Review: 2013-07-06, the fight between Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva and Chris Weidman was neither a war nor a particularly technical fight, but it was certainly a great show with a spectacular finish (UFC Knockout of the Night), and a bout like this one will go down in mma history: this is one of the most exciting mma fight of the year, four stars! Anderson Silva (33-4-0, 79% finishing rate) entered as the No.1 middleweight in the world while the undefeated Chris Weidman (9-0-0, 66% finishing rate) entered as the No.3. Silva vs Weidman, main event of UFC 162, is valid for the UFC middleweight title (Silva’s eleventh defense); they also faced each other a second time on December 28, 2013 (=Weidman vs Silva 2). Watch the video!
Best fights
Videos of the best Fights of the Year candidates: Mma, Boxing, K-1
2013 best BOXING fight – Erislandy Lara vs Alfredo Angulo – full fight Video WBA
Review: 2013-06-08, high pace and two knockdowns for this spectacular fight between Erislandy Lara and Alfredo Angulo: it is one of the best boxing fights of 2013 and it gets four stars…but we want to see a rematch… Erislandy Lara (17-1-2, 11 KOs) entered as the No.7 light middleweight in the world while Alfredo ‘Perro’ Angulo (22-2-0, 18 KOs=75%) entered as the No.19. Lara vs Angulo is valid for the interim WBA World light middleweight title; undercard of Marcos Maidana vs Josesito Lopez. Watch the video!
2013 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Pornsanae vs Saksuriya – full fight Video Lumpinee
Review: 2013-05-17, exciting bout with a spectacular finish and some wild exchanges in which both fighters exchanged shot for shot in a real firefight: Pornsanae Sitmonchai vs Saksuriya Kaiyanghadao (also known as Saksuriya Gaiyanghadao) gets five stars, this is one of the best muay thai fights of the year! (We had rated this fight four stars but after watching it again we have changed our rating – June 18, 2013). Pornsanae Sitmonchai (also known as Pornsaneh and wearing red trunks) ranked as the No.8 featherweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 140-39-1 (or 107-46-1, wikipedia’s record). Pornsanae vs Saksuriya was held at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium (Bangkok, Thailand). Watch the video!
Vitor Belfort vs Luke Rockhold full fight Video UFC on FX 8 – 2013
Review: 2013-05-18, two of the best mma fighters in the world and one of the best knockouts of the year (UFC Knockout of the Night): Vitor Belfort vs Luke Rockhold is one of the best mma fights of 2013, four stars! (We had rated this fight as “very close to get four stars” but after watching it again we have changed our rating – June 25, 2013). The Brazilian Vitor Belfort (22-10-0, 82% finishing rate) entered as the No.2 middleweight in the world while the American Luke Rockhold (10-1-0, 80% finishing rate) entered as the No.4; Rockhold’s only loss came in 2007 to Tony Rubalcava via TKO. Belfort vs Rockhold is the main event of UFC on FX 8. Watch the video!
2013 best MMA fight – Ryan Benoit vs Anthony Birchak – full fight Video MFC 37
Review: 2013-05-10, exciting and worth watching fight thanks to a great start, back-and-forth action and an awesome work on the ground: Ryan Benoit vs Anthony Birchak is definitely one of the best mma fights of 2013, it gets four stars! Ryan Benoit entered the fight with a record of 6-1-0 (100% finishing rate) while Anthony Birchak had a record of 9-1-0 (80% finishing rate). Benoit vs Birchak is the main event of “MFC 37: True Grit”. Watch the video!
2013 best BOXING fight – Kohei Kono vs Liborio Solis – full fight Video WBA
Review: 2013-05-06, outstanding performance by both Kohei Kono and Liborio Solis: amazing pace, back-and-forth action, tough exchanges and both boxers went to the canvas! In a fight like this, there is not a loser but two winners, it is certainly one of the best boxing fights of 2013 and it gets four stars! Kohei Kono ranked as the No.3 super flyweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 28-7-0 while Liborio Solis had a record of 14-3-1 (Solis is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 28, 2012 when he defeated Santiago Ivan Acosta). Kono vs Solis is valid for the WBA World super flyweight title (Kono’s first defense). Watch the video!
2013 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Kulebin vs Petchasawin Seatransferry – full fight Video MAX Muay Thai
Review: 2013-05-06, great second round plus one of the best knockouts of 2013: Andrei Kulebin vs Petchasawin Seatransferry gets four stars! Andrei Kulebin (48-8-0) entered as the No.13 welterweight in the world while Petchasawin Seatransferry (66-21-2) entered as the No.16. Kulebin vs Petchasawin is the final of MAX Muay Thai four man tournament; undercard of Buakaw Banchamek vs Malik Watson, exhibition fight of MAX Muay Thai. Watch the video!
2013 best BOXING fight – Yota Sato vs Srisaket Sor Rungvisai – full fight Video
Review: 2013-05-03, epic toe-to-toe fight with an impressive pace from the second round onwards, the bout between Yota Sato and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai is not just a boxing fight, it was a war, a clash between two school: the honor of a Japanese samurai who never gives up and a Thai warrior that never makes a step backwards. Sato vs Srisaket is one of the best fights of the year, very close to get five stars! Yota Sato (26-2-1, 12 KOs) entered as the No.1 super flyweight in the world while Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (18-3-1, 17 KOs) entered as the No.48. Sato vs Srisaket is valid for the WBC super flyweight title (Sato’s third defense). Watch the video!
2013 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Jannarong vs Rungkiat – full fight Video Lumpinee
Review: 2013-04-12, astonishing finish between Jannarong and Rungkiat: this is simply one of the best muay thai KOs of the year, it gets four stars! Unfortunately we don’t know the record of both Jannarong Tor Thaksin (red trunks) and Rungkiat Kiatprapat, or Rongkiat Kiatprapat (blue shorts). Jannarong vs Rungkiat was held at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium (Bangkok, Thailand). Watch the video!
2013 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee vs Chey Kosal – full fight Video
Review: 2013-04-19, one knockdown plus one of the best knockouts of the year: Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee vs Chey Kosal gets four stars! Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee ranked as the No.7 super welterweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 248-41-4; the name of Sudsakorn’s opponent is not Ong Phearak or Ong Piarak as we wrote in our first review but is the Cambodian Chey Kosal. Sudsakorn vs Chey Kosal, super welterweight fight of Thai Fight 2013 Pattaya. Watch the video!