Official 2008 Bloody Elbow Reader Awards
by Mike Fagan on Jan 1, 2009 4:37 PM EST
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The year's over, and it's time for the obligatory awards articles. Some of our friends in the blogosphere may not enjoy them, but I surely do. Now's your chance to participate in the 2008 Bloody Elbow Reader Awards.
Here's how it works. We have 14 categories to vote on. You may choose up to 3 candidate in each category, in descending order. Your first place vote gets 5 points, second place gets 3 points, third place gets 1 point. You are not obligated to use all 3 of your choices. If you only use two, they will be awarded 5 and 3 points respectively (i.e. you can't award 5 points and 1 point), and a single vote gets 5 points.
HOW TO VOTE
Send an e-mail to me titled "2008 Reader Awards." Vote in order of how the awards are listed and using this format:
Fighter of the Year
Bob Sapp
Blake Bowman
Kalib Starnes
Fight of the Year
Starnes vs. Quarry
Sapp vs. Kinnikuman
Barnett vs. Monson
Votes are listed in descending order (so your 5 point pick will be on the top).
ALL VOTES ARE FINAL! Do not e-mail me asking to change your picks! *EDIT* Votes in the comments section will be counted, but it is highly encouraged to use e-mail. Definitely use the comments for discussion!
Voting will be open until January 8th at midnight Pacific time.
Award categories after the break. Contenders listed are not exclusive, they are just a thorough recap of the best candidates I remember. Use the comments to introduce additional candidates.
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Rashad Evans
Miguel Torres
B.J. Penn
Georges St. Pierre
Anderson Silva
Gegard Mousasi
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Eddie Alvarez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri at DREAM 5
Eddie Alvarez vs. Joachim Hansen at DREAM 3
Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson at UFC 86
Hideo Tokoro vs. Darren Uyenoyama at DREAM 4
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Tim Sylvia at UFC 81
Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda at WEC 34
Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver at WEC 34
Carlos Condit vs. Hiromitsu Miura at WEC 35
Donald Cerrone vs. Rob McCullough at WEC 36
CARD OF THE YEAR
UFC 84
UFC 92
DREAM 5
WEC 34
Afflction: Banned
K-1 Dynamite!!! 2008
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (Note: This award is in the same vein as TIME's Person of the Year award)
Kimbo Slice
Dana White
Randy Couture
Quinton Jackson
B.J. Penn
Brock Lesnar
Gary Shaw
Jared Shaw
Gina Carano
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
UFC
WEC
Strikeforce
DREAM
Affliction
World Victory Road
Shooto
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Rory Markham vs. Brodie Farber at UFC Fight Night 14
Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88
Anthony Johnson vs. Tommy Speer at UFC Fight Night 13
B.J. Penn vs. Sean Sherk at UFC 84
Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida at UFC: Fight for the Troops
Josh Barnett vs. Pedro Rizzo at Affliction: Banned
Vitor Belfort vs. Terry Martin at Affliction: Banned
Anderson Silva vs. James Irvin at UFC Fight Night 14
Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine at UFC 84
Eddie Alvarez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri at DREAM 5
Junior dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum at UFC 90
Anthony Johnson vs. Kevin Burns at UFC TUF 8 Finale
Alistair Overeem vs. Tae-Hyun Lee at DREAM 4
Melvin Manhoef vs. Mark Hunt at K-1 Dynamite!!! 2008
Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva at UFC 92
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia at Affliction: Banned
Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Burkman at UFC TUF 7 Finale
Shinya Aoki vs. Katsuhiko Nagata at DREAM 4
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Tim Sylvia at UFC 81
Nate Diaz vs. Kurt Pellegrino at UFC Fight Night 13
Demian Maia vs. Nate Quarry at UFC 91
Demian Maia vs. Jason MacDonald at UFC 87
Demian Maia vs. Ed Herman at UFC 83
Shinya Aoki vs. Eddie Alvarez at K-1 Dynamite!!! 2008
Frank Mir vs. Brock Lesnar at UFC 81
Jorge Santiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada at Sengoku 6
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Brock Lesnar
Gegard Mousasi
Eddie Alvarez
Kenny Florian
Dustin Hazelett
Miguel Torres
Thiago Alves
Rashad Evans
Demian Maia
Gina Carano
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
Sergey Golyaev vs. Takanori Gomi at Sengoku 6
Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88
Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson at UFC 86
Junior dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum at UFC 90
Melvin Manhoef vs. Mark Hunt at K-1 Dynamite!!! 2008
Mike Thomas Brown vs. Urijah Faber at WEC 36
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
B.J. Penn vs Sean Sherk at UFC 84
Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda at WEC 34
Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver at WEC 34
Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch at UFC 87
Eddie Alvarez in DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix
Gegard Mousasi in DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix
Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring at UFC 87
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia at Affliction: Banned
Lyoto Machida vs. Tito Ortiz at UFC 84
B.J. Penn vs. Joe Stevenson at UFC 81
Kenny Florian vs. Joe Stevenson at UFC 91
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
STORY OF THE YEAR
StandGate and EliteXC's downfall
Randy Couture's return to the UFC
Jon Fitch Fired and Re-Hired
Affliction debuts
Japanese MMA's resurgence
Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture
Death of Evan Tanner
Quinton Jackson's "Rampage"
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR
Ken Shamrock's mysterious cut
Junie Browning on TUF 8
Kalib Starnes vs. Nate Quarry
Dan Miragliotti's back-to-back reffing mishaps
Blue Balls: Alistair Overeem vs. Mirko Cro Cop
Jon Fitch's firing
YAMMA Pit Fighting
WAMMA
X-ARM
K.J. Noon's contract debacle
Todd Beard: Creepy dude
Bob Sapp fights anime character
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
Joe Rogan
Gus Johnson
Mike Goldberg
Frank Mir
Stephen Quadros
Frank Shamrock
Mauro Ranallo
Bas Rutten
Kenny Rice
Ron Kruk
Jay Glazer
John McCarthy
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
Jackson's Submission Fighting
American Top Team
American Kickboxing Academy
Xtreme Couture
Black House (includes Team Nogueira/Team Silva)
Team Sityodtong
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MMA Website of the year
Bloodyelbow
hands down.
5ozpain…sherdog…mmajunkie don’t hold a candle to the quality work done here. Hang your head proud guys. And the guys who do fanposts do awesome work as well.
by banter on Jan 1, 2009 5:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i agree. :)
im too lazy to email though.. commenting is easier. haha. so dont votes in the comments count? hahaha :D
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by Anton Tabuena on Jan 1, 2009 5:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
After some though, I changed it. Go ahead and use the comments for voting.
by Mike Fagan on Jan 1, 2009 5:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yesss! haha. :D
fighter of the year
anderson silva
fight of the year
miguel torres vs maeda
forrest vs rampage
card of the year
ufc 92
ufc 84
personality of the year
gina carano
brock lesnar
dana white
promotion of the year
ufc
wec
strikeforce
knockout of the year
rashad evans vs chuck liddell
dos santos vs werdum
submission of the year
hazelett vs burkman
Shinya Aoki vs. Eddie Alvarez at K-1 Dynamite!!! 2008
breakout fighter of the year
brock lesnar
upset of the year
evans vs liddell
frank mir vs nog
dos santos vs werdum
performance of the year
machida vs ortiz
torres vs maeda
story of the year
give some love to evan tanner guys cmon.
disgrace of the year
Yamma pit fighting
kalib starnes vs nate quarry
xarm
best television commentator
joe rogan
fight camp of the year
BLACK HOUSE (anderson silva, nog twins, machida, filho, dos santos, what more do you want right)
jackson’s submission fighting (a close second, they have gsp, evans, jardine, and others, but in my opinion, black house roster is more impressive)
extreme couture (third)
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by Anton Tabuena on Jan 1, 2009 6:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You missed one of the KO's of the year - add it and this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG3xEIbptWU
Tyler Bryan vs Shaun Parker Legends of Fighting 25
by skwirrl on Jan 1, 2009 11:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm dissappointed you still haven't added this
at least somewhere on the thing
Gimme 1 Round!
by skwirrl on Jan 3, 2009 5:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think...
write-ins are getting added to the full post.
