The controversy for 2024 Fighter of the Yr was among the many most fierce in latest historical past, with UFC champions Alex Pereira and Ilia Topuria each delivering unimaginable stretches of outcomes that shall be defining factors of their respective careers.
Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) delivered three mild heavyweight title defenses in a file 175-day stretch at UFC 300, UFC 303 and UFC 307, ending Jamahal Hill, Jiri Prochazka and Khalil Rountree Jr. inside the space. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), in the meantime, claimed the featherweight title with a knockout of Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298, then grew to become the primary to cease Max Holloway with strikes in his first protection at UFC 308.
Though Pereira and Topuria have been each outstanding in their very own methods, just one winner could possibly be topped. MMA Junkie named Topuria as its 2024 Male Fighter of the Yr, as did different shops. Others, nevertheless, went within the course of “Poatan.”
MMA Junkie senior reporter Mike Bohn additionally collected 100 votes from a variety of people throughout the MMA business, who supplied an nameless choice between Pereira and Topuria because the 2024 Fighter of the Yr.
Who got here out on prime within the 100-person nameless vote? Try the “The Bohnfire” podcast above to listen to the outcomes and a breakdown of the voting course of.
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