The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo Jussier Formiga da Silva entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-4-0 (44% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.4 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Demetrious Johnson). He fought twice last year beating Wilson Reis and losing to Henry Cejudo (via split decision, Formiga vs Cejudo).
His opponent, Dustin Ortiz, has a record of 15-5-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.22 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Joseph Benavidez (=Benavidez vs Ortiz) and Wilson Reis. Between these two bouts he defeated Willie Gates. Formiga vs Ortiz is on the undercard of Cris Cyborg Justino vs Lina Lansberg – UFC Fight Night 95. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2016 BOXING fight – Anthony Crolla vs Jorge Linares – full fight Video WBA
The Wba champion Anthony Crolla entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 31-4-3 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Rances Barthelemy). He suffered his last loss when he faced Gary Sykes in 2012 (via split decision), since then he has collected seven victories and three draws beating Darleys Perez (=Perez vs Crolla 2) and Ismael Barroso in his last two bouts (=Crolla vs Barroso).
His opponent, the world champion in three different weight classes Jorge Linares, has an official record of 40-3-0 (27 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. 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 nine consecutive fights winning the vacant Wbc Lw belt against Javier Prieto in 2014 (=Linares vs Prieto) and defending it twice in 2015: with Kevin Mitchell (=Mitchell vs Linares) and Ivan Cano (=Linares vs Cano). Crolla vs Linares is valid for the WBA World lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 BOXING fight – John Ryder vs Jack Arnfield – full fight Video
John Ryder entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 23-2-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.26 middleweight in the world while his opponent, Jack Arnfield, has a record of 20-2-0 (5 knockouts) and he entered as the No.93 in the same weight class. Both boxers lost to Nick Blackwell last year, after the defeat Ryder has won three bouts beating Siarhei Khamitski and Robert Talarek in 2016 while Arnfield has defeated Alistair Warren. Ryder vs Arnfield is valid for the WBA International middleweight title; undercard of Anthony Crolla vs Jorge Linares. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Sitthichai vs Superbon Banchamek 2 – full fight Video
The Glory Lw and former Lumpinee Ww champion Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 112-29-5 (30 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super welterweight in the world. He lost to Robin van Roosmalen last year (Roosmalen vs Sitthichai I) but then he has collected nine consecutive victories taking revenge on Roosmalen in June (=Roosmalen vs Sitthichai 2) and beating Diogo Neves in his last bout.
His opponent, Superbon Banchamek, has a record of 91-31-0 and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He has already fought eight times in 2016 losing to Sitthichai in January but then he has won over Andrei Kulebin, Sean Kearney and Khayal Dzhaniev in his last three fights. Sitthichai vs Superbon 2 is the quarterfinal of the Kunlun Fight 2016 70 kg tournament; undercard of Buakaw Banchamek vs Dylan Salvador – Kunlun Fight 53. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Buakaw Banchamek vs Dylan Salvador – full fight Video
The two time K-1 World MAX champion Buakaw Banchamek, formerly known as Buakaw Por Pramuk, entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 268-43-12 (70 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 super welterweight in the world. He lost to Khayal Dzhaniev last year (4-stars-fight Buakaw vs Dzhaniev), but then he has won four bouts beating Liu Hainan (=Buakaw vs Hainan), Kong Lingfeng (=Buakaw vs Lingfeng) and Wang Weihao in 2016 (=Buakaw vs Weihao).
His opponent, the 2014 Wako-Pro muay thai champion Dylan Salvador, has an official record of 42-14-1 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.11 welterweight. He has already fought three times in 2016 losing to former Lumpinee champion Sensatarn Sor Suradej but then he has beat Aleksei Fedoseev and Roman Babaev. Buakaw vs Salvador, main event of Kunlun Fight 53, is valid for the Kunlun Fight 70kg muay thai title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 BOXING fight – Joseph Diaz vs Andrew Cancio – full fight Video
The undefeated Joseph Diaz entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 21-0-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.12 featherweight in the world. He has already fought twice in 2016 winning over Jayson Velez (=Diaz vs Velez) and Victor Proa (=Diaz vs Proa).
His opponent, Andrew Cancio, has an official record of 17-3-2 (13 KOs=76%) and he entered as the No.21 super featherweight. He lost to Ronny Rios in 2014 (=Rios vs Cancio) but then he has beat Rene Alvarado and Hugo Fidel Cazares. JoJo Diaz vs Cancio is valid for the NABF featherweight title; undercard of Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Liam Smith. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Hideaki Yamazaki vs Gonnapar Weerasakreck – full fight Video
Gonnapar Weerasakreck, who replaces the K-1 super lightweight champion Kaew Fairtex, entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 95-26-3 (18 knockouts) while his opponent, the 2015 Krush -65kg champion Hideaki Yamazaki, has an official record of 27-5-1 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 super lightweight in the world. Yamazaki comes off the loss against Ilias Bulaid. Weerasakreck vs Yamazaki is the main event of the “K-1 World GP 2016 super featherweight world tournament”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 37, year 2016
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 37: (Mon-Sun) from September 12, 2016 to September 18, 2016. Boxing Fight of the Week: Shinsuke Yamanaka vs Anselmo Moreno 2 Boxing Knockout of the Week: Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Liam Smith Mma … Read more
2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Raymond Daniels vs Benedek Zsolt – full fight Video Bellator
The black belt in karate, tae-kwon-do and kenpo Raymond Daniels entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 8-3-0 (7 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 super middleweight in the world while unfortunately we don’t know the record of his opponent, Benedek Zsolt. Daniels lost to Nieky Holzken in 2015 (=Holzken vs Daniels 2) but he came back to win in 2016 defeating Francesco Moricca and Stefano Bruno (=Daniels vs Bruno). Daniels vs Zsolt is on the undercard of Karim Ghajji vs Zoltan Laszak – Bellator Kickboxing 3. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 BOXING fight – Willie Monroe Jr vs Gabriel Rosado – full fight Video
Willie Monroe Jr entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 20-2-0 (6 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.13 middleweight in the world. He lost to #1 Mw Gennady Golovkin (Golovkin vs Monroe) but he came back to win in 2016 beating John Thompson.
His opponent, Gabriel Rosado, has a record of 23-9-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.20 in the same weight class. He suffered three consecutive losses between 2013 and 2014, the last one against David Lemieux (=Lemieux vs Rosado), but then he has won over Joshua Clottey (=Clottey vs Rosado) and Antonio Gutierrez. Monroe vs Rosado is valid for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title; undercard of Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Liam Smith. Watch the video and rate this fight!