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UFC's Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva among 2009 ESPY nominees for "Best Fighter"
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UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and UFC middleweight title-holder Anderson Silva are among the four nominees for the "Best Fighter" category for the 2009 ESPY Awards. An ESPN spokesperson today alerted MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) of the list of nominees. Silva and Machida are up against boxers Shane Mosley and Manny Pacquiao in the "Best Fighter" category, which the ESPY Awards added in 2007. STORY _______________________________________ [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] ...
Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida are up for an ESPY
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... MMA Junkie is reporting that Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida are up for an ESPY award in the best fighter category.
Machida and Silva will be competing against Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley for the award. Anderson Silva is the reigning UFC middleweight champion and recently obtained a record nine fight win streak in the UFC. Lyoto Machida recently won the UFC's light heavyweight title and is currently riding a seven fight win streak in the UFC on top of never being beaten in his career.
Last year George St. Pierre was the first MMA fighter to be honored ...
Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva Score ESPY Nominations for 'Best Fighter'
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Nominees for ESPN's 2009 ESPY Awards have been announced, with two UFC fighters honored in the "Best Fighter" category. While Georges St. Pierre was MMA's only representative last year — he was edged out by Floyd Mayweather Jr., who also won the award in 2007 — this time we have Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva going up against boxing champions Shane Mosley and Manny Pacquiao. ...
