Best fights of the week 12, year 2014

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 12: (Mon-Sun) from March 17, 2014 to March 23, 2014.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Merlito Sabillo vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr Boxing Knockout of the Week: Juan Carlos Reveco vs Manuel Vides   Mma … Read more

2014 MMA fight – Norman Parke vs Leonardo Santos – fight Video UFC Ufn 39

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-23, fight not particularly good between Norman Parke and Leonardo Santos: it gets two stars. Norman Parke entered this fight with a mma record of 19-2-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.72 lightweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Joseph Duffy (at Spartan Fight Challenge), since then he has collected nine consecutive wins (three in the Ufc).
His opponent, Leonardo Santos, has an official record of 12-3-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.80 welterweight, he suffered his last defeat in 2009 when he faced Kazunori Yokota (split decision loss) and after that bout he has fought and won six times. Parke vs Santos is on the undercard of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC Ufn 39. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Mauricio Shogun Rua vs Dan Henderson 2 full fight Video highlights UFC FN 39 – 2014

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-23, some tough exchanges and a good finish: the second fight between Mauricio Rua and Dan Henderson gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night and UFC Performance of the Night). Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-8-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 light heavyweight in the world, he is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu but he lost twice in his last three fights.
His opponent, Dan Henderson, has an official record of 29-11-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class, he is 43 years old (11 years older than Rua) and he comes off three consecutive defeats; currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). The last fight won by ‘Hendo’ was the first bout against ‘Shogun’ Rua in 2011, one of the best fights in mma history (=Henderson vs Shogun Rua I). Shogun Rua vs Henderson 2 is the main event of UFC Fight Night 39 – Ufn. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – CB Dollaway vs Cezar Ferreira – full fight Video UFC Ufn 39

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-23, good start and pretty good finish: CB Dollaway vs Cezar Ferreira gets three stars. CB Dollaway entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-5-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.49 middleweight in the world, last year he fought twice winning the first bout against Daniel Sarafian (=Dollaway vs Sarafian) but then he lost to Tim Boetsch (via split decision).
His opponent, Cezar ‘Mutante’ Ferreira, has a record of 7-2-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.62 in the same weight class, he is a black belt in bjj and he comes off three consecutive wins (all in Ufc). Dollaway vs Ferreira is on the undercard of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC Ufn 39. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Gian Villante vs Fabio Maldonado – fight Video UFC Ufn 39

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-23, exciting second part of the fight between Gian Villante and Fabio Maldonado: it gets three stars. Gian Villante entered this fight with a record of 11-4-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.41 light heavyweight in the world, last year he fought twice losing the first bout against Ovince St Preux but then he defeated Cody Donovan.
His opponent, Fabio Maldonado, has a record of 20-6-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.47 in the same weight class, he comes off two consecutive wins. Villante vs Maldonado is on the undercard of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC Ufn 39. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Mairbek Taisumov vs Michel Prazeres – fight Video UFC Ufn 39

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-23, some good shots and takedowns but it is not enough to get three stars: Mairbek Taisumov vs Michel Prazeres gets two. Mairbek Taisumov entered this fight with a mma record of 21-4-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.59 lightweight in the world, he is 25 years old and he comes off four consecutive wins.
His opponent, Michel ‘Trator’ Prazeres (real name Michel Richard Cunha dos Prazeres), has an official record of 17-1-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.64 in the same weight class, he suffered his only defeat at his Ufc debut in 2013 losing to Paulo Thiago, after that bout he fought again for the Ufc and he defeated Jesse Ronson. Taisumov vs Prazeres is on the undercard of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC Ufn 39. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 MMA fight – Steven Siler vs Rony ‘Jason’ Mariano Bezerra – fight Video UFC Ufn 39

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-23, fight not so exciting between Steven Siler and Rony ‘Jason’: it gets two stars. Steven Siler entered this fight with a mma record of 23-11-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.36 featherweight in the world, lat year he fought three times losing only his last bout against Dennis Bermudez.
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and kickboxing Rony ‘Jason’ Mariano Bezerra, has an official record of 13-4-0 (92% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.68 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2013 winning the first bout against Mike Wilkinson (Jason vs Wilkinson) but then he lost to Jeremy Stephens (=Stephens vs Jason). Siler vs Jason is on the undercard of Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Dan Henderson 2 – UFC Ufn 39. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Hugo Ruiz vs Ramon Maas – full fight Video

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-22, disappointing fight between Hugo Ruiz and Ramon Maas: it gets two stars. Hugo Ruiz entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 33-2-0 (29 KOs=87%) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Koki Kameda in Japan via split decision in a fight valid for the WBA bantamweight title, since then he has fought and won twice.
His opponent, Ramon Maas, has a record of 26-3-0 (15 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since February 2, 2013 when he was defeated by Mario Briones, he comes off three defeats in his last four bouts. Ruiz vs Maas is on the undercard of Humberto Soto vs Juan Carlos Abreu. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Humberto Soto vs Juan Carlos Abreu – full fight Video

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Fight rated 3 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-22, the fight between Humberto Soto and Juan Carlos Abreu gets three stars thanks to a good second part of the bout. Humberto Soto entered this fight with a boxing record of 62-8-2 (35 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.10 light welterweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Lucas Martin Matthysse (=Matthysse vs Soto), since then he has collected four consecutive wins.
His opponent, the undefeated Juan Carlos Abreu, has a record of 16-0-1 (15 KOs=93%), he is 26 years old, seven years younger than Soto, and just in his last fight he was stopped by Puro Pairol in a draw. Soto vs Abreu is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2014 BOXING fight – Anselmo Moreno vs Javier Nicolas Chacon – full fight Video WBA

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Fight rated 2 stars by AllTheBestFights.comReview: 2014-03-22, fight not particularly good between Anselmo Moreno and Javier Chacon: it gets two stars. Anselmo Moreno entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 34-2-1 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his second loss in 2012 when he faced then-undefeated Abner Mares in a fight valid for the Wbc super bantamweight belt (=Mares vs Moreno), after that bout he fought just once defeating William Urina (=Moreno vs Urina).
His opponent, Javier Nicolas Chacon, has an official record of 19-1-0 (4 knockouts) but he has never fought outside Argentina and for a world title. Moreno vs Chacon is valid for the WBA Super World bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!