Media Khabib Nurmagomedov wins UFC Submission of the Year Award

[Peli]

This award “Submission of the year” has a great importance for me and my legacy, years will pass but history will remain. There are many significant moments in my career, that will be remembered in years to come.
@ufc

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[Beherit]

first win in his career triangle
last win in his career triangle

You cant write this shit.

 

[TrueBias]

This award “Submission of the year” has a great importance for me and my legacy, years will pass but history will remain. There are many significant moments in my career, that will be remembered in years to come.
@ufc

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Is that what it was for?

I immediately thought of the RNCs then gaychee passing out, but...pretty standard stuff.

 

[chance mccoy]

Sound but hurt

 

[Luthien]

Cool

 

[chinarice]

There were no better subs in 2020? Someone buttering Khabib up, hoping he will stick around.

 

[2EZ]

There were no better subs in 2020? Someone buttering Khabib up, hoping he will stick around.

How often do u see mounted triangles

 

[jk7707]

Solid submission. Maybe not the most impressive or unique, but when combined with the moment and who it was against I've got no problem with it.

 

[GOATweight]

first win in his career triangle
last win in his career triangle

You cant write this shit.

Not his last win. Unless you expect him to lose his next match.

There were no better subs in 2020? Someone buttering Khabib up, hoping he will stick around.

Also, this.

 

[Beherit]

Not his last win. Unless you expect him to lose his next match.



Also, this.

He is retired...

 

[chinarice]

How often do u see mounted triangles

Not sure but I have a hard time believing there weren't better subs than a triangle choke against Justin Gaethje...

Even more confusing is how the fuck does Khabib win submission of the year when the sub is listed at #4 on the UFC website? lol

https://www.ufc.com/news/2020-awards-10-best-submissions-lipski-dern-khabib-sterling

 

[pick999]

arine had better submission.you dont see that many of those everyday

 

[DS66]

I prefer Chase Hooper's, from a purely submission standpoint.

 

[TheMMAnalyst]

There were no better subs in 2020? Someone buttering Khabib up, hoping he will stick around.

It depends on how you rate subs - I use combination difficulty/uniqueness of technique and application, level of opposition, and stakes of competition.

There were some more "cool" subs like kneebars and flying triangles but they were hit against low-level opposition on prelim fight night cards.

Subbing a never-been-subbed before championship level fighter in a career-defining title fight by putting him unconscious is pretty damn impressive, if not for the triangle finish itself then the transition to get there (takedown to back take to mount to faked arm-triangle to s-mount....all in 15 seconds!).

Solid submission. Maybe not the most impressive or unique, but when combined with the moment and who it was against I've got no problem with it.

My thoughts exactly. The sub itself is like a 6-7 (though maybe the transition that preceded it was like a 9-10), but the level of competition and stakes were certainly a 10.

Not sure but I have a hard time believing there weren't better subs than a triangle choke against Justin Gaethje...

Even more confusing is how the fuck does Khabib win submission of the year when the sub is listed at #4 on the UFC website? lol

https://www.ufc.com/news/2020-awards-10-best-submissions-lipski-dern-khabib-sterling

Did you even read the start of the article you linked? The very first line:

"The highly unofficial UFC.com best-of season continues..."

Khabib won the actual contest, which is voted on by fans and not decided by the UFC.

arine had better submission.you dont see that many of those everyday

She hit a kneebar counter on a girl that didn't even realize she had her in a calf-slicer; it was an absolutely savage leg-attack but the level of competition and stakes were very low. Deserving of being mentioned but certainly not winning - we actually saw two kneebars in WMMA this year (both Ariane and Dern), both were against super low-level competition with suspect grappling and were able to easily get them in the first round without much issue.

 

[mirko>anyone]

Maybe the most prolific but far from the most impressive.

I like Ariana Lipski’s

 

[vlz]

conor at twitter:

but i got submitted best

 

[Terrorist]

Khabib is the greatest man alive

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

There were no better subs in 2020? Someone buttering Khabib up, hoping he will stick around.

How often do u see mounted triangles

Solid submission. Maybe not the most impressive or unique, but when combined with the moment and who it was against I've got no problem with it.

Not sure but I have a hard time believing there weren't better subs than a triangle choke against Justin Gaethje...

Even more confusing is how the fuck does Khabib win submission of the year when the sub is listed at #4 on the UFC website? lol

https://www.ufc.com/news/2020-awards-10-best-submissions-lipski-dern-khabib-sterling

arine had better submission.you dont see that many of those everyday

It depends on how you rate subs - I use combination difficulty/uniqueness of technique and application, level of opposition, and stakes of competition.

There were some more "cool" subs like kneebars and flying triangles but they were hit against low-level opposition on prelim fight night cards.

Subbing a never-been-subbed before championship level fighter in a career-defining title fight by putting him unconscious is pretty damn impressive, if not for the triangle finish itself then the transition to get there (takedown to back take to mount to faked arm-triangle to s-mount....all in 15 seconds!).



My thoughts exactly. The sub itself is like a 6-7 (though maybe the transition that preceded it was like a 9-10), but the level of competition and stakes were certainly a 10.



Did you even read the start of the article you linked? The very first line:

"The highly unofficial UFC.com best-of season continues..."

Khabib won the actual contest, which is voted on by fans and not decided by the UFC.



She hit a kneebar counter on a girl that didn't even realize she had her in a calf-slicer; it was an absolutely savage leg-attack but the level of competition and stakes were very low. Deserving of being mentioned but certainly not winning - we actually saw two kneebars in WMMA this year (both Ariane and Dern), both were against super low-level competition with suspect grappling and were able to easily get them in the first round without much issue.

Maybe the most prolific but far from the most impressive.

I like Ariana Lipski’s

most major outlets gave it to AJ McKee

 

[chinarice]

It depends on how you rate subs - I use combination difficulty/uniqueness of technique and application, level of opposition, and stakes of competition.

There were some more "cool" subs like kneebars and flying triangles but they were hit against low-level opposition on prelim fight night cards.

Subbing a never-been-subbed before championship level fighter in a career-defining title fight by putting him unconscious is pretty damn impressive, if not for the triangle finish itself then the transition to get there (takedown to back take to mount to faked arm-triangle to s-mount....all in 15 seconds!).



My thoughts exactly. The sub itself is like a 6-7 (though maybe the transition that preceded it was like a 9-10), but the level of competition and stakes were certainly a 10.



Did you even read the start of the article you linked? The very first line:

"The highly unofficial UFC.com best-of season continues..."

Khabib won the actual contest, which is voted on by fans and not decided by the UFC.



She hit a kneebar counter on a girl that didn't even realize she had her in a calf-slicer; it was an absolutely savage leg-attack but the level of competition and stakes were very low. Deserving of being mentioned but certainly not winning - we actually saw two kneebars in WMMA this year (both Ariane and Dern), both were against super low-level competition with suspect grappling and were able to easily get them in the first round without much issue.

No, I didn't read it. I saw Khabib holding a UFC trophy so by nature, would assume it came from the UFC.

This is all sorts of fucking strange... lol not the best sub, regardless.

 

[chinarice]

most major outlets gave it to AJ McKee

That sub is waaaayyy cooler than Khabib's sub.