Best fights of the week 31, year 2021

Weekly selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai fights

After watching and rating all the world’s most important matches of the previous week, we select the best fights of the week for each category (boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai), the ones you have to watch! In this selection we take into consideration the week number 31 of 2021: (Monday-Sunday) from August 2, 2021 to August 8, 2021.

 

Boxing Fight of the Week: Gabriel Maestre vs Mykal Fox
Boxing Knockout of the Week: Michael Hunter vs Mike Wilson

 

Mma Fight of the Week: Rafael Fiziev vs Bobby Green
Mma Submission of the Week: Michael Chiesa vs Vicente Luque

 

 

Ryan Bader vs Lyoto Machida 2 full fight Video Bellator 256 – 2021

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Fight rated with 3 stars: good fight or nice koReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-04-09, pretty good mma fight: Ryan Bader vs Lyoto Machida 2 gets three stars.
In their first fight, on August 4, 2012 Machida had defeated Bader via ko (Lyoto Machida vs Ryan Bader I); this second fight, main event of Bellator 256, is the quarter-final of the Bellator light-heavyweight world grand prix tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Ryan Bader vs Vadim Nemkov full fight Video Bellator 244 – 2020

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3 Star RatingReview by : 2020-08-21, good fight between Ryan Bader and Vadim Nemkov: it gets three stars.
The current Bellator Hw, light-Hw champion and Tuf 8 tournament winner Ryan Bader entered this fight with a professional mma record of 27-5-0 (55% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones). He suffered his last loss when he faced Anthony Johnson in 2016 (Johnson vs Bader) since then he has won seven fights defeating Matt Mitrione (Ryan Bader vs Matt Mitrione) and Fedor Emelianenko in his last two (Fedor Emelianenko vs Ryan Bader); after this bout he has also faced Cheick Kongo but the bout ended in a no-contest (Ryan Bader vs Cheick Kongo).
His opponent, the four time Combat Sambo world champ Vadim Nemkov, has an official record of 11-2-0 (91% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He suffered two losses between 2015 and 2016, against Jiri Prochazka (Jiri Prochazka vs Vadim Nemkov) and Karl Albrektsson, but then he has won six bouts beating Phil Davis (Phil Davis vs Vadim Nemkov) and Rafael Carvalho in his last two (Rafael Carvalho vs Vadim Nemkov). Nemkov vs Bader, main event of Bellator 244, is valid for the Bellator light heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Aung La N Sang vs Brandon Vera full fight Video ONE Century – 2019

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-10-13, nice and tough exchanges between Aung La N Sang and Brandon Vera: it is close to get four stars!

The current One Mw and light-hw champion Aung La N Sang entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-10-0 (92% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.40 light heavyweight in the world. He lost to Vitaly Bigdash in 2017 but then he has won six consecutive fights taking revenge on Bigdash in 2017 (Vitaly Bigdash vs Aung La N Sang 2) and beating Ken Hasegawa in 2019.
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and current One Hw champion Brandon Vera, has an official record of 16-7-0 (75% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.59 heavyweight. He lost two consecutive bouts between 2012 and 2013, against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs Brandon Vera) and Ben Rothwell (Ben Rothwell vs Brandon Vera), but then he has won four fights defeating Mauro Cerilli in his last one. N Sang vs Vera, main event of ONE Century (One 100), is valid for the ONE light heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Eddie Alvarez vs Eduard Folayang full fight Video ONE FC 100 – 2019

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-02, good fight between Eddie Alvarez and Eduard Folayang: it gets three stars.

The former Ufc and Bellator Lw champion Eddie Alvarez entered this fight with a professional mma record of 29-7-0 (79% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.29 welterweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Dustin Poirier in 2018 (Eddie Alvarez vs Dustin Poirier 2) and Timofey Nastyukhin in 2019 (Eddie Alvarez vs Timofey Nastyukhin); before these bouts, in 2017, he had beat Justin Gaethje (Eddie Alvarez vs Justin Gaethje).
His opponent, the black belt in wushu and former One Lw champ Eduard Folayang, has an official record of 21-7-0 (38% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.112 in the same weight class. He lost to Shinya Aoki in March 2019 (Eduard Folayang vs Shinya Aoki 2) but before this fight, in 2018, he had won over Kharun Atlangeriev, Aziz Pahrudinov and Amir Khan. Alvarez vs Folayang is the semi-final of the One Fc lightweight world grand prix tournament; undercard of Martin Nguyen vs Koyomi Matsushima – ONE FC 100. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Sage Northcutt vs Cosmo Alexandre full fight Video ONE FC 96 – 2019

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-05-17, good start between Sage Northcutt and Cosmo Alexandre: it gets three stars.

