Best fights of the week 33, year 2016

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 33: (Mon-Sun) from August 15, 2016 to August 21, 2016.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Katsunari Takayama vs Riku Kano Boxing Knockout of the Week: Errol Spence Jr vs Leonard Bundu   Mma Fight … Read more

2016 BOXING fight – Carlos Molina vs Carlos Gorham – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-08-20, disappointing fight between Carlos Molina and Carlos Gorham: it gets two stars.

The former Ibf light-Mw champion Carlos Molina entered this fight with a professional record of 26-6-2 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.19 super welterweight in the world. He lost to Cornelius Bundrage in 2014 (=Molina vs Bundrage) but then he has won four bouts beating Javier Prieto in his last one (=Molina vs Prieto).
His opponent, Carlos Gorham, has a boxing record of 16-3-0 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.46 welterweight. He suffered his last defeat when he faced Omar Tienda in 2012, since then he has collected nine consecutive victories. ‘King’ Molina vs Gorham is on the undercard of Marcos Villasana Jr vs Rosekie Cristobal. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Errol Spence Jr vs Leonard Bundu – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-08-21, some good exchanges and a nice finish: Errol Spence Jr vs Leonard Bundu gets three stars.

The undefeated Errol Spence Jr entered this fight with a perfect record of 20-0-0 (17 KOs=85%) and he is ranked as the No.8 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Manny Pacquiao). He has fought once in 2016 winning over Chris Algieri (=a href=”https://allthebestfights.com/spence-vs-algieri-full-fight-video-2016/” title=”Spence vs Algieri full fight video”>Spence vs Algieri).
His opponent, the 41-year-old Leonard Bundu (15 years older than Spence), has an official boxing record of 33-1-2 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss when he faced Keith Thurman in 2014 (=Thurman vs Bundu), after this bout he has beat Pablo Munguia and Jussi Koivula (=Bundu vs Koivula). Spence vs Bundu is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Carlos Ocampo vs Alvaro Robles – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-08-20, pretty good fight between Carlos Ocampo and Alvaro Robles: it gets three stars.

The undefeated Carlos Ocampo entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 19-0-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.21 super welterweight in the world. He has already fought twice in 2016 winning over Charlie Navarro (=Ocampo vs Navarro) and Ramses Agaton.
His opponent, Alvaro Robles, has an official record of 19-5-0 (17 KOs=89%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 27, 2015 when he was defeated by Alfonso Blanco. ‘Chema’ Ocampo vs Robles is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Jarrell Miller vs Fred Kassi full fight Video – 2016

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-08-19, fight not particularly good between Jarrell Miller and Fred Kassi: it gets two stars.

The undefeated Jarrell Miller entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 17-0-1 (15 KOs=88%) and he is ranked as the No.29 heavyweight in the world. He has already fought twice in 2016 defeating Donovan Dennis (=Miller vs Dennis) and Nick Guivas.
His opponent, Fred Kassi, has an official record of 18-5-1 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.94 in the same weight class but he comes off two losses, against Dominic Breazeale (=Breazeale vs Kassi) and Hughie Fury (=Fury vs Kassi). Before these two bouts he had drawn with Chris Arreola (=Arreola vs Kassi). ‘Big Baby’ Miller vs Kassi is valid for the WBO NABO heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Katsunari Takayama vs Riku Kano – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-08-20, good fight between Katsunari Takayama and Riku Kano: it gets three stars.

The former Wbc, Ibf and Wbo champion Katsunari Takayama entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 30-8-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 minimumweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Wanheng Menayothin). He fought three times last year beating Fahlan Sakkreerin Jr (=Takayama vs Sakkreerin Jr) and Ryuji Hara (=Takayama vs Hara) but then he lost to Jose Argumedo (=Takayama vs Argumedo).
His opponent, the 18-year-old Riku Kano (15 years younger than Takayama), has a record of 10-1-1 (5 knockouts) and he entered as the No.16 in the same weight class. He suffered his only loss at his professional boxing debut in 2013, against Benjie Bartolome (via split decision), since then he has collected ten victories and one draw. Takayama vs Kano is valid for the vacant WBO World minimumweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor 2 full fight Video UFC 202 – 2016

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-08-20, close fight with some nice exchanges: Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz 2 gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf 5 Lw tournament winner Nate Diaz entered this fight with a professional mma record of 19-10-0 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Eddie Alvarez). He suffered his last loss when he faced Rafael dos Anjos in 2014 (=Dos Anjos vs Diaz), after this bout he beat Michael Johnson in 2015 (=Johnson vs Diaz) and Conor McGregor in 2016 (4-stars-fight, McGregor vs Diaz I).
His opponent, the current Ufc Fw champion Conor McGregor, has an official record of 19-3-0 (95% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.1 featherweight. Before the loss suffered against Diaz in March, ‘The Notorius’ had fought three times in 2015 winning over Dennis Siver (=McGregor vs Siver), Chad Mendes (=Mendes vs McGregor) and Jose Aldo (4-stars-fight, Aldo vs McGregor). Diaz vs McGregor 2 is the main event of the UFC 202. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Anthony Johnson vs Glover Teixeira – fight Video UFC 202

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-08-20, great finish between Anthony Johnson and Glover Teixeira: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

Anthony Johnson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 21-5-0 (71% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He lost to Daniel Cormier last year (=Johnson vs Cormier) but then he has beat Jimi Manuwa (=Johnson vs Manuwa) and Ryan Bader (=Johnson vs Bader).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Glover Teixeira, has a record of 25-4-0 (88% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2014, against Jon Jones (=Jones vs Teixeira) and Phil Davis (=Teixeira vs Davis), but then he has won over Ovince St Preux (=Teixeira vs St Preux), Patrick Cummins (=Teixeira vs Cummins) and Rashad Evans (=Teixeira vs Evans). ‘Rumble’ Johnson vs Teixeira is on the undercard of Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor 2 – UFC 202. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Donald Cerrone vs Rick Story full fight Video UFC 202 – 2016

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-08-20, some good exchanges between Donald Cerrone and Rick Story but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in gaidojutsu Donald Cerrone entered this fight with a mma record of 30-7-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 welterweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Tyron Woodley). He lost the rematch with Rafael dos Anjos last year (=Dos Anjos vs Cerrone 2) but he came back to win in 2016 defeating Alex Oliveira (=Cerrone vs Oliveira) and Patrick Cote (=Cerrone vs Cote).
His opponent, Rick Story, has an official record of 19-8-0 (42% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Kelvin Gastelum in 2014 (via split decision), then he has won three consecutive bouts beating Tarec Saffiedine in his last one (=Saffiedine vs Story). ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone vs Story is on the undercard of Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor 2 – UFC 202. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Hyun Gyu Lim vs Mike Perry – full fight Video UFC 202

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-08-20, pretty good finish between Hyun Gyu Lim and Mike Perry but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.

The black belt in tae-kwon-do Hyun Gyu Lim entered this fight with a professional record of 13-5-1 (92% finishing rate) while his opponent, the undefeated Mike Perry, has a perfect mma record of 6-0-0 (100% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission). Lim is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since May 16, 2015 when he was defeated by Neil Magny (=Magny vs Lim). Lim vs Perry is on the undercard of Nate Diaz vs Conor McGregor 2 – UFC 202. Watch the video and rate this fight!