In any given year, a number of MMA fighters show improvement, break out or recapture previously lost ground. While some are lauded for their work, others toil away without receiving acclaim equal to their performances.
That’s the group we are looking into here—the most underrated mixed martial artists from 2013.
The fighters on this list are by no means an unknown lot, but they are accomplished men and women who, for one reason or another, received only a fraction of the credit they were due last year.
For more on the list criteria, move onto the the next slide.