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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, pretty good finish between Beneil Dariush and Daron Cruickshank but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Beneil Dariush entered this fight with a professional mma record of 9-1-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.28 lightweight in the world; he suffered his only defeat last year when he faced Ramsey Nijem (=Dariush vs Nijem). After losing he came back to win beating Tony Martin and Carlos Diego Ferreira (=Ferreira vs Dariush).
His opponent, the black belt in tae-kwon-do Daron Cruickshank, has an official record of 16-5-0 (62% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.41 in the same weight class; he lost in 2014 as well, against Jorge Masvidal, but then he defeated Anthony Njokuani. After this bout he faced KJ Noons but the fight ended in a no-contest (=Daron Cruickshank vs KJ Noons. Dariush vs Cruickshank is on the undercard of Anthony Pettis vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC 185. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Anthony Pettis vs Rafael dos Anjos – full fight Video UFC 185

2016/10/142015/03/15 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, great fight between Anthony Pettis and Rafael dos Anjos: it gets stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in tae-kwon-do Anthony Pettis entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-2-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 lightweight in the world; he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Clay Guida (=Guida vs Pettis), since then he has collected five consecutive victories winning the Ufc Lw belt in 2013 against Benson Henderson (=Henderson vs Pettis 2). ‘Showtime’ Pettis fought just once in 2014 beating Gilbert Melendez (=Pettis vs Melendez).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Rafael dos Anjos, has an official record of 23-7-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class; he fought four times last year losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov (=dos Anjos vs Nurmagomedov) but then he defeated Jason High (=dos Anjos vs High), Ben Henderson (=Henderson vs dos Anjos) and Nate Diaz (=dos Anjos vs Diaz). Pettis vs dos Anjos, main event of Ufc 185, is valid for the Ufc lightweight title (Pettis’ second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 best BOXING fight – Sergey Kovalev vs Jean Pascal – full fight Video WBA, IBF, WBO

2016/01/312015/03/15 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, exciting and tough bout thanks to a great performance by two of the best light-heavyweights in the world: Sergey Kovalev vs Jean Pascal is one of the best boxing fights of 2015 and it gets four stars (we had rated this fight three stars but [ we were probably drunk:-)] after watching it again we have changed our rating – March 16, 2015).

The undefeated Sergey Kovalev entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 26-0-1 (23 KOs=88%) and he is ranked as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Adonis Stevenson); he fought three times in 2014 defending twice his Wbo belt, against Cedric Agnew (=Kovalev vs Agnew) and Blake Caparello (=Kovalev vs Caparello), then he faced Bernard Hopkins in a three titles unification fight (=Hopkins vs Kovalev).
His opponent, Jean Pascal, has an official record of 29-2-1 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class; he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Bernard Hopkins in their rematch (fight in which Pascal lost both his Wbc and Ibo belts, Hopkins vs Pascal 2). After losing he came back to win beating Aleksy Kuziemski (=Pascal vs Kuziemski), George Blades and Lucian Bute (=Pascal vs Bute). Pascal’s last bout, against Roberto Feliciano Bolonti, ended in a no-contest (=Pascal vs Bolonti). Kovalev vs Pascal is valid for the WBA, IBF and WBO world light heavyweight titles (all held by Kovalev); they also faced each other a second time on January 30, 2016 (=Kovalev vs Pascal II). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 BOXING fight – Vyacheslav Glazkov vs Steve Cunningham – full fight Video

2015/08/152015/03/15 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, disappointing fight between Vyacheslav Glazkov and Steve Cunningham: it gets two stars.

The undefeated Vyacheslav Glazkov entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 19-0-1 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Wladimir Klitschko); the only man who stopped him in a draw was Malik Scott in 2013 (=Glazkov vs Scott), since then he has won five consecutive fights, beating Tomasz Adamek (=Adamek vs Glazkov), Derric Rossy (=Glazkov vs Rossy) and Darnell Wilson in 2014.
His opponent, the former Ibf cruiserweight world champion Steve Cunningham, has a record of 28-6-0 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class; he suffered two consecutive defeats between 2012 and 2013, against Tomasz Adamek (via split decision, Adamek vs Cunningham 2) and Tyson Fury (via ko, Fury vs Cunningham), but then he came back to win beating Manuel Quezada, Amir Mansour (4-stars-fight Mansour vs Cunningham) and Natu Visinia (=Cunningham vs Visinia). Glazkov vs Cunningham is valid for the USBA heavyweight title; undercard of Sergey Kovalev vs Jean Pascal. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Carla Esparza vs Joanna Jedrzejczyk full fight Video UFC 185 – 2015

