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1. Kevin Holland:

Currently at 4 wins 3 finishes this year. if he beats Jack Hermanson that makes it 5, with a win against a top 5 fighter. absolutely meteoric rise. in my opinion, a impressive win over Joker jack makes him a pretty clear fighter of the year choice.




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2. Khamzat Chimaev

He obviously needs no introduction, very impressive and dominant fighter. Has won 3 fights this year, all in the first round, across multiple weight classes without absorbing any damage. much like holland, had a massive break out year, that is ending with a shot against a top 5 fighter.

Fact check: John phillips got finished in the second round by khamzat. thanks @The Chosen



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3. Deiveson Figueiredo

After notching his 3rd straight finish this year at ufc 255, rumor has it that deiveson is looking for a quick turn around at ufc 256 to defend the belt again, if successful that will leave him at 4-0 for the year, with 3 finishes against top guys all in title fights.

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4. Brandon Moreno

looking at his third fight this year, will have won two top 10 fights and a belt should he win against Deiveson Figueiredo, earning a place in this discussion


So we're a month out who takes Fighter of the year this year? any other front runners I've missed?
 
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markys00 said:
Oh it's close, bud. Has he even faced anyone in the top 30 yet? Just curious.
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If he beats Leon there is no competition! The TS said if Holland beats Hermanson which I strongly disagree. If Chimaev wins he would be able to get TS and not to forget the amount of fanbase he has created. Holland is currently no name athlete compared to Khamzat Chimaev despite having a great year. His the Kimbo slice of 2020
 
dragonsfly said:
If he beats Leon there is no competition! The TS said if Holland beats Hermanson which I strongly disagree. If Chimaev wins he would be able to get TS and not to forget the amount of fanbase he has created. Holland is currently no name athlete compared to Khamzat Chimaev despite having a great year. His the Kimbo slice of 2020
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hermanson is a top fighter aswell, he'll have more wins than khazmat.

I give these awards based on merit, not on hype. As of right now, Holland has more merit.
 
Assuming they all win impressively, I'll go with Fig.

I like Holland, but going 5-0 with a finish over Jack Hermansson probably still wouldn't be enough to compete with Deiveson going 4-0 at the absolute top or Chimaev taking out Leon Edwards. Even if Chimaev wins via DQ, I'll be impressed. New talent is not supposed to beat guys like Edwards.
 
dragonsfly said:
2020 is the Khamzat Chimaev year and not even close..

Funny enough he was nominated for another award today the swedish ''Athlete of the year''
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Will it stilll be his year when he gets humbled by Edwards? He's leap frogging several steps to fight the #1 contender and taking a giant step up in class which usually ends in a good humbling. But but but if Khaz wins then Yeah its his year. If he loses I would choode between ......... Yan (if he beats sterling) Figgy, or Izzy
 
RockyLockridge said:
hermanson is a top fighter aswell, he'll have more wins than khazmat.

I give these awards based on merit, not on hype. As of right now, Holland has more merit.
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Holland is far away from TS even with win over Hermanson. Chimaev will fight for the title in 2021 with a win over Leon. You also forgot that Leon is higher ranked then Hermanson. You could even argue that Chimaev with a win will transform into the biggest star on the roster..

Streeter said:
Will it stilll be his year when he gets humbled by Edwards? He's leap frogging several steps to fight the #1 contender and taking a giant step up in class which usually ends in a good humbling. But but but if Khaz wins then Yeah its his year. If he loses I would choode between ......... Yan (if he beats sterling) Figgy, or Izzy
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This fight will decide the future of the UFC if Chimaev runs thru Leon He will become the biggest star in the UFC for next 4-5 years to come and probably create his own title reign
 
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dragonsfly said:
Holland is far away from TS even with win over Hermanson. Chimaev will fight for the title in 2021 with a win over Leon. You also forgot that Leon is higher ranked then Hermanson. You could even argue that Chimaev with a win will transform into the biggest star on the roster
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I know that you pretty much live on khazmats testicles, but none of what you're saying is particularly true. yes, leon is ranked 3, hermanson is ranked 4. 4 wins+ a win over a top 5 is better than 3 wins+ a win over a top 5.

