Filed under: AXS TV Fights , Featured , Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos With another action-packed year of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie takes a look at the best submissions from January to December. Here are the top five and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Submission of the Year” award for 2016. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice for “Submission of the Year.” * * * * Honorable Mentions 5. Demian Maia def. Carlos Condit at UFC on FOX 21 in August Demian Maia (24-6 MMA, 18-6 UFC) once again showcased his grappling brilliance by submitting Carlos Condit (30-10 MMA, 7-6 UFC) in the first round to help his case for a welterweight title shot. Maia needed less than two minutes to put his grappling wizardry to work
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