Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-16, Michael Page vs Evangelista Santos gets four stars thanks to a spectacular finish: this is one of the best mma fights of 2016!
The undefeated Michael Page entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 10-0-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.84 welterweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos, has an official record of 21-17-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.98 in the same weight class. Both fighters have already fought in 2016: Page has beat Jeremie Holloway (=Page vs Holloway) while Cyborg has won over Artenas Young and Brennan Ward (=Ward vs Cyborg) but then he has lost to Saad Awad (=Cyborg vs Awad). ‘MVP’ Page vs Cyborg Santos is on the undercard of Paul Daley vs Douglas Lima – Bellator 158. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-13, exciting back and forth fight thanks to an amazing performance by both fighters: Tony Ferguson vs Landon Vannata is one of the best mma fights of 2016 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
The Tuf 13 winner Tony Ferguson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Eddie Alvarez) while his opponent, the undefeated Landon Vannata (who replaces Michael Chiesa), has a perfect record of 8-0-0 (87% finishing rate). Ferguson’s last defeat occurred when he faced Michael Johnson in 2012, since then he has won seven consecutive bouts beating Edson Barboza in his last one (=Ferguson vs Barboza). Ferguson vs Vannata is on the undercard of Michael McDonald vs John Lineker – UFC Fight Night 91. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-25, very close and exciting fight from the first period thanks to an amazing performance by both boxers: Keith Thurman vs Shawn Porter is one of the best boxing fights of 2016 and it gets four stars!
The undefeated Keith Thurman entered this fight with a perfect record of 26-0-0 (22 KOs=85%) and he is ranked as the No.1 welterweight in the world. He fought twice last year winning over Robert Guerrero (=Thurman vs Guerrero) and Luis Collazo (=Thurman vs Collazo).
His opponent, the former Ibf Ww champion Shawn Porter, has an official record of 26-1-1 (16 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 20, 2015 when he beat Adrien Broner (=Broner vs Porter). He suffered his only loss against Kell Brook in 2014 (=Porter vs Brook) but then he defeated Erick Bone in 2015 (=Porter vs Bone). Thurman vs Porter is valid for the WBA World welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-18, entertaining and tough fight with some wild exchanges: Steve Bosse vs Sean O’Connell is one of the best mma fights of 2016 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night).
Sean O’Connell entered this fight with a mma record of 17-7-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.41 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Ilir Latifi.
His opponent, Steve Bosse, has an official record of 11-2-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.76 in the same weight class. He lost to Thiago Santos last year (4-stars-fight, Santos vs Bosse) but he came back to win in 2016 defeating James Te Huna (=Te Huna vs Bosse). O’Connell vs Bosse is on the undercard of Rory MacDonald vs Stephen Thompson – UFC Fight Night 89. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-17, epic and brutal fight in which both fighters exchanged shot for shot in an authentic war: Fedor Emelianenko vs Fabio Maldonado gets five stars and it is a candidate for the Mma Fight of the Year 2016 but also for the Mma Round of the Year!
The former Pride and world combat sambo champion Fedor Emelianenko entered this fight with a mma record of 35-4-0 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.48 heavyweight in the world. Fedor suffered three consecutive defeats between 2010 and 2011, against the former #1 Ufc Hw champion Fabricio Werdum, with Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Silva vs Emelianenko), and against Dan Henderson (=Henderson vs Emelianenko), after this bout he has won four fights beating Singh Jaideep in 2015 (after three years of inactivity, Emelianenko vs Jaideep).
His opponent, the former Ufc fighter and undefeated professional boxer Fabio Maldonado, has an official record of 22-9-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.43 light heavyweight but he won just one out of his last four fights, against Hans Stringer (=Maldonado vs Stringer); after this bout he lost twice in 2015, with Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson (=Rampage vs Maldonado) and Corey Anderson (=Anderson vs Maldonado). Emelianenko vs Maldonado is the main event of the EFN 50 (Eurasia Fight Nights). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-11, speed, excellent technique and an astonishing finish: Vasyl Lomachenko vs Roman Martinez is one of the best boxing fights of 2016 and it gets four stars!
