The black belt in judo and former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Gegard Mousasi entered this fight with a professional mma record of 42-6-2 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is the black belt in judo and former Strikeforce light-Hw champion). He lost to Uriah Hall in their first fight in 2015 (=Mousasi vs Hall I) but then he has won five bouts taking revenge on Hall in 2016 (=Mousasi vs Hall 2) and beating Chris Weidman in 2017 (=Weidman vs Mousasi).
His opponent, the former Bellator and M-1 Mw champion Alexander Shlemenko, has an official record of 56-9-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2014, against Tito Ortiz (bout in which he moved up in weight class to the light-Hw division, Shlemenko vs Ortiz) and Brandon Halsey in their first fight (losing his Bellator title Shlemenko vs Halsey); after this bout he has collected six victories and one no-contest taking revenge on Halsey in his last bout (=Shlemenko vs Halsey). Mousasi vs Shlemenko is the main event of the Bellator 185. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2017 BOXING fight – Gabriel Rosado vs Glen Tapia – full fight Video
Gabriel Rosado entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 23-11-0 (13 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.26 middleweight in the world but he won just two out of his last seven fights, against Joshua Clottey in 2015 (Clottey vs Rosado) and with Antonion Gutierrez in 2016. After this bout he has been defeated by Willie Monroe Jr (=Monroe Jr vs Rosado) and Martin Murray (via majority decision, Murray vs Rosado).
His opponent, Glen Tapia, has an official record of 23-4-0 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.97 in the same weight class but he comes off three consecutive losses: against Michel Soro (=Tapia vs Soro), David Lemieux (=Lemieux vs Tapia) and Jason Quigley. Rosado vs Tapia is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 41, year 2017
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 41: (Mon-Sun) from October 9, 2017 to October 15, 2017. Boxing Fight of the Week: Jarrett Hurd vs Austin Trout Boxing Knockout of the Week: Jermell Charlo vs Erickson Lubin Mma Submission of … Read more
2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Simon Marcus vs Alex Pereira – full fight Video Glory 46
The Glory Mw and former Wbc light-Hw champion Simon Marcus entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 47-3-2 (26 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 cruiserweight in the world. He lost the rematch with Jason Wilnis in 2016 (4-stars fight, Marcus vs Wilnis II) but then he has won over Dustin Jacoby (=Marcus vs Jacoby II), Wang Shaohua and he took revenge on Wilnis in his last one (=Wilnis vs Marcus 3).
His opponent, Alex Pereira, has an official record of 36-6-0 (26 knockouts) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He has already fought four times in 2017 losing once, with Yousri Belgaroui, then he came back to win against Maycon Silva. Marcus vs Pereira, main event of Glory 46, is valid for the Glory middleweight title (Marcus’ first defense); they also faced each other a second time on September 14, 2018 (Alex Pereira vs Simon Marcus 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 MMA fight – Andy Souwer vs Akiyo Nishiura – full fight Video Rizin FF 7
The former ISKA, WKA and two-time K-1 World Max champion Andy Souwer entered this fight with a pro mma record of 2-2-0 (100% finishing rate) but he has a kickboxing record of 160-19-1. He lost to Daron Cruickshank (=Souwer vs Cruickshank) and Kazuyuki Miyata last year (=Souwer vs Miyata) but he came back to win in 2017 with Massaro Glunder.
His opponent, Akiyo Nishiura, has a record of 13-8-1 (38% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since May 5, 2014 when he defeated by Ryogo Takahashi. Souwer vs Nishiura is on the undercard of Rena Kubota vs Andy Nguyen – Rizin FF 7. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 BOXING fight – Felix Alvarado vs Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr – full fight Video
Felix Alvarado entered this fight with a record of 29-2-0 (25 KOs=86%) and he is ranked as the No.10 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Kosei Tanaka). He suffered two consecutive losses between 2013 and 2014, against Kazuto Ioka (=Ioka vs Alvarado) and Juan Carlos Reveco (4-stars fight, Reveco vs Alvarado), but since then he has won eleven bouts beating Karluis Diaz and Jose Antonio Jimenez in his last two (=Alvarado vs Jimenez).
His opponent, Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr (also known as Teeraphong Utaida), has a boxing record of 32-5-1 (17 knockouts) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He lost to Milan Melindo last year (=Melindo vs Sakkreerin Jr) but he came back to win in 2017 against Oscar Raknafa. Alvarado vs Sakkreerin, IBF light flyweight title eliminator. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 Grappling fight – Kazushi Sakuraba vs Frank Shamrock – full fight Video Rizin FF 7
The 48-year-old Kazushi Sakuraba (4 years older than Shamrock) entered this fight with a professional mma record of 26-17-1 (88% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 29, 2015 when he was defeated by Shinya Aoki (=Sakuraba vs Aoki). He was the first man to defeat Royce Gracie in mma history (May 1, 2000) while in 2005 he beat also Ken Shamrock, Frank’s older brother.
His opponent, the former Ufc light-Hw and Strikeforce Mw champion Frank Shamrock, has an official record of 23-10-2 (70% finishing rate) and he is also not ranked as he hasn’t fought since April 11, 2009 when he lost to Nick Diaz. Shamrock vs Sakuraba is a special match with grappling rules, undercard of Rena Kubota vs Andy Nguyen – Rizin FF 7. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 MMA fight – Jerome Le Banner vs Roque Martinez – full fight Video Rizin FF 7
The black belt in karate, judo and former Wkn, Iska world champion Jerome Le Banner (he is 44 years old), entered this fight with a mma record of 3-2-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) but he has a kickboxing record of 81-22-2. In his last mma fight he was defeated by Satoshi Ishii (=December 31, 2010) while in his last kickboxing bout he had beat Karl Roberson (=Le Banner vs Roberson).
His opponent, Roque Martinez, has an official record of 11-4-2 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.93 heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Kelvin Fitial in 2011, since then he has collected six victories and one draw beating Jaideep Singh in 2017. Martinez vs Le Banner is on the undercard of Rena Kubota vs Andy Nguyen – Rizin FF 7. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 BOXING fight – Erislandy Lara vs Terrell Gausha – full fight Video IBO, WBA
The Ibo and Wba super-Ww champion Erislandy Lara entered this fight with a professional record of 24-2-2 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super welterweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in 2014 (via split decision, Canelo vs Lara), since then he has won five bouts beating Vanes Martirosyan (=Lara vs Martirosyan 2) and Yuri Foreman in his last two (=Lara vs Foreman).
His opponent, the undefeated Terrell Gausha, has a perfect record of 20-0-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. In his last three bouts he has beat Orlando Lora, Steven Martinez (=Gausha vs Martinez) and Luis Hernandez. Lara vs Gausha is valid for the IBO and WBA Super World super welterweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 BOXING fight – Omar Andres Narvaez vs Nikolai Potapov – full fight Video
The former world champion in two different weight classes Omar Andres Narvaez (he is 42 years old, 15 years older than Potapov) entered this fight with a pro record of 46-2-2 (24 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 11, 2016 when he defeated Breilor Teran (=Narvaez vs Teran). ‘El Huracan’ Narvaez suffered his last loss when he faced Naoya Inoue in 2014 (=Narvaez vs Inoue).
His opponent, the undefeated Nikolai Potapov, has an official boxing record of 17-0-1 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.26 bantamweight in the world. The only man who stopped him in a draw was Stephon Young last year (=Potapov vs Young): after this bout he has won three fight defeating Antonio Nieves in his last one. Narvaez vs Potapov is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!