2017 MMA Fighter of the Year (Poll)

Cammo101 · Post #1 » by **Cammo101** » Thu Dec 28, 2017 6:58 pm

Previous winners:

2016 - Michael Bisping (3-0: Henderson, Rockhold, Silva)
2015 - Conor McGregor (3-0: Aldo, Mendes, Siver)
2014 - TJ Dillashaw (3-0: Soto, Barao, Easton)
2013 - Demetrious Johnson (3-0: Dodson, Moraga, Benavidez)
2012 - Benson Henderson (3-0: Edgar, Edgar, Diaz)
2011 - Jon Jones (4-0: Machida, Rampage, Shogun, Bader)
2010 - Cain Velasquez (2-0: Lesnar, Nogueira)

Fun Fact: No one has ever won this award twice. DJ could be the first.

Post #2 » by **CPT** » Sat Dec 30, 2017 12:09 am

This seems like an exceptionally weak crop.

Only acceptable choices are Whittaker and Holloway, and both only fought twice.

A far cry from running through Machida, Rampage, Shogun and Bader in a calendar year.

Cammo101 · Post #3 » by **Cammo101** » Sat Dec 30, 2017 9:51 am

CPT wrote:This seems like an exceptionally weak crop.

Only acceptable choices are Whittaker and Holloway, and both only fought twice.

A far cry from running through Machida, Rampage, Shogun and Bader in a calendar year.

A lot of the top guys fought more sparingly this year. And also a general lack of dominate champions right now.

duppyy · Post #4 » by **duppyy** » Thu Jan 4, 2018 3:35 pm

GSP

Picked Holloway since he beat Aldo twice in a year.

Post #5 » by **CPT** » Thu Jan 4, 2018 11:12 pm

duppyy wrote:GSP

Picked Holloway since he beat Aldo twice in a year.

GSP's a better choice than at least 2 guys on this list :lol:

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In 5 years, you think people will remember 2017 as the year GSP returned to win a title in a second weight class, or the year Volkan Oezdemir beat St. Preux, Cirkunov, and Manuwa?

Cammo101 · Post #6 » by **Cammo101** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 4:17 pm

Bumping this up to hopefully get a few more last minute votes before the glut of 2018 cards start.

NZB2323 · Post #7 » by **NZB2323** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 8:13 pm

Is this just a male fighter of the year award or could a female win this one also?

Jasen777 · Post #8 » by **Jasen777** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 9:04 pm

Female fighter of the year is a separate award, and should just be kept that way, IMO (though perhaps this one could be called male fighter of the year).

Nemesis21 · Post #9 » by **Nemesis21** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:49 am

CPT wrote:
duppyy wrote:GSP

Picked Holloway since he beat Aldo twice in a year.

GSP's a better choice than at least 2 guys on this list .

In 5 years, you think people will remember 2017 as the year GSP returned to win a title in a second weight class, or the year Volkan Oezdemir beat St. Preux, Cirkunov, and Manuwa?

Neither. In 5 years people are going to remember of 2017, remember that time Mayweather vs McGregor actually happened.

Cammo101 · Post #10 » by **Cammo101** » Sun Jan 14, 2018 9:30 am

Jasen777 wrote:Female fighter of the year is a separate award, and should just be kept that way, IMO (though perhaps this one could be called male fighter of the year).

It is just a remnant of these awards going back before Female Fighter of the Year was necessary. So that was added but the name here never adjusted accordingly. Maybe I'll switch it next year.