Welcome to MMA Junkie’s 2025-Year End Award show! On this annual, special edition of “Spinning Back Clique,” we take a look at the best moments of 2025 in MMA, and we review our winners for Male and Female Fighter of the Year, KO, Fight Submission of the Year, and many more. This week’s panel consists of Brian “Goze” Garcia, Mike Bohn, and Danny Segura, along with host “Gorgeous” George Garcia. The show is scheduled to go live at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Below are all the awards we’ll be reviewing:
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Male Fighter of the Year – Merab Dvalishvili
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Female of the Year – Valentina Shevchenko
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Event of the Year – UFC 317
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Under-the-Radar Fighter of the Year – Melquizael Costa
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Newcomer of the Year – Kevin Vallejos
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Comeback fighter of the Year – Maycee Barber
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Coach of the Year – John Wood
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Knockout of the Year – Mauricio Ruffy def. Bobby Green
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Comeback of the Year – Costello van Steenis def. Johnny Eblen
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Submission of the Year – Costello van Steenis def. Johnny Eblen
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Upset of the Year – Raoni Barcelos def. Payton Talbott
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Fight of the Year – Joshua Van vs. Brandon Royval
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Gym of the Year – Team Eagle MMA
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Robbery of the Year – Alexander Volkov def. Jailton Almeida
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