The black belt in Bjj, judo and former Strikeforce Mw champion Ronaldo Jacare Souza entered this fight with a pro record of 24-4-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Michael Bisping). He lost to Yoel Romero in 2015 (via split decision, Jacare vs Romero) but then he has beat Vitor Belfort (=Belfort vs Jacare) and Tim Boetsch (=Souza vs Boetsch).
His opponent, the black belt in hapkido, karate and Tuf Ww tournament winner Robert Whittaker, has an official mma record of 17-4-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2013 and 2014, against Court McGee (=McGee vs Whittaker) and Stephen Thompson (=Whittaker vs Thompson), but then he has won six bouts beating Rafael Natal (=Whittaker vs Natal) and Derek Brunson in his last two (=Whittaker vs Brunson). Robert Whittaker vs Jacare Souza is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Wilson Reis – UFC on Fox 24. Watch the video and rate this fight!
LAST 4 & 5 STARS FIGHTS:
FULL FIGHTS Released this week:
2017 MMA fight – Jeremy Stephens vs Renato Carneiro – fight Video UFC on Fox 24
Jeremy Stephens entered this fight with a record of 25-13-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jose Aldo). He fought twice last year beating Renan Barao (=Barao Pegado vs Stephens) and losing to Frankie Edgar (=Edgar vs Stephens).
His opponent, the undefeated Renato Moicano Carneiro, has an official record of 10-0-1 (50% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he entered as the No.48 in the same weight class. He fought just once last year winning over Zubaira Tukhugov. Jeremy Stephens vs Renato Carneiro is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Wilson Reis – UFC on Fox 24. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Roy Nelson vs Alexander Volkov full fight Video UFC on Fox 24 – 2017
The black belt in Bjj and Tuf Hw tournament winner Roy Nelson entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-13-0 (86% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.12 heavyweight in the world but he won just three out of his last nine bouts, the last one with Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Nelson vs Silva).
His opponent, the former Bellator and M-1 Global Hw champion Alexander Volkov, has an official record of 27-6-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.19 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses in 2015, against Tony Johnson (=Volkov vs Johnson) and Cheick Kongo (=Kongo vs Volkov), but then he has beat Denis Smoldarev (=Volkov vs Smoldarev), Attila Vegh (=Volkov vs Vegh) and Timothy Johnson (=Volkov vs Johnson). Alexander Volkov vs Roy Nelson is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Wilson Reis – UFC on Fox 24. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 BOXING fight – Ricky Burns vs Julius Indongo – full fight Video IBF, IBO, WBA
The world champion in three different weight classes Ricky Burns entered this fight with a boxing record of 41-5-1 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 super lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Terence Crawford). He lost to Omar Figueroa Jr in 2015 (=Figueroa vs Burns) but then he has won four consecutive bouts beating Michele Di Rocco (=Burns vs Di Rocco) and Kiryl Relikh in 2016 (=Burns vs Relikh).
His opponent, the Ibf and Ibo super-Lw champion Julius Indongo, has a perfect record of 21-0-0 (11 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year winning over Allan Kamote, Fabian Lyimo and Eduard Troyanovsky (=Troyanovsky vs Indongo). Julius Indongo vs Ricky Burns is valid for the IBF, IBO and WBA World super lightweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Tim Elliott vs Louis Smolka full fight Video UFC on Fox 24 – 2017
Tim Elliott entered this fight with a pro mma record of 13-7-1 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 flyweight in the world. He fought twice last year beating Pedro Nobre and losing to #1 Demetrious Johnson (=Johnson vs Elliott).
His opponent, Louis Smolka, has a record of 11-3-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses: against Brandon Moreno (=Smolka vs Moreno) and Ray Borg (=Smolka vs Borg). Tim Elliott vs Louis Smolka is on the undercard of Demetrious Johnson vs Wilson Reis – UFC on Fox 24. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 BOXING fight – Dmitry Bivol vs Samuel Clarkson – full fight Video WBA
The undefeated Dmitry Bivol entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 9-0-0 (7 KOs=78%) and he is ranked as the No.25 light heavyweight in the world. He has already fought once in 2017 beating Robert Berridge (=Bivol vs Berridge).
His opponent, Samuel Clarkson, has an official record of 19-3-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.33 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Jesse Hart in 2014, since then he has won nine consecutive fights. Dmitry Bivol vs Samuel Clarkson is valid for the interim WBA World light heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 MMA fight – Daniel Weichel vs John Teixeira – full fight Video Bellator 177
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former M-1 Global Lw champion Daniel Weichel entered this fight with a pro mma record of 38-9-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 featherweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Patricio Freire in 2015 (=Freire vs Weichel) but then he has won over Georgi Karakhanyan (=Weichel vs Karakhanyan), Emmanuel Sanchez (=Weichel vs Sanchez) and Brian Moore (=Weichel vs Moore).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj John Teixeira da Conceicao, has a record of 21-1-2 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. ‘Macapa’ Teixeira suffered his only loss when he faced Hugo Viana in 2012, since then he has collected nine victories and one draw beating Justin Lawrence in his last one (=Lawrence vs Teixeira). Daniel Weichel vs John Teixeira da Conceicao is on the undercard of Eduardo Dantas vs Leandro Higo – Bellator 177. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 MMA fight – Eduardo Dantas vs Leandro Higo – full fight Video Bellator 177
The Bellator Bw champion Eduardo Dantas entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-4-0 (53% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cody Garbrandt). ‘Dudu’ Dantas lost to Joe Warren in their first fight in 2014 (=Dantas vs Warren) but then he has won over Mike Richman (=Dantas vs Richman) , Marcos Galvao (=Galvao vs Dantas 2) and he took revenge on Warren last year (=Dantas vs Warren 2).
His opponent, Leandro Higo, has an official record of 17-2-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Iliarde Santos in 2012, since then he has won eight consecutive fights beating Steven Peterson in 2017. Eduardo Dantas vs Leandro Higo, main event of Bellator 177, is valid for the Bellator bantamweight title (Dantas’ second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 14, year 2017
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 14: (Mon-Sun) from April 3, 2017 to April 9, 2017. Boxing Fight of the Week: Oleksandr Usyk vs Michael Hunter Boxing Knockout of the Week: Gvozdyk vs Yunieski Gonzalez Mma Fight of the … Read more
2017 BOXING fight – Nehomar Cermeno vs Shun Kubo – full fight Video WBA
The Wba champion Nehomar Cermeno entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 26-5-1 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 super bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Guillermo Rigondeaux). He suffered his last loss when he faced Alexander Bakhtin in 2012, since then he has collected six victories and one no-contest beating Anurak Thisa (=Cermeno vs Thisa) and XiaoJun Qiu in his last two (=Cermeno vs Qiu 2).
His opponent, the undefeated Shun Kubo, has a perfect record of 11-0-0 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.64 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year winning over Benjie Suganob and Jin Wook Lim. Shun Kubo vs Nehomar Cermeno is valid for the WBA World super bantamweight title (Cermeno’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!