With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie takes a look at the best submissions from June 1-30. Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for June 2014. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting on your choice for “Submission of the Month.” * * * * * THE NOMINEES Benson Henderson def. Rustam Khabilov at UFC Fight Night 42 Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson got his first stoppage victory since 2010 with a fourth-round submission of Rustam Khabilov at UFC Fight Night 42. The finish really was “Smooth” as Henderson hurt Khabilov with a strike on the feet and transitioned to a slick rear-naked choke for the win.
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