Contributing Editor - BloodyElbow.com - SBNation's mixed martial arts headquarters.
by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 3, 2009 10:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Anderson Silva
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver at WEC 34
CARD OF THE YEAR
UFC 84
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (Note: This award is in the same vein as TIME’s Person of the Year award)
Dana White
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
UFC
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Burkman at UFC TUF 7 Finale
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Brock Lesnar
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia at Affliction: Banned
STORY OF THE YEAR
StandGate and EliteXC’s downfall
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR
Kalib Starnes vs. Nate Quarry
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
Joe Rogan
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
by banter on Jan 1, 2009 5:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
I had a very hard time with this one…
by banter on Jan 1, 2009 5:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
A couple notes/nitpicks
-Promotion of the year is a pretty pointless award. There will be plenty of praise for the UFC with or without it.
-Scott Smith vs. Kyle Noke, and Scott Smith vs. Terry Martin are solid shortlisters for KO of the Year, Silva vs. Irvin and Alvarez vs. Kawajiri not so much.
-I’ll assume Mir vs. Lesnar and Diaz vs. Pellegrino making the shortlist for sub of the year over Aurelio vs. Roberts and Ishida vs. Wilcox is just some kind of perverse joke.
-King Mo over Travis Wiuff was a pretty big upset.
-Lon McEachern and Ken Shamrock (The Strikeforce crew) should probably be in the mix for the commentator awards.
And finally, if Gegard Mousasi doesn’t win Fighter of the Year, there is no justice in this world
by smoogy on Jan 1, 2009 6:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i dont think mousasi wins.. it would probably be silva or gsp..
although i think gsp shouldnt win because he only fought twice i think, and serra is a gimmie.
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by Anton Tabuena on Jan 1, 2009 6:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Mousasi is probably going to get screwed because his popularity just isn’t on the same level as Silva/Penn/GSP. But Mousasi’s year was simply incredible, he went 7-0 (including the K-1 match), got better with every fight, beat Kang in a relatively big upset, won two fights in one night, was crowned the champion of a major fight promotion, and showed his impressive hands in brutalizing Musashi in his K-1 debut. Not to take away from the 2008 that was had by Silva, GSP and Penn, but they all went 2-0 or 3-0 against competition they were supposed to beat.
by smoogy on Jan 1, 2009 6:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What exactly will Mousasi get screwed out of by not being voted “fighter of the year” by the BE readers?
"Stop smiling you are about to be punched in the face !"
by Warhand on Jan 6, 2009 10:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
High praise.
Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken
by Richard Wade on Jan 7, 2009 1:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'vegot Mousasi in my top 3...
I just haven’t decided where.
Contributing Editor - BloodyElbow.com - SBNation's mixed martial arts headquarters.
by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 1, 2009 6:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He's my #1
6 wins in 2008, including the MW Tourney, and also the K-1 kickboxing win at Dynamite!!
How can you not?
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by themachiavellian on Jan 1, 2009 6:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'll share my thought process for you all to see
-Rashad Evans – 2-0 on the year. 1 KO, 1 TKO. The Liddell KO was impressive but it’s hard to say where Chuck is right now. The Forrest win was big and gave him THE title.
- Miguel Torres – 3-0 on the year. This was the year where he really became “the man” in the eyes of a lot of fans and he turned in some memorable performances, most notably against Maeda.
-B.J. Penn – 2-0 on the year. Severely outclassed both Stevenson and Sherk but I take him out of contention based on not even fighting once in the second half of the year.
-Georges St. Pierre – 2-0 on the year. Win over Fitch was a win in a #1 vs. #2 matchup, reclaimed title from Serra.
Anderson Silva – 3-0 on the year. Win over Dan Henderson in March being signature win, win over Cote was bizarre though and moving up to 205 to beat Irvin was nice but carried no significant meaning beyond being in a different weight class. Removing him from personal consideration.
Gegard Mousasi – 6-0 on the year (counting MMA only). Winning DREAM Middleweight GP in process. Tournament win included 2 wins in final night. Only limiting factor is the “legitimacy of opposition” as only Kang was in the top 10 of most rankings at the time of the fight (and even Kang was severely overrated).
My personal top 3 would be
1. Mousasi – 3 more wins than anyone else on the list, DREAM GP win carries significance
2. GSP – Win in a #1 vs. #2 fight and revenge/regaining title.
3. Evans – Win over Griffin edges him over Torres for me.
Contributing Editor - BloodyElbow.com - SBNation's mixed martial arts headquarters.
by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 1, 2009 7:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Only Kang was in the top 10
But Manhoef and Jacare are both more dangerous opponents than anybody on that list save Dan Henderson. Ask Mark Hunt if you disagree. Jacare will be fighter of the year 2009
by skwirrl on Jan 1, 2009 11:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
-I think there’s plenty of arguments for WEC or Strikeforce as promotion of the year. And there are plenty of people who prefer the pageantry of DREAM as well.
-The shortlist are only my recollections. There’s no reason to get snarky about it. All of your recommendations are definitely contenders.
-Lon and Ken do a pretty good job, but since they really only do the taped Strikeforce on NBC, I’m not really sure they belong on the list. But people are more then welcome to vote for them if they want.
-I had Alvarez as my number 1 if he beat Aoki. Now that he hasn’t, Mousasi’s definitely in the running, though I think there’s arguments for other contenders as well.
by Mike Fagan on Jan 1, 2009 11:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We have 11 categories to choose from. You may choose up to 3, in descending order.