They will both end up probably needing to fight 1 more fight before a title shot.. usman is fighting burns, then probably colby vs masvidal winner. Izzy is moving to lhw soon, and a vacant/interim title fight might appear first at MW.
 
Siauliai said:
Nice joke TS. The only man i see on your list who is actually can win fighter of the year award is Deivison
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okay who else then?


Goodfella86 said:
Assuming they all win impressively, I'll go with Fig.

I like Holland, but going 5-0 with a finish over Jack Hermansson probably still wouldn't be enough to compete with Deiveson going 4-0 at the absolute top or Chimaev taking out Leon Edwards. Even if Chimaev wins via DQ, I'll be impressed. New talent is not supposed to beat guys like Edwards.
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winning 5 fights in a year is a pretty big deal, that's a hard act to follow imo especially if you have a top 5 win as well.
 
RockyLockridge said:
I know that you pretty much live on khazmats testicles, but none of what you're saying is particularly true. yes, leon is ranked 3, hermanson is ranked 4. 4 wins+ a win over a top 5 is better than 3 wins+ a win over a top 5.

They will both end up probably needing to fight 1 more fight before a title shot.. usman is fighting burns, then probably colby vs masvidal winner. Izzy is moving to lhw soon, and a vacant/interim title fight might appear first at MW.
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Nobody is interested in Colby-Masvidal rewatch with usman he beat both guys already and they got no chance against him in rematch. That pretty much ends any dreams of unwanted rematches.. Colby and Mas won't even fight each other.

Khamzat = 2020
 
dragonsfly said:
Holland is far away from TS even with win over Hermanson. Chimaev will fight for the title in 2021 with a win over Leon. You also forgot that Leon is higher ranked then Hermanson. You could even argue that Chimaev with a win will transform into the biggest star on the roster..



This fight will decide the future of the UFC if Chimaev runs thru Leon He will become the biggest star in the UFC for next 4-5 years to come and probably create his own title reign
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Bro u need to take a breath and get some objectivity in ur life. Replace khamzat with fighter A and readjust ur thoughts. Khamzat is in the running but he's undeserving of his next fight... And yes he's in line for the title if he wins, but so would just about anyone else

Oh read ur other post, yea ur opinion means nothing lol
 
markys00 said:
Bro u need to take a breath and get some objectivity in ur life. Replace khamzat with fighter A and readjust ur thoughts. Khamzat is in the running but he's undeserving of his next fight... And yes he's in line for the title if he wins, but so would just about anyone else
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It is not only about inside the octagon but also outside the octagon. Holland is not even a draw to be in this convo.

The casuals don't even know who Holland is? He didn't make alot of noise with his wins or great impact
 
RockyLockridge said:
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1. Kevin Holland:

Currently at 4 wins 3 finishes this year. if he beats Jack Hermanson that makes it 5, with a win against a top 5 fighter. absolutely meteoric rise. in my opinion, a impressive win over Joker jack makes him a pretty clear fighter of the year choice.




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2. Khamzat Chimaev

He obviously needs no introduction, very impressive and dominant fighter. Has won 3 fights this year, all in the first round, across multiple weight classes without absorbing any damage. much like holland, had a massive break out year, that is ending with a shot against a top 5 fighter.



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3. Deiveson Figueiredo

After notching his 3rd straight finish this year at ufc 255, rumor has it that deiveson is looking for a quick turn around at ufc 256 to defend the belt again, if successful that will leave him at 4-0 for the year, with 3 finishes against top guys all in title fights.

So we're a month out who takes Fighter of the year this year? any other front runners I've missed?
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Figueiredo should be way above the other two on quality of competition beaten, its the difference between fighter of the year and breakout star of the year.
 
It's Figueiredo and it's not even remotely close.

He has done this in title fights. The other two have been fighting unranked opponents. Only now do they have fights scheduled with Top 5 opponents. And that still doesn't trump two title fights with a third scheduled.
 
The Chimaev love is getting way beyond cringe.
Anyone else want to see him go on a 3 fight losing streak just so his idiot fanboys stop making threads?
What was a devastating introduction to the ufc is being badly undermined by the unnecessary hype.
 
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