Best fights of the week 39, year 2016

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 39: (Mon-Sun) from September 26, 2016 to October 2, 2016.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Petr Petrov vs Michael Perez Boxing Knockout of the Week: Nehomar Cermeno vs Anurak Thisa   Mma Fight of … Read more

2016 BOXING fight – Enrico Koelling vs Ryno Liebenberg – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-01, close fight but not so exciting: Enrico Koelling vs Ryno Liebenberg gets two stars.

Enrico Koelling entered this fight with a pro record of 21-1-0 (6 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.35 light heavyweight in the world. His only loss occurred last year when he faced Mirco Ricci (=Koelling vs Ricci), after this bout he has won five bouts beating Oleksandr Cherviak in 2016.
His opponent, Ryno Liebenberg, has an official boxing record of 17-3-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class but he lost three out of his last four bouts, against Eleider Alvarez in 2014 (=Alvarez vs Liebenberg), Thomas Oosthuizen in 2015 and Erik Skoglund in 2016. Koelling vs Liebenberg is valid for the WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight title; undercard of Juergen Braehmer vs Nathan Cleverly. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Humberto Soto vs Daniel Ruiz – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-01, pretty good start between Humberto Soto and Daniel Ruiz but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The former world champion in three different weight classes Humberto Soto entered this fight with a record of 65-9-2 (35 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.15 super lightweight in the world while his opponent, Daniel Ruiz, has a boxing record of 34-9-2 (24 knockouts). Both boxers have lost their last bout: Soto was defeated by Antonio Orozco (=Orozco vs Soto) while “Canerito” Ruiz lost to Aik Shakhnazaryan. ‘La Zorrita’ Soto vs Ruiz is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – John Lineker vs John Dodson – fight Video UFC FN 96

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-01, some good exchanges in the second part of the bout but it is not enough to get three stars: John Lineker vs John Dodson gets two.

John Lineker entered this fight with a professional mma record of 28-7-0 (60% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Dominick Cruz). He suffered his last loss when he faced Ali Bagautinov in 2014 (=Lineker vs Bagautinov), since then he has won five bouts beating Rob Font and Michael McDonald in 2016 (=McDonald vs Lineker).
His opponent, the black belt in gaidojutsu and Tuf 14 Bw tournament winner John Dodson, has an official record of 18-7-0 (61% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He lost to Demetrious Johnson last year (=Johnson vs Dodson 2) but he came back to win in 2016 against Manny Gamburyan. Lineker vs Dodson is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 96. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Tomasz Narkun vs Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou – full fight Video KSW 36

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-01, pretty good fight between Tomasz Narkun and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou: it gets three stars.

The black belt in Bjj, former M-1 Global and current KSW light-Hw champion Tomasz Narkun entered this fight with a record of 12-2-0 (100% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 light heavyweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat when he faced Goran Reljic in 2014, after this bout he has won three fights taking revenge on Reljic in 2015 (=Reljic vs Narkun 2) and beating Cassio Barbosa de Oliveira in 2016.
His opponent, the black belt in judo and former KSW light-Hw champion Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, has a mma record of 17-14-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.54 in the same weight class but he lost twice in 2015, against Linton Vassell (=Vassell vs Sokoudjou) and Paul Buentello. After this fight he came back to win in 2016 against Matt Hamill. Narkun vs Sokoudjou is valid for the KSW light heavyweight title (Narkun’s second defense); undercard of Rousimar Palhares vs Michal Materla – KSW 36. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Rousimar Palhares vs Michal Materla – full fight Video KSW 36

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-01, good finish between Michal Materla and Rousimar Palhares: it gets three stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Wsof Ww champion Rousimar Palhares entered this fight with a pro record of 18-7-0 (83% submission victory rate – he has never won via ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.16 welterweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Emil Weber Meek.
His opponent, the former KSW Mw champion Michal Materla, has an official mma record of 23-5-0 (74% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.38 middleweight. He lost to Mamed Khalidov in 2015 (=Khalidov vs Materla) but he came back to win in 2016 against Antoni Chmielewski (=Materla vs Chmielewski). ‘Toquinho’ Palhares vs Materla is the main event of the KSW 36. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Will Brooks vs Alex Oliveira – fight Video UFC FN 96

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-01, fight not so exciting between Will Brooks and Alex Oliveira: it gets two stars.

The former Bellator Lw champion Will Brooks entered this fight with a pro mma record of 18-1-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Eddie Alvarez). He suffered his only defeat when he faced Saad Awad in 2013 (=Brooks vs Awad), after this bout he has won nine consecutive fights taking revenge on Awad (=Brooks vs Awad 2) and beating Ross Pearson in his Ufc debut (=Brooks vs Pearson).
His opponent, Alex Oliveira, has a record of 14-4-1 (79% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.56 welterweight. ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira has already fought twice in 2016 losing to Donald Cerrone (=Cerrone vs Oliveira) and defeating James Moontasri. Brooks vs Oliveira is on the undercard of John Lineker vs John Dodson – UFC Fight Night 96. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Josh Burkman vs Zak Ottow – fight Video UFC FN 96

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-01, some good single shots between Josh Burkman and Zak Ottow but it is not enough to get three stars, it gets two.

Joshua Burkman entered this fight with a mma record of 28-13-0 (61% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.49 lightweight in the world but he won just one out of his last five bouts, against KJ Noons in February; after this fight he was defeated by Paul Felder (=Burkman vs Felder).
His opponent, Zak Ottow, has an official record of 13-3-0 (92% finishing rate) and he suffered his last loss against Jacob Volkmann in 2015 but then he has won four consecutive fights. Burkman vs Ottow is on the undercard of John Lineker vs John Dodson – UFC Fight Night 96. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Louis Smolka vs Brandon Moreno full fight Video UFC FN 96 – 2016

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-01, good finish between Louis Smolka and Brandon Moreno: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Louis Smolka entered this fight with a professional record of 11-1-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Demetrious Johnson) while his opponent, Brandon Moreno, has a mma record of 11-3-0 (82% finishing rate). Smolka suffered his only defeat when he faced Chris Cariaso in 2014 (via split decision, Cariaso vs Smolka) but then he has won four bouts beating Ben Nguyen in his last one (=Smolka vs Nguyen) while Moreno was defeated by Brenson Hansen in 2012 but since then he has won eight consecutive fights. Smolka vs Moreno is on the undercard of John Lineker vs John Dodson – UFC Fight Night 96. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Juergen Braehmer vs Nathan Cleverly – full fight Video WBA

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-10-01, great performance by both boxers: Juergen Braehmer vs Nathan Cleverly gets three stars.

The Wba and former Wbo light-Hw champion Juergen Braehmer entered this fight with a professional record of 48-2-0 (35 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Sergey Kovalev). He suffered his last defeat in 2008, against Hugo Hernan Garay, since then he has won 17 consecutive bouts beating Konni Konrad (=Braehmer vs Konrad) and Eduard Gutknecht in his last two (=Braehmer vs Gutknecht 2).
His opponent, the former Wbo light-Hw champion Nathan Cleverly, has a mma record of 29-3-0 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Tony Bellew in 2014 (=Cleverly vs Bellew 2) and Andrzej Fonfara in 2015 (4-stars fight, Fonfara vs Cleverly). Between these two bouts he beat Tomas Man (=Cleverly vs Man). Braehmer vs Cleverly is valid for the WBA World light heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!