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The most brutal sport in the world. That’s what we call it. Those considered for this award have fought and dominated not only worthy opponents, but the most worthy opponents our sport has to offer. They’ve reached the pinnacle of our sport, faced the most intimidating kind of adversity, and dominated it. These fighters are the elite of our sport. Now it’s up to you to decide who’s the best of the best.
Kamaru Usman - In 2021 Kamaru Usman went 3-0. Usman has won 3 fights in a year before, in 2018, however the difficulty of competition this time around was much, much higher. Kamaru knocked out Gilbert Burns, and Masvidal…then went on to win a 5 round war against Colby Covington. Quite the resume this year for the Welterweight King.
Dustin Poirier - 2 Dominant wins over Conor McGregor has made Poirier a much more well-known name this last year. Certainly many fans expected the long time UFC vet to get the wins, and he did, but the way in which he did it was certainly impressive. He did however lose a title fight to Charles Oliveira.
Charles Oliveira - When Khabib retired many people had questions about what the future would look like for the 155 Lb Lightweight division. Charles Oliveira answered those questions by defeating two major players in the division, Dustin Poirier, and Michael Chandler. Not only did he beat them, he finished them both within 3 rounds. Oliveira has proved time and time again that he’s not just on a short hot streak, he’s improved massively and is here to make a name for himself in the record books.
Julianna Peña - Raise your hand if you thought we’d be having this conversation 1 month ago. Julianna submitted Sarah McMann in January of 2021 cementing her title shot for December against Amanda Nunes. Amanda Nunes is arguably the GOAT fighter in WMMA, and was a -1100 favorite going into the fight. Not only did Julianna win, she submitted Nunes in shocking fashion sending shockwaves through the MMA community.
Kamaru Usman - In 2021 Kamaru Usman went 3-0. Usman has won 3 fights in a year before, in 2018, however the difficulty of competition this time around was much, much higher. Kamaru knocked out Gilbert Burns, and Masvidal…then went on to win a 5 round war against Colby Covington. Quite the resume this year for the Welterweight King.
Dustin Poirier - 2 Dominant wins over Conor McGregor has made Poirier a much more well-known name this last year. Certainly many fans expected the long time UFC vet to get the wins, and he did, but the way in which he did it was certainly impressive. He did however lose a title fight to Charles Oliveira.
Charles Oliveira - When Khabib retired many people had questions about what the future would look like for the 155 Lb Lightweight division. Charles Oliveira answered those questions by defeating two major players in the division, Dustin Poirier, and Michael Chandler. Not only did he beat them, he finished them both within 3 rounds. Oliveira has proved time and time again that he’s not just on a short hot streak, he’s improved massively and is here to make a name for himself in the record books.
Julianna Peña - Raise your hand if you thought we’d be having this conversation 1 month ago. Julianna submitted Sarah McMann in January of 2021 cementing her title shot for December against Amanda Nunes. Amanda Nunes is arguably the GOAT fighter in WMMA, and was a -1100 favorite going into the fight. Not only did Julianna win, she submitted Nunes in shocking fashion sending shockwaves through the MMA community.
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