Best performance by a champion in 2020 (and no paper/interim champ)?

Blachowicz put on an amazing performance when the division needed it the most. But otherwise, yes Khabib and Deiveson (in the second Benavidez-fight) are the two obvious choices.
 
Khabib...dominated more than most people thought he would
in that fight.
 
Gaethje vs Ferguson

Yes it was for the interim title and not the real title but still. Gaethje was pretty much A1 from start to finish and completely dismantled Tony. A lot of us expected fireworks in that fight but i don't think many expected Justin to dominate Tony like that. It was a flawless performance
 
Khabib’s performance against Gaethje given everything surrounding the fight, it was absolutely flawless.

izzy piecing up Costa and Fig destroying JBen are 2 and 3 though
 
if u can get down to 125.... and knock dudes out... like bum joe b... we all know who the fighter of the year is Figueiredo

I agree his easily the fighter year with the numerous performances against top level comp.

That said best performance by a champ has to be Izzy v Costa. That was brutal demolition nobody (even those picking Izzy to win) could see coming. Lots of people thought Costa would actually beat Izzy.
 
My vote goes to Adesanya vs. Costa, then Fig over Benavidez, and then Khabib over Gaethje.
 
Too bad Figgy missed weight in their first fight because otherwise it would be this by a country mile.

But he did much better when he made weight. Why should his first performance disqualify the rematch?
 
if u can get down to 125.... and knock dudes out... like bum joe b... we all know who the fighter of the year is Figueiredo

Don't say such nonsense: beating a bum isn't a recipe for a distinguished performance! If Figuereido stole the show, it's because we all know his opponent is a beast.
 
Khabib was a man on a mission against Gaethje. That's my vote.
 
Khabib and Stylebender were equally impressive, just depends if your taste is more grappling or striking. I say it's a tie, both looked amazing
 
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