Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya have been nominated in different categories for the 2021 World MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) awards.
The Nigerian duo have successfully defended their UFC welterweight and middleweight titles respectively since they won the belts.
The Nigerian Nightmare (Kamaru) has been nominated as the Male Fighter of the Year along with Brandon Moren, Charles Oliveira and Jan Blachowicz.
The Last Style Bender (Isreal) got the nomination for the International Fighter of the Year along with Robert Withakker and Jan Blachowicz.
Usman who successfully defended his welterweight crown via a second-round knockout over Jorge Masvidal, also got selected for the Knockout of the Year category.
The Edo State-born fighter last suffered a loss back in 2013 and has gone on to record 18 straight victories, 14 of them coming in the UFC.
Usman’s 14-fight UFC winning streak is tied for the second-longest in company history behind the legendary Anderson Silva.
On the other hand, Adesanya suffered his first loss to Blachowicz when he moved up to the light heavyweight category.
But bounced back to retain his middleweight strap following a unanimous decision victory over Marvin Vettori.
