LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
Review: 2013-11-30, boring fight between Vicente Mosquera and Javier Prieto, don’t waste your time watching this bout: it gets one star. Vicente Mosquera (33-2-1, 18 KOs) entered as the No.26 lightweight in the world while Javier Prieto (23-7-0, 18 KOs) entered as the No.30. Mosquera vs Prieto is valid for the vacant WBC Silver lightweight title. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-11-30, the fight between Juan Carlos Sanchez Jr and Zolani Tete gets three stars thanks to a spectacular finish. Juan Carlos Sanchez Jr (17-1-1, 9 KOs) entered as the No.3 bantamweight in the world while Zolani Tete (17-3-0, 15 KOs=88%) entered as the No.29 super flyweight. Sanchez Jr vs Tete, IBF super flyweight eliminator, is on the undercard of Jorge Paez Jr vs Ivan Hernandez. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-12-28, worth watching fight thanks to a good start and a dramatic finish: the second fight between Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva gets three stars. The undefeated Chris Weidman (10-0-0, 70% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 middleweight in the world while Anderson Silva (33-5-0, 79% finishing rate) entered as the No.2. In their first fight (July 7, 2013) Weidman defeated Silva by ko and ‘The Spider’ lost the Ufc middleweight title after tenth consecutive defense; this second fight, main event of UFC 168, is valid again for the UFC middleweight title and it is Weidman’s first defense.
Here are some words said by Weidman before the fight: “100-percent, I know it’s going to be a better version of me…For the last camp, I went through hurricane Sandy, two surgeries, a year layoff. And even though, I wouldn’t let those excuses get in my mind before that fight. I didn’t make any excuses in my mind for, why I should lose? This time, there’s really no excuses for me to lose.” And this is what Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva said “The last fight is in the past. I’m really looking forward to this next fight, and everything is going to be different, […] My mistakes in that fight, and this is the first time I’m saying this, were basic mistakes, […] Obviously we made a few changes. When you see a mistake, you’ve got to get back and see where that mistake is and change things around. But like I said, that’s in the past and everything is going to be different from now on…” Watch the video!
Review: 2013-12-28, exciting fight thanks to an aggressive start, excellent work on the ground, high pace and some nice takedowns: the second fight between Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate is very close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night). The undefeated Ronda Rousey (7-0-0, 100% submission armbar victory rate in the first round) entered as the No.1 women’s bantamweight in the world while Miesha Tate (13-4-0, 69% finishing rate) entered as the No.9. In their first fight Rousey defeated Tate by submission (March 3, 2012); this second fight is valid for the UFC bantamweight title and it is on the undercard of Chris Weidman vs Anderson Silva 2 – UFC 168. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-12-28, pretty good finish between Josh Barnett and Travis Browne but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two. Josh Barnett (33-6-0, 85% finishing rate) entered as the No.8 heavyweight in the world while Travis Browne (15-1-1, 86% finishing rate) entered as the No.6 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Cain Velasquez). Barnett vs Browne is on the undercard of Chris Weidman vs Anderson Silva 2 – UFC 168. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-12-28, fight not so exciting between Jim Miller and Fabricio Camoes: it gets two stars. Jim Miller ranked as the No.14 lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 22-4-0 (69% finishing rate) while Fabricio Camoes had a record of 14-7-1 (79% finishing rate – Camoes is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 7, 2012 when he was defeated by Melvin Guillard). Miller vs Camoes is on the undercard of Chris Weidman vs Anderson Silva 2 – UFC 168. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-12-28, pretty good fight with some nice exchanges: Dustin Poirier vs Diego Brandao gets three stars. Dustin Poirier (14-3-0, 79% finishing rate) entered as the No.24 featherweight in the world while Diego Brandao (18-8-0, 78% finishing rate) entered as the No.21. Poirier vs Brandao was originally scheduled as a featherweight bout but Brandao weighed in seven pounds over the limit of 146 lbs; undercard of Chris Weidman vs Anderson Silva 2 – UFC 168. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-12-28, pretty good fight between Saenchai and Kong Hong Xing: it gets three stars. Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym, also known as Saenchai Sor Kingstar or Saenchai Sinbimuaythai, ranked as the No.3 super lightweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 269-49-2 while we haven’t found the professional record of Kong Hong Xing. Saenchai vs Xing is on the undercard of Buakaw Banchamek vs Zhi-Peng Zhou – K-1 Max 2013 Foshan. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-12-28, great performance by both fighters with some tough exchanges: Buakaw Banchamek vs Zhi-Peng Zhou gets three stars. Buakaw Banchamek, formerly known as Buakaw Por Pramuk, ranked as the No.2 super welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 212-21-12 (unfortunately we haven’t found the professional record of Zhi-Peng Zhou). Buakaw vs Zhou, main event of the evening, is the quarterfinal of K-1 MAX 2013 world championship tournament. Watch the video!
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 51: (Mon-Sun) from December 16, 2013 to December 22, 2013. Boxing Fight of the Week: Stuart Hall vs Vusi Malinga K-1 Muay Thai Fight of the Week: Joseph Valtellini vs Nieky Holzken K-1 … Read more
