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Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
Its time to pick the fighter who you think really broke through in 2022. One vote per person and voting will close in 5 days. As always, let us know why you voted for a fighter, and of course, let us know if there was a fighter you felt got overlooked.
Alex Pereira went 3-0 in 2022 including winning the MW title from Isreal Adesanya. He defeated Bruno Silva in March via UD, knocked out Sean Strickland in July, then beat Isreal Adesanya in November to win the title.
Johnny Eblen fought twice in 2022 and won both times. He defeated John Salter in March via UD, then beat Gegard Mousasi via UD to capture the Bellator MW belt.
Raul Rosa Jr. became the youngest fighter on the UFC roster when he earned a contract by defeating Mando Gutierrez via UD on DWCS in September. His first UFC fight came in December at UFC 282 where he defeated Jay Perrin via RNC in the first round, picking up a POTN bonus in the process.
Larissa Pacheco went 4-0 in 2022 capping off the year with a victory over the undefeated Kayla Harrison to secure the PFL women's LW belt.
Jiri only had one fight in 2022 but it was a title fight in which he defeated Glover Teixeira to become the LHW champion. Unfortunately, he suffered an injury and was unable to defend in a scheduled rematch with Glover. He was then persuaded by the UFC to vacate the belt to end the year.
Check out who Sherdog.com chose as the Breakthrough Fighter of 2022 here