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Tezcatlipoca
Sep 18, 2009
I'll nominate Alcantara's triangle to armbar to triangle of Pickett at UFC 204 for sub of the year.

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Josuke Higashikata
Mar 7, 2013


What category of incompetence would the Nevada State Athletic Commission trying to advise Conor McGregor to take a media course fall into, as something as needless as this should be recognised at year's end.

Lloyd Boner
Oct 11, 2009

Yes officer, my name is Victoria Sonnen...berg
KO of the Year:
Romero vs Weidman UFC 205

Best Post Fight interview:
Romero UFC 205
Khabib UFC 205

Tezcatlipoca
Sep 18, 2009

Lloyd Boner posted:

KO of the Year:
Romero vs Weidman UFC 205

Best Post Fight interview:
Romero UFC 205
Khabib UFC 205

A good night for our comrades.

Bluedeanie
Jul 20, 2008

It's no longer a blue world, Max. Where could we go?



I don't know exactly which gaffe award that commission gently caress up should be nominated for, but a correct majority draw being incorrectly rendered as a split decision win for Woodley definitely should get recognition for something.

Okuteru
Nov 10, 2007

Choose this life you're on your own
KOTY: McGregor's sweet finishing combination on Alvarez, UFC 205

UnfurledSails
Sep 1, 2011

Forceholy posted:

KOTY: McGregor's sweet finishing combination on Alvarez, UFC 205

I would agree but Cowboy did it better.

Is there a "how the gently caress did he not submit?" heart of the year award? I nominate Wonderboy vs. Woodley 1 Rd. 4 for that.

Hace
Feb 13, 2012

<<Mobius 1, Engage.>>
fighter of the year: conor?????

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.

Hace posted:

fighter of the year: conor?????

losing definitively to nate diaz once and winning arguably against nate diaz again and convincingly bashing a swarmer with a 5inch reach disadvantage? sure why not.

Josuke Higashikata
Mar 7, 2013


Bisping
Miocic
Conor

Lid
Feb 18, 2005

And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.

Hace posted:

fighter of the year: conor?????

it's him or Bisping, picking are slim

Joanna too

Hace
Feb 13, 2012

<<Mobius 1, Engage.>>

Marching Powder posted:

losing definitively to nate diaz once and winning arguably against nate diaz again and convincingly bashing a swarmer with a 5inch reach disadvantage? sure why not.

Shame you have take away so much from eddie!

UnfurledSails
Sep 1, 2011

Bisping pretty much could not have had a better year. Conor, on the other hand, could. That's the tiebreaker for me anyway.

Okuteru
Nov 10, 2007

Choose this life you're on your own

UnfurledSails posted:

Bisping pretty much could not have had a better year. Conor, on the other hand, could. That's the tiebreaker for me anyway.

How so?

Tezcatlipoca
Sep 18, 2009

209 motherfucker

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.

are you serious?

UnfurledSails
Sep 1, 2011


Conor got finished in a fight and is 2-1 this year without defending his FW title once. Bisping beat Anderson Silva and Luke Rockhold, and defended his title for a 3-0 record.

The only counter-argument I can see to that is that he defended it against old man Hendo, but nonetheless the guy exceeded all expectations out of nowhere and is now miming injecting steroids to his rear end while Yoel Romero is cutting post-fight promos on him in weird broken English. Bisping has come far in life

CommonShore
Jun 6, 2014

A true renaissance man


Geez it's a shame that we can't find some way to decide which fighter that Rowdy Ringsports actually thinks is the fighter of the year.

fatherdog
Feb 16, 2005
We've got a month and a half left and Bisping might manage to also lose to a Diaz

MassRafTer
May 26, 2001

BAEST MODE!!!

fatherdog posted:

We've got a month and a half left and Bisping might manage to also lose to a Diaz

But Yoel Romero can wrestle?

Ditch
Jul 29, 2003

Backdrop Hunger
Event of the Year: UFC 205

The Duck of Death
Nov 19, 2009

KO of the Year: Romero vs Weidman
Performance of the Year: McGregor vs Alvarez
Round of the Year: Whittaker vs Brunson, R1

Lid
Feb 18, 2005

And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.
KO of the Year: Gerald Harris

fatherdog posted:

This is what happened. The guy came in 50 pounds heavy, and flipped off the crowd when they booed him. Then Harris Onyxed him and flipped him off while standing over him.

https://twitter.com/ZPGIFs/status/804916338380701697

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.

Lid posted:

KO of the Year: Gerald Harris
Schadenfreude of the year strong contender

fatherdog
Feb 16, 2005

Marching Powder posted:

Schadenfreude of the year strong contender

If that's not already a category it's a good contender for a new one

Lid
Feb 18, 2005

And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.
Worst Booking Decision
Jon Jones Award

Anthony Pettis.

UnfurledSails
Sep 1, 2011

KO of the Year: Vannata - Makdessi UFC 206.

LobsterMobster
Oct 29, 2009

"I was being quiet and trying to be a good boy but he dialed the right combination to open the throw-down vault and it was on."

"Walter Foxx is ten times brighter than your bulb at the bottom of the tree merry xmas"

UnfurledSails posted:

KO of the Year: Vannata - Makdessi UFC 206.

:agreed:

https://streamable.com/fc6e

Bluedeanie
Jul 20, 2008

It's no longer a blue world, Max. Where could we go?



Round of the year, Choi vs Swanson round 2

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.

Bluedeanie posted:

Round of the year, Choi vs Swanson round 2

also, foty.

Shirkelton
Apr 6, 2009

I'm not loyal to anything, General... except the dream.

Bluedeanie posted:

Round of the year, Choi vs Swanson round 2

Bubba Smith
Sep 27, 2004

Is tonight the greatest moment in Dominick Cruz's life?

No.

The greatest moment in my life was realizing that I didn't need a belt to be happy.
what in the gently caress

Shirkelton
Apr 6, 2009

I'm not loyal to anything, General... except the dream.

Eat This Glob
Jan 14, 2008

God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Who will wipe this blood off us? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we need to invent?

Swanson/Choi was so damned good

Ditch
Jul 29, 2003

Backdrop Hunger
Event of the Year: UFC 206, Holloway vs Pettis

rare Magic card l00k
Jan 3, 2011


2016's fights where We, The Viewers, are the Real Winners
Johny Hendricks vs. Scale, UFC 207

Lid
Feb 18, 2005

And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.
Worst Booking Decision

https://mobile.twitter.com/Grabaka_Hitman/status/814723225544486912

No amount of Japan justifies this atrocity.

I.N.R.I
May 26, 2011
to be honest i dont think either of them are going to get hurt due to the fact they probably both cant fight very well. gabi garcia certainly cant anyway

Josuke Higashikata
Mar 7, 2013


God of MMA, please give us this one thing, please let grandma win.

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Bluedeanie
Jul 20, 2008

It's no longer a blue world, Max. Where could we go?



Requesting we add a "best quotes of mma journalism" category so we can enshrine this doozy forever.


'Ronda pointed at Bethe after she knocked her out and said, "Don't cry." The next day I got pregnant.'

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