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By: Sherdog.com Staff
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...

By: Sherdog.com Staff
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: Ben Duffy Jan, 02, 2019
The past 12 months presented a field crowded with worthy contenders, but Yair Rodriguez’s no-look elbow strike finish of Chan Sung Jung at UFC...

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 01, 2018
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: Brian Knapp Dec, 28, 2017
Rose Namajunas as a 7-to-1 underdog unseated Joanna Jedrzejczyk to capture the women’s strawweight championship at UFC 217 on Nov. 4 in New York.

By: Jordan Colbert Dec, 27, 2017
Justin Gaethje and Michael Johnson made violent magic in the second round of “The Ultimate Fighter 25” headliner on July 7 in Las Vegas.

By: Anthony Walker Dec, 27, 2017
UFC 217 on Nov. 4 at Madison Square Garden had something for everyone, including the triumphant return of one of MMA’s true icons.

By: Todd Martin Dec, 27, 2017
Jaws across the MMA universe hit the floor in response to Edson Barboza’s knee strike KO against Beneil Dariush at UFC Fight Night 106 on March 11.

By: Tristen Critchfield Dec, 24, 2017
Maybe it’s true, as Floyd Mayweather once said, that “an elephant don’t beef with ants,” but maybe it’s also true that if that ant...

By: Edward Carbajal Dec, 23, 2017
Under the radar in the same calendar year he made his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut, Volkan Oezdemir has managed to fight his way into a title bout in 2018 against...

By: Jordan Breen Dec, 22, 2017
In 2018, much of the MMA landscape will be dictated by competition between talent behemoth WME-IMG’s cagefighting league and Viacom’s fighting...

By: Edward Carbajal Dec, 21, 2017
Georges St. Pierre returned from a four-year layoff at UFC 217 on Nov. 4 and choked Michael Bisping unconscious to capture the undisputed...

By: Jordan Colbert Dec, 21, 2017
The last few years haven’t been kind to former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight ace and a man who many consider one of the greatest fighters of all time in...

By: Anthony Walker Dec, 20, 2017
Who are we kidding? Was there any real doubt? Demetrious Johnson is the undisputed winner of Sherdog.com’s Submission of the Year for 2017.

By: Eric Stinton Dec, 20, 2017
“It is international fight week,” announcer Todd Grisham said moments before the headlining fight started at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale,...

By: Todd Martin Dec, 19, 2017
Frankie Edgar did not hold back when he faced Yair Rodriguez, as he thrashed the prospect for two rounds at UFC 211 on May 13 in Dallas.

By: Brian Knapp Dec, 18, 2017
Wins over Ronaldo Souza and Yoel Romero propelled Robert Whittaker to the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s middleweight division.

By: Sherdog.com Staff Jan, 13, 2017
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...

By: Jordan Breen Jan, 11, 2017
From Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone to Cody Garbrandt and Jessica Andrade, this is where MMA’s most vicious, technical and thrilling...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 09, 2017
UFC 206 featured legitimate “Knockout of the Year,” “Fight of the Year” and “Round of the Year” contenders, along with a coming-of-age performance by...

By: Brian Knapp Jan, 09, 2017
Khabib Nurmagomedov returned from a two-year, injury-related layoff to stake his claim as the top contender in the UFC’s lightweight division.

By: Jordan Breen Jan, 08, 2017
Cub Swanson and Doo Ho Choi’s entire UFC 206 bout was a sensational ruckus, but one round in particular was so wild that it made even the...

By: Eric Stinton Jan, 08, 2017
Khabib Nurmagomedov authored a blowout for the ages when he smashed Michael Johnson at UFC 205 on Nov. 12.

By: Todd Martin Jan, 07, 2017
Fedor Emelianenko on June 17 needed -- and received -- the help of the judges and referee to escape his Eurasia Fight Nights 50 encounter with Fabio...

By: Eric Stinton Jan, 07, 2017
The epic confrontation between Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit at UFC 195 on Jan. 2 gave us the best of what the beautiful, brutal sport of...

By: Tristen Critchfield Jan, 06, 2017
Michael Bisping shocked the MMA world by upending Luke Rockhold and claiming the middleweight championship at UFC 199 on June 4.