the american Joe lauzon won, after the incredible fight in which he ended up defeated by Jim Miller, his 11th UFC award. With this, it equaled the brand belonging to the Brazilian Anderson Silva, until then the only record holder in this regard. Lauzon had already received two other awards in 2012, “Fight of the Night” and “Submission of the Night” in his victory against Jamie Varner at UFC on Fox: Shogun vs Vera.
The second place among the organization's most awarded athletes is also shared: Chris Lytle and Nate diaz They have ten prizes each. The third most awarded is Clay guida, awarded on eight occasions. Tyson Griffin, Tito Ortiz, Sam stout, Chris Leben, Frankie Edgar e Donald Cerrone They have six prizes each. Among them, Edgar stands out, who also won the “Fight of the Year” award in 2011 at the World MMA Awards. The duel that earned him the honor was the draw in the rematch against Gray Maynard, at UFC 125.
The UFC has been awarding its awards since UFC Fight Night 3, held on January 16, 2006. On that occasion, the fight between Melvin Guillard and Josh Neer received the “Fight of the Night” award. Still in 2006, awards were established for best submission and best knockout.
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