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Sherdog’s 2020 Year-End Awards: The Complete List
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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,... -
Sherdog.com’s 2019 Year-End Awards: The Complete List
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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... -
Sherdog.com’s 2018 Year-End Awards: The Complete List
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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... -
Sherdog.com’s 2017 Year-End Awards: The Complete List
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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... -
Sherdog.com’s 2016 Year-End Awards: The Complete List
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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... -
Sherdog.com’s 2015 Year-End Awards: The Complete List
A monumental 12 months of mixed martial arts is outlined by Sherdog.com staff and contributors.
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Sherdog.com’s 2014 Year-End Awards: The Complete List
A monumental 12 months of mixed martial arts is debated by Sherdog.com staff and contributors.
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Sherdog.com’s 2013 Year-End Awards: The Complete List
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The year is examined and critiqued by Sherdog.com staff and contributors. -
Sherdog.com’s 2012 Year-End Awards: The Complete List
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Sherdog.com honors the best of mixed martial arts in 2012. -
Sherdog.com's 2011 Awards: The Complete List
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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... -
Sherdog 2010 Awards: The Complete List
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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. -
Sherdog's 2009 Awards: The Complete List
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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. -
Sherdog's 2008 Awards: The Complete List
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2008 was an amazing year for the mixed martial arts landscape. -
Sherdog's 2007 Fighter of the Year
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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. -
Sherdog's 2006 Fighter of the Year
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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... -
Sherdog's 2005 Fighter of the Year
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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... -
Sherdog's 2004 Fighter of the Year
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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... -
Sherdog's 2003 Fighter of the Year
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2003 was a solid year for mixed martial arts. For starters, Pride bombarded us with their epic Middleweight (light heavyweight) Grand Prix, a...
Awards
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Sherdog’s 2020 Year-End Awards: The Complete List
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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,... -
2020 Sherdog Year-End Awards
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... -
Sherdog’s 2020 Robbery of the Year
By: Brian Knapp
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A number of factors—most notably an officiating error by referee Chris Tognoni—conspired against Mike Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night 177 on... -
Sherdog’s 2020 Event of the Year
By: Jay Pettry
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UFC 249 on May 9 delivered in spades for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which had the eyes of the sports world all to itself. -
Sherdog’s 2020 Upset of the Year
By: Brian Knapp
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Roxanne Modafferi stunned the previously unbeaten Maycee Barber as a +700 underdog at UFC 246 on Jan. 20. -
Sherdog’s 2020 Fighter of the Year
By: Josh Gross
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Deiveson Figueiredo in this exclusive Q&A outlines a historic campaign that took him to the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s... -
Sherdog’s 2020 Walkout Track of the Year
By: Jay Pettry
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Darren Till was the first fighter of the modern era to walk out to intentional silence. -
Sherdog's 2020 Fight of the Year
By: Tristen Critchfield
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Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk put on a fantastic five-round slugfest at UFC 248. -
Sherdog's 2020 Knockout of the Year
By: Jay Pettry
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Joaquin Buckley flattened Impa Kasanganay on Oct. 10 with a spinning kick for the ages. -
Sherdog’s 2020 Round of the Year
By: Ben Duffy
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Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker combined to provide one of the most electrifying rounds of action ever seen in an MMA cage or ring. -
Fight Facts: Bellator 2020, a Year in Review
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The coronavirus pandemic hit every MMA promotion hard this year, and Bellator MMA was no different. -
Sherdog’s 2020 Beatdown of the Year
By: Ben Duffy
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Fans will not soon forget the horrific beating Anthony Smith absorbed at the hands of Glover Teixeira at UFC Fight Night 171. -
Sherdog’s 2020 Comeback Fighter of the Year
By: Tyler Treese
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Sean Strickland overcame substantial adversity en route to being named Sherdog's 2020 Comeback Fighter of the Year. -
Sherdog’s 2020 Submission of the Year
By: Ben Duffy
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Undefeated Bellator MMA star A.J. McKee on Nov. 19 pulled off an amazing submission of Darrion Caldwell at Bellator 253. -
Sherdog’s 2020 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
By: Ben Duffy
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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. -
Sherdog’s 2020 Story of the Year
By: Tristen Critchfield
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The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on the mixed martial arts industry is Sherdog’s story of the year for 2020. -
Sherdog.com’s 2019 Year-End Awards: The Complete List
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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... -
Sherdog’s 2019 Walkout Song of the Year
By: Jay Pettry
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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. -
Sherdog’s 2019 Round of the Year
By: Tyler Treese
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Paulo Henrique Costa and Yoel Romero combined for an unforgettable five minutes of chaos at UFC 241 on Aug. 17. -
Sherdog’s 2019 Event of the Year
By: Jay Pettry
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UFC 236 on April 13 in Atlanta spawned two “Fight of the Year” contenders, as Israel Adesanya-Kelvin Gastelum and Dustin Poirier-Max... -
Sherdog’s 2019 Submission of the Year
By: Keith Shillan
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Bryce Mitchell on Dec. 7 executed the second twister in Ultimate Fighting Championship history at UFC on ESPN 7. -
Sherdog’s 2019 Robbery of the Year
By: Tyler Treese
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The Ben Askren-Robbie Lawler showdown at UFC 235 resulted in the worst kind of controversial referee stoppage—one that was detrimental to both... -
Sherdog’s 2019 Beatdown of the Year
By: Brian Knapp
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Mike Davis administered one of the worst beatings in Ultimate Fighting Championship history when he knocked out Thomas Gifford at UFC Fight Night... -
Sherdog's 2019 Knockout of the Year
By: Jay Pettry
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Jorge Masvidal delivered one of the greatest knockouts in mixed martial arts history at UFC 239. -
Sherdog’s 2019 Upset of the Year
By: Brian Knapp
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Tristan Connelly emerged from the shadows of the Canadian regional scene to stun Michel Pereira as a short-notice replacement at UFC Fight Night...
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