The black belt in tae-kwon-do Edson Barboza entered this fight with a pro mma record of 15-2-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Anthony Pettis); he fought three times in 2014 losing to Donald Cerrone (=Cerrone vs Barboza) but then he came back to win beating Evan Dunham (=Barboza vs Dunham) and Bobby Green (=Green vs Barboza).
His opponent, Michael Johnson, has a record of 15-8-0 (60% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class; he lost two consecutive fights between 2012 and 2013, against Myles Jury and Reza Madadi (=Johnson vs Madadi), but then he won three bouts: he defeated Joe Lauzon (=Lauzon vs Johnson), Gleison Tibau and Melvin Guillard (=Johnson vs Guillard). Barboza vs Johnson is on the undercard of Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva vs Frank Mir – UFC Fight Night 61. Watch the video and rate this fight!
LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
2015 MMA fight – Tiago Trator vs Mike de la Torre – fight Video UFC FN 61
Tiago ‘Trator’ dos Santos e Silva entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-4-2 (68% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.85 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Mike de la Torre, has an official record of 12-4-0 (92% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.89 featherweight. Trator vs de la Torre is on the undercard of Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva vs Frank Mir – UFC Fight Night 61. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 MMA fight – Sam Alvey vs Cezar Ferreira – fight Video UFC FN 61
Sam Alvey entered this fight with a mma record of 24-6-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.36 middleweight in the world, he debuted in the Ufc last year losing to Tom Watson but then he won over Dylan Andrews.
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Cezar ‘Mutante’ Ferreira, has an official record of 8-3-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.47 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2014 losing to CB Dollaway (=Dollaway vs Ferreira) and beating Andrew Craig (=Craig vs Ferreira). Alvey vs Ferreira is on the undercard of Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva vs Frank Mir – UFC Fight Night 61. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 MMA fight – Sean Strickland vs Santiago Ponzinibbio – fight Video UFC FN 61
The undefeated Sean Strickland entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 15-0-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.29 middleweight in the world, he debuted in the Ufc last year beating Bubba McDaniel and Luke Barnatt (=Barnatt vs Strickland).
His opponent, Santiago Ponzinibbio, has an official record of 19-2-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.96 in the same weight class, he lost to Ryan LaFlare in 2013 (=Ponzinibbio vs LaFlare) but he came back to win in 2014 defeating Wendell Oliveira Marques (=Oliveira vs Ponzinibbio). Strickland vs Ponzinibbio is on the undercard of Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva vs Frank Mir – UFC Fight Night 61. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 MMA fight – Borys Mankowski vs Mohsen Bahari – full fight Video KSW 30
Borys Mankowski entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-5-1 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.73 welterweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Aslambek Saidov; since then he has won three bouts taking revenge on Saidov and beating David Zawada in his last fight.
His opponent, Mohsen Bahari, has a record of 8-2-0 (62% finishing rate) and he replaces #34 Michail Tsarev since he was forced to withdraw due to high fever before the bout. Bahari fought three times in 2014 beating Bruno Carvalho and Ben Alloway but then he lost to Nicolas Dalby. Mankowski vs Bahari is the main event of Ksw 30. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 MMA fight – Denis Smoldarev vs Maro Perak – full fight Video M-1 Challenge 55
Denis Smoldarev entered this fight with a pro mma record of 9-1-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.65 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Maro Perak, has a record of 23-4-1 (83% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.85 in the same weight class. Both fighters lost their last bout against Marcin Tybura (=Tybura vs Smoldarev, Tybura vs Perak). Smoldarev vs Perak is the main event of M-1 Challenge 55. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 BOXING fight – Sammy Vasquez vs Emmanuel Lartei Lartey – full fight Video
The undefeated Sammy Vasquez entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 17-0-0 (13 KOs=76%) and he is ranked as the No.52 welterweight in the world, he fought six times in 2014 beating Alberto Mosquera in his last bout.
His opponent, Emmanuel Lartei Lartey, has an official record of 16-2-1 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.97 in the same weight class, he suffered two consecutive defeats between 2013 and 2014, against Errol Spence Jr and Felix Diaz, but then he came back to win beating Steve Forbes. Vasquez vs Lartey is the main event of “The Pride of Pittsburgh III”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 BOXING fight – Gennady Golovkin vs Martin Murray – full fight Video WBA, WBC
The undefeated Gennady Golovkin entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 31-0-0 (28 KOs=90%) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world; he fought three times in 2014 beating Osumanu Adama (=Golovkin vs Adama), Daniel Geale (Golovkin vs Geale) and Marco Antonio Rubio (=Golovkin vs Rubio).
His opponent, Martin Murray, has an official record of 29-1-1 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced the former Wbc champion Sergio ‘Maravilla’ Martinez (=Martinez vs Murray), since then he has won four consecutive bouts, the last one against Domenico Spada (=Murray vs Spada). ‘GGG’ Golovkin vs Murray is valid for the WBA, IBO and interim WBC World middleweight titles (all held by Golovkin). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 BOXING fight – Umberto Savigne vs Craig Baker – full fight Video
Umberto Savigne entered this fight with a boxing record of 12-1-0 (9 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.28 light heavyweight in the world, the only time he lost was in 2010 when he faced Harvey Jolly, since then he has collected ten consecutive victories and one no-contest; he beat Jeff Lacy in his last bout (=Savigne vs Lacy).
His opponent, the undefeated Craig Baker, has a perfect record of 15-0-0 (11 knockouts) and he fought twice in 2014 beating Anthony Greeley and Sergio Daniel Cordoba. Savigne vs Baker is on the undercard of Sammy Vasquez vs Emmanuel Lartey . Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 BOXING fight – Arthur Abraham vs Paul Smith 2 – full fight Video WBO
Arthur Abraham entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 41-4-0 (28 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 super middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Carl Froch); he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Robert Stieglitz in their rematch (=Abraham vs Stieglitz 2), since then he has won five consecutive bouts taking revenge on Stieglitz in 2014 (=Stieglitz vs Abraham 3).
His opponent, Paul Smith, has an official record of 35-4-0 (20 knockouts) and he entered as the No.38 in the same weight class, he fought twice last year beating David Sarabia but then he lost to Abraham in their first bout (=Abraham vs Smith I). This second fight is valid for the WBO super middleweight title (Abraham’s third consecutive defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!