he has won eight consecutive fights beating Carlos Ruben Dario Ruiz, Stuart Hall (Paul Butler vs Stuart Hall 2) and Jefferson Vargas in his last three.
His opponent, the undefeated former Olympian Emmanuel Rodriguez, has a perfect boxing record of 17-0-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year winning over Robinson Lavinanza and Giovanni Delgado. Butler vs Rodriguez is valid for the vacant IBF World bantamweight title; undercard of Tony Bellew vs David Haye 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!