4 UFC fighters obtain ESPY nominations
On Wednesday, ESPN introduced their nominations for his or her annual ESPY awards present and 4 UFC fighters acquired nominations. Champions Jon Jones, Leon Edwards, Islam Makhachev, and the just lately retired Amanda Nunes every acquired nominations.
Jones and Edwards have been nominated in two classes. Together with being nominated for Greatest MMA Fighter, Jones made the record for Greatest Comeback Athlete and Edwards for Greatest Championship Efficiency.
At UFC 285, Jones returned after a three-year layoff to shortly defeat Ciryl Gane within the first spherical to seize the vacant UFC heavyweight title and develop into a two-division UFC champion.
Edwards gained the UFC welterweight championship in dramatic trend by knocking out former titleholder Kamaru Usman within the fifth spherical of the UFC 278 major occasion in 2022. He defended the title in a rematch in opposition to Usman six months later at 286.
Nunes, who many take into account the best fighter off all time, feminine or male, retired after defending her 135-pound championship in opposition to Irene Aldana at UFC 289 on June 10.
Makhachev gained the light-weight championship by shortly taking out Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 this previous October. He defended the belt in opposition to featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in February.
The ESPY awards present started in 1993. This yr’s present takes place July 12 in Los Angeles.
