When Cris Cyborg fought Holly Holm dec. 30th in Las Vegas as the main event of UFC 219 fans knew it had a good chance to be Fight of The Night. Following an exciting 5 round fight, both Cyborg and Holly impressed the fans with their skill and toughness, so much so that the UFC awarded them each with a 50,000$ bonus for being ‘FOTN’ Fight Of The Night.
While the fight went down as the best fight of UFC 219, fans didn’t want to stop there, and the bout recently won the 2017 Awakening Women’s MMA Community Award for the most exciting female fight of 2017.
With almost 60% of the votes, Cyborg Vs. Holm was a clear fan favorite for WMMA in 2017!
1st. Cristiane Justino ‘Cyborg’ vs Holly Holm 58.56%
UFC 219
2nd. Jessica Andrade vs Claudia Gadelha 15.86%
UFC Fight Night 117
3rd. Sunna Davidsdottir vs Mallory Martin 10.98%
Invicta FC 24
14.6% of votes for remaining nominees
Amy Montengro vs Celine Haga, Jessica Andrade vs Angela Hill
To see the full awards given by Awakening MMA click here!
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