Review: 2014-03-08, great fight between Brad Pickett and Neil Seery, probably the best of the night: it gets three stars. Brad Pickett entered this fight with a mma record of 23-8-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.28 bantamweight in the world but in this fight he makes his debut in the flyweight division after having lost two out of his last three fights.
His opponent, Neil Seery, has an official record of 13-9-0 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.29 flyweight, he comes off four consecutive wins and in this fight he debuts in the Ufc. Pickett vs Seery is on the undercard of Alexander Gustafsson vs Jimi Manuwa – UFC Ufn 38. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2014 MMA fight – Gunnar Nelson vs Omari Akhmedov – fight Video GIF UFC Ufn 38
Review: 2014-03-08, some nice elbows and a good finish: Gunnar Nelson vs Omari Akhmedov gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The undefeated black belt in bjj and karate Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a record of 11-0-1 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 welterweight in the world, last year he fought just once defeating Jorge Santiago (=Nelson vs Santiago).
His opponent, Omari Akhmedov, has an official record of 12-1-0 (83% finishing rate), his only loss came in 2010 when he faced Michail Tsarev, since then he collected 11 consecutive wins; last year he made his debut in the Ufc defeating Thiago Perpetuo. Nelson vs Akhmedov is on the undercard of Alexander Gustafsson vs Jimi Manuwa – UFC Ufn 38. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Rustam Nugaev vs Marvin Quintero – full fight Video
Review: 2014-03-07, nice and tough exchanges from the first bell: Rustam Nugaev vs Marvin Quintero is close to get four stars. Rustam Nugaev entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 26-6-1 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.30 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Alisher Rahimov, since then he collected five consecutive wins and last year we rated two out of his four fights with four stars: Maicelo vs Nugaev and Nugaev vs Hernandez.
His opponent, Marvin Quintero, has an official record of 25-4-0 (21 KOs=84%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 27, 2012 when he was defeated by Miguel Vazquez in a fight valid for the IBF lightweight title (=Vazquez vs Quintero). Nugaev vs Quintero is the main event of the night. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Alexander Volkov vs Mark Holata – full fight Video Bellator 111
Review: 2014-03-07, fight not so good between Alexander Volkov and Mark Holata: it gets two stars. Alexander Volkov entered this fight with a mma record of 19-4-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 heavyweight in the world, he won the Bellator heavyweight title in 2012 beating Richard Hale (=Hale vs Volkov) but then he lost the belt in 2013 at his first defense when he faced Vitaly Minakov (=Volkov vs Minakov).
His opponent, Mark Holata, has an official record of 12-4-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 5, 2012 when he was defeated by Vinicius Queiroz (=Holata vs Queiroz). Volkov vs Holata is the quarterfinal of the Bellator heavyweight tournament; undercard of Eduardo Dantas vs Anthony Leone – Bellator 111. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Peter Graham vs Mighty Mo – full fight Video Bellator 111
Review: 2014-03-07, some good single shots but the fight between Peter Graham and Mighty Mo was not particularly exciting: it gets two stars. Peter Graham entered this fight with a mma record of 9-6-0 (89% ko/tko victory rate) and he is ranked as the No.31 heavyweight in the world while Mighty Mo (real name: Siala-Mou Siliga) has an official record of 5-2-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.92 in the same weight class. Both fighters fought in the K-1 World Grand Prix but they have never faced each other, moreover they both debuted and fought twice in 2013 for the Bellator Mma promotion. Graham vs Mo is the quarterfinal of the Bellator heavyweight tournament; undercard of Eduardo Dantas vs Anthony Leone – Bellator 111. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Ryan Martinez vs Lavar Johnson – full fight Video Bellator 111
Review: 2014-03-07, heavy punches and a pretty good finish: Ryan Martinez vs Lavar Johnson gets three stars. Ryan Martinez entered this fight with a pro mma record of 10-3-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.33 heavyweight in the world, last year he fought three times losing just his last fight against Vitaly Minakov (=Minakov vs Martinez).
His opponent, Lavar Johnson, has an official record of 17-8-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.79 in the same weight class, he is 36 years old (10 more than Martinez) and last year he fought twice losing both fights: the first one against Brendan Schaub (his last Ufc fight) and then to Vinicius Queiroz (=Johnson vs Queiroz). Martinez vs Johnson is the quarterfinal of the Bellator heavyweight tournament; undercard of Eduardo Dantas vs Anthony Leone – Bellator 111. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Eduardo Dantas vs Anthony Leone – full fight Video Bellator 111
Review: 2014-03-07, the fight between Eduardo Dantas and Anthony Leone gets three stars only thanks to a good finish. Eduardo Dantas entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-3-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 bantamweight in the world, he is 25 years old (one less than Leone) and he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Tyson Nam at Shooto Brazil 33.
His opponent, Anthony Leone, has an official record of 13-6-0 (46% submission victory rate – he has never won by ko/tko) and he entered as the No.42 in the same weight class, last year he fought twice winning against Frank Baca in July but then he lost to Rafael Silva who was originally scheduled to face Dantas but then Silva was forced to pull out of the bout due to injury (=Leone vs Silva). Dantas vs Leone, main event of Bellator 111, is valid for the Bellator bantamweight title (Dantas’ second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 09, year 2014
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 09: (Mon-Sun) from February 24, 2014 to March 2, 2014. Boxing Fight of the Week: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr vs Brian Vera 2 Boxing Knockout of the Week: Anthony Joshua vs Hector Alfredo Avila … Read more
2014 BOXING fight – Julio Cesar Chavez Jr vs Brian Vera 2 – fight Video
Review: 2014-03-01, good second fight between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and Brian Vera: it gets three stars. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 47-1-1 (32 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 super middleweight in the world, he suffered his only defeat against current #1 Sergio ‘Maravilla’ Martinez in 2012 (=Martinez vs Chavez Jr), since then he fought only once facing Vera in their first fight, the Mexican won the bout but it was a very controversial decision (=Chavez Jr vs Vera I).
His opponent, Brian Vera, has an official record of 23-7-0 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. Chavez Jr vs Vera 2 is valid for the vacant WBC Continental Americas super middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Orlando Salido vs Vasyl Lomachenko – fight Video WBO
Review: 2014-03-01, tactical fight but not so exciting: Orlando Salido vs Vasyl Lomachenko gets two stars. Orlando Salido entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 40-12-2 (28 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 featherweight in the world, last year he fought twice: the first time he lost to #1 Mikey Garcia losing also the WBO featherweight belt (=Salido vs Garcia), but then Garcia vacated the title and ‘Siri’ Salido won the same belt beating Orlando Cruz (=Salido vs Cruz).
His opponent, 2012 and 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Vasyl Lomachenko, is at his second professional boxing fight (but he has an amazing amateur record of 396-1), he entered as the No.68 in the same weight class; last year, in his pro boxing debut he faced #47 Jose Ramirez and he won via tko (=Lomachenko vs Ramirez). Salido vs Lomachenko was originally valid for the WBO featherweight title (Salido’s first deense) but the Mexican weighed in 2.5 pounds over the limit of 126 lbs, so the belt was only at stake for Lomachenko; undercard of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr vs Brian Vera 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!