The Scrap’s 2020 Retirement of the Year: Khabib Nurmagomedov
Hundreds of elite fighters have stepped into the UFC octagon since the inception of the company. A select few became legends, even less retired on...
The Scrap’s 2020 Male Wrestler of the Year: Jon Moxley
Although 2020 saw the coronavirus pandemic put the world to a halt, pro wrestling was able to keep on going. Within the United States, WWE...
The Scrap’s 2020 Submission of the Year: AJ McKee’s modified neck crank at Bellator 253
2020 was a strange year for a lot of fighters, with event cancelations, fight pull outs, and short notice opponents. Some fighters were still able...
The Scrap’s 2020 Performance of the Year: Justin Gaethje vs. Tony Ferguson
Technical masterclasses. Short-notice schoolings. Bloody bruisings. All were witnessed inside the cage during 2020. But none compare to Justin Gaethje's sole triumph of the year...
The Scrap’s 2020 Newcomer of the Year: Khamzat Chimaev
2020 was an unprecedented year in too many ways to reflect on here. With the world on hold as the Coronavirus ran rampant, the UFC...
The Scrap’s 2020 Faction of the Year: The Dark Order
When Stu Grayson and Evil Uno were repacked in May of 2019 as The Dark Order, they got off to a rough start. The faction...
The Scrap’s 2020 Upset of the Year: Shana Dobson vs. Mariya Agapova
Upset [noun] - an unexpected result or situation. The story of the underdog is as old as fighting itself and is commonly an outcome that...
The Scrap’s 2020 Fight Card of the Year: UFC 249
For a while, MMA was the only sport that was running. The UFC was first to resume sports during the pandemic, putting MMA in the...
The Scrap’s 2020 Fight of the Year: Zhang Weili vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
2020 was an extraordinary year for mixed martial arts competition. Aside from a momentary hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the sport continued its winning...