And from the best upset to the best promo, here's our UFC awards for 2021...Best fightRafael Fiziev vs Bobby Green - UFC 265It may have been buried on the prelims, but Fiziev vs Green in August was an instant classic. He battled through several more submission attempts from Ortega later in the fight and ended up outstriking the submission specialist to get the decision win. Petr Yan vs Cory Sandhagen - UFC 267Yan vs Sandhagen is undoubtedly one of the most technical fights in MMA history, with the two bantamweights putting on a striking affair for the ages at UFC 267. Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler - UFC 268It's not often a fight backed to be Fight of the Year lives up to the hype, but Gaethje vs Chandler at UFC 268 did that. Image: Zuffa LLC) Zuffa LLC)Winner: Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler - UFC 268Best KOKamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal - UFC 261Coming into UFC 261, Usman's striking was being severely overlooked against the former street brawler Masvidal, despite being the reigning champion.

Source: Daily Mirror December 25, 2021 14:29 UTC