2021/03/162015/03/15 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, pretty good fight between Carla Esparza and Joanna Jedrzejczyk: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Carla Esparza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 10-2-0 (70% finishing rate) and she is ranked as the No.2 women’s strawweight in the world; she suffered her last defeat in 2011 when she faced #1 Jessica Aguilar, since then she has collected five consecutive victories winning the Invicta Fc belt in 2013, against Bec Rawlings, and the Ufc title last year, against Rose Namajunas (=Esparza vs Namajunas).
Her opponent, the undefeated Joanna Jedrzejczyk, has a perfect record of 8-0-0 (37% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.3 in the same weight class; she fought four times in 2014 beating Karla Benitez, Rosi Sexton, Juliana Lima and Claudia Gadelha. Esparza vs Jedrzejczyk is valid for the Ufc women’s strawweight title (Esparza’s first defense); undercard of Anthony Pettis vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC 185. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Johny Hendricks vs Matt Brown – fight Video UFC 185

2016/02/072015/03/15 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, great fight between Johny Hendricks and Matt Brown: it gets three stars.

Johny Hendricks entered this fight with a mma record of 16-3-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 welterweight in the world; he fought twice in 2014, both times against Robbie Lawler, winning the vacant Ufc Ww title in the first bout (=Hendricks vs Lawler I) but then he was defeated in the rematch losing also the Ufc belt (=Hendricks vs Lawler II).
His opponent, Matt Brown, has a record of 19-12-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class; he fought twice last year as well, beating Erick Silva in May (Users’ Mma Fight of the Year 2014 Brown vs Silva) but then he lost to #1 Robbie Lawler (=Lawler vs Brown). Hendricks vs Brown is on the undercard of Anthony Pettis vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC 185. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 BOXING fight – Isaac Chilemba vs Vasily Lepikhin – full fight Video

2015/11/292015/03/15 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, Isaac Chilemba vs Vasily Lepikhin looked more like a sparring session than a real fight: it gets two stars.

The former Ibo super middleweight champion Isaac Chilemba entered this fight with a boxing record of 23-2-2 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Adonis Stevenson); he suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced for the second time Tony Bellew (=Bellew vs Chilemba 2). Since then he has won three consecutive bouts, the last one against Cory Cummings (=Chilemba vs Cummings).
His opponent, the undefeated Vasily Lepikhin, has a perfect record of 17-0-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class; he fought twice last year beating Robert Berridge (=Berridge vs Lepikhin) and Jackson Junior (=Lepikhin vs Junior). Chilemba vs Lepikhin is valid for the vacant NABF light heavyweight title; undercard of Sergey Kovalev vs Jean Pascal. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Alistair Overeem vs Roy Nelson – full fight Video UFC 185

2015/12/202015/03/15 by ATBF Editorial Board

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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, some good exchanges between Alistair Overeem and Roy Nelson but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The former Strikeforce and K-1 Hw champion Alistair Overeem entered this fight with a professional mma record of 38-14-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez) but he won just two out of his last five bouts: against Frank Mir (=Overeem vs Mir) and Stefan Struve (his last fight, Overeem vs Struve). Between these two fights he lost to Ben Rothwell (=Overeem vs Rothwell).
His opponent, the 38-year-old (4 years older than Overeem) and black belt in Bjj Roy Nelson, has a record of 20-10-0 (90% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class but he lost three out of his last four fights. ‘Big Country’ Nelson fought twice in 2014 beating Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (=Nogueira vs Nelson) but then he was defeated by Mark Hunt (=Hunt vs Nelson). Overeem vs Nelson is on the undercard of Anthony Pettis vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC 185. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 BOXING fight – Erkan Teper vs Johann Duhaupas – full fight Video

2015/07/172015/03/15 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, fight not particularly good between Erkan Teper and Johann Duhaupas: it gets two stars.

The undefeated Erkan Teper entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 13-0-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.15 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Johann Duhaupas, has a record of 31-1-0 (20 knockouts) and he entered as the No.65 in the same weight class. Both boxers fought just once in 2014: Duhaupas defeated Janne Katajisto in his first EBU-European Hw title defense but then he vacated the belt which was won by Teper against Newfel Ouatah. Teper vs Duhaupas is valid for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2015 MMA fight – Chris Cariaso vs Henry Cejudo – fight Video UFC 185

2015/06/142015/03/15 by ATBF Editorial Board

Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-03-14, good pace between Chris Cariaso and Henry Cejudo but the fight was not so exciting: it gets two stars.

Chris Cariaso entered this fight with a pro mma record of 17-6-0 (29% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 flyweight in the world; he fought three times in 2014 beating Danny Martinez and Louis Smolka (=Cariaso vs Smolka) but then he lost to #1 Demetrious Johnson in a fight valid for the Ufc Flw title (=Johnson vs Cariaso).
His opponent, the undefeated 2008 Olympic gold medalist (freestyle wrestling -55 kg) Henry Cejudo, has a perfect mma record of 7-0-0 (57% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.74 bantamweight; he fought twice last year beating Elias Garcia and Dustin Kimura (in his Ufc debut). Cariaso vs Cejudo is on the undercard of Anthony Pettis vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC 185. Watch the video and rate this fight!