This mess of a year is almost over.
With Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) taking a rare break for the holidays, it’s time to take a look back at what could charitably be described as a tumultuous 12 months. Titles bounced around, mixed martial arts (MMA) legends hung up the gloves, the entire ZUFFA enterprise changed hands, and United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) ran roughshod over the world’s largest MMA organization.
In our annual "Five Top Fives" for 2016, we look at the greatest "Fighters of the Year." Let's begin!
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