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1
- Rua vs. Henderson
- Dan Henderson | Decision
- 2011 | UFC 139
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I'm going with Shogun as having the performance of the year.
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2
- Alvarez vs. Chandler
- Michael Chandler | Submission | Round 4
- 2011 | Bellator 58
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This fight as a whole, to me, was fight of the year.
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3
- Mir vs. Nogueira II
- Frank Mir | Submission | Round 1
- 2011 | UFC 140
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Come from behind performance of the year for me... nearly Ko'd and then finished with a bang.
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4
- Aldo vs. Hominick
- 2011 | UFC 133
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I'll rank this fourth due to Hominick's late come back, nearly stealing the title.
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5
- Diaz vs. Daley
- Nick Diaz | KO/TKO | Round 1
- 2011 | Strikeforce
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Another great performance by Diaz... one of the comebacks of the year.
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6
- Sanchez vs. Kampmann
- Diego Sanchez | Decision
- 2011 | UFC on Versus 3
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FOYT candidate. Both men deserve mention for this fight on these rankings for performance of the year.
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7
- Souza vs. Rockhold
- Luke Rockhold | Decision
- 2011 | Strikeforce
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Heavy Underdog? Who cares. Luke didn't.
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8
- Curran vs. Sandro
- Pat Curran | KO/TKO | Round 2
- 2011 | Bellator 48
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How Pat handled Marlon deserves mention here. He didn't just beat him, he dominated him.
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9
- Penn vs. Diaz
- Nick Diaz | Decision
- 2011 | UFC 137
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War.
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10
- Coenen vs. Tate
- Miesha Tate | Submission | Round 4
- 2011 | Strikeforce
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Tate subbing Coenen is why this is on my list. No one expected that.
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11
- Le vs. Silva
- Wanderlei Silva | KO/TKO | Round 2 | UFC 139
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13
- Garcia vs. Jung II
- Chan Sung Jung | Submission | Round 2 | UFC Fight Night 24