Does this mean we can only vote in three categories, or we can only vote for three contestants per category? I’m assuming the latter, but want to be sure.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by themachiavellian on Jan 1, 2009 6:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
3 per category
Contributing Editor - BloodyElbow.com - SBNation's mixed martial arts headquarters.
by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 1, 2009 6:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Gotcha
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by themachiavellian on Jan 1, 2009 6:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I just did 1….3 would hurt my brain too much
by banter on Jan 1, 2009 6:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Rashad Evans
Georges St. Pierre
Miguel Torres
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson at UFC 86
Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda at WEC 34
Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver at WEC 34
CARD OF THE YEAR
UFC 92
WEC 34
UFC 84
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Dana White
B.J. Penn
Quinton Jackson
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
UFC
WEC
DREAM
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva at UFC 92
Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88
Anderson Silva vs. James Irvin at UFC Fight Night 14
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Demian Maia vs. Jason MacDonald at UFC 87
Demian Maia vs. Ed Herman at UFC 83
Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Burkman at UFC TUF 7 Finale
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Kenny Florian
Brock Lesnar
Rashad Evans
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson at UFC 86
Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Kenny Florian vs. Joe Stevenson at UFC 91
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver at WEC 34
STORY OF THE YEAR
Randy Couture’s return to the UFC
StandGate and EliteXC’s downfall
Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR
WAMMA
Kalib Starnes vs. Nate Quarry
Dan Miragliotti’s back-to-back reffing mishaps
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
Frank Mir
Joe Rogan
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
Team Sityodtong
Xtreme Couture
Bolts from the Blue // "It is what it is." - A.J. Smith
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken
by Richard Wade on Jan 1, 2009 6:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
My list is almost identical to yours.
by Rundownloser on Jan 1, 2009 6:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Richard, copied most of it.
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Georges St. Pierre
Miguel Torres
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda at WEC 34
Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver at WEC 34
CARD OF THE YEAR
UFC 92
WEC 34
UFC 84
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Dana White
Quinton Jackson
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
UFC
WEC
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva at UFC 92
Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Demian Maia vs. Jason MacDonald at UFC 87
Demian Maia vs. Ed Herman at UFC 83
Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Burkman at UFC TUF 7 Finale
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Kenny Florian
Brock Lesnar
Rashad Evans
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Kenny Florian vs. Joe Stevenson at UFC 91
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
STORY OF THE YEAR
StandGate and EliteXC’s downfall
Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR
WAMMA
Kalib Starnes vs. Nate Quarry
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
Frank Mir
Joe Rogan
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
"They called him the axe-murderer because he was murdering chumps. They should have been calling him the chump-murderer..." Rampage Jackson (commentating on the fighting abilities of Wanderlei "F#ck Chuck" Silva.)
by BlueberryMuffin on Jan 8, 2009 3:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wont Lie.. I still think Matt Brown’s head kick KO deserves to be notified as a top KO, and that UFC 87 has to be fight card of the year.
by "Mr. NC-17" on Jan 1, 2009 6:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
what about Jeremy Stephens vs. Rafael dos Anjos UFC 91
a worthy contender.
by Benicio on Jan 1, 2009 6:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Fo sho
damn that is a Gatti uppercut.
by "Mr. NC-17" on Jan 1, 2009 6:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Shoryuken!
"BJ on the BE" - Kierkegaard
by Brett Jones on Jan 1, 2009 6:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll post my choices later, I just feel that posting our selections here rather than sending them in via email provides accountability. Not that I feel there’s some great need for accountability in this particular instance, but it is nice to have in general.
"BJ on the BE" - Kierkegaard
by Brett Jones on Jan 1, 2009 6:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
posting here can also sway the outcome of the voting as some people will tend to go with the majority.
by Benicio on Jan 1, 2009 6:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I want to lay out a rule here...
Don’t argue with anyone on their picks. You can express opinions in the comments but if someone posts their picks don’t throw a “I can’t believe you put ____, you’re an idiot” kind of thing at them.
Contributing Editor - BloodyElbow.com - SBNation's mixed martial arts headquarters.
by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 1, 2009 6:46 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Seconded. Healthy debate is cool (“Can you explain why you put X ahead of Y?”), but let’s keep it civil, kids.
by Mike Fagan on Jan 1, 2009 11:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My Votes
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Rashad Evans
(Torres and Mousasi miss out, followed by Pierre, then Silva, and finally Penn)
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson at UFC 86
(Torres comes in 2nd)
CARD OF THE YEAR
UFC 92
(K-1 seemed to of been awesome, but I didnt catch it)
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (Note: This award is in the same vein as TIME’s Person of the Year award)
Kimbo Slice
(Rampage in a close 2nd.)
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
UFC
(Dream falls short)
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88
(Silva-Irvn was my favorite, but the Evans one had huge implications and becomes a major highlight for a guy who is starting a pretty decent legacy for himself)
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Frank Mir vs. Brock Lesnar at UFC 81
(Maia-McDonald was my favorite, but Mir’s submission turned out to be a great thing for the UFC)
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Rashad Evans
(Mousasi, Torres, Alves, Maia, Florian…this was tough)
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Gegard Mousasi in DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix
(St Pierre and Florian finish a close 2nd)
STORY OF THE YEAR
Death of Evan Tanner (My 2nd favorite fighter of all time)
(EliteXC and Japan’s resurgence finish closely behind)
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR
Bob Sapp fights anime character
(Junie Browning was a close #2)
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
Joe Rogan (im biased towards Newsradio cast)
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
by Slica on Jan 1, 2009 7:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
After much thought and deliberation:
FIGHTER: Miguel Torres
FIGHT: Shinya Aoki vs JZ Calvancante
CARD: UFC 91
PERSONALITY: Dana White
PROMOTION: DREAM
KNOCK OUT: Rashad Evans vs Chuck Lidell
SUBMISSION: Yohihiro Akiyama vs Shibata Katsuyori
BREAKOUT FIGHTER: Brock Lesnar
UPSET: Frank Mir vs Antonio Nogueira
PERFORMANCE: Gerard Mousasi
STORY: Brock Lesnar
DISGRACE: Kimbo Slice
COMMENTATOR: Joe Rogan
CAMP: Greg Jackson
I'm just a dude who's trying to put it together.
by mma_dude on Jan 1, 2009 7:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I like the example for this thread.
At first I thought those were the choices and I said to myself that April Fools had come a little early. Then I realized that it was just a format example. You have a good sense of humour obviously. : )
FIGHTER: #1 Demian Maia (although my favorite fighter remains Fedor) #2 Rashad (even though I didn`t ever really get excited to see him on a card before he knocked out Chuck) #3 Alistair Overeem
FIGHT: # 1 Wandy versus Chuck (what a brawl! Too bad it was only three rounds but they were spent after three so maybe 5 rounds would have meant a more relaxed pace that fight). # 2 MacDonald versus Maia (very entertaining chess match on the ground) # 3 Fedor versus Silvia (Too bad it was so short but the hype leading up to it made it one of the best fight results, for me anyway, of 2008).
CARD: #1 Dynamite 2008 (if everyone had showed up it would have been even better…MMA versus K-1 was nice to see) #2 UFC 92 a close second. #3 Affliction Banned a very close 3rd…great heavyweight card!
