Fighters Only World MMA Awards

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Themba Gorimbo & Gabriel Gonzalez on the red carpet 📸

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Chael Sonnen questions whether Colby Covington will ever fight again following his third unsuccessful attempt at UFC gold last weekend. ❌

Where do you think Colby goes from here?

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❗️ TOMORROW ❗️

Catch the re-airing of the 15th Annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards over on CBS Sports at 5pm PT/8pm ET on Dec 21st 👊

Join our host, Chael Sonnen as he recaps another crazy year of mixed martial arts, reliving the biggest and best moments of 2022/23 across 22 categories.

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Breakthrough Fighter of the Year: Alex Pereira 🏆

When former two-division kickboxing world champion Alex Pereira joined the UFC, the anticipation started to build about just how far “Poatan” might go on MMA’s biggest stage. The answer? All the way to the top. Between July 2022 and June 2023, Pereira completed his rapid ascent to UFC champion, with two stunning finishes of Sean Strickland and Israel Adesanya.

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Check out these photos of artist, activist, model and UFC octagon girl Brittney Palmer through the years.

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Fighter of the Year: Leon Edwards 🏆

For years the contender nobody wanted to fight, Leon Edwards’ knockout of Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 sent shockwaves through the sport of MMA. Not only did he dethrone one of the sport’s pound-for-pound greats, he did so with one of the most spectacular knockouts ever seen in a UFC title fight.

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Coach of the Year: Mike Brown 🏆

Quiet, undemonstrative, but universally respected throughout the sport, American Top Team’s Mike Brown has coached a who’s who of MMA champions. And, after another big year for the gym in 2023, Brown earns the Fighters Only Coach of the Year award for his work at the world-renowned Coconut Creek gym.