An accomplished list of mixed martial artists will vie for the
honor of “Best MMA Fighter” at the 2022 ESPY Awards.
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UFC featherweight champion Alexander
Volkanovski, former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliviera,
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru
Usman and two-time PFL lightweight champion Kayla
Harrison are the nominees, which were announced
on Tuesday. An award ceremony will take place in Los Angeles on
July 20.
Previous “Best MMA Fighter” winners include Daniel
Cormier and Khabib
Nurmagomedov (twice). In the past, MMA fighters and boxers
shared a “Best Fighter” category before it was separated.
Additionally, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna
Pena is up for “Best Championship Perfomance” for her upset
victory over Amanda
Nunes at UFC 269. Other nominees in this category include Los
Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp (Super Bowl LVI), Formula 1
driver Max Verstappen (Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) and the Colorado
Avalanche’s Cale Makar (Stanley Cup Finals).
2022 ESPY Nominees have been announced …
Those up for best MMA fighter:@USMAN84kg
@alexvolkanovski
@CharlesDoBronxs
@KaylaH
https://t.co/lcVAuC5P1Q— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN)
June 28, 2022