Nominees... Ronda Rousey def. Cat Zingano (armbar), UFC 184 Fuck. Cat Zingano rushed RR and paid the price. Solidified Rousey as the top female fighter of the moment and knocked yet another contender back into the middle of the pack. Benson Henderson def. Brandon Thatch (RNC), Fight Night 60 Ben Henderson went into no fucks given mode in 2015 taking on all comers. Despite a major size disadvantage he pulled out a seemingly unlikely win against rising welterweight star Brandon Thatch at Fight Night 60. Good on him. Fabricio Werdum def. Cain Velasquez (guillotine), UFC 188 2015 introduced us to sea level Cain Velasquez. Unfortunately for him he was outpaced by a 38-year old Fabricio Werdum who turned a sloppy take-down attempt from the champion into an easy submission win. Demetrious Johnson def. Kyoji Horiguchi (armbar), UFC 186 4:59 of the 5th round is the latest a submission will ever take place in a fight. Just ridiculous. DJ didn't have great competition this year but he made the most of it. Still one of the best all-arounders in MMA. Luke Rockhold def. Lyoto Machida (RNC), UFC on FOX 15 Luke's one-armed guillotine of Michael Bisping was beastly but thumping Machida was even better. The Brazilian would later complain he was hit in the back of the head but replays showed otherwise.