PERSONALITY: #1 Mayhem Miller #2 Forrest # 3 Jackson
PROMOTION: #1 UFC #2 DREAM #3 WVR
KNOCK OUT: Stephens vs. Rafael dos Anjos
SUBMISSION: Fedor versus Sylvia (due to the speed in which it was pulled off)
BREAKOUT FIGHTER: Maia / Cain
UPSET: Mark Hunt losing by knockout (due to the speed in which it was pulled off)
PERFORMANCE: Alistair Overeem beating the K-1 bad boy at his own game
STORY: Randy Couture swallowing his pride and finally doing what he was meant to do…fight in the cage
DISGRACE: Bob Sapp
COMMENTATOR: Joe Rogan (either love him or hate him…I think he is usually spot on)
CAMP: Greg Jackson
I'll be back to add more in the next twenty-four...unless, by some mishap, someone K.O s FEDOR.
by prideUFCfan on Jan 1, 2009 8:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not all of your picks were nominated (though they may allow write-ins). And Wandy/Chuck was at UFC 79, 29 Dec 2007.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by themachiavellian on Jan 1, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Contenders listed are not exclusive
You can name your own not listed so all good.
by Benicio on Jan 1, 2009 10:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mea Culpa
Ah, I missed the fine print there.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by themachiavellian on Jan 1, 2009 10:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope everyone knows. I by no means think I grabbed all the contenders from the MMA landscape.
by Mike Fagan on Jan 1, 2009 11:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How could you miss this KO?
Yves Edwards Vs James Edson Berto
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by themachiavellian on Jan 1, 2009 8:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
True...
very good KO from a guy that I am a very big fan of.
Contributing Editor - BloodyElbow.com - SBNation's mixed martial arts headquarters.
by Brent Brookhouse on Jan 1, 2009 8:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Forgot about that one! Thats in my top ’Unique knockouts" list.
by Benicio on Jan 2, 2009 2:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I put it 2nd behind Rashad KOing Liddell – It’s flashier, but Liddell was out cold for a while, the hit was so sudden, and its effects were enormous for the division.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by themachiavellian on Jan 2, 2009 4:35 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Votes
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR: Rashad Evans
FIGHT OF THE YEAR: Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver at WEC 34
CARD OF THE YEAR: UFC 92
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR: Quinton Jackson
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR: UFC
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR: Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva at UFC 92
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR: Demian Maia vs. Jason MacDonald at UFC 87
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR: Brock Lesnar
UPSET OF THE YEAR: Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson at UFC 86
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR: Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
STORY OF THE YEAR: StandGate and EliteXC’s downfall
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR: Kalib Starnes vs. Nate Quarry
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR: Joe Rogan
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR: Jackson’s Submission Fighting
"It's like a flying knuckle sandwich." --Rogan
"And many men have eaten it." -- Goldy
by thetakeover on Jan 1, 2009 8:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
fighter—GSP
fight—Maia/McDonald
card—UFC 84
personality—Gina Carano
promotion—UFC
KO—Koscheck over Yoshida
Submission—Nog pulling out the guillotine on Sylvia in a fight he was losing
breakout—Lesner
upset—Forrest over Rampage but honorable mention Efrain over Nover due to all the hype
performance-Alvarez in the Dream tournament
story-Randy returns to UFC
disgrace—EXC and a close second to TUF
best commentator—Mir
fight camp—Easily Jackson’s. 2 champs and several major wins. But not just because of the great fighters, but also the great coaching and game planning.
Eliot Marshall: Bader won. Like I said in the episode, I'm not going to make any excuses. It's my job to be able to deal with when somebody's doing that. It's not his job to change up his tactics.
http://eliotmarshall.com/
by BJJDenver on Jan 1, 2009 9:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Votes
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Rashad Evans
Gegard Mousasi
Thiago Alves
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver at WEC 34
Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson at UFC 86
Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda at WEC 34
CARD OF THE YEAR
UFC 92
K-1 Dynamite!!! 2008
WEC 34
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (Note: This award is in the same vein as TIME’s Person of the Year award)
Dana White
Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson
Kenny Florian
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
UFC
WEC
Affliction
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88
Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida at UFC: Fight for the Troops
Jeremy Stephens vs. Rafael Dos Anjos
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Burkman at UFC TUF 7 Finale
Nate Diaz vs. Kurt Pellegrino at UFC Fight Night 13
Dunno if this one counts but Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jules Bruchez on the Ultimate Fighter
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Brock Lesnar
Kenny Florian
Thiago Alves
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88
Mike Thomas Brown vs. Urijah Faber at WEC 36
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch at UFC 87
Brock Lesnar vs. heath Herring at UFC 87
STORY OF THE YEAR
StandGate and EliteXC’s downfall
Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture
Quinton Jackson’s “Rampage”
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR
Kalib Starnes vs. Nate Quarry
Jon Fitch’s firing
X-ARM
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
Joe Rogan
Frank Mir
John McCarthy
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
Team Sidyodtong
Wolfslair – 1 because im from the UK so got to show some support and 2 – because of the way they transformed Rampage, made Kongo a serious contender and Bispng 3-0 for the year
by Joevizz on Jan 1, 2009 9:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
imo
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda at WEC 34
Eddie Alvarez vs. Joachim Hansen at DREAM 3
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (Note: This award is in the same vein as TIME’s Person of the Year award)
Brock Lesnar
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
UFC
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Anthony Johnson vs. Tommy Speer at UFC Fight Night 13
Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida at UFC: Fight for the Troops
Anthony Johnson vs. Kevin Burns at UFC TUF 8 Finale
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Miguel Torres
Eddie Alvarez
Brock Lesnar
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
Melvin Manhoef vs. Mark Hunt at K-1 Dynamite!!! 2008
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda at WEC 34
Eddie Alvarez in DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia at Affliction: Banned
STORY OF THE YEAR
Affliction debuts
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
Gus Johnson
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
by !claw on Jan 1, 2009 9:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not voting for Fighter of the Year?
by Mike Fagan on Jan 1, 2009 11:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, here it goes..
