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Dec 30, 2025

Sherdog’s 2025 Ms. All-Violence Joselyne Edwards extended an unexpected run of finishes inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight division with a pair of stirring knockouts over the past 12 months.

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Dec 30, 2025

Sherdog’s 2025 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year Joshua Van seemingly reached into the future and pulled himself forward, completing the journey from blue-chip prospect to UFC champion well ahead of schedule.

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Dec 30, 2025

Sherdog’s 2025 Mr. All-Violence As we bring back our annual tribute to the sublimely violent, there could be only one man to usher in the new era.

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Dec 30, 2025

Sherdog’s 2025 Robbery of the Year “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 32 winner Mairon Santos escaped with a contentious and almost universally panned split decision over Francis Marshall as part of the UFC 313 undercard on March 8.

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Tyler Treese

Dec 30, 2025

Fight Facts: UFC 2025, a Year in Review The Ultimate Fighting Championship reaffirmed its place atop the MMA totem pole, offering fans a record-tying slate that closed out the pay-per-view era with a bang.

UFC

Dec 30, 2025

MMA Roots: Super Challenge and the Rise of Demian Maia The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace made his first real waves in mixed martial arts during a one-night tournament in October 2006, roughly a year before he made his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut.

MMA Roots

Marcelo Alonso

Dec 30, 2025

Fight Facts: PFL 2025, a Year in Review Professional Fighters League turned in its busiest year to date, planted its flag in several overseas markets and bade farewell to its trademark tournament format in 2025.

Professional Fighters League

Dec 30, 2025

UFC Legend Briefly Hospitalized for Heart, Breathing Issues Both fans and Ultimate Fighting Championship Hall of Famer Don Frye can breathe easier after he recently received emergency medical treatment.

UFC

Dec 30, 2025

Sherdog’s 2025 Round of the Year Diego Lopes and Jean Silva engaged in an unforgettable firefight at UFC Fight Night 259 in Sept. 13 in San Antonio, and it reached peak intensity in the second period.

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Tyler Treese

Dec 30, 2025

Sherdog’s 2025 Upset of the Year Petr Yan avenged a 2023 loss, recaptured the bantamweight strap and shocked the world with his one-sided handling of Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323 on Dec. 6.

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Dec 30, 2025

Top 5: UFC Rookies of 2025 A productive pipeline of young talent remains the lifeblood of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and the latest wave provided plenty of reasons for optimism.

Features

Dec 30, 2025

The FF-Files: It’s a Raid Regulation of MMA differs from country to country, but when a Russian SWAT team kicks down your doors, that's probably a good indicator that you're doing it wrong.

FF-Files

Dec 30, 2025

Sherdog’s 2025 Event of the Year When the smoke cleared at the conclusion of UFC 320 on Oct. 4, no other fight card could top it.

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Dec 30, 2025

UFC 2025 Year in Review, Pt. 1 | The Sheehan Show As 2025 wraps up, Sean puts a bow on the year by taking a deep dive into each UFC division, starting with heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight and welterweight.

UFC

Sean Sheehan

Dec 30, 2025

Sherdog’s 2025 Beatdown of the Year For the second year in a row, Anthony Hernandez authored the signature beatdown of the year, this time with a pillar-to-post mauling of Roman Dolidze in the headliner of UFC Vegas 109.

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Dec 30, 2025

Sherdog’s 2025 Submission of the Year Costello van Steenis wrested victory from the jaws of defeat—and separated Johnny Eblen from consciousness—in the dramatic main event of PFL Cape Town on July 19.

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Dec 30, 2025

Sherdog’s 2025 Knockout of the Year Lerone Murphy authored a highlight for the ages when he vaporized Aaron Pico with a spinning back elbow in the first round of their UFC 319 featherweight co-main event on Aug. 16 in Chicago.

Features

Dec 30, 2025

Sherdog’s 2025 Fight of the Year Joshua Van needed proof that he belonged among the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s flyweight elite, and an unforgettable three-round confrontation with Brandon Royval on June 28 provided it.

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