FROM THE CONOR McGregor and Nate Diaz saga to less well-known fighters, here’s a look back at the 2016 MMA year in pictures…
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Blood, sweat and tears in the UFC and elsewhere: The MMA year in pictures
FROM THE CONOR McGregor and Nate Diaz saga to less well-known fighters, here’s a look back at the 2016 MMA year in pictures…
Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz at the UFC196 Pre-Fight Press Conference back in March
Holly Holm and Miesha Tate in action at UFC196
Diaz and McGregor’s first battle was a brutal one
And Diaz came out on top
McGregor was obviously dejected after the fight
Meanwhile in March, Daniel Hooker and Mark Eddiva fought at UFC Fight Night Brisbane
Skip forward to August – fans flocked to Vegas for UFC 202 as McGregor sought revenge on Diaz
UFC President Dana White had to separate the pair at the weigh-in
And of course, it was another brutal fight
But the Notorious was victorious the second time around
The best of friends… until the next time
Sinead Kavanagh celebrated her victory at BAMMA in September with coach John Kavanagh
While McGregor took some time away from the ring to shoot some hoops in New York
But got down to business (in a questionable coat) at the UFC 205 press conference in Madison Square Garden
Lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez was the man standing between McGregor and history
The Notorious came out on top, becoming the UFC’s first dual-weight champion
Artem Lobov took on Teruto Ishihara at UFC Fight Night Belfast the following week
And of course McGregor was there to cheer on Lobov and help his training partner celebrate his victory
James Gallagher celebrates his BAMMA World Bantamweight title with his dad in December
Meanwhile, Tom Duquesnoy and Alan Philpott were in action on the same night
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