Fighter of the Year
Gegard Mousasi
Miguel Torres
Rashad Evans
Fight of the Year
Cerrone vs McCullough
Faber vs Pulver
Torres vs Maeda
Card of the Year
WEC 34
K-1 Dynamite 2008
UFC 92
Personality of the Year
Dana White
Gina Carano
Brock Lesnar
Promotion of the Year
WEC
DREAM
UFC
KO of the Year
Rampage vs Wanderlei
Koscheck vs Yoshida
Manhoef vs Hunt
Sub of the Year
Hazelett vs Burkman
Fedor vs Sylvia
Mir vs Lesnar
Breakout Fighter of the Year
Mousasi
Lesnar
Torres
Upset of the Year
Mike Brown vs Urijah Faber
Mir vs Noguiera
Evans vs Liddell
Performance of the Year
Mousasi in DREAM MW Grand Prix
Faber vs Pulver
Mir vs Noguiera
Story of the Year
Lesnar vs Couture
Quinton’s Rampage
Affliction debuts
Disgrace of the Year
WAMMA
KJ Noons
Ken Shamrock
Best Commentator
Mir
Rogan
Bas Rutten
Camp of the Year
Jackson’s
ATT
Xtreme Couture
by Gunslinger20 on Jan 1, 2009 9:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Fighter of the year:
Anderson Silva
Gegard Mousasi
BJ Penn
Fight of the Year:
Torres vs Maeda
Griffin vs Jackson
Condit vs Miura
Card of the Year:
UFC 92
Wec 34
Ufc 82
Personality of the Year:
BJ Penn
Dana White
Brock Lesnar
Promotion of the Year
UFC
WEC
Dream
Knockout of the Year
Evans Liddell
Johnson Burns
Jackson Silva
Submission of the Year
Hazlett Burkman
Mir Lesnar
Aoki Alvarez
Breakout Fighter:
Alves
Evans
Hazlett
Upset:
Mike Thomas Brown
Mir
De Santos
Performance of the year:
Mir vs Nogeria
Fedor vs Slyvia
Mousai in tourney
Story of the year:
Death of Tanner
Randy’s return
Rampage’s Rampage
Disgrace:
Kablid Starnes
Dan Miragliotti
Bob Sapp
Best Commentator:
Joe Rogan
Mike Goldberg
Frank Mir
Fight Camp:
Jackson’s
Xtreme Coture
AKA
by littlenicky2355 on Jan 1, 2009 10:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Gegard Mousasi
Miguel Torres
Eddie Alverez (2 of the best fights of the year, came outta relative obscurity)
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Eddie Alvarez vs. Joachim Hansen at DREAM 3
Eddie Alvarez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri at DREAM 5
Carlos Condit vs. Hiromitsu Miura at WEC 35
CARD OF THE YEAR
DREAM 5
DREAM 3
WEC 34
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (Note: This award is in the same vein as TIME’s Person of the Year award)
Quinton Jackson
Eddie Alvarez
Gina Carano
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
DREAM
DREAM
DREAM
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Melvin Manhoef vs. Mark Hunt at K-1 Dynamite!!! 2008
WRITE-IN Tyler Bryan vs Shaun Parker LFC 25 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxApKBCUJkg&feature=related
Rory Markham vs. Brodie Farber at UFC Fight Night 14
Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine at UFC 84
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Shinya Aoki vs. Katsuhiko Nagata at DREAM 4
Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Burkman at UFC TUF 7 Finale
Shinya Aoki vs. Eddie Alvarez at K-1 Dynamite!!! 2008
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Gegard Mousasi
Eddie Alvarez
Miguel Torres
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Melvin Manhoef vs. Mark Hunt at K-1 Dynamite!!! 2008 (KO)
Sergey Golyaev vs. Takanori Gomi at Sengoku 6
King Mo vs Travis Wiuff at Sengoku 5
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Eddie Alvarez in DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix
Gegard Mousasi in DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix
Melvin Manhoef vs Mark Hunt at Dynamite 2008
STORY OF THE YEAR
StandGate and EliteXC’s downfall
Quinton Jackson’s “Rampage”
Japanese MMA’s resurgence
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR
Write-In: Dana White publically saying Fedor is not a top 5 fighter then having to eat crow when he finds out at press conference that Fedor beat Tim in 36 seconds.
Blue Balls: Alistair Overeem vs. Mirko Cro Cop
Jon Fitch’s firing
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
Frank Mir
Kenny Rice
Frank Shamrock
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
American Top Team
American Kickboxing Academy
Xtreme Couture
by skwirrl on Jan 1, 2009 11:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Tyler Bryan vs Shaun Parker LFC 25
They deserve dishonorable mention at least! Great pick!
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by themachiavellian on Jan 1, 2009 11:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Miguel Torres
Kenny Florian
Gegard Mousasi
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda
Eddie Alvarez vs. Joachim Hansen
Carlos Condit vs. Hiromitsu Miura
CARD OF THE YEAR
WEC 34
UFC 87
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Andre Arlovski
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
WEC
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Scott Smith vs. Terry Martin
Anderson Silva vs. James Irvin
Melvin Manhoef vs. Mark Hunt
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Shinya Aoki vs. Katsuhiko Nagata
Demian Maia vs. Ed Herman
Nate Diaz vs. Kurt Pellegrino
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Eddie Alvarez
Rashad Evans
Gegard Mousasi
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Mike Thomas Brown vs. Urijah Faber
Junior dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum
Melvin Manhoef vs. Mark Hunt
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia
Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch
Lyoto Machida vs. Tito Ortiz
STORY OF THE YEAR
Death of Evan Tanner
StandGate
“Rampage” Jackson
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR
Kalib Starnes vs. Nate Quarry
Jon Fitch’s firing
Michael B. Lynch “Super-Lawyer”
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
Frank Mir
Bill Goldberg…..( just kidding :D )
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
by who me on Jan 2, 2009 12:36 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ok, I'm obviously missing something...
I’m asking this in a civil manner and I’m not trying to be a smart ass at all…. but can y’all explain to me why Fedor vs Tim Sylvia is a candidate for Performance of the Year? Is it just because it was the only fight Fedor had this year and its Fedor Emelianenko?
I don’t understand the praise in Tim Sylvia’s abilities, I really don’t. There was a time in his career that he deserved praise for his abilities in competition but certainly not lately. Everything that man has done in a cage or ring since he defended the HW belt against Jeff Monson has been complete garbage to me. Are there aspects of Tim Sylvia that I’m missing? When I see him I see a guy that doesn’t really care about what he is doing and feels that just because of his size he needs to be viewed as a force in this sport. He’s slow and lethargic in his matches yet he is amazingly arrogant outside of his matches.
I wasn’t the least bit surprised that Fedor disposed of him as quickly as he did but I wouldn’t call this a performance of the year candidate. I wasn’t a visitor of this site until a few months ago but was Fedor’s fight against Hong Man Choi a candidate for Performance of the Year 2007?
by Gunslinger20 on Jan 2, 2009 1:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It’s fairly rare to see a guy dominate a top 10 fighter like that. It wasn’t just a flash KO either. It was 36 seconds of complete domination.
by Mike Fagan on Jan 2, 2009 1:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess just because I had so much confidence that Fedor was going to do exactly what he did in that fight…. I didn’t see it as an overly great fight worthy of such an accolade. I guess my point is that I didn’t see Sylvia has a Top Ten fighter at that time. I guess it just speaks volumes of how the Heavyweight Division has grown in such a short time.
by Gunslinger20 on Jan 2, 2009 2:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dang...
could I have said “I guess” a few more times… just caught that, sorry guys. Not completely awake.
by Gunslinger20 on Jan 2, 2009 2:01 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tim did school Nog for 3 rounds (before losing) prior to his fight with Fedor which at the time was incredible.
36 seconds is what you would expect Fedor to dispatch a can, not a top 10 HW – which Tim clearly was at the time.
by Benicio on Jan 2, 2009 2:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I also said that I didn’t view Tim Sylvia as a Top 10 HW then… so the match didn’t impress me. How is it clear that Tim belonged in the Top 10? The way I see it, it was just because of his name and what he did years ago that kept him in any Top 10 at the time of that fight.
What he did against Big Nog was nothing major. I think taking a beating and wearing out his opponent is one of Nog’s gameplans. He wore Tim out and caught him with the sub. Sad that he had to be beaten like a punching bag to pull it off… but it worked.
by Gunslinger20 on Jan 2, 2009 2:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t think of 10 guys I would put ahead of him even now.
by Mike Fagan on Jan 2, 2009 10:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Lol...
I can, but I’m not gonna be a smart ass…. y’all answered my question so I’ll leave it alone.
by Gunslinger20 on Jan 3, 2009 12:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Just to add...
