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2008 Bloody Elbow Reader Awards: Fighter of the Year
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR: Rashad Evans Rashad Evans entered 2008 as just another body in the second tier of the 205 scrap heap. He started 2007 blazing hot with a highlight reel KO over Sean Salmo...
2008 Bloody Elbow Reader Awards: Fight of the Year
FIGHT OF THE YEAR: Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda at WEC 34 On a night built around Urijah Faber and Jens Pulver, it was Miguel Torres and Yoshiro Maeda who stole the show. Pre-fight trash talk i...
2008 Bloody Elbow Reader Awards: Submission of the Year
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR: Dustin Hazelett vs. Josh Burkman at UFC TUF 7 Finale I wish the UFC employed an English play-by-play man just to hear him give Dustin Hazelett's arm bar submission over Josh...
2008 Bloody Elbow Reader Awards: KO of the Year
KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR: Rashad Evans vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 88 "My coach Mike Winklejohn, we went over that overhand right over and over again. He said man that's the punch that's going to put Chuc...
2008 Bloody Elbow Reader Awards: Card of the Year
CARD OF THE YEAR: UFC 92 Zuffa historically pulls out all the stops for their year-end show, and UFC 92 proved no exception. The event featured three huge fights capable of carrying a card on their...
2008 Bloody Elbow Reader Awards: Breakout Fighter of the Year
BREAKOUT FIGHTER OF THE YEAR: Brock Lesnar The UFC never seemed to be able to sustain an entertaining and relevant heavyweight division. With the resignation of Randy Couture and bust of Croa...
2008 Bloody Elbow Reader Awards: Upset and Performance of the Year
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR: Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo NogueiraUPSET OF THE YEAR: Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira For all their similarities, Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira and Frank M...
2008 Bloody Elbow Reader Awards: Story of the Year
STORY OF THE YEAR: StandGate and EliteXC's Downfall After a controversial and lackluster TKO of James Thompson in May, Kimbo Slice hoped to rebound with a decisive victory over aging legend Ken Sha...
2008 Bloody Elbow Reader Awards: Camp, Commentator, and Disgrace of the Year
CAMP OF THE YEAR: Jackson's Submission Fighting It's not usual for one to write about nipple tweaking with such enthusiasm under the backdrop of combat sports. Jackson's Submission Fighting...
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