2023 brought with it some blockbuster name matchups, and more often than not, those high-profile clashes delivered — and then some.
From Islam Makhachev’s double-fight salvo with former pound-for-pound number one, Alexander Volkanovski, to Justin Gaethje’s spectacular symbolic BMF championship rematch with fellow former interim champion, Dustin Poirier, the UFC has hosted some real notable and close bouts this year.
And according to the LowKick MMA staff, Islam Makhachev’s first title fight with Alexander Volkanovski back in February at UFC 284 is the clear winner of our ‘Fight of the Year’ award.