The Wbo super-Fw champion Roman Martinez entered this fight with a professional record of 29-2-3 (17 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.9 super featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Javier Fortuna). He suffered his last loss when he faced Mikey Garcia in 2013 (=Garcia vs Martinez), after this bout he has won over Herbert Quartey and Orlando Salido (=Salido vs Martinez I) but then he drew with Salido in their rematch (=Martinez vs Salido II).
His opponent, the 2012 and 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist and Wbo Fw champion Vasyl Lomachenko entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 5-1-0 (3 knockouts – but he has an amazing amateur record of 396-1) and he entered as the No.11 featherweight. He lost to Orlando Salido at his second pro bout in 2014 (via split decision, Salido vs Lomachenko), but then he has won four fights beating Gamalier Rodriguez (=Lomachenko vs Rodriguez) and Romulo Koasicha in 2015 (=Lomachenko vs Koasicha). ‘Rocky’ Martinez vs Lomachenko is valid for the WBO World super featherweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-03, two of the best muay thai fighters in the world in a very exciting fight with brutal exchanges and, probably, the best round of the year: Saeksan Or Kwanmuang vs Rodlek Jaotalaytong is one of the best muay thai fights of 2016 and it gets four stars!
Saeksan Or Kwanmuang (also known as Seksan and with the red shorts – เสกสรร อ.ขวัญเมือง) should have a professional kickboxing record of 167-28-4 and he is ranked as the No.3 super featherweight in the world while unfortunately we don’t know the record of his opponent, the current Channel 7 stadium 130lb champion Rodlek Jaotalaytong (also known as Rotlek – รถเหล็ก จ้าวทะเลทอง), but he entered as the No.1 in the same weight class. Seksan fought twice in 2016 losing to Thanonchai Thanakorngym and winning over Thaksinlek Kiatniwat while Rotlek lost to Panpayak Sitjatik at the end of 2015 but then he has won three consecutive bouts. Saeksan vs Rodlek is the main event at the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium (Bangkok, Thailand). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-04, fantastic fight thanks to an amazing performance by both boxers: this was an absolute war and this is what we want from a candidate for Fight of the Year 2016, Francisco Vargas vs Orlando Salido gets five stars!
The undefeated Wbc champion Francisco Vargas entered this fight with a boxing record of 23-0-1 (17 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super featherweight in the world. He fought twice last year beating Will Tomlinson (=Vargas vs Tomlinson) and Takashi Miura (The Ring magazine Fight of the Year 2015, Miura vs Vargas).
His opponent, the former world champion in two different weight classes Orlando Salido, has an official record of 43-13-3 (30 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class but his last victory occurred in 2014, against Terdsak Kokietgym (4-stars fight, Salido vs Kokietgym). After this bout ‘Siri’ Salido faced Roman Martinez twice in 2015 losing the first fight (=Salido vs Martinez I) and drawing the second one (=Martinez vs Salido II). Vargas vs Salido is valid for the WBC World super featherweight title (Vargas’ first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2002-05-17, great performance by both boxers with some tough exchanges and an amazing second part of the fight: we want to thank “Dustin Camp” who recommended this bout to us in the 2002 boxing ranking because Oscar Larios vs Israel Vazquez 2 gets four stars!
Israel Vazquez entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 32-2-0 (23 knockouts) while his opponent, Oscar Larios, had an official record of 43-3-1 (31 knockouts). Vazquez had lost to Marcos Licona in 1999 but since then he had collected 12 consecutive victories while Larios was defeated by Willie Jorrin in 2001 and then he had won four bouts. In their first fight Vazquez had beat Larios in just one round (April 12, 1997); this second fight was valid for the interim WBC World super bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-05-17, spectacular finish between Murat Gassiev and Jordan Shimmell: this is one of the best boxing fights of 2016 and it gets four stars!
The undefeated Murat Gassiev entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 22-0-0 (16 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.16 cruiserweight in the world. He fought four times last year beating Terrance Smith, Felix Cora Jr (=Gassiev vs Cora) and Rodney Moore but his last bout, against Isiah Thomas, ended in a no-contest (=Gassiev vs Thomas).
His opponent, Jordan Shimmell, has an official record of 20-1-0 (16 KOs=80%) and he entered as the No.50 in the same weight class. He lost to Isiah Thomas in 2015 but he came back to win in 2016 defeating Willis Lockett. Gassiev vs Shimmell is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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