2016 MMA fight – Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic vs Baruto Kaito – full fight Video Rizin FF 4

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-31, fight not particularly good between Mirko Filipovic and Baruto Kaito: it gets two stars.

Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic entered this fight with a professional mma record of 33-11-2 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.31 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, the undefeated former professional sumo wrestler Baruto Kaito (Kaido Hoovelson), entered this fight with a pro mma record of 3-0-0 (0 knockouts). Cro Cop Filipovic vs Baruto is the semifinal of the Rizin openweight Grand-Prix tournament, in the quarter-finals Cro Cop has beat Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (=Filipovic vs Lawal) while Baruto has won over Tsuyoshi Kosaka (=Baruto vs Kosaka); undercard of Tatsuya Kawajiri vs Kron Gracie – Rizin 4 2016 Final Round. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Amanda Nunes vs Ronda Rousey full fight Video UFC 207 – 2016

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, nice and tough exchanges between Ronda Rousey and Amanda Nunes: it is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

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 13-4-0 (92% 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 fought four times beating Valentina Shevchenko (=Nunes vs Shevchenko) and Miesha Tate in 2016 (=Tate vs Nunes).
Her opponent, the black belt in judo and former Strikeforce and Ufc women’s Bw champion Ronda Rousey, has an official record of 12-1-0 (100% finishing rate) but she is not ranked as ‘Rowdy’ hasn’t fought since November 15, 2015 when she suffered her first and only loss against Holly Holm (=Rousey vs Holm). Before this bout, in 2015, Rousey had won over Bethe Correia (=Rousey vs Correia) and Cat Zingano (=Rousey vs Zingano). Nunes vs Rousey, main event of UFC 207, is valid for the Ufc women’s bantamweight title (Nunes’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

Dominick Cruz vs Cody Garbrandt full fight Video UFC 207 – 2016

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, great performance by both fighters: Dominick Cruz vs Cody Garbrandt gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).

The Ufc Bw champion Dominick Cruz entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-1-0 (36% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Urijah Faber in 2007, since then he has won 13 consecutive bouts taking revenge on Faber in 2011 (=Cruz vs Faber 2) and in 2016 (=Cruz vs Faber 3); Cruz has also beat TJ Dillashaw in 2016 (=Dillashaw vs Cruz).
His opponent, the undefeated Cody Garbrandt, has a perfect record of 10-0-0 (90% ko/tko victory rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He has already fought three times in 2016 winning over Augusto Mendes (=Garbrandt vs Mendes), Thomas Almeida (=Almeida vs Garbrandt) and Takeya Mizugaki (=Garbrandt vs Mizugaki). Cruz vs Garbrandt is valid for the Ufc bantamweight title (Cruz’s second defense); undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Ronda Rousey – UFC 207. Watch the video and rate this fight!

TJ Dillashaw vs John Lineker full fight Video UFC 207 – 2016

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, good fight between TJ Dillashaw and John Lineker: it gets three stars.

The former Ufc Bw champion TJ Dillashaw entered this fight with a mma record of 13-3-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 bantamweight in the world. He has fought twice in 2016 losing to #1 current Ufc Bw champion Dominick Cruz (=Dillashaw vs Cruz) and beating Raphael Assuncao (=Dillashaw vs Assuncao 2).
His opponent, John Lineker, has an official record of 29-7-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Ali Bagautinov in 2014 (=Lineker vs Bagautinov), since then he has collected six consecutive victories defeating Michael McDonald (=McDonald vs Lineker) and John Dodson in his last two (=Lineker vs Dodson). Dillashaw vs Lineker is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Ronda Rousey – UFC 207. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Dong Hyun Kim vs Tarec Saffiedine – fight Video UFC 207

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, fight not so exciting between Dong Hyun Kim and Tarec Saffiedine: it gets two stars.

The black belt in judo Dong Hyun Kim entered this fight with a professional record of 21-3-1 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 welterweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Ufc Ww champion Tyron Woodley in 2014 (=Woodley vs Kim), but then he has beat Josh Burkman and Dominic Waters (=Kim vs Waters).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, karate and former Strikeforce Ww champion Tarec Saffiedine, has a record of 16-5-0 (37% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2016 beating Jake Ellenberger and losing to Rick Story (=Saffiedine vs Story). Kim vs Saffiedine is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Ronda Rousey – UFC 207. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Louis Smolka vs Ray Borg – fight Video UFC 207

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, good work on the ground but it is not enough to get three stars: Louis Smolka vs Ray Borg gets two.

