Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-16, high pace plus some wild and tough exchanges: Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar will be one of the best mma fights of the year 2021 and it gets four stars (UFC Fight of the Night)!
The former Ufc Fw champion Max Holloway entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-6-0 (57% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 featherweight in the world. He won just one out of hist last four matches, against Frankie Edgar in 2019 (Max Holloway vs Frankie Edgar); after this fight he has lost twice with current #1 Fw Alexander Volkanovski (Max Holloway vs Alexander Volkanovski I and Alexander Volkanovski vs Max Holloway II). If you want to watch Holloway’s best fights, we suggest two matches: the Users’ Mma Fight of the Year 2018, Max Holloway vs Brian Ortega, and Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier 2 that took second place in the Users’ mma ranking of 2019.
His opponent, Calvin Kattar, has an official record of 22-4-0 (59% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He lost to Zabit Magomedsharipov in 2019 (Zabit Magomedsharipov vs Calvin Kattar) but then he has won over Jeremy Stephens (Jeremy Stephens vs Calvin Kattar) and Dan Ige (Calvin Kattar vs Dan Ige). Kattar vs Holloway is the main event of the UFC on ABC 1 (also known as UFC Fight Island 7). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Carlos Condit vs Matt Brown full fight Video highlights UFC Fight Island 7 – 2021
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-16, mma fight with some nice striking and grappling exchanges: Carlos Condit vs Matt Brown gets three stars.
The black belt in gaidojutsu and former interim Ufc Ww champion Carlos Condit entered this fight with a pro mma record of 31-13-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.36 welterweight in the world. He lost five consecutive matches between 2016 and 2018, the last one against Michael Chiesa (Carlos Condit vs Michael Chiesa), but he came back to win with Court McGee in 2020 (Carlos Condit vs Court McGee).
His opponent, Matt Brown, has a record of 22-17-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class. He fought just twice between 2019 and 2020, beating Ben Saunders and losing to Miguel Baeza. Brown vs Condit is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar – UFC on ABC 1 (also known as UFC Fight Island 7). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Li Jingliang full fight Video highlights UFC Fight Island 7 – 2021
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-16, the mma fight Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Li Jingliang gets three stars thanks to a great finish (UFC Performance of the Night).
The black belt in Bjj Santiago Ponzinibbio entered this fight with a mma record of 27-3-0 (78% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since November 17, 2018 when he defeated Neil Magny (Neil Magny vs Santiago Ponzinibbio). His last loss was against Lorenz Larkin in 2015 (Larkin vs Ponzinibbio), since then he has won seven consecutive fights.
His opponent, Li Jingliang (he is also a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu), has an official record of 17-6-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 welterweight in the world. He lost his only fight of 2020, against Neil Magny (Neil Magny vs Li Jingliang), but before this match, in 2019, he had beat Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs Li Jingliang). Jingliang vs Ponzinibbio is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar – UFC on ABC 1 (also known as UFC Fight Island 7). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Dusko Todorovic vs Punahele Soriano full fight Video highlights UFC Fight Island 7 – 2021
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-16, the mma fight Dusko Todorovic vs Punahele Soriano was probably the least beautiful of the main card, but still worth watching: it gets three stars.
Both undefeated, the Serbian Dusko Todorovic entered this fight with a perfect record of 10-0-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.60 middleweight in the world while his opponent, Punahele Soriano, has an official mma record of 7-0-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.83 in the same weight class. In their last three fights Todorovic has won over Michel Pereira, Teddy Ash and Dequan Townsend while Soriano has beat Jhonoven Pati, Jamie Pickett and Oskar Piechota. Soriano vs Todorovic is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar – UFC on ABC 1 (also known as UFC Fight Island 7). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Joaquin Buckley vs Alessio Di Chirico full fight Video highlights UFC Fight Island 7 – 2021
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-16, mma fight with a spectacular finish: Joaquin Buckley vs Alessio Di Chirico is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night)!
Joaquin Buckley entered this fight with a professional record of 12-3-0 (75% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.68 middleweight in the world. He lost to Kevin Holland last year but then he has won over Impa Kasanganay (4-stars fight, Impa Kasanganay vs Joaquin Buckley) and Jordan Wright.
