Best fights of the week 26, year 2015

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 26: (Mon-Sun) from June 22, 2015 to June 28, 2015.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Callum Smith vs Christopher Rebrasse   K-1 Muay Thai Fight of the Week: Mike Zambidis vs Steve Moxon   … Read more

2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Mike Zambidis vs Steve Moxon – full fight Video Iron Challenge

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-27, nice and tough fight between Mike Zambidis and Steve Moxon: it gets three stars.

Mike Zambidis entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 155-22-0 (87 KOs) and he is at his last professional fight. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2014, against Xu Yan (=Zambidis vs Xu Yan) and Batu Khasikov (=Zambidis vs Khasikov 2) but he came back to win 2015 beating Harun Kina (=Zambidis vs Kina 2) and Erkan Varol (=Zambidis vs Varol).
His opponent, Steve Moxon, has an official record of 39-12-1 (23 knockouts) and he entered as the No.14 super welterweight in the world. He has already fought four times in 2015 winning over Aikpracha Meenayothin, losing with Andy Ristie (=Ristie vs Moxon), defeating Hu Yafei and losing again, against Robin van Roosmalen (=Roosmalen vs Moxon). Zambidis vs Moxon is the main event of Iron Challenge 2015 – Athens, Greece. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Lyoto Machida vs Yoel Romero – fight Video UFC FN 70

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-27, pretty good finish between Lyoto Machida and Yoel Romero but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in karate and Bjj and former Ufc light-hw champion Lyoto Machida entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-6-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 middleweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three bouts: against #1 Chris Weidman in 2014 (=Weidman vs Machida) and with Luke Rockhold in 2015 (=Machida vs Rockhold). Between these two fights he defeated CB Dollaway (=Machida vs Dollaway).
His opponent, the 2000 Olympic Mw silver medalist in freestyle wrestilng Yoel Romero Palacio, has an official record of 9-1-0 (89% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He suffered his only defeat in 2011 when he fought against Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante, since then he has won five consecutive fights beating Tim Kennedy in his last one (=Kennedy vs Romero). ‘The Dragon’ Machida vs Romero is the main event of UFC Fight Night 70. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Lorenz Larkin vs Santiago Ponzinibbio – full fight Video UFC FN 70

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-27, good fight betwwen Lorenz Larkin and Santiago Ponzinibbio: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).

Lorenz Larkin entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-4-0 (60% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.26 welterweight in the world but he won just one out of his last four bouts, against John Howard in 2015.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Santiago Ponzinibbio, has a record of 19-2-0 (84% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.36 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Ryan LaFlare (=Ponzinibbio vs LaFlare), after this fight he has fought twice winning over Wendell Oliveira Marques (=Oliveira vs Ponzinibbio) and Sean Strickland (=Strickland vs Ponzinibbio). Larkin vs Ponzinibbio is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Yoel Romero – UFC Fight Night 70. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 BOXING fight – Timothy Bradley vs Jessie Vargas – fight Video WBO

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-27, nice and tough exchanges between Timothy Bradley and Jessie Vargas: it gets three stars.

The former world champion in two different weight classes Timothy Bradley entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 31-1-1 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Floyd Mayweather Jr) but he won just one out of his last three bouts, against
Juan Manuel Marquez in 2013 (=Bradley vs Marquez). After this fight he was defeated by Manny Pacquiao in their rematch (=Pacquiao vs Bradley 2) and he drew with Diego Gabriel Chaves (=Bradley vs Chaves).
His opponent, the former Wba light-Ww champion Jessie Vargas, has a perfect record of 26-0-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 super lightweight. He fought three times last year beating Antonio DeMarco in his last bout (=Vargas vs DeMarco). Bradley vs Vargas is valid for the interim WBO World welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Eddie Gordon vs Antonio Carlos Jr – fight Video UFC FN 70

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-27, pretty good finish between Eddie Gordon and Antonio Carlos Jr but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

Eddie Gordon entered this fight with a mma record of 7-3-0 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.55 in the world while his opponent, the black belt in Bjj Antonio Carlos Junior, has an official record of 4-1-0 (75% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko). Gordon won the TUF 19 Mw tournament while Carlos Junior won The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 in the heavyweight division but after the finals of the tournaments both fighters were defeated: Gordon lost to Josh Samman and Chris Dempsey while the Brazilian suffered his first loss with Patrick Cummins (=Carlos Jr vs Cummins). ‘Cara de Sapato’ Carlos Jr vs Gordon is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Yoel Romero – UFC Fight Night 70. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Hacran Dias vs Levan Makashvili – fight Video UFC FN 70

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-27, fight not particularly exciting between Hacran Dias and Levan Makashvili: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Hacran Dias entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-3-1 (55% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 featherweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2013 and 2014, against Nik Lentz and Ricardo Lamas (=Lamas vs Dias), but then he came back to win beating Darren Elkins.
His opponent, Levan Makashvili, has an official record of 7-1-0 (43% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.45 in the same weight class. He suffered his only defeat in 2014 when he faced Alexandre Bezerra but after this fight he took revenge on the Brazilian and won over Mark Eddiva at his Ufc debut (=Makashvili vs Eddiva). Dias vs Makashvili is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Yoel Romero – UFC Fight Night 70. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Thiago Santos vs Steve Bosse full fight Video UFC FN 70 – 2015

4 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-27, spectacular finish between Thiago Santos and Steve Bosse: it gets four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Thiago Santos entered this fight with a professional mma record of 10-3-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.49 middleweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2014 when he faced Uriah Hall (=Hall vs Santos) but he came back to win in 2015 beating Andy Enz.
His opponent, Steve Bosse, has a record of 10-1-0 (90% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since May 11, 2013 when he beat Caleb Grummet; he makes his Ufc debut in this bout. ‘Marreta’ Santos vs Bosse is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Yoel Romero – UFC Fight Night 70. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 BOXING fight – Oscar Valdez vs Ruben Tamayo – fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-27, fight not particularly exciting between Oscar Valdez and Ruben Tamayo: it gets two stars.

The undefeated Oscar Valdez entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 15-0-0 (14 KOs=93%) and he is ranked as the No.50 super featherweight in the world; he has already fought once in 2015 beating Jose Ramirez.
His opponent, Ruben Tamayo, has a record of 25-5-4 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.40 featherweight. He fought three times last year winning over Ivan Reyes and Efrain Esquivias but then he lost to Jesus Marcelo Andres Cuellar in a fight valid for the interim Wba Fw belt. Valdez vs Tamayo is on the undercard of Timothy Bradley vs Jessie Vargas. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 BOXING fight – Amnat Ruenroeng vs John Riel Casimero – full fight Video IBF

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-06-27, fight with too much clinching and too many interruptions: Amnat Ruenroeng vs John Riel Casimero gets two stars.

The undefeated Amnat Ruenroeng entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 15-0-0 (5 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Roman Gonzalez). He has already fought once in 2015 defeating Zou Shiming (=Ruenroeng vs Shiming).
His opponent, the former IBF light-Flw champion John Riel Casimero, has a record of 21-2-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive fights between 2010 and 2011, against Ramon Garcia Hirales and Moruti Mthalane when he was just 21 years old but since then he has won seven bouts beating Armando Santos in his last one (=Casimero vs Santos). Ruenroeng vs Casimero is valid for the IBF World flyweight title (Ruenroeng’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!