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The 2020 Heavies Awards - Best Knockout of the Year
Happy New Year to all my fellow Sherdoggers! It’s your old pal, AC, and it’s my fifth year in a row making this award category for Sherdog!
Let's look back at this pestiferous year one last time by choosing the best knockout of 2020!
Before we get started, you should check out the 2020 Sherdog.com's Knockout Award of the Year below!
https://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Sherdogs-2020-Knockout-of-the-Year-176966
It is difficult to find something more gratifying in this sport than a decisive finish, and a brutal knockout is perhaps its best example. Please choose your favorite knockout of the year, and let us know why!
Nominees
Cody Garbrandt vs. Raphael Assuncao
June 2020, UFC 150
Joaquin Buckley vs. Impa Kasanganay
Oct 2020, UFC Fight Night
Kevin Holland vs. Jacare Souza
Dec 2020, UFC 256
Alex Pereira vs. Thomas Powell
Nov 2020, LFA 95
Mamed Khalidov vs. Scott Askham 2
Oct 2020, KSW 55
Sean O’Malley vs. Eddie Wineland
June 2020, UFC 250
Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
May 2020, UFC 249
Cub Swanson vs. Daniel Pineda
Dec 2020, UFC 256
Jordan Leavitt vs. Matt Wiman
Dec 2020, UFC Fight Night
June 2020, UFC 150
Joaquin Buckley vs. Impa Kasanganay
Oct 2020, UFC Fight Night
Kevin Holland vs. Jacare Souza
Dec 2020, UFC 256
Alex Pereira vs. Thomas Powell
Nov 2020, LFA 95
Mamed Khalidov vs. Scott Askham 2
Oct 2020, KSW 55
Sean O’Malley vs. Eddie Wineland
June 2020, UFC 250
Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
May 2020, UFC 249
Cub Swanson vs. Daniel Pineda
Dec 2020, UFC 256
Jordan Leavitt vs. Matt Wiman
Dec 2020, UFC Fight Night
Honorable Mentions from Posters
Also shoutout to Magomed Bibulatov, who I think deserves to be on the list for this.
I expect Buckley to win in a complete and total runaway, and voted accordingly.
My boy Drew Dober deserves some love for this one
Conor vs Cerrone, technically
Special shout out to @KazDibiase for a lot of these gifs.
Please post honorable mentions if you have some in mind!