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Dec 19, 2023

Sherdog’s 2023 Submission of the Year Alexa Grasso snared Valentina Shevchenko with a brilliant face crank to capture the Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight title at UFC 285 in...

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Dec 19, 2023

Sherdog.com’s 2022 Year-End Awards: The Complete List Another impactful 12 months have somehow flown by in MMA, as the sport was rocked by an alleged betting scandal at its highest level,...

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Jan 01, 2023

Sherdog’s 2022 Walkout Song of the Year Tai Tuivasa’s decision to turn to Cyndi Lauper helped turn one February night into an unforgettable experience in Houston.

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Dec 31, 2022

Sherdog’s 2022 Event of the Year UFC 281 on Nov. 12 in New York had a little bit of everything, including title changes in the middleweight and women’s strawweight divisions.

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Dec 30, 2022

Sherdog’s 2022 Beatdown of the Year Anatoliy Malykhin brutalized Reinier de Ridder for more than four minutes in the ONE on Prime Video 5 main event on Dec. 2.

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Tyler Treese

Dec 29, 2022

Sherdog’s 2022 Robbery of the Year Fortune favored Sean O’Malley when it mattered most.

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Dec 29, 2022

Sherdog’s 2022 Knockout of the Year Michael Chandler’s second-round stoppage of Tony Ferguson at UFC 274 on May 7 was marked by the abrupt finality of its violence.

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Dec 28, 2022

Sherdog’s 2022 Round of the Year Drew Dober and Terrance McKinney authored one of the most electrifying one-round fights you will ever see at UFC Fight Night 203 in March.

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Lev Pisarsky

Dec 27, 2022

Sherdog’s 2022 Submission of the Year Steven Ray tapped out Anthony Pettis with an unorthodox and painful-looking modified twister to punch his ticket to the Professional Fighters...

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Dec 26, 2022

Sherdog’s 2022 Fight of the Year At UFC 275 in June, Jiri Prochazka seized the light heavyweight belt from Glover Teixeira after an unforgettable, nearly five-round war.

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Tristen Critchfield

Dec 26, 2022

Sherdog’s Upset of the Year Larissa Pacheco rocked the Professional Fighters League with her unanimous decision over two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison in November.

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Dec 25, 2022

Sherdog’s 2022 Comeback Fighter of the Year Rob Wilkinson came out of nowhere to go 4-0 and improbably claim the Professional Fighters League light heavyweight championship.

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Lev Pisarsky

Dec 24, 2022

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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