Former two-division titleholder and current UFC heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier is the inaugural ESPY award winner for best MMA fighter. Cormier (22-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC) beat out nominees Amanda Nunes, Henry Cejudo and Israel Adesanya for the award, which was determined by fan voting. The 2019 ESPYs took place Wednesday at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Related Jon Jones 'absolutely' willing to fight Daniel Cormier-Stipe Miocic winner Daniel Cormier on Stipe Miocic, plain and simple: 'I just don't think he's good enough to beat me' This year’s ESPYs separated MMA and boxing for the first time, a nod to the network’s new broadcast partnership with UFC.
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UFC champ Daniel Cormier wins ESPY for best MMA fighter – MMA Junkie