Elsalvajeloco Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 The nominees are... MICHAEL BISPING (30-7, 3-0 in 2016) Bouts:W-DEC3 (UNANIMOUS) ANDERSON SILVA (UFC Fight Night 84: Silva vs. Bisping)W-KO1 (PUNCHES) LUKE ROCKHOLD (UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping II)W-DEC5 (UNANIMOUS) DAN HENDERSON (UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson II) CONOR MCGREGOR (21-3, 2-1 in 2016) Bouts:L-SUB2 (REAR NAKED CHOKE) NATE DIAZ (UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz)W-DEC5 (MAJORITY) NATE DIAZ (UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor II)W-TKO2 (PUNCHES) EDDIE ALVAREZ (UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor) AMANDA NUNES (14-4, 3-0 in 2016) Bouts:W-DEC3 (UNANIMOUS) VALENTINA SHEVCHENKO (UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz)W-SUB1 (REAR NAKED CHOKE) MIESHA TATE (UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes)W-TKO1 (PUNCHES) RONDA ROUSEY (UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey) CODY GARBRANDT (11-0, 4-0 in 2016) Bouts:W-TKO1 (PUNCHES) AUGUSTO MENDES (UFC Fight Night 83: Cowboy vs. Cowboy)W-KO1 (PUNCHES) THOMAS ALMEIDA (UFC Fight Night 88: Almeida vs. Garbrandt)W-TKO1 (PUNCHES) TAKEYA MIZUGAKI (UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor II)W-DEC5 (UNANIMOUS) DOMINICK CRUZ (UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis) DONALD CERRONE (32-7, 4-0 in 2016) Bouts:W-SUB1 (REAR NAKED CHOKE) ALEX OLIVEIRA (UFC Fight Night 83: Cowboy vs. Cowboy)W-TKO3 (PUNCHES) PATRICK CÔTÉ (UFC Fight Night 89: MacDonald vs. Thompson)W-TKO2 (STRIKES) RICK STORY (UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor II)W-KO3 (HEAD KICK) MATT BROWN (UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis) STIPE MIOČIĆ (16-2, 3-0 in 2016) Bouts:W-TKO1 (PUNCHES) ANDREI ARLOVSKI (UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit)W-KO1 (PUNCH) FABRÍCIO WERDUM (UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miočić)W-KO1 (PUNCHES) ALISTAIR OVEREEM (UFC 203: Miočić vs. Overeem) 2013 WINNER: CHRIS WEIDMAN 2014 WINNER: ROBBIE LAWLER 2015 WINNER: CONOR MCGREGOR Award voting will close 1/25 at 8:00 p.m. CST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 damn, this is a VERY tough decision. the fact that Cowboy is probably last of the group, despite having FOUR WINS, including Matt Brown, is ridiculous. Bisping: beat an all-time great, then the current champ, then avenged his biggest loss. solid case. Conor: moved up two weight classes and lost, but immediately avenged that loss. and followed that up with winning his second championship. damn. Nunes: beat a solid contender, then a great fighter for the belt, then an all-time great. holy shit. Garbrandt: four straight wins, including against an undefeated opponent, AND one for the belt against someone who has looked basically unbeatable for years. Stipe: three straight wins against some of the best of all time, including the Heavyweight strap. ultimately, my vote goes to Bisping. he was legit KO'd against Anderson and still won the fight. Also, i think Hendo KO'd him also. how many guys get KO'd twice, but still come back and win the fight? that is just f'ing nuts. no way is there a wrong answer here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Tough choosing from Bisping, Garbrandt and Nunes. Went with Bisping beating arguably the GOAT in Silva, on 17 days notice wins the UFC Middleweight Championship by KTFO Rockhold and avenges THAT KTFO by Hendo from UFC 100 retaining the title. Best performance of the year? Garbrandt vs. Cruz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Tough call indeed. I think it's between Bisping and Nunes for me. Bisping is one of my all time favorites so it was great to see him have the year he had. Nunes looked killer in all of her performances including smashing both Tate and Rousey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 I voted for Nunes she beat Shevchenko, Tate and Rousey all in the same year. The last two she smashed and when the fight began neither had a chance of winning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 26, 2017 Author Share Posted January 26, 2017 I am going to need someone to break this 3-way tie so I can declare a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setsuna Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Done. It's already been pointed out how tight this race was. For me, it was ultimately down to Nunes and Garbrandt. Had to go with Cody in the end on the strength of the Cruz win. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 26, 2017 Author Share Posted January 26, 2017 2 hours ago, Setsuna said: Done. It's already been pointed out how tight this race was. For me, it was ultimately down to Nunes and Garbrandt. Had to go with Cody in the end on the strength of the Cruz win. Thank you very much. CODY GARBRANDT is your 4th Annual Them's Fightin' Words Awards Fighter of the Year Big thanks to everybody who participated in this year's TFW Awards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Damnit now I wish I went the other way, hoped either Bisping or Nunes would take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremebve Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 1 minute ago, DreamBroken said: Damnit now I wish I went the other way, hoped either Bisping or Nunes would take it. I think both of Nunes and Bisping are worthy challengers, but Garbrandt's performance against Cruz solidified him for me. That performance was masterful in a fight no one thought he would win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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