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Sherdog’s 2022 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year Alex Pereira completed one of the most shocking, unlikely title campaigns in Ultimate Fighting Championship history in 2022.

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Ben Duffy

Dec 23, 2022

Sherdog’s 2022 Fighter of the Year Alex Pereira went a perfect 3-0 in 2022, beating Bruno Silva and Sean Strickland before he completed his climb to the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s middleweight summit by dethroning...

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Brian Knapp

Dec 22, 2022

Sherdog’s 2022 Story of the Year The UFC Fight Night 214 clash between Darrick Minner and Nuerdanbieke Shayilan evolved into a full-blown gambling scandal complete with an...

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Tristen Critchfield

Dec 21, 2022

Fight Facts: UFC Fight Night 216 ‘Cannonier vs. Strickland’ UFC Fight Night 216 featured an unorthodox ninja choke, a picture-perfect head kick from a grappler and one of the bloodiest battles of the year.

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Jay Pettry

Dec 19, 2022

Sherdog.com’s 2021 Year-End Awards: The Complete List Another eventful 12 months have somehow come and gone in mixed martial arts, where fans returned to live-action venues, titles changed hands and...

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Sherdog.com Staff

Dec 31, 2021

Sherdog’s 2021 Round of the Year The first round between Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler at UFC 268 featured multiple momentum swings in what was an epic war of wills.

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Lev Pisarsky

Dec 31, 2021

Sherdog's 2021 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year Even those who saw championship upside in Ciryl Gane a year ago might have been shocked by the speed and ease with which he navigated 2021,...

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Ben Duffy

Dec 30, 2021

Sherdog’s 2021 Robbery of the Year Gleison Tibau sprang a shocking upset with his controversial split decision over Rory MacDonald under the Professional Fighters League marquee...

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Brian Knapp

Dec 30, 2021

Sherdog.com's 2021 Event of the Year In a field crowded with worthy contenders, UFC 268 blew the roof off of Madison Square Garden to earn its place as Sherdog's “Event of the Year.”

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Jay Pettry

Dec 30, 2021

Sherdog’s 2021 Beatdown of the Year Max Holloway was the man behind a blowout for the ages on Jan. 16, when he routed Calvin Kattar in one of the most lopsided decisions in Ultimate...

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Tyler Treese

Dec 29, 2021

Sherdog's 2021 Knockout of the Year Sergio Pettis lived up to his “Phenom” nickname, putting Kyoji Horiguchi to sleep with a dazzling spinning backfist at Bellator 272 to...

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Jay Pettry

Dec 28, 2021

Sherdog's 2021 Submission of the Year Andre Muniz's bone-crunching submission of a grappling legend at UFC 262 in May shocked us in more ways than one.

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Ben Duffy

Dec 27, 2021

Sherdog's 2021 Fight of the Year Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler exceeded sky-high expectations with their unforgettable encounter at UFC 268 on Nov. 6 in New York.

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Tristen Critchfield

Dec 26, 2021

Sherdog’s 2021 Walkout Song of the Year The Cranberries’ “Zombie” brought Peter Queally to the cage for the Bellator 270 main event on Nov. 5, unleashing a wave of emotion that...

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Jay Pettry

Dec 25, 2021

Sherdog’s 2021 Upset of the Year Julianna Pena shocked the combat sports world when she dethroned Amanda Nunes in the UFC 269 co-headliner on Dec. 11 and ended the Brazilian’s historic 1,981-day reign atop the...

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Brian Knapp

Dec 24, 2021

Sherdog’s 2021 Comeback Fighter of the Year Riveting victories over Pedro Munhoz and Rob Font thrust former Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Extreme Cagefighting titleholder Jose...

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Lev Pisarsky

Dec 23, 2021

Sherdog’s 2021 Story of the Year Starting with UFC on ABC 1, UFC on ESPN 20 and UFC 257 in the United Arab Emirates, the return of fans to the fights was met with a mixture of...

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Tristen Critchfield

Dec 22, 2021

Sherdog’s 2021 Fighter of the Year Charles Oliveira’s career-defining campaign stood out above all the rest, as he captured the vacant Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight crown with a thrilling technical knockout of Michael Chandler in...

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Josh Gross

Dec 21, 2021

Sherdog.com’s 2020 Year-End Awards: The Complete List 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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Sherdog.com Staff

Jan 01, 2021

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...

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SHERDOG

Dec 31, 2020

Sherdog’s 2020 Robbery of the Year A number of factors—most notably an officiating error by referee Chris Tognoni—conspired against Mike Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night 177 on...

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Brian Knapp

Dec 31, 2020

Sherdog’s 2020 Event of the Year UFC 249 on May 9 delivered in spades for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which had the eyes of the sports world all to itself.

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Jay Pettry

Dec 30, 2020