2017 has been a down year for MMA thus far.
That's not really up for debate, in a year that hasn't seen any of MMA's biggest stars compete and most of its most exciting fights get cancelled. That said, there has been some fun to be had.
Big knockouts and impressive submissions haven't been scarce and the stars have been aligned for a booming second half of the year. While it has been a long while since a "fight night" felt like an "event," fighters have still poured their hearts out over the last six months to deliver high-level, entertaining action.