2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Buakaw Banchamek vs Luis Passos – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-28, pretty good fight between Buakaw Banchamek and Luis Passos: it gets three stars.

The two time K-1 World MAX champion Buakaw Banchamek entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 234-23-12 (71 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.10 super welterweight in the world while his opponent, Luis Passos (who replaces Niclas Larson), has an official record of 25-7-0. Buakaw has already fought twice in 2018 beating Nayanesh Ayman (Buakaw Banchamek vs Nayanesh Ayman) and losing to Jonay Risco (Buakaw Banchamek vs Jonay Risco). Buakaw vs Passos is the main event of All Star Fight 3. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Giorgio Petrosyan vs Jo Nattawut full fight Video – 2018

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-20, fight not so exciting between Giorgio Petrosyan and Jo Nattawut: it gets two stars.

The former Glory and K-1 World Max champion Giorgio Petrosyan entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 86-2-2 (38 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 super welterweight in the world. ‘The Doctor’ Petrosyan suffered his second defeat of his career during the semifinal of the Glory lightweight tournament against Andy Ristie in 2013 (Petrosyan vs Andy Ristie), since then he has won ten bouts beating Artem Pashporin (Petrosyan vs Pashporin), Amansio Paraschiv (Petrosyan vs Paraschiv) and Crhis Ngimbi in 2017 (Giorgio Petrosyan vs Chris Ngimbi 2).
His opponent, the former WMC and Lion super welterweight champion Jo Nattawut, has an official record of 60-11-2 and he suffered his last loss in 2016 when he faced Regian Earsel; after this bout he has won four fights beating Kengsiam Nor Sripueng and Petchtanong Banchamek in 2017. Petrosyan vs Nattawut is on the undercard of Kevin Belingon vs Andrew Leone – ONE FC 71. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Raymond Daniels vs Djibril Ehouo – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-04-06, some good single shots between Raymond Daniels and Djibril Ehouo but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in American kenpo, karate, tae-kwon-do and current Bellator kickboxing champion Raymond Daniels entered this fight with a professional record of 33-3-0 and he is ranked as the No.9 super middleweight in the world. He lost to Nieky Holzken in 2015 (Holzken vs Daniels 2) but then he has won six bouts beating Csaba Gyorfi, Karim Ghajji (Karim Ghajji vs Raymond Daniels) and Giannis Boukis in 2017.
His opponent, Djibril Ehouo, has an official record of 38-9-2 and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class but he won just one out of his seven fights of 2017; he has also fought once in 2018 beating Yuri Bessmertny. Daniels vs Ehouo is valid for the Bellator Kickboxing welterweight championship title (Daniels’ first defense); undercard of Benson Henderson vs Roger Huerta – Bellator 196 (Bellator Kickboxing 9). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Simon Marcus vs Zack Wells – full fight Video Glory 52

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-03-31, pretty good fight between Simon Marcus and Zack Wells: it gets three stars.

The former Glory Mw and Wbc light-Hw champion Simon Marcus entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 47-4-2 (26 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, the undefeated Zack Wells, has a perfect record of 4-0-0. Marcus fought twice last year beating Jason Wilnis (Wilnis vs Marcus 3) and losing with Alex Pereira (Simon Marcus vs Alex Pereira). Marcus vs Wells is on the undercard of Robin van Roosmalen vs Kevin VanNostrand – Glory 52. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Robin van Roosmalen vs Kevin VanNostrand – full fight Video Glory 52

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-03-31, good fight between Robin van Roosmalen and Kevin VanNostrand: it gets three stars.

The current Glory Fw and former Glory Lw champion Robin van Roosmalen entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 50-16-3 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 welterweight in the world. He lost the rematch with Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong in 2016 (Roosmalen vs Sitthichai 2) but then he has won four fights beating Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao (Roosmalen vs Petchpanomrung) and Sergey Adamchuk in his last two (Robin van Roosmalen vs Sergey Adamchuk).
His opponent, the interim Glory Fw champion Kevin VanNostrand, has an official record of 17-1-0 and he entered as the No.9 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Giga Chikadze in 2016 (Vannostrand vs Chikadze), after this bout he has won four fights taking revenge on Chikadze in 2017 and then defeating Mo Abdurahman and Anvar Boynazarov (Kevin VanNostrand vs Anvar Boynazarov). Roosmalen vs VanNostrand, main event of Glory 52, is valid for the Glory featherweight championship title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Best of KICKBOXING: Ranking of the best k-1 muay thai Fights of the Year 2018 by ATBF

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‘Best of Kickboxing’, is the annual ranking of the best kickboxing, k-1 and muay thai fights of the year 2018, matches rated by AllTheBestFights.

