The 2022 Heavies Awards - Fighter Of The Year Winner: Alex Pereira

Fighter of the Year 2022

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Went 4-0, won the belt, and then won the GP to finish the year (albeit the final was very close).

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Alex for 2022 easily.
2023 will be Islam or Volk depending on who wins their fight (until it's eventually cancelled for some dumb reason).
 
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I wanted to vote for Islam, but Pereira gets my vote. I don't think many REALLY thought he would end up as a UFC champion. I was actually rooting for Izzy in their fight, but what Alex did is fucking amazing, and I'm a big fan of his now as well.
 
Islam not winning speaks a lot of the IQ levels of these boards
 
I went with Pereira. FOTY for me is about the number of fights, and the level of the competition.

Good year for all the nominees. But Pereira edges the rest out. Don’t know anything about the girl from PFL. Sounds like she had a great year, though.
 
Definitely Volk! He was a beast this year and wholeheartedly deserves it.

Alex beating Strickland & Silva doesn’t mean shit - only the Izzy win matters.
 
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HNIC215 said:
Definitely Volk! He was a beast this year and wholeheartedly deserves it.

Alex beating Strickland & Silva doesn’t mean shit - only the Izzy win matters.
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Strickland isn’t a nothing burger.
 
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Zebra Cheeks said:
Strickland isn’t a nothing burger.
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I disagree… I think he is overrated.
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Most of his wins are decisions against sub-par fighters.

He can’t hang around the top of any division.

Just my opinion.
 
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I disagree… I think he is overrated.
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Most of his wins are decisions against sub-par fighters.

He can’t hang around the top of any division.

Just my opinion.
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Ok, but compared to some of the other fighters second best win, Strickland is a big deal. I’d take him over Chang sung Jung or Bobby green for example
 
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Zebra Cheeks said:
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Fight of the Year​

Its been a years of up and downs for the UFC. We saw long time champions dethroned, while new champions emerged. We saw long time rivalries put to bed. We saw new contenders burst onto the scene, and long time vets depart the sport forever. When all is said and done, only one fighter can be the Sherdog 2022 Fighter of the Year.

Sergei Pavlovich: 3-0 in 2022, with three first round KO's, 2 of which are over top 5 competition. Pavlovich steamrolled into the HW scene this year. Sergei got matched up with the "swang and bang" fighters of HW, from Derrick Lewis, to Tai Tuivasa, Pavlovich has dispatched all of his opponents in dominant fashion. Each time he's stepped into the octagon this year, he's put the entire division on notice and left fans with their jaws dropped. Its easy to understand why many of you will select him as your 2022 fighter of the year.

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Alex Pereira: Alex burst onto the scene this year, climbing from being completely unranked, to holding a title in just 3 fights. Alex has wins over Bruno Silva, Sean Strickland and former champion Israel Adesanya this year. While he may not have won every fight in the most dominant fashion compared to others on this list, the feat of getting his hands on a title so quickly against such a dominant champion considering how long he's been practicing MMA is no easy feat.
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Alexander Volkanovski: The way Volkanovski has been destroying his competition, it shouldn't be any surprise to see him on this list. Volk cemented his rights to the 145 belt by beating 145 former Champion Max Holloway, and he dominated Chang Sun Jung in a dominant 4 round display. All of this was capped off by the announcement that he will be pursuing the 155 belt, which is (by many) considered the most competitive division in the UFC.

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Islam Makhachev: 2-0 in 2022 with wins over Bobby Green, and his successful title fight against Charles Oliveira. This one shouldn't need much explanation. Charles Oliveira seemed unstoppable and was snatching arms, necks, and legs left and right. He was 11-0 with wins over LW contenders Poirer and Gaethje, and Islam dominated the fight, and submitted the 155 champion, and holder of most submissions in the history of the division in the second round with an arm triangle choke. While many will argue a win over Bobby Green isn't exactly the kind of beef we want on a resume from a fighter of the year, its indisputable that a 2nd round submission win over Oliveira is the single most impressive win out of all the candidates on this list.

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Larissa Pacheco: 4-0 in the PFL for 2022, and won the $1 million cash prize by beating the poster lady of the PFL, Kayla Harrison. Pacheco avenged her 2019 loss to Harrison which was the perfect exclamation point to her dominant run in the PFL. it can't be ignored that she finished three fights in the first round via tko before running into Harrison and claiming the PFL title via decision in November.
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Without further delay, the polls are opened. Thanks to all my buds here on sherdog for a fabulous year.​
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Great job with the thread, Zebra! Tough choices, but ultimately I went with Islam.
 
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