Feature 10 MMA Moments I Was Thankful For In 2016 by Kristine Haugsjaa November 25, 2016 10. The gold/yellow/mustard octagon canvas only made one appearance 9. UFC President Dana White announced Jon Jones will never headline a pay-per-view again 8. Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone moved up to welterweight and went full Mortal Kombat on Rick Story. Photo Credit: MMAJunkie.com 7. Bellator signs Benson Henderson, Rory MacDonald, Matt Mitrione and Chael Sonnen. Photo Credit: MMAJunkie.com 6. ‘Stone Cold’ Stipe became the Heavyweight champion. Photo Credit: Tommy Toe Hold 5. We were just four days shy of a year of the last Rousey mean mug stare down 4. Every time Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor had to interact for the media 3. Nate Diaz choked out Conor McGregor at UFC 196 2. New York finally legalized MMA and allowed UFC 205 to happen in my lifetime Photo Credit; UFC.com 1. In a year of crime, hate and political drama, we were able to escape to the world of MMA for epic fights and even more epic press conferences. Thank you. Post Views: 1,703 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Kristine Haugsjaa Kristine is a Managing Editor for DoubleGSports.com as well as UFC/MMA Lead Writer. She also hosts a column known as Fighting Words. Latest posts by Kristine Haugsjaa (see all) NJ’s Chookagian makes flyweight debut at UFC Charlotte - November 7, 2017 Fighting Words: Bellator is Giving Hardy the Credit She Deserves - October 20, 2017 Frankie Edgar to face Champion Max Holloway at UFC 218 - October 3, 2017 Boxing’s Amanda Serrano heading to MMA - September 21, 2017 Related TopicsBellator MMAConor McGregordonald cerroneJon JonesNate DiazNew YorkRonda RouseyStipe MiocicthankfulufcUFC 200UFC 205 Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 106: Newsday’s Neil Best (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 12, 2021 More in Feature You Know I’m Right, Episode 113: New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick (Audio/Video) On the 113th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 111: New York Giants’ Insider John Schmeelk (Audio/Video) On the 111th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... UFC 206: Daniel Cormier out of the main event due to injury Could It Be? Holloway-Pettis for Interim-Featherweight Belt? McGregor to Vacate Belt to Aldo?