Review: 2011-05-28, the match between Demetrious Johnson and Miguel Torres was probably the best fight of the UFC 130. If this fight had ended with a knockout or a submission it would have entered in our ranking of the best 4 and 5 stars mma fighting. Demetrious Johnson defeated Miguel Torres by unanimous decision after a very balanced fight. Watch the video!
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Review: 2011-05-28, the fight between Rick Story and Thiago Alves (UFC 130) did not have a good pace and continuous action to achieve our 3 stars. Rick Story defeated Thiago Alves by unanimous decision (good final action at the end of the third round). Watch the video!
Review: 2011-05-28, the main fight of the UFC 130, Quinton “Ramapage” Jackson vs Matt Hamill, was probably the worst match of the evening: boring, little action and low pace. Quinton “Ramapage” Jackson defeated Hamill by unanimous decision. Watch the video!2011 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – John Wayne Parr vs Mike Zambidis 3 – Video full fight
Review: 2011-05-27, John Wayne Parr and Mike Zambidis had already faced two times: in 2002 Zambidis won the final of the K-1 max Oceania while in 2009 John Wayne Parr defeated the greek fighter; so the title of this K-1 and kick boxing event was “Payback Time – The Decider”. In this third fight John Wayne Parr knocked down Mike Zambidis three times in the first round and won by TKO; John Wayne Parr vs Mike Zambidis 3 was valid for the International World Title WKBF (K-1 rules, 72 kg): nice battle! Watch the video!
2009 best BOXING fight – Anthony Mundine vs Daniel Geale – full fight Video
Review: 2009-05-27, Daniel Geale (21-0-0) had won the IBO middleweight title versus Daniel Dawson (in 2007) and he had to defend it against the experienced Anthony Mundine (35-3-0). Even if they came from the same country, the fight turned in an exciting battle, Mundine defeated Geale by split decision after a very balancd match (first defeat for Daniel Geale). Watch the video!
2009 best BOXING fight – Nonito Donaire vs Rafael Concepcion – fight Video
Review: 2009-08-15, Nonito Donaire (21-1-0) had won, in 2007, the IBF and IBO flyweight titles against Vic Darchinyan, and after having successfully defended three times, he wanted to win also the interim WBA World super flyweight title. His opponent was Rafael Concepcion (13-3-1), who had already won this title in 2008 against AJ Banal, but then he lost it facing Jorge Arce. “El Torito” Concepcion, in this fight, was more aggressive and threw more punches than the Philippine, but Donaire was much more accurate and won the match. Watch the video!
Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton full fight Video – 2009
Review: 2009-05-02, the fight between Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2) and Ricky Hatton (45-1-0) lasted only 2 rounds, but it were six minutes very exciting. Hatton, after losing against Floyd Mayweather Jr (in 2007), trying to win the welterweight title, had returned in his light welterweight division winning the IBO‘s belt versus Juan Lazcano (in 2008). So Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton defended his title against Manny Pacquiao who tried to win a world title in the light welterweight category, even though he had just fought and won against Oscar De La Hoya at the welterweight limit. Pacquiao knocked down Hatton two times in the first round and knocked him out at the end of the second round, surely one of the best KO of 2009. (After this fight Hatton retired). Watch the video!
