Who is the 2011 MMA fighter of the year? Nominees... Dan Henderson (3-0), defeated Rafael Cavalcante (KO), Fedor Emelianenko (TKO), Mauricio Rua (UD); incumbent Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion; Nick Diaz (3-0), defeated Cyborg Santos (submission), Paul Daley (TKO), and BJ Penn (UD); incumbent Strikeforce Welterweight Champion; Jon Jones (3-0), defeated Ryan Bader (submission), Mauricio Rua (TKO), and Quinton Jackson (submission); incumbent UFC Light Heavyweight Champion; scheduled to face Lyoto Machida in December; Donald Cerrone (4-0), defeated Paul Kelly (submission), Vagner Rocha (UD), Charles Oliveira (TKO), and Dennis Siver (submission); scheduled to fight Nate Diaz in December; Please have your votes in before January 1st, 2012.
If Jon Jones is able to definitively beat Lyoto Machida next month I think he will be hard to deny. As well as Hendo has done, it will be 3-0 in title fights for Jones, and he will have beaten Hendo's best opponent (Shogun) in superior fashion. Otherwise Hendo, easily.
