Surprise Fighter of the Year

[The Sandmen]

Surprise Fighter of the Year

Select One

Rampage Jackson (16-13)
- went 0-6 this year after being a perpetual #1 HW contender.

Gabriel Gonzaga (3-5)
- after a strong 3-0 start last season, and being a nominee for Rookie of the year last year, Gonzaga hasn't won a fight since.

Dan Hardy (5-2)
- despite being a rookie, Hardy walked into the division 5-0, and earned a title shot.

Mirko Cro Cop (13-11)
- back at champion form, going 4-0 this season and winning a #1 contender bout

Gray Maynard (12-10)
- walked into the season with a losing record, went 4-0 this year, capping it off with a #1 contender bout win.

[Ferocity]

Maynard did so WITHOUT upgrades which I think is important to note and also wtf did happen to Rampage?

[xx - Team Ramrod]

Rampage has got to be the biggest surprise.

[The Rocketmen]

Everyone else started improving HW fighters and that's the result.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

I'm honestly surprised that Brock didn't make this list either. :-/ He's 0-6 just like Rampage atm...

[The Sandmen]

Not on the season. Brock is on a 6 fight losing streak, but is only 0-4 on the season. He was on the short list too, but didn;t make the final cut. I wanted some GOOD surprises to be on the list, not all just under-performers.

[The Rocketmen]

lol I'm sorry but this is hilarious to me. Even when Kruze doesn't get what he wants in a LOSING fashion he needs to make it know. THAT is fucking HILARIOUS.

[The Sandmen]

He's just saying he was surprised is all.