It seemed like he was in the Top Ten just because there was no one else to put in there, not because he talents and recent performances justified him being there.
by Gunslinger20 on Jan 2, 2009 2:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nog has a habit of making people look good it seems ;)
by Benicio on Jan 2, 2009 3:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nog still beat Sylvia
Whether he looked like garbage doing it or not… he still beat him.
by Gunslinger20 on Jan 3, 2009 12:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I put it in there because of Fedor’s performance (performance of the year) not because it was a great match. Whether any of us like Tim Sylvia or not he was still a highly regarded heavyweight champion who had be a staple of the UFC heavyweight division for years(heck he holds two wins over Fedor’s next opponent). Fedor utterly destroyed him in the length of a commercial spot, hard to not appreciate that performance. Heck looking back at the competition Fedor had been facing for the last couple of years I almost put it as a choice for comeback of the year too, he re-established himself at the top of the division in under a minute.
by who me on Jan 2, 2009 3:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think I emailed my list, but I don't remember, so here it is. If y'all got it, just ignore this.
Fighter – Gegard Mousasi
Fight – Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda at WEC 34
Card – UFC 84: Ill Will
Personality – Dana White
Promotion – DREAM
KO – Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell (UFC 88), Yves Edwards vs. James Edson Berto (EliteXC – Street Certified)
Sub – Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Burkman (UFC TUF 7 Finale)
Breakout – Brock Lesner
Upset – Frank Mir vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (UFC 92)
Performance – Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda (WEC 34)
Story – Death of Evan Tanner
Disgrace – Junie Browning on TUF 8
Commentator – Joe Rogan
Fight Camp – Jackson’s Submission Fighting
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by themachiavellian on Jan 2, 2009 4:47 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
There ya go mon.
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Rashad Evans (sigh)
Gegard Mousasi
Anderson Silva
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Eddie Alvarez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri at DREAM 5
Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson at UFC 86
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Tim Sylvia at UFC 81
CARD OF THE YEAR
UFC 91
DREAM 5
UFC 84
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (Note: This award is in the same vein as TIME’s Person of the Year award)
“King” Muhammad Lawal
Brock Lesnar
Dana White
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
UFC
WEC
Strikeforce
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88
Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva at UFC 92
Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine at UFC 84
Melvin Manhoef vs. Mark Hunt at K-1 Dynamite!!! 2008 (Honorable mention… but no points)
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Burkman at UFC TUF 7 Finale
Shinya Aoki vs. Katsuhiko Nagata at DREAM 4
Nate Diaz vs. Kurt Pellegrino at UFC Fight Night 13
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Brock Lesnar
Gegard Mousasi
Rashad Evans
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
Junior dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum at UFC 90
Melvin Manhoef vs. Mark Hunt at K-1 Dynamite!!! 2008
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
Eddie Alvarez in DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia at Affliction: Banned
Kenny Florian vs. Joe Stevenson at UFC 91 (honorable mention)
STORY OF THE YEAR
Death of Evan Tanner
StandGate and EliteXC’s downfall
Quinton Jackson’s “Rampage”
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR
YAMMA Pit Fighting
WAMMA
Jon Fitch’s firing
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
Joe Rogan
Frank Mir
Gus Johnson
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
Xtreme Couture
Black House (includes Team Nogueira/Team Silva)
by SamCupitt on Jan 2, 2009 5:42 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Georges St. Pierre
Rashad Evans
Anderson Silva
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson at UFC 86
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Dana White
Joe Rogan
Quinton Jackson
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
UFC
DREAM
WEC
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88
Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida at UFC: Fight for the Troops
Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva at UFC 92
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Tim Sylvia at UFC 81
Shinya Aoki vs. Eddie Alvarez at K-1 Dynamite!!! 2008
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia at Affliction: Banned
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Brock Lesnar
Rashad Evans
Thiago Alves
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88
Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson at UFC 86
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch at UFC 87
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia at Affliction: Banned
Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring at UFC 87
STORY OF THE YEAR
StandGate and EliteXC’s downfall
Randy Couture’s return to the UFC
Quinton Jackson’s “Rampage”
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR
WAMMA
Ken Shamrock’s mysterious cut
K.J. Noon’s contract debacle
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
Joe Rogan
Mike Goldberg
Frank Mir
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
Black House (includes Team Nogueira/Team Silva)
American Top Team
by funkyfetus on Jan 2, 2009 6:02 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Fighter – GSP
Fight – Urijah v Jens
Card – UFC 92
Personality – Kimbo
Promo – UFC
KO – Quinton vs. Wandy
Sub – Diaz v Pellegrino
Breakout – Thiago Alves
Upset – Mir v Nog
Performance – Mir v Nog
Story – Death of Evan Tanner
Disgrace – Ken Shamrock’s mysterious cut
Commentator – Mir
Camp – ATT
by JacRabbit on Jan 2, 2009 12:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Rashad Evans
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda at WEC 34
CARD OF THE YEAR
UFC 92
WEC 34
K-1 Dynamite!!! 2008
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (Note: This award is in the same vein as TIME’s Person of the Year award)
Brock Lesnar
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
UFC
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Burkman at UFC TUF 7 Finale
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Thiago Alves
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Gegard Mousasi in DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix
STORY OF THE YEAR
Evan Tanner’s death
Frank Mir’s comback
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR
Junie Browning on TUF 8
Kalib Starnes vs. Nate Quarry
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
Joe Rogan
Mike Goldberg [Say what you will, but the man is GOLD JERRY!!!]
Frank Mir
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
by Zack Gobie on Jan 2, 2009 9:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Fight: Alverez vs Hansen
Breakout fighter: Alverez
Upset: Brown vs Faber
Performance of the Year: GSP vs Fitch
Commentator: Joe Rogan
Disgrace of the year: The whole TUF production
Card: 84
Knockout: Rashad vs Liddel
Story: Tanner
Submission: Maia vs Herman
by Dooda on Jan 2, 2009 10:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Gegard Mousasi
Miguel Torres
Anderson Silva
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Eddie Alvarez vs. Joachim Hansen at DREAM 3
Eddie Alvarez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri at DREAM 5
Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson at UFC 86
CARD OF THE YEAR
UFC 84
DREAM 5
UFC 92
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (Note: This award is in the same vein as TIME’s Person of the Year award)
Kimbo Slice
Gina Carano
Brock Lesnar
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
UFC
DREAM
WEC
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Eddie Alvarez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri at DREAM 5
Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine at UFC 84
Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva at UFC 92
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Burkman at UFC TUF 7 Finale
Shinya Aoki vs. Katsuhiko Nagata at DREAM 4
Shinya Aoki vs. Eddie Alvarez at K-1 Dynamite!!! 2008
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Gina Carano
Gegard Mousasi
Miguel Torres
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Junior dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum at UFC 90
Mike Thomas Brown vs. Urijah Faber at WEC 36
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia at Affliction: Banned
Eddie Alvarez in DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
STORY OF THE YEAR
StandGate and EliteXC’s downfall
Randy Couture’s return to the UFC
Death of Evan Tanner
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR
Ken Shamrock’s mysterious cut
Junie Browning on TUF 8
YAMMA Pit Fighting
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
Joe Rogan
Frank Mir
Mauro Ranallo
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
Black House (includes Team Nogueira/Team Silva
American Top Team
by nidge on Jan 5, 2009 11:18 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Best Fighter:
GSP
Mousasi
Rashad Evans
Best Fight:
Forrest V Rampage
Pulver V Faber
GSP V Fitch
Best Card:
UFC 92
WEC 34
UFC 91
Knockout:
Evans V Liddell
Johnson V Burns
Koscheck V Yoshida
Submission:
Hazelett V Burkman
Mia V McDonald
Mir V Lesnar
Breakout:
Evans
Alves
Florian
Upset:
Dos Santos V Werdum
Mir V Big Nog
Evans V Liddell
Performance:
Fedor V Sylvia
Mir V Big Nog
GSP V Fitch
Story:
Evan Tanner’s death
Randy’s return, V Lesnar
EliteXC Implodes
Disgrace:
YAMMA
WAMMA
Standgate
Commentator:
Rogan
Mir
Bas
Fight Camp:
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
ATT
Extreme Couture
Promotion:
Zuffa (UFC/WEC)
Strikeforce
DREAM
by Ubernoober on Jan 5, 2009 11:44 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Thiago Alves
Miguel Torres
Anderson Silva
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson at UFC 86
Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda at WEC 34
Andrei Arlovski v. Ben Rothwell at Affliction: Banned
CARD OF THE YEAR
UFC 91
UFC 92
EliteXC on CBS 1
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Dana White
Brock Lesnar
Gina Carano
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
UFC
WEC
EliteXC
(No, really. I enjoyed all of their shows. Obviously this category is strictly limitedto monetary success, otherwise the options would be limited to UFC, WEC, and Strikeforce)
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Tyler Bryan v. Shaun Parker at LOF 25 (the double KO where Shonie Carter was the guest referee)
Yves Edwards v. Edson Berto at EliteXC Street Certified (Knee KO while being single-legged)
Jeremy Stephens v. Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC 91 (SHORYUKEN!)
