Best fights of the week 47, year 2015

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 47: (Mon-Sun) from November 16, 2015 to November 22, 2015.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Takashi Miura vs Francisco Vargas Boxing Knockout of the Week: Darleys Perez vs Anthony Crolla 2   K-1 Muay … Read more

2015 MMA fight – Enrique Barzola vs Horacio Gutierrez – fight Video UFC FN 78

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-21, fight not particularly good between Enrique Barzola and Horacio Gutierrez: it gets two stars.

Enrique Barzola entered this fight with a record of 10-2-1 (80% finishing rate) while his opponent, Horacio Gutierrez, has an official record of 2-1-0 (100% finishing rate). Barzola vs Gutierrez is the lightweight final of “The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 Finale”; undercard of Neil Magny vs Kelvin Gastelum – UFC Fight Night 78. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Erick Montano vs Enrique Marin – fight Video UFC FN 78

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-21, poor performance by both fighters: Erick Montano vs Enrique Marin gets two stars.

Erick Montano entered this fight with a pro record of 6-3-0 (100% finishing rate) while his opponent, Enrique Marin, has an official record of 8-2-0 (63% submission victory rate – he has never won by ko/tko). Montano vs Marin is the welterweight final of “The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 Finale”; undercard of Neil Magny vs Kelvin Gastelum – UFC Fight Night 78. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 BOXING fight – Eduard Gutknecht vs Arman Torosyan – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-21, fight not particularly good between Eduard Gutknecht and Arman Torosyan: it gets two stars.

Eduard Gutknecht entered this fight with a boxing record of 28-3-1 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.42 super middleweight in the world while his opponent, Arman Torosyan (who replaces Tyron Zeuge, forced to withdraw from the bout due to illness), has an official record of 16-2-1 (13 KOs=81%). Gutknecht vs Torosyan is on the undercard of Arthur Abraham vs Martin Murray. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Henry Cejudo – fight Video UFC FN 78

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-21, disappointing fight between Jussier da Silva and Henry Cejudo: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Bjj and judo Jussier ‘Formiga’ da Silva entered this fight with a professional record of 18-3-0 (44% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.3 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Demetrious Johnson). He lost to Joseph Benavidez in 2013 (=Benavidez vs Formiga) but since then he has won three consecutive fights beating Wilson Reis in his last one.
His opponent, the undefeated 2008 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling, Henry Cejudo, has a mma record of 9-0-0 (44% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2015 defeating Chris Cariaso (=Cariaso vs Cejudo) and Chico Camus (=Cejudo vs Camus). Cejudo vs Formiga is on the undercard of Neil Magny vs Kelvin Gastelum – The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale – UFC Fight Night 78. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Ricardo Lamas vs Diego Sanchez – fight Video UFC FN 78

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-21, Ricardo Lamas vs Diego Sanchez gets three stars thanks to a good second part of the fight.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ricardo Lamas entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-4-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 featherweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Chad Mendes (=Mendes vs Lamas); currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo.
His opponent, the black belt in Gaidojutsu, Bjj and winner of the Tuf 1 Mw tournament Diego Sanchez, has a record of 25-7-0 (60% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 7, 2014 when he defeated Ross Pearson (=Sanchez vs Pearson). Lamas vs Sanchez is on the undercard of Neil Magny vs Kelvin Gastelum – The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale – UFC Fight Night 78. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Neil Magny vs Kelvin Gastelum – fight Video UFC FN 78

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-21, fight not so exciting between Kelvin Gastelum and Neil Magny: it gets two stars (UFC Fight of the Night).

The Tuf 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-1-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 middleweight in the world. He suffered his first loss in January, against Tyron Woodley (by split decision, Woodley vs Gastelum), but then he came back to win against Nate Marquardt (=Gastelum vs Marquardt).
His opponent, Neil Magny, has an official record of 16-4-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 welterweight. He has already fought three times in 2015 beating Hyun Gyu Lim (=Magny vs Lim) and Erick Silva (=Silva vs Magny), but between these two bouts he lost to Demian Maia. Gastelum vs Magny is the main event of “The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale” – UFC Fight Night 78. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 BOXING fight – Miguel Cotto vs Saul Canelo Alvarez – full fight Video WBC

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-21, good fight with great action in the final: Miguel Cotto vs Saul Alvarez gets three stars.

The world champion in four different weight classes Miguel Angel Cotto entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 40-4-0 (33 KOs=82%) and he is ranked as the No.2 in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Gennady Golovkin). The Puerto Rican suffered two consecutive defeats in 2012, against Floyd Mayweather Jr (=Mayweather vs Cotto) and Austin Trout (=Cotto vs Trout), but then he has won three bouts winning the Wbc Mw title against Sergio ‘Maravilla’ Martinez (=Martinez vs Cotto) and defending it once with Daniel Geale (=Cotto vs Geale).
His opponent, the 25-year-old Saul Alvarez (10 years younger than Cotto), has an official record of 45-1-1 (32 knockouts) and he entered as the No.1 super welterweight. ‘Canelo’ also fought against Austin Trout but he won by unanimous decision in 2013 (=Alvarez vs Trout); in the same year he faced Floyd Mayweather Jr suffering his first loss (=Mayweather vs Alvarez). After this bout the Mexican has won three consecutive fights defeating James Kirkland in his last one (candidate for boxing Fight of the Year 2015, Canelo vs Kirkland). Cotto vs Canelo Alvarez is valid for the vacant WBC World middleweight title (belt held by Cotto but the Wbc stripped the Puerto Rican just four days before the fight because he refused to pay a $300,000 sanctioning fee to have the title on the line). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 BOXING fight – Takashi Miura vs Francisco Vargas – full fight Video WBC

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-21, very tough fight with a spectacular finish: Takashi Miura vs Francisco Vargas is close to get four stars.

Takashi Miura entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 29-2-2 (22 KOs=76%) and he is ranked as the No.3 super featherweight in the world. He suffered his last loss in 2011 when he faced #1 Takashi Uchiyama, since then he has collected nine consecutive victories winning the Wbc world belt against Gamaliel Diaz in 2013 and defending it four times, the last one against Billy Dib (=Miura vs Dib).
His opponent, the undefeated Francisco Vargas, has a record of 22-0-1 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He has fought once in 2015 beating Will Tomlinson (=Vargas vs Tomlinson). Miura vs Vargas is valid for the WBC World super featherweight title (Miura’s fifth defense); undercard of Miguel Cotto vs Saul Canelo Alvarez. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 BOXING fight – Guillermo Rigondeaux vs Drian Francisco – full fight Video

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1 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-11-21, very boring fight between Guillermo Rigondeaux and Drian Francisco: it gets one star.

The undefeated two-times Olympic gold medalist and Wbo super-Bw champion Guillermo Rigondeaux entered this fight with a perfect record of 15-0-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 super bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Carl Frampton). He fought twice last year beating Sod Kokietgym (=Rigondeaux vs Kokietgym) and Hisashi Amagasa (=Rigondeaux vs Amagasa).
His opponent, the former interim Wba super flyweight champion Drian Francisco, has a record of 28-3-1 (22 KOs=76%) and he entered as the No.96 featherweight. He has fought three times in 2015 winning over Jason Egera and Jilo Merlin but between these two bouts he lost to Jason Canoy. Rigondeaux vs Francisco is on the undercard of Miguel Cotto vs Saul Canelo Alvarez. Watch the video and rate this fight!