The 2018 Heavies Awards - Event of the Year - WINNER: UFC 229

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The 2018 Heavies Awards - Event of the Year
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Welcome to the 2018 Event of the Year (EOTY) Award!

Nominees​

UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta

Marquee Fights:
Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Al Iaquinta by Unanimous Decision
Rose Namajunas def. Joanna Jędrzejczyk by Unanimous Decision
Renato Moicano def. Calvin Kattar by Unanimous Decision
Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Kyle Bochniak by Unanimous Decision
Chris Gruetzemacher def. Joe Lauzon by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at R2 5:00



UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2

Marquee Fights:
Robert Whittaker def. Yoel Romero by Split Decision
Colby Covington def. Rafael dos Anjos by Unanimous Decision
Holly Holm def. Megan Anderson by Unanimous Decision
Tai Tuivasa def. Andrei Arlovski by Unanimous Decision
Mike Jackson def. Phil "CM Punk" Brooks by Unanimous Decision



UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till

Marquee Fights:
Tyron Woodley def. Darren Till by Submission (D'Arce Choke) at R2 4:19
Jéssica Andrade def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz by KO (Punch) at R1 1:58
Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Brandon Davis by Submission (Suloev Stretch) at R2 3:46
Jimmie Rivera def. John Dodson by Unanimous Decision
Abdul Razal Alhassan def. Niko Price by KO (Punch) at R1 0:43



UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor

Marquee Fights:
Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Conor McGregor by Submission (Neck Crank) at R4 3:03
Tony Ferguson def. Anthony Pettis by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at R2 5:00
Dominick Reyes def. Ovince Saint Preux by Unanimous Decision
Derrick Lewis def. Alexander Volkov by KO (Punches) at R3 4:49
Michelle Waterson def. Felice Herrig by Unanimous Decision


UFC on Fox 31: Lee vs Iaquinta 2

Marquee Fights:
Al Iaquinta def. Kevin Lee by Unanimous Decision
Edson Barboza def. Dan Hooker by KO (Punch to the Body) at R3 2:19
Rob Font def. Sergio Pettis by Unanimous Decision
Charles Oliveira def. Jim Miller by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at R1 1:15



UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2

Marquee Fights:
Jon Jones def. Alexander Gustafsson by TKO (Punches) at R3 2:02
Amanda Nunes def. Cris Cyborg by KO (Punch) at R1 0:51
Michael Chiesa vs Carlos Condit by Submission (Kimura) at R2 0:56
Corey Anderson def. Ilir Latifi by Unanimous Decision
Alexander Volkanovski def. Chad Mendes by TKO (Punches) at R2 4:14



Rizin 14

Marquee Fights:
Floyd Mayweather def. Tenshin Nasukawa by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at R1 2:19
Kyoji Horiguchi def. Darrion Caldwell by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at R3 1:19
Ayaka Hamasaki def. Kanna Asakura by Submission (Armbar) at R2 4:34
Jiri Prochazka def. Brandon Halsey by Submission (Punches) at R1 6:30
Gabi Garcia def. Barbara Nepomuceno by Submission (Keylock) at R1 2:39
Damien Brown def. Daron Cruickshank by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at R1 4:19​

Thanks for the thread @Lethal.

 

[shaydog2424]

Easily ufc 229, almost every fight was good and most of the fights ended in finishes

 

[ArtemV]

UFC 229 10-7s all contenders here.

 

[HaulParris]

UFC 229

 

[Streeter]

Ufc 231 was best event I saw 3 of the best fights I saw all year n the bloodiest cut I seen on anyone in ufc

 

[JayPettryMMA]

We have our winner!

In eighth place with four votes is UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta.
In seventh place with eight votes is UFC on Fox 31: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2.
Tied for fifth place with 12 votes each is UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till and OTHER.
In fourth place with 19 votes is Rizin 14.
In third place with 20 votes is UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2!
In second place with 36 votes is UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2!

And finally, in first place, with 256 votes and a massive 69.8% of the total vote, is UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor!

Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Conor McGregor by Submission (Neck Crank) at R4 3:03
Tony Ferguson def. Anthony Pettis by TKO (Corner Stoppage) at R2 5:00
Dominick Reyes def. Ovince Saint Preux by Unanimous Decision
Derrick Lewis def. Alexander Volkov by KO (Punches) at R3 4:49
Michelle Waterson def. Felice Herrig by Unanimous Decision


This is the 2018 Heavies Award winner for Event of the Year!

Thanks for voting!