His opponent, Alessio Di Chirico, has a mma record of 12-5-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.90 in the same weight class. His last victory was in 2018, against Julian Marquez, since then he has lost three consecutive matches: with Kevin Holland, Makhmud Muradov and Zak Cummings. Di Chirico vs Buckley is on the undercard of Max Holloway vs Calvin Kattar – UFC on ABC 1 (also known as UFC Fight Island 7). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Kai Asakura vs Kyoji Horiguchi 2 full fight Video Rizin 26 – 2020
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-31, pretty good finish between Kai Asakura and Kyoji Horiguchi but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The Rizin Bw champion Kai Asakura entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-2-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 bantamweight in the world. He lost to Manel Kape last year but he came back to win against Hiromasa Ougikubo and Shoji Maruyama in 2020.
His opponent, the black belt in karate, former Bellator and Rizin Bw champ Kyoji Horiguchi, has a record of 28-3-0 (61% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since August 18, 2019 when he was defeated by Kai Asakura in their first fight. Before this bout, in the same year, he had beat Ben Nguyen (Kyoji Horiguchi vs Ben Nguyen) and Darrion Caldwell (Kyoji Horiguchi vs Darrion Caldwell 2). Horiguchi vs Asakura 2, main event of the Rizin 26, is valid for the Rizin bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 51, year 2020
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 51: (Mon-Sun) from December 14, 2020 to December 20, 2020. Boxing Fight of the Week: Gilberto Ramirez vs Alfonso Lopez Boxing Knockout of the Week: Shakan Pitters vs Craig Richards K-1 Muay Thai … Read more
Stephen Thompson vs Geoff Neal full fight Video highlights UFC Vegas 17 – 2020
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, pretty good fight between Stephen Thompson and Geoff Neal: it gets three stars – UFC Performance of the Night (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The black belt in karate, kempo and ju-jitsu Stephen Thompson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-4-1 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kamaru Usman). He lost two consecutive bouts between 2018 and 2019, against Darren Till (Stephen Thompson vs Darren Till) and Anthony Pettis (Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis), but he came back to win with Vicente Luque in November of the same year (Stephen Thompson vs Vicente Luque).
His opponent, Geoff Neal, has an official record of 13-2-0 (77% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Kevin Holland in 2017 but since then he has won seven consecutive bouts defeating Belal Muhammad, Niko Price (Niko Price vs Geoff Neal) and Mike Perry in his last three. Neal vs Thompson is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 183 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 41 or UFC Vegas 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Anthony Pettis vs Alex Morono fight Video UFC Vegas 17 – 2020
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, good finish between Anthony Pettis and Alex Morono but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The black belt in tae-kwon-do, Bjj and former Ufc Lw champion Anthony Pettis entered this fight with a record of 23-10-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 welterweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2019 and 2020, against Nate Diaz (Anthony Pettis vs Nate Diaz) and Carlos Diego Ferreira (Anthony Pettis vs Carlos Diego Ferreira), but then he has beat Donald Cerrone in their rematch (Anthony Pettis vs Donald Cerrone 2).
His opponent, Alex Morono, has a mma record of 18-6-0 (61% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.69 in the same weight class. He has already fought twice in 2020 losing to Khaos Williams and defeating Rhys McKee. Morono vs Pettis is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Geoff Neal – UFC Fight Night 183 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 41 or UFC Vegas 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Marcin Tybura vs Greg Hardy full fight Video UFC Vegas 17 – 2020
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, fight not particularly good between Marcin Tybura and Greg Hardy: it gets two stars – UFC Performance of the Night (take a look at our ranking of the best mma fights of 2020).
The black belt in Bjj and former M-1 Global Hw champion Marcin Tybura entered this fight with a pro mma record of 20-6-0 (65% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.13 heavyweight in the world. He lost twice last year, against Shamil Abdurakhimov (Marcin Tybura vs Shamil Abdurakhimov) and Augusto Sakai, but then he has won over Sergey Spivak, Maxim Grishin (Marcin Tybura vs Maxim Grishin) and Ben Rothwell (Marcin Tybura vs Ben Rothwell).
His opponent, the former American football NFL defensive end Greg Hardy, has an official mma record of 7-2-0 (86% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.45 in the same weight class. He lost to Alexander Volkov last year (Alexander Volkov vs Greg Hardy) but he came back to win in 2020 beating Yorgan De Castro (Greg Hardy vs Yorgan De Castro) and Maurice Greene. Hardy vs Tybura is on the undercard of Stephen Thompson vs Geoff Neal – UFC Fight Night 183 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 41 or UFC Vegas 17). Watch the video and rate this fight!