2023 TKO End of Year Awards

Technical Knockout: Hardcore-Casual MMA Podcast

Summary

The hosts review the best fights, fighters, and moments of the year in various categories. They discuss the best fight, best women's fight, best pay-per-view, and best fight night of the year. They also highlight the fighter and female fighter of the year, as well as the knockout and submission of the year. Other categories include round of the year, comeback of the year, biggest beatdown, biggest blowout round, and prospect of the year. The TKO MMA Podcast presents their end-of-year awards for 2023, recognizing the top performers and moments in the world of mixed martial arts. The awards cover categories such as Prospects of the Year, Upset of the Year, Resurgence of the Year, Worst IQ, Worst Fight of the Year, Champion of the Year, Most Likely to Win a Title Next Year, Most Likely to Lose a Title Next Year, Best Losing Performance, Robbery of the Year, Best Prediction of the Year, and Dog of the Year.

Takeaways

The middleweight division has seen the emergence of several promising prospects, including Bo Nickle, Joe Pfeiffer, and Iqram Alaskarov.

Sean Strickland's victory over Israel Adesanya is considered the upset of the year, as he dominated the champion in a fight that was expected to go the other way.

Sean Strickland's resurgence in 2023, going from two losses to capturing the middleweight title, is recognized as the Phoenix award winner.

Cody Brundage's ill-advised guillotine attempts and questionable fight IQ earn him the Worst IQ award.

The Jalitan Almeida vs. Derrick Lewis fight is deemed the worst fight of the year due to its slow pace and lack of action.

Islam Makachev's victories over Alexander Volkanovski solidify his position as the Champion of the Year.

Aaron Blanchfield is predicted to be the most likely to win a title next year, particularly in the flyweight division.

Sean O'Malley and Sean Strickland are considered the most likely to lose their titles next year due to the competitive nature of their divisions.

Nicholas Dalby's performance against Gabrielle Bonfim is recognized as the best losing performance, as he showcased his veteran skills and finished strong.

Lucy Pudilova vs. Joselyn Edwards is deemed the robbery of the year, with many believing Pudilova should have won the fight.

The TKO MMA Podcast's accurate prediction of Nicholas Dalby's upset victory over Gabrielle Bonfim is recognized as the best prediction of the year.

Mike Breeden's comeback and finish against Anshul Jubilee, along with his dog-like performance, earn him the Dog of the Year award.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Overview

00:56 Best Fight of the Year

05:10 Best Women's Fight of the Year

07:17 Best Pay-Per-View of the Year

10:31 Fight Night of the Year

13:46 Fighter of the Year

16:32 Female Fighter of the Year

18:49 Knockout of the Year

22:37 Submission of the Year

26:21 Round of the Year

28:43 Comeback of the Year

35:48 Biggest Beatdown of the Year

41:53 Biggest Blowout Round

45:13 Prospect of the Year

46:37 Prospects of the Year

51:14 Upset of the Year

52:28 Resurgence of the Year

54:53 Worst IQ

57:40 Worst Fight of the Year

01:01:55 Champion of the Year

01:03:42 Most Likely to Win a Title Next Year

01:05:33 Most Likely to Lose a Title Next Year

01:07:25 Best Losing Performance

01:08:24 Robbery of the Year

01:09:18 Best Prediction of the Year

01:10:18 Dog of the Year

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