"Of the Month" Awards Page
The best performances of the month.Â
It's like employee of the month, but with more striking.
Here are the first ever Combat Sports Journal "Of the Month" Awards. These awards are based off of fights from the month of October.
Knockout of the Month
The greatest KO in MMA for the month.
Joaquin Buckley Spinning Back kick KO victory over Impa Kasanganay.
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This KO is being called by some as possibly the greatest KO ever in the UFC.
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From UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs Sandhagen (October 10).
Submission of the Month
Tap, Snap, or Nap.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov submits Justin Gaethje with a triangle choke to retain the UFC Lightweight Championship.
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UFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje (October 24).
Fight of the Month
I miss having fans in attendance.
Lupita Godinez defeats Vanessa Demopoulos by majority decision in the main event of LFA 94.
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(October 30)
Prospect of the Month
Given to a fighter who could make the UFC, Bellator, or other major promotion real soon.
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Aaron Jeffery TKO victory over Andre Petroski in the main event of LFA 93 from October 16.
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Aaron was the first Canadian fighter to compete on the Contender Series. Since losing that fight, he has gone 3-0, with three straight main event TKO wins. This includes his October win as the first Canadian to headline an LFA event.
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Aaron Jeffery is the winner of the first ever Combat Sports Journal "Prospect of the Month" award.
One to Watch
Given to a fighter recently debuting in the UFC, Bellator, other other major promotion who is one to watch in terms of becoming a future title challenger or star in the sport.
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Shavkhat Rakhmonov made his UFC debut on the prelims of UFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje on October 24. Rakhmonov submitted former main event fighter, Alex Oliveira to improve his record to 13-0. Rakhmonov has championship experience outside the UFC as the former champion of Russian MMA promotion, M-1.
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Shavkhat Rakhmonov is the winner of the first Combat Sports Journal "One to Watch" award.
Boxing KO of the Month
I was planning on only starting with awards for MMA, and moving into awards for other Combat Sports later on as I grew in knowledge of other Combat Sports. However, a boxing fight right at the end of the month made me change my mind and convinced me to make this award.
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Gervonta Davis KO victory of Leo Santa Cruz is the first ever Combat Sports Journal "Boxing KO of the Month". Davis slipped a right straight from Santa Cruz, and landed a perfect uppercut to put Cruz right out completely. This fight took place on October 31. This KO is being called by some as the boxing knockout of the year
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Check out the video here from SHOWIME Sports on YouTube.