The MMA Corner’s 2013 Mixed Martial Arts Awards Richard Wilcoxon January 4, 2014 Spotlight As 2013 comes to an end, it is a good time to look at the year that was in MMA. Who emerged this year? Who was the best fighter, trainer or camp?...
2013 Awards: Comeback Fighter of the Year – Robbie Lawler Richard Wilcoxon January 4, 2014 Spotlight Often times it is difficult to determine a winner for awards like these. You have to consider the qualifications of several fighters and often there...
2013 Awards: Trainer of the Year – Duane Ludwig The MMA Corner Staff January 4, 2014 Spotlight There was one award this year that involved no debate from our staff, Trainer of the Year. Why, you might ask? Simply put, the fighters at Team...
2013 Awards: Gym of the Year – Team Alpha Male Trey Downey January 3, 2014 Spotlight As time goes by in the sport of MMA, training evolves. It is evident in 2013's landscape that a great team is a huge part of what goes into making a...
2013 Awards: Fighter of the Year – Chris Weidman Trey Downey January 3, 2014 Spotlight A lot that goes into the criteria for consideration as Fighter of the Year involves the volume of victories a fighter picks up over the course of...
2013 Awards: Comeback of the Year – Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva Over Alistair Overeem at UFC 156 The MMA Corner Staff January 3, 2014 Spotlight There’s nothing more thrilling in the sport of MMA than a come-from-behind finish that no one is expecting. Every year there are multiple fights...
2013 Awards: Fight of the Year – Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 165 Trey Downey January 2, 2014 Spotlight MMA is one of the fastest rising sports in the world for a number of reasons, but the thing that makes it so great in the end are the fights. From a...
2013 Awards: Event of the Year – UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3 Trey Downey January 2, 2014 Spotlight Plenty of promotions put on some absolute blockbuster fight cards in 2013, but the easy choice for the best event was UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos...
2013 Awards: Knockout of the Year – Chris Weidman Over Anderson Silva/Chinzô Machida Over Brian Wood (Tie) The MMA Corner Staff January 2, 2014 Spotlight In a sport with four-ounce gloves, it should come as no surprise that selecting the year's best knockout would be one of the most difficult endeavors...
2013 Awards: Upset of the Year – Chris Weidman Over Anderson Silva at UFC 162 The MMA Corner Staff January 1, 2014 Spotlight Dubbing 2013 as the year of the underdog wouldn't be entirely accurate, but there were plenty of unexpected results over the last 12 months. And none...