The black belt in karate, kajukenbo and taekwondo Sage Northcutt entered this fight with a pro mma record of 11-2-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.103 welterweight in the world. He lost to Mickey Gall in 2016 (Northcutt vs Gall) but then he has won three fights defeating Thibault Gouti (Sage Northcutt vs Thibault Gouti) and Zak Ottow in 2018 (Sage Northcutt vs Zak Ottow).
His opponent, the former WPMF muay thai world champion Cosmo Alexandre, has an official record of 7-1-0 (71% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission – while his kickboxing record is 69-19-1) but he is not ranked (as an mma fighter) because he hasn’t fought since September 23, 2016 when he defeated Musu Nuertiebieke. He suffered his only defeat in mma at his professional debut in 2011 against Josh Quayhagen but he took revenge on him in 2012. Northcutt vs Alexandre is on the undercard of Shinya Aoki vs Christian Lee – ONE FC 96. Watch the video and rate this fight!

2019 MMA fight – Demetrious Johnson vs Yuya Wakamatsu – full fight Video ONE 93

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-31, good pace with a nice finish: Demetrious Johnson vs Yuya Wakamatsu gets three stars.

The former Ufc Flw champion Demetrious Johnson entered this fight with a mma record of 27-3-1 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 flyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against current #1 Henry Cejudo (via split decision, Demetrious Johnson vs Henry Cejudo 2); before this bout, in 2017, he had defeated Wilson Reis (Johnson vs Reis) and Ray Borg (Demetrious Johnson vs Ray Borg).
His opponent, Yuya Wakamatsu, has an official record of 10-3-0 (90% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Senzo Ikeda and Danny Kingad; between these two fights he beat Mamoru Yamaguchi. Johnson vs Wakamatsu is the quarter-final of the One Fc flyweight world grand prix tournament: undercard of Eduard Folayang vs Shinya Aoki 2 – ONE FC 93. Watch the video and rate this fight!

Fedor Emelianenko vs Ryan Bader full fight Video Bellator 214 – 2019

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-01-26, good start between Fedor Emelianenko and Ryan Bader: it gets three stars.

The 42-year-old former Pride, world combat sambo champion and black belt in judo Fedor Emelianenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 38-5-0 (76% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). ‘The Last Emperor’ lost to Matt Mitrione in 2017 (Fedor Emelianenko vs Matt Mitrione) but he came back to win in 2018 against Frank Mir (Fedor Emelianenko vs Frank Mir) and Chael Sonnen (Fedor Emelianenko vs Chael Sonnen).
His opponent, the Bellator light-Hw champion and Tuf 8 tournament winner Ryan Bader (seven years younger than Fedor), has an official record of 26-5-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Anthony Johnson in 2016 (Johnson vs Bader) since then he has won six fights defeating Muhammed King Mo Lawal (Ryan Bader vs Muhammed King Mo Lawal) and Matt Mitrione in 2018 (Ryan Bader vs Matt Mitrione). Fedor vs Bader, main event of Bellator 214, is the final of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament and it is valid for the Bellator heavyweight title; they also fight each other a second time on February 4th, 2023 (Ryan Bader vs Fedor Emelianenko 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!

USERS’ MMA RANKING: top 25 mma Fights of the Year 2018

Here you can find the best mma fights of 2018 rated by our users. We post the top 25 bouts with 4 and 5 stars rated at least ten times.

Clicking on the name of the fighter you can watch and rate the video of the fight (if it is available on the web) and read some info about it.

2018 MMA fight – Roy Nelson vs Sergei Kharitonov – full fight Video Bellator 207

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3 Star RatingReview by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-10-12, pretty good finish between Roy Nelson and Sergei Kharitonov: it gets three stars.

The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tuf Hw tournament winner Roy Nelson entered this fight with a pro mma record of 23-15-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 heavyweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Alexander Volkov (Nelson vs Volkov) and Matt Mitrione (Roy Nelson vs Matt Mitrione 2); between these two bouts he beat Javy Ayala (Roy Nelson vs Javy Ayala).
His opponent, Sergei Kharitonov, has a record of 27-6-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.30 in the same weight class. He lost to Javy Ayala in 2016 (Kharitonov vs Ayala) but then he has collected four victories and one no-contest, against Anotn Vyazigin (originally a majority decision for Sergei then overturned due to an accidental eye poke, Sergei Kharitonov vs Anton Vyazigin); before this bout he had defeated Joey Beltran (Sergei Kharitonov vs Joey Beltran). Nelson vs Kharitonov is on the undercard of Ryan Bader vs Matt Mitrione – Bellator 207. Watch the video and rate this fight!