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Its time to pick the Event of the Year.
2019 was a good year for MMA with lots of action packed cards. New champions were crowned. Some cards had all stoppage wins. Others included multiple title fights. Which card was your card of the year? As always, include any events you feel were overlooked.
Nominees:
One Championship A New Era
All 7 main card fights end by stoppage
Shinya Aoki def. Eduard Folayang
to win lightweight title technical submission (arm-triangle choke) - Round 1, 2:34
Jing Nan Xiong def. Angela Lee
to retain strawweight title TKO (strikes) - Round 5, 1:37
Aung La N Sang def. Ken Hasegawa
to retain middleweight title TKO (punches) - Round 2, 4:41
Bibiano Fernandes def. Kevin Belingon
to win bantamweight title disqualification (illegal elbows)
Demetrious Johnson def. Yuya Wakamatsu
flyweight world grand prix quarterfinal submission (guillotine choke) - Round 2, 2:40
Timofey Nastyukhin def. Eddie Alvarez
UFC 236 - Holloway vs. Poirier 2
Dustin Poirier wins the Interim Belt
Dustin Poirier def. Max Holloway via unanimous decision
Israel Adesanya def. Kelvin Gastelum via unanimous decision
Khalil Rountree def. Eryk Anders via unanimous decision
Dwight Grant def. Alan Jouban via split decision
Nikita Krylov def. Ovince Saint Preux via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:30 of R2
Fight Card
Bellator 225 Mitrione vs. Kharitonov 2
14 fights - 14 finishes
Sergei Kharitonov def. Matt Mitrione via second-round TKO (1:24)
Vitaly Minakov def. Tim Johnson via first-round KO (1:45)
Alejandra Lara def. Taylor Turner via first-round TKO (3:44)
Yaroslav Amosov def. David Rickels via sub (d’arce choke) (R2, 4:05)
Tyrell Fortune def. Rudy Schaffroth via submission (RNC) (R2, 2:08)
Fight Card
UFC 239 - Jones vs. Santos
Jon Jones wins his 12th title fight
Jon Jones def. Thiago Santos by split decision (retains UFC light heavyweight championship)
Amanda Nunes def. Holly Holm by KO, 4:10, Round 1 (retains UFC women's bantamweight championship)
Jorge Masvidal def. Ben Askren by KO, 0:05, Round 1
Jan Blachowicz def. Luke Rockhold by KO, 1:39, Round 2
Michael Chiesa def. Diego Sanchez by unanimous decision
Fight Card
UFC 244 - Masvidal vs. Diaz
Jorge Masvidal wins the BMF Belt
Jorge Masvidal def. Nate Diaz via technical knockout (Doctor's stoppage)(Round 3, 5:00)
Darren Till def. Kelvin Gastelum via split decision
Stephen Thompson def. Vicente Luque via unanimous decision
Derrick Lewis def. Blagoy Ivanov via split decision
Kevin Lee def. Gregor Gillespie via knockout (Round 1, 2:47)
Fight Card
UFC 245 - Usman vs. Covington
Volkanovski wins the FW belt
Kamaru Usman def. Colby Covington via fifth-round TKO (4:10)
Alexander Volkanovski def Max Holloway via unanimous decision
Amanda Nunes def Germaine de Randamie via unanimous decision.
Marlon Moraes def. Jose Aldo via split decision
Petr Yan def Urijah Faber via KO (Round 3, 0:43)
Fight Card
Dustin Poirier wins the Interim Belt
Dustin Poirier def. Max Holloway via unanimous decision
Israel Adesanya def. Kelvin Gastelum via unanimous decision
Khalil Rountree def. Eryk Anders via unanimous decision
Dwight Grant def. Alan Jouban via split decision
Nikita Krylov def. Ovince Saint Preux via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:30 of R2
Fight Card
Bellator 225 Mitrione vs. Kharitonov 2
14 fights - 14 finishes
Sergei Kharitonov def. Matt Mitrione via second-round TKO (1:24)
Vitaly Minakov def. Tim Johnson via first-round KO (1:45)
Alejandra Lara def. Taylor Turner via first-round TKO (3:44)
Yaroslav Amosov def. David Rickels via sub (d’arce choke) (R2, 4:05)
Tyrell Fortune def. Rudy Schaffroth via submission (RNC) (R2, 2:08)
Fight Card
UFC 239 - Jones vs. Santos
Jon Jones wins his 12th title fight
Jon Jones def. Thiago Santos by split decision (retains UFC light heavyweight championship)
Amanda Nunes def. Holly Holm by KO, 4:10, Round 1 (retains UFC women's bantamweight championship)
Jorge Masvidal def. Ben Askren by KO, 0:05, Round 1
Jan Blachowicz def. Luke Rockhold by KO, 1:39, Round 2
Michael Chiesa def. Diego Sanchez by unanimous decision
Fight Card
UFC 244 - Masvidal vs. Diaz
Jorge Masvidal wins the BMF Belt
Jorge Masvidal def. Nate Diaz via technical knockout (Doctor's stoppage)(Round 3, 5:00)
Darren Till def. Kelvin Gastelum via split decision
Stephen Thompson def. Vicente Luque via unanimous decision
Derrick Lewis def. Blagoy Ivanov via split decision
Kevin Lee def. Gregor Gillespie via knockout (Round 1, 2:47)
Fight Card
UFC 245 - Usman vs. Covington
Volkanovski wins the FW belt
Kamaru Usman def. Colby Covington via fifth-round TKO (4:10)
Alexander Volkanovski def Max Holloway via unanimous decision
Amanda Nunes def Germaine de Randamie via unanimous decision.
Marlon Moraes def. Jose Aldo via split decision
Petr Yan def Urijah Faber via KO (Round 3, 0:43)
Fight Card