**Honorable Mention: Reshad Woods v. Ron Stallings at UWC Invasion (Nastiest slam I’ve ever seen)
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Nate Diaz vs. Kurt Pellegrino at UFC Fight Night 13
Shinya Aoki vs. Katsuhiko Nagata at DREAM 4
Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Burkman at UFC TUF 7 Finale
**Note: There was this amazing hip toss to arm bar submission from an M-1 show that I think should actually be number 1, but I don’t know who fought in that match or when the match took place. It was one of the SOTY winners on Inside MMA, though.
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Brock Lesnar
Alistair Overeem
Eddie Alvarez
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
Melvin Manhoef vs. Mark Hunt at K-1 Dynamite!!! 2008
Junior dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum at UFC 90
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
Kenny Florian vs. Joe Stevenson at UFC 91
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia at Affliction: Banned
STORY OF THE YEAR
Randy Couture’s return to the UFC
Quinton Jackson’s “Rampage”
Death of Evan Tanner
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR
Kalib Starnes vs. Nate Quarry
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
Gus Johnson
Frank Mir
Bas Rutten
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
Team Sityodtong
American Kickboxing Academy
"BJ on the BE" - Kierkegaard
by Brett Jones on Jan 5, 2009 12:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Gegard Mousasi
Miguel Torres
Anderson Silva
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Eddie Alvarez vs. Joachim Hansen at DREAM 3
Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda at WEC 34
Eddie Alvarez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri at DREAM 5
CARD OF THE YEAR
UFC 92
UFC 91
UFC 84
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Dana White
BJ Penn
Quniton Jackson
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
UFC
DREAM
WEC
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida at UFC: Fight for the Troops
Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88
Rory Markham vs. Brodie Farber at UFC Fight Night 14
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Nate Diaz vs. Kurt Pellegrino at UFC Fight Night 13
Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Burkman at UFC TUF 7 Finale
Rousimar Palhares vs Ivan Salaverry at UFC 84
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Brock Lesnar
Gegard Mousasi
Demian Maia
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson at UFC 86
Junior dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum at UFC 90
Mike Thomas Brown vs. Urijah Faber at WEC 36
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
Gegard Mousasi in DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix
Eddie Alvarez in DREAM Lightweight Grand Prix
STORY OF THE YEAR
StandGate and EliteXC’s downfall
Death of Evan Tanner
Randy Couture’s return to the UFC
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR
EliteXC
EliteXC’s Promotion of Kimbo Slice
YAMMA & WAMMA (tied for 3rd)
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
Frank Mir
Todd Harris
Joe Rogan
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
Black House
Team Sityodtong
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FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Rashad Evans (I think he deserves this for his last two fights)
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda at WEC 34
CARD OF THE YEAR
WEC 34
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (Note: This award is in the same vein as TIME’s Person of the Year award)
Dana White
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
UFC
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Demian Maia vs. Ed Herman at UFC 83 (not particularly earth-shattering, but I just love this)
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Brock Lesnar
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Mike Thomas Brown vs. Urijah Faber at WEC 36 (hilarious)
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch at UFC 87 — it takes two to tango
STORY OF THE YEAR
StandGate and EliteXC’s downfall
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR
May I nominate the Shaws?
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
Frank Mir
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
by Gong on Jan 5, 2009 4:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Reader Awards
Fighter of the Year
Forrest Griffin
Rashad Evans
GSP
Fight of the Year
Griffin/Jackson UFC 86
Faber/Pulver WEC 34
Evans/Liddell UFC 88
Card of the Year
UFC 92 Griffin/Evans
UFC 86 Jackson/Griffin
UFC 91 Couture/Lesner
Personality of the Year
Dana White
Wanderlei Silva
Forrest Griffin
Promotion of the Year
UFC
Strikeforce
WEC
Knock Out of the Year
Jackson/Silva UFC 92
Liddell/Evans UFC 88
Silva/Jardine UFC 84
Submission of the Year
Fedor/Silvia Affliction: Banned
Mir/Lesnar UFC 81
Escudero/Browning Semifinals Tuff 8
Breakout Fighter of the Year
Thiago Alves
Frank Mir
Gina Carrano
Upset of the Year
Mir/Nogueira UFC 92
Liddell/Evans UFC 88
Griffin/Jackson UFC 86
Performance of the Year
BJ Penn UFC 84
Frank Mir UFC 92
Forrest Griffin UFC 86
Story of the Year
Tanner Death
Randy Coutures Return to UFC
Affliction Debut
Disgrace of the Year
Browning on Tuff 8
Taylor on Tuff 7
X-ARM
Best TV Commentator
Joe Rogan
Mike Goldberg
Frank Shamrock
Fight Camp of the Year
Blackhouse
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
American Top Team
This was hard and took some thought but worth it.
by Wookalarman on Jan 5, 2009 11:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
1. Gegard Mousasi
2. Georges St. Pierre
3. Miguel Torres
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
1. Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson at UFC 86
2. Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda at WEC 34
3. Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver at WEC 34
CARD OF THE YEAR
1. UFC 92
2. UFC 84
3. WEC 34
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (Note: This award is in the same vein as TIME’s Person of the Year award)
1. Dana White
2. Brock Lesnar
3. Gina Carano
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
1. UFC
2. WEC
3. DREAM
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
1. Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88
2. Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva at UFC 92
3. Junior dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum at UFC 90
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
1. Dustin Hazelett vs. Tamden McCrory at UFC 91
2. Shinya Aoki vs. Eddie Alvarez at K-1 Dynamite!!! 2008
3. Frank Mir vs. Brock Lesnar at UFC 81
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
1. Brock Lesnar
2. Gegard Mousasi
3. Demian Maia
UPSET OF THE YEAR
1. Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
2. Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson at UFC 86
3. Junior dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum at UFC 90
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
1. Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch at UFC 87
2. Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring at UFC 87
3. Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
STORY OF THE YEAR
1. Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture
2. Affliction debuts
3. StandGate and EliteXC’s downfall
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR
1. Dan Miragliotti’s back-to-back reffing mishaps
2. Kimbo KO’d by Petruzelli
3. EXC’s active obstruction of their fighter’s livelihood.
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
1. Bas Rutten
2. Joe Rogan
3. Frank Mir
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
1. Jackson’s Submission Fighting
2. Xtreme Couture
3. Black House (includes Team Nogueira/Team Silva)
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
by misterjonez on Jan 6, 2009 6:44 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Tried to E-Mail but.......
