Best fights of the week 50, year 2017

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 50: (Mon-Sun) from December 11, 2017 to December 17, 2017.   Boxing Fight of the Week: John Molina Jr vs Ivan Redkach Boxing Knockout of the Week: Diego Gabriel Chaves vs Jamal James   Mma … Read more

2017 MMA fight – Michael McDonald vs Peter Ligier – full fight Video Bellator 191

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-15, disappointing fight between Michael McDonald and Peter Ligier: it gets two stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Michael McDonald entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-4-0 (88% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 13, 2016 when he was defeated by John Lineker (=McDonald vs Lineker); before this bout he had beat Masanori Kanehara.
His opponent, Peter Ligier, has an official record of 8-1-1 (62% finishing rate) and he suffered his only loss when he faced Mike Wootten in 2014, since then he has collected four victories and one draw. McDonald vs Ligier is the main event of Bellator 191. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 BOXING fight – Cletus Seldin vs Yves Ulysse Jr – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-16, some good single shots between Cletus Seldin and Yves Ulysse Jr but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The undefeated Cletus Seldin entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 21-0-0 (17 KOs=77%) and he is ranked as the No.22 super lightweight in the world. He has already fought twice in 2017 beating Renald Garrido and Roberto Ortiz.
His opponent, Yves Ulysse Jr, has an official record of 14-1-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class but he comes off his first loss, suffered against Steve Claggett (controversial decision, Ulysse vs Claggett); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Jose Emilio Perea, Zachary Ochoa and Ricky Sismundo (=Ulysse vs Sismundo). Ulysse vs Seldin is on the undercard of Billy Joe Saunders vs David Lemieux. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 BOXING fight – Billy Joe Saunders vs David Lemieux – full fight Video WBO

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-16, pretty good fight between Billy Joe Saunders and David Lemieux: it gets three stars.

The undefeated Wbo Mw champion Billy Joe Saunders entered this fight with a perfect record of 25-0-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 middleweight in the world. In his last three bouts he has won over Andy Lee (=Lee vs Saunders), Artur Akavov (=Saunders vs Akavov) and Willie Monroe Jr (=Saunders vs Monroe Jr).
His opponent, the former Ibf Mw champion David Lemieux, has an official boxing record of 38-3-0 (33 KOs=87%) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He lost to #1 Mw Gennady Golovkin in 2015 (=Golovkin vs Lemieux) but then he has won four bouts defeating Curtis Stevens (4-stars fight, Lemieux vs Stevens) and Marcos Reyes in 2017 (=Lemieux vs Reyes). Lemieux vs Saunders is valid for the WBO World middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Robbie Lawler vs Rafael dos Anjos full fight Video UFC on Fox 26 – 2017

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-16, pretty good fight between Robbie Lawler and Rafael dos Anjos: it gets three stars.

The former Ufc Ww champion Robbie Lawler entered this fight with a mma record of 28-11-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 welterweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Ufc Ww champion Tyron Woodley last year (=Lawler vs Woodley) but he came back to win in 2017 with Donald Cerrone (=Lawler vs Cerrone).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Lw champion Rafael dos Anjos, has an official record of 27-9-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights in 2016, against Eddie Alvarez (=dos Anjos vs Alvarez) and Tony Ferguson (=dos Anjos vs Ferguson), but then he has beat Tarec Saffiedine (=dos Anjos vs Saffiedine) and Neil Magny (=dos Anjos vs Magny). Dos Anjos vs Lawler, main event of UFC on Fox 26, is the eliminator for the Ufc welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 MMA fight – Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Mike Perry – fight Video UFC on Fox 26

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-16, nice exchanges between Santiago Ponzinibbio and Mike Perry: it gets three stars.

The black belt in Bjj Santiago Ponzinibbio entered this fight with a pro record of 25-3-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 welterweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2015, against Lorenz Larkin (=Larkin vs Ponzinibbio), but then he has won five bouts beating Nordine Taleb (=Ponzinibbio vs Taleb) and Gunnar Nelson in 2017 (=Nelson vs Ponzinibbio).
His opponent, Mike Perry, has an official mma record of 11-1-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class. He suffered his first loss last year when he faced Alan Jouban (=Perry vs Jouban) but then he has defeated Jake Ellenberger (=Ellenberger vs Perry) and Alex Reyes (=Perry vs Reyes). Ponzinibbio vs Perry is on the undercard of Robbie Lawler vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC on Fox 26. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Ricardo Lamas vs Josh Emmett full fight Video UFC on Fox 26 – 2017

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-16, good finish between Ricardo Lamas and Josh Emmett: it gets three stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ricardo Lamas entered this fight with a professional record of 18-5-0 (56% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 featherweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Fw Ufc champion Max Holloway last year (=Holloway vs Lamas), but then he has won over Charles Oliveira (=Lamas vs Oliveira) and Jason Knight (=Lamas vs Knight).
His opponent, Josh Emmett, has a mma record of 12-1-0 (42% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.39 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2017 losing to Desmond Green and defeating Felipe Arantes. Emmett vs Lamas is on the undercard of Robbie Lawler vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC on Fox 26. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 MMA fight – Glover Teixeira vs Misha Cirkunov – full fight Video UFC on Fox 26

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-16, pretty good fight between Glover Teixeira and Misha Cirkunov: it gets three stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Glover Teixeira entered this fight with a record of 26-6-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier) but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Anthony Johnson (in 2016 Johnson vs Teixeira) and Alexander Gustafsson (=Gustafsson vs Teixeira); between these two bouts he beat Jared Cannonier (=Teixeira vs Cannonier).
His opponent, Misha Cirkunov (black belt in Bjj as well), has a mma record of 13-3-0 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.23 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Volkan Oezdemir (=Cirkunov vs Oezdemir). Before this bout, in 2016, he had won over Alex Nicholson, Ion Cutelaba and Nikita Krylov. Teixeira vs Cirkunov is on the undercard of Robbie Lawler vs Rafael dos Anjos – UFC on Fox 26. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 BOXING fight – Tony Yoka vs Ali Baghouz – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-16, good exchanges between Tony Yoka and Ali Baghouz: it gets three stars.

The 2016 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Tony Yoka entered this fight with a professional record of 2-0-0 (1 knockout – while his amateur record is 60-12-0) and he is ranked as the No.96 heavyweight in the world. In his previous bouts he has won over Travis Clark (=Yoka vs Clark) and Jonathan Rice (=Yoka vs Rice).
His opponent, Ali Baghouz, has a boxing record of 10-1-1 (6 knockouts) and he has also fought twice in 2017 beating Archil Gigolashvili and losing to Martin Bakole Ilunga. Yoka vs Baghouz is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2017 MMA fight – Vitaly Minakov vs Tony Johnson – full fight Video FNG 82

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-12-16, pretty good finish between Vitaly Minakov and Tony Johnson but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The undefeated black belt in judo, former Bellator and world combat sambo champion Vitaly Minakov entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 20-0-0 (90% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 heavyweight in the world. He has fought twice in 2017 beating DJ Linderman (=Minakov vs Linderman) and Antonio Bigfoot Silva (=Minakov vs Silva).
His opponent, Tony Johnson, has a record of 11-3-0 (55% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.26 in the same weight class. He lost to Cheick Kongo last year (=Kongo vs Johnson) but he came back to win in 2017 with Magomedbag Agaev. Minakov vs Johnson is the main event of Fight Nights Global 82 – FNG 82. Watch the video and rate this fight!