Best fights of the week 11, year 2016

Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 11: (Mon-Sun) from March 14, 2016 to March 20, 2016.   Boxing Fight of the Week: Mike Alvarado vs Saul Corral Boxing Knockout of the Week: Sergey Lipinets vs Levan Ghvamichava   K-1 Muay Thai … Read more

2016 BOXING fight – Saul Juarez vs Oswaldo Novoa 3 – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-19, fight not particularly exciting: Saul Juarez vs Oswaldo Novoa 3 gets two stars.

Saul Juarez entered this fight with a professional record of 22-4-1 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 minimumweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Wanheng Menayothin). He suffered his last defeat when he faced Milan Melindo in 2014 (=Melindo vs Juarez), after this bout he fought three times beating twice Adrian Hernandez (=Hernandez vs Juarez and Juarez vs Hernandez 2) and drawing with Oswaldo Novoa (their second fight, Juarez vs Novoa 2).
His opponent, the former Wbc champion Oswaldo Novoa, has a boxing record of 14-6-3 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class but his last victory occurred in 2014 when he faced Alcides Martinez (=Novoa vs Martinez), then he has collected two draws and two losses. In their first fight ‘El Gallito’ Novoa lost to ‘Baby’ Juarez by unanimous decision (November 26, 2011); this third fight, WBC minimumweight title eliminator, is on the undercard of Ibeth Zamora Silva vs Mari Ando. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Buakaw Banchamek vs Kong Lingfeng – full fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-20, pretty good fight between Buakaw Banchamek and Kong Lingfeng: it gets three stars.

The two time K-1 World MAX champion Buakaw Banchamek, formerly known as Buakaw Por Pramuk, entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 266-43-12 (69 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 super welterweight in the world while his opponent, Kong Lingfeng has a record of 13-3-0 (3 knockouts). Buakaw lost to Khayal Dzhaniev last year (4-stars-fight Buakaw vs Dzhaniev), but then he came back to win beating Gu Hui (=Buakaw vs Hui) and Liu Hainan in 2016 (=Buakaw vs Hainan). Buakaw vs Lingfeng is the main event of Kunlun Fight 39; ; they also faced each other a second time on June 10, 2017 (=Buakaw Banchamek vs Kong Lingfeng 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Andrei Stoica vs Mladen Kujundzic – full fight Video Respect 1

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-19, wild exchanges between Andrei Stoica and Mladen Kujundzic: it gets three stars.

The former SuperKombat champion Andrei Stoica entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 40-7-0 (25 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 super cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, Mladen Kujundzic, has an official record of 25-7-0. Both fighters lost their last bout: Stoica was defeated by Loren Javier Jorge (=Stoica vs Loren) while Kujundzic lost to Maxim Bolotov. Stoica vs Kujundzic is on the undercard of Benjamin Adegbuyi vs Maxim Bolotov – Respect WS 1. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Benjamin Adegbuyi vs Maxim Bolotov – full fight Video

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-19, fight not particularly good between Benjamin Adegbuyi and Maxim Bolotov: it gets two stars.

Benjamin Adegbuyi entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 22-4-0 (15 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Maxim Bolotov, has an official record of 10-1-2 (3 knockouts). Adegbuyi comes off the loss against #1 Rico Verhoeven (=Verhoeven vs Adegbuyi 2) while Bolotov defeated Mladen Kujundzic. Adegbuyi vs Bolotov is the main event of “Respect World Series 1”. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Mark Hunt vs Frank Mir full fight Video UFC FN 85 – 2016

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-20, pretty good finish between Mark Hunt and Frank Mir but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).

The 2001 K-1 champion Mark Hunt entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-10-1 (73% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he is ranked as the No.8 heavyweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2014 and 2015, against Fabricio Werdum (=Werdum vs Hunt) and Stipe Miocic (=Hunt vs Miocic), but then he came back to win against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Hunt vs Silva 2).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Ufc Hw champion Frank Mir, has an official record of 18-10-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. He fought three times last year beating ‘Bigfoot’ Silva (=Silva vs Mir) and Todd Duffee (4-stars-fight, Mir vs Duffee) but then he lost to Andrei Arlovski (=Arlovski vs Mir). Hunt vs Mir is the main event of the UFC Fight Night 85. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Hector Lombard vs Neil Magny – full fight Video UFC FN 85

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-20, nice back and forth fight between Neil Magny and Hector Lombard: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).

The black belt in Bjj, judo and former Bellator Mw champion Hector Lombard entered this fight with a pro mma record of 34-4-1 (77% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 welterweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Yushin Okami in 2013 (via split decision, Lombard vs Okami), after this bout he has collected three consecutive victories, the last one against Josh Burkman (then the result was overturned in a no-contest because the Cuban tested positive for anabolic steroids, Lombard vs Burkman).
His opponent, Neil Magny, has a record of 17-4-0 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He fought five times last year losing his third bout, against Demian Maia; then he beat Erick Silva (=Silva vs Magny) and Kelvin Gastelum (=Magny vs Gastelum). Lombard vs Magny is on the undercard of Mark Hunt vs Frank Mir – UFC Fight Night 85. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 BOXING fight – Mike Alvarado vs Saul Corral – fight Video

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-19, nice and tough exchanges between Mike Alvarado and Saul Corral: it gets three stars.

The former Wbo light-Ww champion Mike Alvarado entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 34-4-0 (23 knockouts) while his opponent, Saul Corral, has an official record of 19-6-0 (10 knockouts). Alvarado is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since January 24, 2015 when he was defeated by Brandon Rios (=Alvarado vs Rios 3); before this bout he had suffered two consecutive losses, against Juan Manuel Marquez (=Marquez vs Alvarado) and Ruslan Provodnikov (one of the best boxing fights of 2013, Alvarado vs Provodnikov). Alvarado vs Corral is on the undercard of Juan Diaz vs Fernando Garcia. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Johnny Case vs Jake Matthews – fight Video UFC FN 85

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2 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-20, some good exchanges between Johnny Case and Jake Matthews but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Fight of the Night).

Johnny Case entered this fight with a mma record of 22-4-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.49 lightweight in the world while his opponent, Jake Matthews, has an official record of 9-1-0 (89% finishing rate). Case suffered his last loss in 2010, against Rick Glenn, and then he has won 12 consecutive bouts while Matthews lost to James Vick last year (=Vick vs Matthews) but then he came back to win against Akbarh Arreola. Case vs Matthews is on the undercard of Mark Hunt vs Frank Mir – UFC Fight Night 85. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2016 MMA fight – Antonio Carlos Jr vs Daniel Kelly – fight Video UFC FN 85

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-03-20, good fight between Antonio Carlos Junior and Daniel Kelly: it gets three stars.

The black belt in Bjj and Tuf Brazil 3 Hw winner Antonio Carlos Jr entered this fight with a professional record of 5-1-0 (80% submission victory rate – he has never won by ko/tko) and he is ranked as the No.45 middleweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in judo Daniel Kelly, has a mma record of 10-1-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.70 in the same weight class. Both fighters lost just once in their career: Antonio ‘Cara de Sapato’ Carlos Jr was defeated by Patrick Cummins in 2014 (=Carlos Jr vs Cummins) and then he faced Eddie Gordon (=Gordon vs Carlos Jr) and Kevin Casey, while Kelly lost to Sam Alvey last year but after this bout he came back to win against Steve Montgomery. Carlos Jr vs Kelly is on the undercard of Mark Hunt vs Frank Mir – UFC Fight Night 85. Watch the video and rate this fight!