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As the worst global pandemic in more than a century hamstrung many sports leagues and brought others around the world to their knees in 2020,...

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Another year has come and gone in mixed martial arts, and while the Ultimate Fighting Championship remains the industry leader, Bellator MMA, the Professional Fighters League, One Championship and...

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Another year in mixed martial arts has come and gone, and while the UFC was again at the forefront the sport, Bellator, the PFL and One...

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Another eventful 12 months have come and gone in mixed martial arts. Bellator MMA, the Professional Fighters League, Invicta Fighting Championships, Rizin Fighting Federation and One Championship all made significant moves, but...

By: Sherdog.com Staff
Another memorable year has come and gone in the sport of mixed martial arts. Though Bellator MMA, the World Series of Fighting, Rizin Fighting Federation, One Championship and Invicta Fighting Championships all made moves, the...

A monumental 12 months of mixed martial arts is outlined by Sherdog.com staff and contributors.

A monumental 12 months of mixed martial arts is debated by Sherdog.com staff and contributors.

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The year is examined and critiqued by Sherdog.com staff and contributors.

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Sherdog.com honors the best of mixed martial arts in 2012.

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From its very first day, when Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard staged a 25-minute classic for the ages at UFC 125 in Las Vegas, it was clear that...

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All of Sherdog's awards for 2010 in one place: Fighter of the Year, Knockout of the Year, Submission of the Year and much more.

By: Sherdog.com Staff
All of Sherdog's awards for 2009 in one place: Fighter of the Year, Knockout of the Year, Submission of the Year and much more.

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2008 was an amazing year for the mixed martial arts landscape.

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Stardom had hung over Quinton "Rampage" Jackson's considerable shoulders since he stepped into the cage seven years ago against Marvin Eastman.

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There may have been more impressive in-ring performances from fighters over the past 12 months, but no mixed martial artist in 2006 had the same impact on the sport as...

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Sherdog.com has selected Brazilian Mauricio Rua and Japanese Takanori Gomi as its 2005 Fighter of the Year recipients. This is the first time...

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Sherdog.com has selected PRIDE middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva as its 2004 Fighter of the Year. Silva went unbeaten in three fights in...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 01, 2021
As the worst global pandemic in more than a century hamstrung many sports leagues and brought others around the world to their knees in 2020,...

Dec, 31, 2020
Despite a global pandemic hampering many sports and industries around the world, mixed martial arts had a year to remember. MMA was one of the...

By: Brian Knapp Dec, 31, 2020
A number of factors—most notably an officiating error by referee Chris Tognoni—conspired against Mike Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night 177 on...

By: Jay Pettry Dec, 30, 2020
UFC 249 on May 9 delivered in spades for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which had the eyes of the sports world all to itself.

By: Brian Knapp Dec, 30, 2020
Roxanne Modafferi stunned the previously unbeaten Maycee Barber as a +700 underdog at UFC 246 on Jan. 20.

By: Josh Gross Dec, 30, 2020
Deiveson Figueiredo in this exclusive Q&A outlines a historic campaign that took him to the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s...

By: Jay Pettry Dec, 29, 2020
Darren Till was the first fighter of the modern era to walk out to intentional silence.

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 28, 2020
Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk put on a fantastic five-round slugfest at UFC 248.

By: Jay Pettry Dec, 28, 2020
Joaquin Buckley flattened Impa Kasanganay on Oct. 10 with a spinning kick for the ages.

By: Ben Duffy Dec, 27, 2020
Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker combined to provide one of the most electrifying rounds of action ever seen in an MMA cage or ring.

By: Jay Pettry Dec, 26, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic hit every MMA promotion hard this year, and Bellator MMA was no different.

By: Ben Duffy Dec, 26, 2020
Fans will not soon forget the horrific beating Anthony Smith absorbed at the hands of Glover Teixeira at UFC Fight Night 171.

By: Tyler Treese Dec, 25, 2020
Sean Strickland overcame substantial adversity en route to being named Sherdog's 2020 Comeback Fighter of the Year.

By: Ben Duffy Dec, 24, 2020
Undefeated Bellator MMA star A.J. McKee on Nov. 19 pulled off an amazing submission of Darrion Caldwell at Bellator 253.

By: Ben Duffy Dec, 23, 2020
Kevin Holland’s 5-0 campaign and knack for the spectacular made him a no-brainer for Sherdog’s 2020 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year.

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 23, 2020
The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on the mixed martial arts industry is Sherdog’s story of the year for 2020.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 07, 2020
Another year has come and gone in mixed martial arts, and while the Ultimate Fighting Championship remains the industry leader, Bellator MMA, the Professional Fighters League, One Championship and...

By: Jay Pettry Jan, 07, 2020
The repeating siren from “The Purge” carried the sound of fear as Kron Gracie walked to the cage at UFC on ESPN 1 on Feb. 17.

By: Tyler Treese Jan, 06, 2020
Paulo Henrique Costa and Yoel Romero combined for an unforgettable five minutes of chaos at UFC 241 on Aug. 17.

By: Jay Pettry Jan, 06, 2020
UFC 236 on April 13 in Atlanta spawned two “Fight of the Year” contenders, as Israel Adesanya-Kelvin Gastelum and Dustin Poirier-Max...

By: Keith Shillan Jan, 05, 2020
Bryce Mitchell on Dec. 7 executed the second twister in Ultimate Fighting Championship history at UFC on ESPN 7.

By: Tyler Treese Jan, 05, 2020
The Ben Askren-Robbie Lawler showdown at UFC 235 resulted in the worst kind of controversial referee stoppage—one that was detrimental to both...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 04, 2020
Mike Davis administered one of the worst beatings in Ultimate Fighting Championship history when he knocked out Thomas Gifford at UFC Fight Night...

By: Jay Pettry Jan, 04, 2020
Jorge Masvidal delivered one of the greatest knockouts in mixed martial arts history at UFC 239.