Review: 2014-01-17, pretty good fight with one knockdown: Ivan Redkach vs Tony Luis gets three stars. The undefeated Ivan Redkach entered this fight with a perfect record of 15-0-0 (13 KOs=81%) and he is ranked as the No.63 lightweight in the world while Tony Luis has an official record of 17-1-0 (7 knockouts), he suffered his only loss last year against Jose Hernandez. Redkach vs Luis is valid for the vacant USBA lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2014 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Saenchai vs Adailton Freitas – full fight Video MTW
Review: 2014-01-17, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: Saenchai vs Adailton Freitas gets two. Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym, also known as Saenchai Sor Kingstar or Saenchai Sinbimuaythai, entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 269-50-3 and he is ranked as the No.4 super lightweight in the world while Adailton Parreira de Freitas should have a record of 54-15-2. Saenchai came off two consecutive defeats, one against Petboonchu FA Group at Lumpinee stadium and the last one to Kong Hong Xing (K-1 Max event). Saenchai vs Freitas is the main event of “Muay Thai Warriors in Phuket”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 BOXING fight – Ganigan Lopez vs Mario Rodriguez – full fight Video
Review: 2014-01-04, fight not particularly good between Ganigan Lopez and Mario Rodriguez: it gets two stars. Ganigan Lopez (23-5-0, 15 KOs) entered as the No.5 minimumweight in the world while Mario Rodriguez (16-8-4, 11 KOs) entered as the No.9 light flyweight. Lopez vs Rodriguez is valid for the vacant WBC Continental Americas light flyweight title. Watch the video!
2014 MMA fight – TJ Dillashaw vs Mike Easton – fight Video UFC Ufn 35
Review: 2014-01-15, some nice exchanges between TJ Dillashaw and Mike Easton but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two. TJ Dillashaw (8-2-0, 76% finishing rate) entered as the No.15 bantamweight in the world but he comes off his second defeat suffered in his last fight against the brazilian Raphael Assuncao. His opponent Mike Easton (13-3-0, 46% finishing rate) entered as the No.41 in the same weight division and he is a black belt in both Tae Kwon Do and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; he lost his last two fights against Brad Pickett and Raphael Assuncao. Dillashaw vs Easton is on the undercard of Luke Rockhold vs Costas Philippou – UFC Ufn 35. Watch the video!
2014 MMA fight – Lorenz Larkin vs Brad Tavares – fight Video UFC Ufn 35
Review: 2014-01-15, just some single shots between Lorenz Larkin and Brad Tavares, don’t waste your time watching this bout: it gets two stars. Lorenz Larkin (14-1-0, 57% ko/tko victory rate, he has never won by submission) entered as the No.20 middlewight in the world while Brad Tavares (11-1-0, 54% finishing rate) entered as the No.26 in the same weight division, he has a four fight win streak. Larkin vs Tavares is on the undercard of Luke Rockhold vs Costas Philippou – UFC Ufn 35. Watch the video!
2014 MMA fight – Luke Rockhold vs Costas Philippou – full fight Video UFC Ufn 35
Review: 2014-01-15, some good exchanges and a nice finish: Luke Rockhold vs Costas Philippou gets three stars. The former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold (10-2-0, 80% finishing rate) entered as the No.6 middleweight in the world, he fought just once in 2013 when he was defeated by Vitor Belfort with a spectacular spinning kick (one of the best knockouts of 2013, we rated it with four stars) but before that bout he had nine consecutive victories. His opponent, Constantinos Philippou, better known as Constas Philippou, (12-3-0, 58% finishing rate) entered as the No.15 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Chris Weidman) and he also fought just once in 2013 losing against Francis Carmont after five-fight win streak. Rockhold vs Philippou is the main event of “UFC Fight Night 35”. Watch the video!
2014 MMA fight – John Moraga vs Dustin Ortiz – fight Video UFC Ufn 35
Review: 2014-01-15, good pace and good work on the ground: John Moraga vs Dustin Ortiz gets three stars. John Moraga (13-2-0, 61% finishing rate) entered as the No.8 flyweight in the world and in his last fight he faced the #1 in this weight division, Demetrious Johnson, with whom he suffered his second defeat. His opponent Dustin Ortiz (12-2-0, 75% finishing rate) entered as the No.17 in the same weight class and this is his second fight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Moraga vs Ortiz is on the undercard of Luke Rockhold vs Costas Philippou – UFC Ufn 35. Watch the video!
2014 MMA fight – Yoel Romero Palacio vs Derek Brunson – full fight Video UFC Ufn 35
Review: 2014-01-15, pretty good fight between Yoel Romero and Derek Brunson: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The wrestler, silver medalist at Sydney 2000 Olympic games, Yoel Romero Palacio (6-1-0, 100% ko/tko victory rate) entered as the No.27 middleweight in the world, while Derek Brunson (11-2-0, 72% finishing rate) entered as the No.25 in the same weight division. Romero vs Brunson is on the undercard of Luke Rockhold vs Costas Philippou – UFC Ufn 35. Watch the video!
2014 MMA fight – Cole Miller vs Sam Sicilia – fight Video UFC Ufn 35
Review: 2014-01-15, pretty good finish between Cole Miller and Sam Sicilia but it is not enough to get three stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Cole Miller ranked as the No.35 featherweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 20-8-0 (85% finishing rate, mostly submissions) while Sam Sicilia had a record of 12-3-0 (91% finishing rate). Miller vs Sicilia is on the undercard of Luke Rockhold vs Costas Philippou – UFC Ufn 35. Watch the video!
2013 BOXING fight – Kiko Martinez vs Jeffrey Mathebula – full fight Video IBF
Review: 2013-12-21, fight not so exciting between Kiko Martinez and Jeffrey Mathebula: it gets two stars. Kiko Martinez (29-4-0, 21 KOs) entered as the No.8 super bantamweight in the world while Jeffrey Mathebula (27-4-2, 14 KOs) entered as the No.9 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Guillermo Rigondeaux). Martinez vs Mathebula is valid for the IBF super bantamweight title (Martinez’s first defense). Watch the video!