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Half-Year Awards - The Upsets

Unless you’re on the losing end, the upset is one of the greatest moments in all of combat sports. To see an underdog rise to the occasion and beat someone he or she had no business beating reminds you that no matter what fights look like on paper, the only result that matters is the one that is determined in the Octagon. Here are five of the most notable upsets of the first half of 2015.

5 – Daniel Hooker-Hatsu Hioki
Longtime featherweight contender Hatsu Hioki didn’t exactly have the most impressive UFC run thus far, but against 145-pound prospect Daniel Hooker, most observers believed he still had the experience and skill set to defeat his opponent in their May bout.