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Sherdog.com’s 2018 Knockout of the Year 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...

Year-End Awards

Ben Duffy

Jan 02, 2019

Sherdog.com’s 2017 Year-End Awards: The Complete List 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...

Year-End Awards

Sherdog.com Staff

Jan 01, 2018

Sherdog.com’s 2017 Upset of the Year 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.

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Brian Knapp

Dec 28, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2017 Round of the Year Justin Gaethje and Michael Johnson made violent magic in the second round of “The Ultimate Fighter 25” headliner on July 7 in Las Vegas.

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Jordan Colbert

Dec 27, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2017 Event of the Year UFC 217 on Nov. 4 at Madison Square Garden had something for everyone, including the triumphant return of one of MMA’s true icons.

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Anthony Walker

Dec 27, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2017 Knockout of the Year 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.

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Todd Martin

Dec 27, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2017 Story of the Year 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...

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Tristen Critchfield

Dec 24, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2017 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year 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...

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Edward Carbajal

Dec 23, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2017 All-Violence Team In 2018, much of the MMA landscape will be dictated by competition between talent behemoth WME-IMG’s cagefighting league and Viacom’s fighting...

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Jordan Breen

Dec 22, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2017 Comeback Fighter of the Year Georges St. Pierre returned from a four-year layoff at UFC 217 on Nov. 4 and choked Michael Bisping unconscious to capture the undisputed...

Year-End Awards

Edward Carbajal

Dec 21, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2017 Robbery of the Year 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...

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Jordan Colbert

Dec 21, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2017 Submission of the Year 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.

Year-End Awards

Anthony Walker

Dec 20, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2017 Fight of the Year “It is international fight week,” announcer Todd Grisham said moments before the headlining fight started at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale,...

Year-End Awards

Eric Stinton

Dec 20, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2017 Beatdown of the Year 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.

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Todd Martin

Dec 19, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2017 Fighter of the Year Wins over Ronaldo Souza and Yoel Romero propelled Robert Whittaker to the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s middleweight division.

Year-End Awards

Brian Knapp

Dec 18, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2016 Year-End Awards: The Complete List 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...

Year-End Awards

Sherdog.com Staff

Jan 13, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2016 All-Violence Team From Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone to Cody Garbrandt and Jessica Andrade, this is where MMA’s most vicious, technical and thrilling...

Year-End Awards

Jordan Breen

Jan 11, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2016 Event of the Year 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...

Year-End Awards

Brian Knapp

Jan 09, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2016 Comeback Fighter of the Year Khabib Nurmagomedov returned from a two-year, injury-related layoff to stake his claim as the top contender in the UFC’s lightweight division.

Year-End Awards

Brian Knapp

Jan 09, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2016 Round of the Year 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...

Year-End Awards

Jordan Breen

Jan 08, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2016 Beatdown of the Year Khabib Nurmagomedov authored a blowout for the ages when he smashed Michael Johnson at UFC 205 on Nov. 12.

Year-End Awards

Eric Stinton

Jan 08, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2016 Robbery of the Year 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...

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Todd Martin

Jan 07, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2016 Fight of the Year 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...

Year-End Awards

Eric Stinton

Jan 07, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2016 Upset of the Year Michael Bisping shocked the MMA world by upending Luke Rockhold and claiming the middleweight championship at UFC 199 on June 4.

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Tristen Critchfield

Jan 06, 2017

Sherdog.com’s 2016 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year Team Alpha Male’s Cody Garbrandt went from prospect to contender to Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight champion in the same calendar year.

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Brian Knapp

Jan 05, 2017

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