Winner: Monika Chochlikova (Bellator) 2020 had a wide variety of submissions all the way up to the last show of the year. Every submission you can think of was on display in 2020 including a flying triangle choke and the… Continue Reading
Winner: Weili Zhang vs Joanna Jędrzejczyk (UFC) In what would go on to be the second last fight with an audience in 2020, Weili Zhang and Joanna Jędrzejczyk put on the greatest women’s fight in UFC history. It would have been… Continue Reading
Non-Title Fight of The Year: Josh Emmett vs Shane Burgos (UFC) This award could have gone one of two ways, Emmett-Burgos or Poirier-Hooker. Emmett-Burgos was only three rounds but had a significant amount of action. Hooker and Poirier had a… Continue Reading
Winner: Eric Nicksick (Xtreme Couture) Not one for the spotlight, Nicksick flew under the radar of most for Coach of the Year. However since taking over at Xtreme Couture, the number of UFC athletes training under his guidance has increased dramatically.… Continue Reading
Return of the Year: Cody Garbrandt (UFC) Former Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt entered the year on a three-fight losing skid. His last win was over Dominick Cruz in 2016. He had only competed once per calendar year following that victory.… Continue Reading
Winner: Chase Hooper (UFC) The comeback of the year could have gone to several of the nominees mentioned below. Chase Hooper is the most deserving given how frequently he was written off throughout the fight. Barrett had been dominating the… Continue Reading
Winner: UFC The most challenging year in the history of the sport of mixed martial arts had to be 2020. Throughout it all, only a few organizations were able to continue to put on events. Bellator had a great year… Continue Reading
Winner: Kayla Harrison – Courtney King (Invicta FC) Kayla Harrison is quickly building her legacy by continuining to dominate every opponent put in front of her. The two-time Olympic judo gold medalist was out of action for the majority of… Continue Reading
Winner: Khamzat Chimaev Khamzat Chimaev burst onto the MMA scene back in July when he replaced Dusko Todorovic against John Phillips. He became one of the most talked about fighters in all of 2020 when he demanded a fight ten… Continue Reading