Yes, it may be mid-July, but when it’s the Highly Unofficial awards list, rules may be made and broken at any time. So, after a wild International Fight Week and an equally exciting card in Sioux Falls on Wednesday, here are the best of the best of the first half (and 16 days) of 2016.
NEWCOMERS
1. Cris Cyborg
It’s almost not fair to include the Invicta FC featherweight champion because she’s been so dominant for so many years, but hey, rules are rules, and perhaps the best female fighter on the planet did make her UFC debut in 2016, blasting through Leslie Smith at UFC 198 in May.