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With one other action-packed month of MMA within the books, MMA Junkie appears at the very best fights from December 2024: Listed below are the 5 nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Struggle of the Month award for December.
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Nominees
Nominee: Joshua Van def. Cody Durden at UFC 310
Though it was largely one-way visitors, Joshua Van (12-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and Cody Durden (17-7-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC) confirmed as soon as once more why the flyweights are beloved in a excessive output, bloody battle.
Van landed a exceptional 165 vital strikes over quarter-hour to win a unanimous choice, turning Durden’s face into pulp within the course of. Durden hung powerful, nevertheless, taking all of the photographs and by no means dropping from the primary to last bell.
Nominee: Movsar Evloev def. Aljamain Sterling at UFC 310
Movsar Evloev (19-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) remained undefeated after a high-paced grappling battle towards former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling (24-5 MMA, 16-5 UFC).
The UFC-ranked high 10 matchup was an anticipated bout, and it delivered with an exhausting tempo of wrestling scrambles. After quarter-hour, Evloev maintained his unblemished document by profitable a unanimous choice over Sterling to make his push towards a featherweight title shot.
Nominee: Shavkat Rakhmonov def. Ian Machado Garry at UFC 310
Former coaching companions Shavkat Rakhmonov (19-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and Ian Machado Garry (15-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) had been well-acquainted as they entered their welterweight title eliminator. Every fought measured with out a lot threat, which was maybe an indication of the respect they’d for one another.
It was a aggressive and compelling affair for all 5 rounds, nevertheless. Machado Garry virtually snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a late submission, however in the end Rakhmonov was the one who left with an undefeated document – and title shot – in his favor by means of unanimous choice.
The Winner
The winner: Cub Swanson def. Billy Quarantillo at UFC on ESPN 63
Cub Swanson (30-14 MMA, 15-10 UFC) added what may be the ultimate sensational spotlight to his reel towards a really recreation Billy Quarantillo (18-7 MMA, 6-5 UFC).
After a back-and-forth featherweight battle, Swanson discovered the fight-ending knockout punch on Quarantillo early within the third spherical of the Struggle of the Evening, and afterward the 41-year-old stated it might be his last look in MMA competitors.
With the $50,000 bonus, Swanson handed Max Holloway for first place all-time amongst 145-pound bonus and Struggle of the Evening recipients, which is one in every of many nice accolades he’ll be capable of gloat about after his combating profession.
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