Clicking on the names of the fighters you can watch and rate the video of the fight (if it is available on the web) and read some info about it. However, you do not find a link for all the kickboxing fights because we create a single post just for the 4 and 5 stars bouts or for the most important ones.

Comment this post if you want to suggest your favorite kickboxing, k-1 or muay thai fight and to help us creating the best kickboxing ranking of all the most spectacular fights!

2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Kaew Fairtex vs Ren Hiramoto – full fight Video K-1 K’Festa 1

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-03-21, pretty good finish between Kaew Fairtex and Hiramoto Ren: it gets three stars.

The former Lumpinee, Wbc, Wpmf and K-1 world champion Kaew Fairtex (also known as Kaew Weerasakreck) entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 142-32-4 (45 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 super lightweight in the world. He fought four times last year losing once, against Masaaki Noiri (Kaew Fairtex vs Masaaki Noiri 2), after this bout he defeated Liu Wei.
His opponent, Ren Hiramoto, has an official record of 9-4-0 (4 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. He fought five times in 2017 losing just the final of the K-1 World GP 2017 lightweight tournament, against Wei Rui; after this fight he beat Umar Paskhaev and Daizo Sasaki. Kaew vs Hiramoto, super lightweight fight of K-1 K Festa 1. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Chingiz Allazov vs Hinata Watanabe – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-03-21, nice exchanges between Chingiz Allazov and Hinata Watanabe : it gets three stars.

The former Wako-Pro and current K-1 super-Ww world champion Chingiz Allazov entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 53-2-0 (32 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super welterweight in the world. ‘Chinga’ Allazov suffered two consecutive losses between 2013 and 2014, against Marat Grigorian (Allazov vs Grigorian) and Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong, but then he has won 26 consecutive bouts beating Dzhabar Askerov, Cedric Manhoef and Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee in his last three (Chingiz Allazov vs Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee).
His opponent, Hinata Watanabe , has an official record of 45-17-1 (15 knockouts) and he fought four times in 2017 losing once, with Jordan Pikeur, after this bout he beat Sergio Sanchez and Hirono Yu. Allazov vs Hinata is valid for the K-1 super welterweight championship title (Allazov’s first defense) – K-1 K’Festa 1. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Buakaw Banchamek vs Jonay Risco – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-03-09, close fight with a good pace: Buakaw Banchamek vs Jonay Risco gets three stars.

The two time K-1 World MAX champion Buakaw Banchamek entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 234-23-12 (71 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 super welterweight in the world. Buakaw lost the rematch with Yi Long in 2016 (controversial decision, Buakaw vs Yi Long 2) but then he has won seven bouts beating Sergey Kulyaba (Buakaw vs Kulyaba), Marouan Toutouh (Buakaw vs Toutouh) and Nayanesh Ayman in his last three (Buakaw Banchamek vs Nayanesh Ayman).
His opponent, the former Iska and current Enfusion world champion Jonay Risco, has an official record of 57-14-1 (6 knockouts) but he comes off three consecutive losses, with Davit Kiria, Yassin Baitar and Redouan Laarkoubi; his last victory was against Tayfun Ozcan at the beginning of 2017. Buakaw vs Risco, main event of Enfusion 63, is valid for the 70Kg Enfusion World title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2018 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Cedric Doumbe vs Alim Nabiev – full fight Video Glory 51

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-03-03, fight not so exciting between Cedric Doumbe and Alim Nabiyev: it gets two stars.

The former Glory Ww and WAKO Pro Mw champion Cedric Doumbe entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 68-6-1 (39 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 super middleweight in the world. He fought four times last year losing once, with Murthel Groenhart in their rematch (Doumbe vs Groenhart II) but then he beat Yohan Lidon (Cedric Doumbe vs Yohan Lidon 2).
His opponent, Alim Nabiyev, has an official record of 48-6-0 (20 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He lost to Diogo Calado in 2016 but then he has won over Vladimír Moravcík, Yohan Lidon, Zhang Yang, Jimmy Vienot and Nieky Holzken (Nieky Holzken vs Alim Nabiev). Nabiev vs Doumbe is on the undercard of Badr Hari vs Hesdy Gerges 2 – Glory 51. Watch the video and rate this fight!