For MMA fans, 2012 had plenty to cheer about. Now for the year's best, it's awards time. | Josh Hedges/Zuffa/Getty
Sherdog.com's 2012 Year-End Awards:
• Fighter of the Year by Brian Knapp
• All-Violence Team by Jordan Breen
• Fight of the Year by Brian Knapp
• Knockout of the Year by Mike Whitman
• Submission of the Year by Chris Nelson
• Story of the Year by Tristen Critchfield
• Beatdown of the Year by TJ De Santis
• Event of the Year by Tristen Critchfield
• Breakthrough Fighter of the Year by Brian Knapp
• Robbery of the Year by Tristen Critchfield
• Round of the Year by Brian Knapp
• Upset of the Year by Mike Whitman
• Comeback Fighter of the Year by Brian Knapp