J. Jones (right) and A. Silva (left) were beaten by Mayweather for the ESPY award. Photo: Disclosure
Gender Anderson Silva, nor Jon Jones. The “Best Fighter” award at the traditional ESPY Awards, known as the “Oscar of Sports” in the United States, went to boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. UFC fighters were surpassed, along with boxing athletes Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez and Danny Garcia, for Mayweather. The awards ceremony took place on Wednesday night (17), in Los Angeles, in the United States.
Boxing dominates this ESPY Awards category. Created in 1993, the award had a section called “Best Boxer”, which was replaced by “Best Fighter” in 2007, due to the growth of MMA. Despite this, no athlete in the new sport managed to win the award.
This was the third time that Anderson and Jones competed for the award. The Brazilian was nominated in 2009 and 2012, while the North American is nominated for the third consecutive time.
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