Louis Smolka entered this fight with a pro record of 11-2-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Demetrious Johnson). He has fought twice in 2016 defeating Ben Nguyen (=Smolka vs Nguyen) and losing to Brandon Moreno (=Smolka vs Moreno).
His opponent, Ray Borg, has an official mma record of 9-2-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Justin Scoggins (=Borg vs Scoggins). Smolka vs Borg is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Ronda Rousey – UFC 207. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Johny Hendricks vs Neil Magny – fight Video UFC 207

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, pretty good fight between Neil Magny and Johny Hendricks: it gets three stars.

The former Ufc Ww champion Johny Hendricks entered this fight with a record of 17-5-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 welterweight in the world but he lost three out of his last four bouts, twice in 2016, against Stephen Thompson (=Hendricks vs Thompson) and Kelvin Gastelum (=Hendricks vs Gastelum).
His opponent, Neil Magny, has a mma record of 18-5-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2016 winning over Hector Lombard (=Lombard vs Magny) and losing to Lorenz Larkin (=Magny vs Larkin). Hendricks vs Magny is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Ronda Rousey – UFC 207. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Ryota Murata vs Bruno Sandoval – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, pretty good finish between Ryota Murata and Bruno Sandoval but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The undefeated 2012 Olympic middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 11-0-0 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.14 middleweight in the world. He has already fought three times in 2016 winning over Gaston Alejandro Vega (=Murata vs Vega), Felipe Santos Pedroso (=Murata vs Pedroso) and George Tahdooahnippah (=Murata vs Tahdooahnippah).
His opponent, Bruno Sandoval, has an official record of 19-1-1 (15 KOs=79%) and he suffered his only loss when he faced Esau Herrera in 2013, since then he has collected four victories and one draw beating Roberto Valdez in his last bout. Murata vs Sandoval is on the undercard of Naoya Inoue vs Kohei Kono. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Akira Yaegashi vs Samartlek Kokietgym – full fight Video IBF

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, good performance by both boxers: Akira Yaegashi vs Wittawas Basapean gets three stars.

The world champion in three different weight classes Akira Yaegashi entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 24-5-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Ganigan Lopez). He lost two consecutive bouts in 2014, against Roman Gonzalez (=Yaegashi vs Gonzalez) and Pedro Guevara (=Yaegashi vs Guevara), but then he has won four fights defeating Javier Mendoza (=Mendoza vs Yaegashi) and Martin Tecuapetla in his last two (=Yaegashi vs Tecuapetla).
His opponent, Samartlek Kokietgym (also known as Wittawas Basapean), has a record of 31-5-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.56 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Naoya Inoue in 2014 (=Inoue vs Kokietgym), since then he has collected 14 consecutive victories beating Samuel Tehuayo and Tommy Seran in his last two. Yaegashi vs Kokietgym is valid for the IBF World light flyweight title; undercard of Naoya Inoue vs Kohei Kono. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Naoya Inoue vs Kohei Kono – full fight Video WBO

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-12-30, good fight between Naoya Inoue and Kohei Kono: it gets three stars.

The undefeated world champion in two different weight classes Naoya Inoue entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 11-0-0 (9 KOs=82%) and he is ranked as the No.4 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Roman Gonzalez). He has fought twice in 2016 winning over David Carmona (=Inoue vs Carmona) and Karoon Jarupianlerd (also known as Petchbarngborn Kokietgym, Inoue vs Jarupianlerd).
His opponent, the former WBA super-Flw champion Kohei Kono, has an official record of 32-9-1 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He has also fought twice in 2016 beating Inthanon Sithchamuang (=Kono vs Sithchamuang) and losing to Luis Concepcion (=Concepcion vs Kono). Inoue vs Kono is valid for the WBO World super flyweight title (held by Inoue). Watch the video and rate this fight!