Fighter’s Only held their annual World MMA Awards Friday night at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Check out the list of nominees and winners and share your thoughts on the results.
A broadcast of the 2012 World MMA Awards will air Sunday, Jan. 20, at 9 p.m. on Fox Sports Net with additional re-airs on FUEL TV.
And the winners are…
Charles “Mask” Lewis Fighter of the Year
- Daniel Cormier
- Nate Diaz
- Benson Henderson
- Jon Jones
- Ronda Rousey
Female Fighter of the Year
- Jessica Aguilar
- Sarah Kaufman
- Sara McMann
- Ronda Rousey
- Miesha Tate
Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
- Renan Barao
- Michael Chandler
- Luke Rockhold
- Ronda Rousey
- Chris Weidman
International Fighter of the Year
- Michael Bisping
- Alexander Gustafsson
- Chan Sung Jung
- Martin Kampmann
- Stefan Struve
Fight of the Year
- Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (UFC 139)
- Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez (Bellator 58)
- Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez (UFC on FUEL TV 1)
- Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung (UFC on FUEL TV 3)
- Jamie Varner vs. Joe Lauzon (UFC on FOX 4)
Knockout of the Year
- Adam Khaliev vs. Alexei Belyaev (League S-70)
- Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim (UFC 142)
- Stephen Thompson vs. Dan Stittgen (UFC 143)
- Anthony Pettis vs. Joe Lauzon (UFC 144)
- Brian Rogers vs. Vitor Vianna (Bellator 61)
Submission of the Year
- Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (UFC 140)
- Charles Oliveira vs. Eric Wisely (UFC on FOX 2)
- Rousimar Palhares vs. Mike Massenzio (UFC 142)
- Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate (Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey)
- Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier (UFC on FUEL TV 3)
Comeback of the Year
- Alan Belcher (career)
- Mike Swick (career)
- Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (UFC 140)
- Tim Boetsch vs. Yushin Okami (UFC 144)
- J.P. Joubert vs. Norman Wessels (EFC Africa 15)
Shawn Tompkins Coach of the Year
- Rafael Cordeiro
- Cesar Gracie
- Greg Jackson
- Javier Mendez
- Andre Pederneiras
Gym of the Year
- American Kickboxing Academy
- Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
- Jackson-Winkeljohn MMA
- Kings MMA
- Nova Uniao
Referee of the Year
- Herb Dean
- Marc Goddard
- John McCarthy
- Josh Rosenthal
- Mario Yamasaki
Ring Card Girl of the Year
- Jade Bryce
- Arianny Celeste
- Kelli Hutcherson
- Brittney Palmer
- Mercedes Terrell
Leading Man of the Year
- Victor Cui
- Lorenzo Fertitta
- Shannon Knapp
- Bjorn Rebney
- Dana White
Personality of the Year
- Jon Anik
- Bruce Buffer
- Mauro Ranallo
- Joe Rogan
- Bas Rutten
Best Promotion
- Bellator
- Invicta FC
- ONE FC
- Strikeforce
- UFC
Best Lifestyle Clothing Brand
- Bad Boy
- Dethrone
- Headrush
- Punishment
- Tapout
Best Technical Clothing Brand
- Bad Boy
- Clinch Gear
- Hayabusa
- Jaco
- Venum
Best Technical Equipment
- Everlast
- Fairtex
- Hayabusa
- Pretorian
- Venum
MMA Media Source of the Year
- MMAFighting.com
- ESPN
- “Inside MMA” on AXS TV
- MMAjunkie.com
- Sherdog.com
MMA Journalist of the Year
- Ariel Helwani, MMAFighting.com/FUEL TV
- Karyn Bryant, MMA HEAT/FUEL TV
- Gareth A. Davies, The Telegraph
- Ben Fowlkes, MMAjunkie.com/USA TODAY
- John Morgan, MMAjunkie.com/USA TODAY
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Leon Tabbs
HT: MMAFighting.com
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