Best fights of the week 35, year 2016

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 35: (Mon-Sun) from August 29, 2016 to September 4, 2016.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Naoya Inoue vs Karoon Jarupianlerd   Mma Fight of the Week: Andrei Arlovski vs Josh Barnett Mma Knockout of … Read more

2016 BOXING fight – Takuma Inoue vs Froilan Saludar – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-04, fight not particularly exciting between Takuma Inoue and Froilan Saludar: it gets two stars.

The undefeated Takuma Inoue entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 7-0-0 (2 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.10 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Carlos Cuadras). He has fought once in 2016 defeating Afrizal Tamboresi.
His opponent, Froilan Saludar, has a record of 23-1-1 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced McWilliams Arroyo in 2014 (=Arroyo vs Saludar), after this bout he has won four fights. Inoue vs Saludar is on the undercard of Naoya Inoue vs Karoon Jarupianlerd. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Naoya Inoue vs Karoon Jarupianlerd – full fight Video WBO

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-04, great fight between Naoya Inoue and Karoon Jarupianlerd: it is close to get four stars!

The undefeated world champion in two different weight classes Naoya Inoue entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 10-0-0 (8 KOs=80%) and he is ranked as the No.2 super flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Carlos Cuadras). He has already fought once in 2016 beating David Carmona (=Inoue vs Carmona).
His opponent, Karoon Jarupianlerd (also known as Petchbarngborn Kokietgym), has an official record of 38-7-1 (18 knockouts) and he entered as the No.32 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Sho Ishida in 2013, since then he has collected 16 consecutive victories. Inoue vs Jarupianlerd is valid for the WBO World super flyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Andrei Arlovski vs Josh Barnett – fight Video UFC FN 93

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-03, good fight between Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night and UFC Performance of the Night).

The former Ufc Hw champion Andrei Arlovski entered this fight with a professional mma record of 25-12-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against current #1 Ufc champion Stipe Miocic (=Arlovski vs Miocic) and Alistair Overeem (=Overeem vs Arlovski).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Josh Barnett, has an official record of 34-8-0 (82% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He beat Roy Nelson last year (=Barnett vs Nelson) but he was defeated by Ben Rothwell in 2016 (=Barnett vs Rothwell). ‘The Pit Bull’ Arlovski vs Barnett is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 93. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Alexander Gustafsson vs Jan Blachowicz – fight Video UFC FN 93

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-03, fight not so exciting between Alexander Gustafsson and Jan Blachowicz: it gets two stars.

Alexander Gustafsson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-4-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones) but he comes off two consecutive defeats, against Anthony Johnson (=Gustafsson vs Johnson) and Daniel Cormier (via split decision, Cormier vs Gustafsson).
His opponent, the former KSW light-Hw champion Jan Blachowicz, has a record of 19-5-0 (63% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.31 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2015, with Jimi Manuwa (=Blachowicz vs Manuwa) and Corey Anderson (=Blachowicz vs Anderson), but he came back to win in 2016 against Igor Pokrajac (=Blachowicz vs Pokrajac). Gustafsson vs Blachowicz is on the undercard of Andrei Arlovski vs Josh Barnett – UFC Fight Night 93. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Ryan Bader vs Ilir Latifi – fight Video UFC FN 93

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-03, Ryan Bader vs Ilir Latifi gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night).

The Tuf 8 tournament winner Ryan Bader entered this fight with a mma record of 20-5-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones) but he comes off the loss against Anthony Johnson (=Johnson vs Bader).
His opponent, Ilir Latifi, has an official record of 12-4-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class. He lost to Jan Blachowicz in 2014 (=Latifi vs Blachowicz) but then he has won three consecutive bouts beating Gian Villante in his last one (=Latifi vs Villante). Bader vs Latifi is on the undercard of Andrei Arlovski vs Josh Barnett – UFC Fight Night 93. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Rustam Khabilov vs Leandro Silva – fight Video UFC FN 93

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-03, some good exchanges between Rustam Khabilov and Leandro Silva but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in gaidojutsu and 2007 world combat sambo champion Rustam Khabilov entered this fight with a professional record of 19-3-0 (47% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 lightweight in the world. He lost two consecutive fights between 2014 and 2015, against Benson Henderson (=Henderson vs Khabilov) and Adriano Martins (=Khabilov vs Martins), but then he has won over Norman Parke and Chris Wade.
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Leandro Silva, has a mma record of 19-4-1 (58% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.49 in the same weight class but ‘Buscape’ comes off the loss against Jason Saggo. Khabilov vs Silva is on the undercard of Andrei Arlovski vs Josh Barnett – UFC Fight Night 93. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – McJoe Arroyo vs Jerwin Ancajas – full fight Video IBF

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-09-03, some good exchanges in the second part of the fight but it is not enough to get three stars: McJoe Arroyo vs Jerwin Ancajas gets two.

The undefeated Ibf super-Flw champion McJoe Arroyo entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 17-0-0 (8 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 18, 2015 when he defeated Arthur Villanueva (=Arroyo vs Villanueva).
His opponent, Jerwin Ancajas, has an official record of 24-1-1 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.33 super flyweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Mark Anthony Geraldo in 2012, since then he has collected 11 consecutive victories. Arroyo vs Ancajas is valid for the IBF World super flyweight title (Arroyo’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Ryoichi Taguchi vs Ryo Miyazaki – full fight Video WBA

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-08-31, disappointing fight between Ryoichi Taguchi and Ryo Miyazaki: it gets two stars.

The Wba light-Flw champion Ryoichi Taguchi entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 24-2-1 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 light flyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Donnie Nietes). He lost to Naoya Inoue in 2013 but since then he has won six consecutive bouts beating Juan Jose Landaeta in 2016 (=Taguchi vs Landaeta).
His opponent, the former Wba minimumweight champion Ryo Miyazaki, has a record of 24-1-3 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He also suffered his last defeat in 2013, against Teerapong Uthaida, and then he has won four fights. Taguchi vs Miyazaki is valid for the WBA World light flyweight title; undercard of Luis Concepcion vs Kohei Kono. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Luis Concepcion vs Kohei Kono – full fight Video WBA

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-08-31, fight not particularly good between Luis Concepcion and Kohei Kono: it gets two stars.

The world champion in two different weight classes Luis Concepcion entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 34-4-0 (24 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 super flyweight in the world. He fought three times last year losing to #1 Carlos Cuadras (=Cuadras vs Concepcion) and winning over David Sanchez (=Sanchez vs Concepcion) and Hernan Marquez (=Concepcion vs Marquez 3).
His opponent, the Wba super-Flw champion Kohei Kono, has an official record of 32-8-1 (13 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 iun the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Liborio Solis in 2013 (4-stars fight, Kono vs Solis), since then he has collected four victories and one draw. ‘El Nica’ Concepcion vs Kono is valid for the WBA World super flyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!