The two time K-1 World MAX champion Buakaw Banchamek, formerly known as Buakaw Por Pramuk, entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 264-42-12 (68 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super welterweight in the world while his opponent, Khayal Dzhaniev, has an official record of 10-2-0 and he entered as the No.12 welterweight. Buakaw suffered his last defeat in 2014 when he faced Enriko Kehl in the final of the K-1 World MAX (controversial ending, Buakaw vs Kehl 2) but after this bout he has won five consecutive fights beating Artem Pashporin in his last one (=Buakaw vs Pashporin). Buakaw vs Dzhaniev is the semifinal of the TopKing World Series 70kg tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights
Videos of the best Fights of the Year candidates: Mma, Boxing, K-1
2015 best BOXING fight – Erkan Teper vs David Price – full fight Video
The undefeated Erkan Teper entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 14-0-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.18 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, David Price, has an official record of 19-2-0 (16 KOs=84%) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. Both boxers have already fought once in 2015: Teper has won over Johann Duhaupas (=Teper vs Duhaupas) while Price has beat Irineu Beato Costa Junior (=Price vs Costa Junior). Teper vs Price is valid for the vacant EBU (European) heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 best MMA fight – Frank Mir vs Todd Duffee – full fight Video UFC FN 71
The black belt in karate and Bjj and former Ufc Hw champion Frank Mir entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-9-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Fabricio Werdum). He suffered four consecutive defeats between 2012 and 2014, the last one against Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Mir), but after this bout he came back to win beating Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Silva vs Mir).
His opponent, Todd Duffee, has an official record of 9-2-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class. He lost twice in 2010, against Mike Russow and Alistair Overeem, but since then he has won three bouts winning over Anthony Hamilton in his last one (=Duffee vs Hamilton). Mir vs Duffee is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 71. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Jordann Pikeur vs Daiki Watabe – full fight Video
The WMTA Benelux 70kg champion Jordann Pikeur entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 14-4-1 (3 knockouts) while his opponent, the WPMF Japan welterweight champion Daiki Watabe, has an official record of 20-16-2 (13 knockouts). Pikeur vs Watabe is the quarterfinal of the K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Thiago Santos vs Steve Bosse full fight Video UFC FN 70 – 2015
Thiago Santos entered this fight with a professional mma record of 10-3-0 (70% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.49 middleweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2014 when he faced Uriah Hall (=Hall vs Santos) but he came back to win in 2015 beating Andy Enz.
His opponent, Steve Bosse, has a record of 10-1-0 (90% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since May 11, 2013 when he beat Caleb Grummet; he makes his Ufc debut in this bout. ‘Marreta’ Santos vs Bosse is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Yoel Romero – UFC Fight Night 70. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 best MMA fight – Joe Schilling vs Hisaki Kato – full fight Video Bellator 139
The former Glory kickboxing champion Joe Schilling entered this fight with a pro mma record of 2-4-0 (18-7-0 in kickboxing) and he is ranked as the No.56 middleweight in the world while his opponent, Hisaki Kato, has a record of 4-1-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission). Schilling won over Melvin Manhoef last year (=Manhoef vs Schilling) but then he lost to Rafael Carvalho in 2015 (via split decision Schilling vs Carvalho). Schilling vs Kato is on the undercard of Cheick Kongo vs Alexander Volkov – Bellator 139; they also faced each other a second time on June 24, 2016 (=Joe Schilling vs Hisaki Kato 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Thanonchai vs Saeksan 2 – full fight Video Rajadamnern
Saeksan Or Kwanmuang (also known as Seksan – เสกสรร อ.ขวัญเมือง) entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 163-26-3 and he is ranked as the No.5 super featherweight in the world while his opponent, Thanonchai Tor Sangtiennoi (red trunks – ธนญชัย ท.แสงเทียนน้อย), entered as the No.2 featherweight but unfortunately we don’t know his record. In their first fight Thanonchai defeated Saeksan on points (on February 12, 2015); this second bout was the main event at the Rajadamnern Boxing Stadium (Bangkok, Thailand). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Andrei Arlovski vs Travis Browne full fight Video UFC 187 – 2015
The former Ufc Hw champion Andrei Arlovski entered this fight with a mma record of 23-10-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cain Velasquez). He suffered his last loss in 2013 when he faced Anthony Johnson (=Arlovski vs Johnson), since then he has won four bouts beating Brendan Schaub (=Schaub vs Arlovski) and Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in 2014 (=Silva vs Arlovski 2).
His opponent, Travis Browne, has an official record of 17-2-1 (88% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He also fought twice last year losing to Fabricio Werdum (=Werdum vs Browne) but then he came back to win against Brendan Schaub (=Browne vs Schaub). ‘The Pit Bull’ Arlovski vs Browne is on the undercard of Anthony Johnson vs Daniel Cormier – UFC 187. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2015 best BOXING fight – Frank Buglioni vs Lee Markham – full fight Video
Frank Buglioni entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 16-1-0 (12 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.51 super middleweight in the world. He suffered his only defeat in 2014, against Sergey Khomitsky (=Buglioni vs Khomitsky), but after this bout he has won four consecutive fights, the last one with Ivan Jukic.
His opponent, Lee Markham, has an official record of 14-2-0 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.95 in the same weight class; he has already fought twice in 2015 beating Lewis van Poetsch but then he lost to Jahmaine Smyle. Buglioni vs Markham is valid for the WBO European super middleweight title (Buglioni’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Saul Canelo Alvarez vs James Kirkland full fight Video – 2015
The former Wbc and Wba super-Ww champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 44-1-1 (31 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super welterweight in the world. He suffered his only defeat in 2013 when he faced Floyd Mayweather Jr (=Mayweather vs Alvarez); after losing he came back to win beating Alfredo Angulo (=Alvarez vs Angulo) and Erislandy Lara (=Alvarez vs Lara).
His opponent, James Kirkland, has an official record of 32-1-0 (28 KOs=87%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 7, 2013 when he defeated Glen Tapia (=Kirkland vs Tapia). Kirkland’s only loss occurred in 2011 against Nobuhiro Ishida (=Ishida vs Kirkland). Alvarez vs Kirkland is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!