Here are my votes for 2008
Fighter:
1. Rashad Evans
2. Anderson Silva
3. GSP
Fight:
1. Cerrone vs McCullogh
2. Torres vs Maeda
3. Evans vs Liddell
Card:
1. UFC 92
2. K-1 Dynamite
3. UFC Fight for the Troops
Personality:
1. Gina Carrano
2. Greg Jackson
3. Brock Lesnar
Knock Out:
1. Evans over Liddell
2. Manhoef over Hunt
3. Stephens over Dos Anjos
Submission:
1. Mir over Lesnar (UFC 81)
2. Aoki over Alvarez (K-1 Dynamite)
3. Diaz over Pelligrino (UFC F.N. 13)
Breakout:
1. Rashad Evans
2. Miguel Torres
3. Thiago Alves
Upset:
1. Evans over Liddell
2. Brown over Faber
3. Garcia over Pulver
Performance:
1. GSP over Fitch
2. Silva over Irvin
3. Florian over Stevenson
T.V. Commentator
1. Frank Mir
2. Joe Rogan
3. Bas Rutten
Fight Camp
1. Jackson’s Submission Fighting
2. Wolf’s Lair
3. American Top Team
Disgrace:
1. Stand Gate
2. Browning TUF
3. Refferee Todd Fredrickson
"Stop smiling you are about to be punched in the face !"
by Warhand on Jan 6, 2009 11:39 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Jesus Christ!
When will I get off this Rashad Evans kick? lol……..I am trully a sucker for undefeated fighters and always have been. Please somebody beat him soon.
"Stop smiling you are about to be punched in the face !"
by Warhand on Jan 8, 2009 10:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fighter of the Year:Evans (clearly)
Fight of the year:Eddie Alvarez vs. Joachim Hansen at DREAM 3
Card of the year:Afflction: Banned
Personality: Kimbo Slice (all eyes were upon him, not because of talent, but because of personality…easy pick)
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR: UFC, by number of events alone
Knockout of the year:Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88 (one career going up, the other, down)
Submission of the Year: Aoki vs Alvarez
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR: Alvarez
Story: StandGate and EliteXC’s downfall
Upset of the year: Mike Thomas Brown vs. Urijah Faber at WEC 36 (wha…he lost?!)
Performance of the Year: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia at Affliction: Banned (speed…speed!)
Disgrace of the year: X-ARM (seriously?? We need to watch this?)
Commentator : Rogan (while he does not scream professionalism, one must admire his passion)
Fight Camp: Jackson’s Submission Fighting
Wags
by DocWagner on Jan 8, 2009 10:56 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
My Picks (first comment ever lol)
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Gegard Mousasi
Georges St. Pierre
Miguel Torres
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver at WEC 34
Eddie Alvarez vs. Joachim Hansen at DREAM 3
CARD OF THE YEAR
UFC 92
UFC 84
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Dana White
Quinton Jackson
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
UFC
WEC
Strikeforce
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva at UFC 92
Junior dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum at UFC 90
Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida at UFC: Fight for the Troops
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Shinya Aoki vs. Katsuhiko Nagata at DREAM 4
Shinya Aoki vs. Eddie Alvarez at K-1 Dynamite!!! 2008
Demian Maia vs. Ed Herman at UFC 83
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Brock Lesnar
Gegard Mousasi
Kenny Florian
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Junior dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum at UFC 90
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson at UFC 86
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Gegard Mousasi in DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix
Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch at UFC 87
Lyoto Machida vs. Tito Ortiz at UFC 84
STORY OF THE YEAR
StandGate and EliteXC’s downfall
Japanese MMA’s resurgence
Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR
StandGate
WAMMA
Kalib Starnes vs. Nate Quarry
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
Joe Rogan
Frank Mir
Bas Rutten
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
American Top Team
Black House (includes Team Nogueira/Team Silva)
Kuwabara Kuwabara
by J. B. Maddox on Jan 8, 2009 11:10 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
The Steak Knife awards
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Anderson Silva
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Carlos Condit vs. Hiromitsu Miura at WEC 35
CARD OF THE YEAR
UFC 84
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Gina Carano
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
UFC
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva at UFC 92
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Nate Diaz vs. Kurt Pellegrino at UFC Fight Night 13
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Gina Carano
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson at UFC 86
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia at Affliction: Banned
STORY OF THE YEAR
StandGate and EliteXC’s downfall
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR
Ken Shamrock’s mysterious cut
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
Gus Johnson
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
Xtreme Couture
KARATE HOTTIE OF THE YEAR
Michelle Waterson
by steak_knife on Jan 8, 2009 11:51 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Miguel Torres
Gegard Mousasi
Rashad Evans
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda at WEC 34
Carlos Condit vs. Hiromitsu Miura at WEC 35
Eddie Alvarez vs. Joachim Hansen at DREAM 3
CARD OF THE YEAR
UFC 84
WEC 34
DREAM 5
PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (Note: This award is in the same vein as TIME’s Person of the Year award)
Brock Lesnar
Gina Carano
Kimbo Slice
PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
UFC
WEC
Strikeforce
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR
Wanderlei Silva vs. Keith Jardine at UFC 84
Quinton Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva at UFC 92
Anderson Silva vs. James Irvin at UFC Fight Night 14
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Burkman at UFC TUF 7 Finale
Demian Maia vs. Ed Herman at UFC 83
Shinya Aoki vs. Eddie Alvarez at K-1 Dynamite!!! 2008
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Brock Lesnar
Gegard Mousasi
Eddie Alvarez
UPSET OF THE YEAR
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
Junior dos Santos vs. Fabricio Werdum at UFC 90
Mike Thomas Brown vs. Urijah Faber at WEC 36
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 92
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia at Affliction: Banned
Gegard Mousasi in DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix
STORY OF THE YEAR
StandGate and EliteXC’s downfall
Death of Evan Tanner
Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture
DISGRACE OF THE YEAR
StandGate
Junie Browning on TUF 8
YAMMA Pit Fighting
BEST TELEVISION COMMENTATOR
Frank Mir
Joe Rogan
Frank Shamrock
FIGHT CAMP OF THE YEAR
Jackson’s Submission Fighting
Xtreme Couture
Team Sityodtong
by Estrada on Jan 8, 2009 1:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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