World MMA Awards 2010 winners
Referee of the Year – Herb Dean Nominees: Herb Dean John McCarthy Dan Miragliotta Josh Rosenthal Mario Yamasaki Best Technical…
Referee of the Year – Herb Dean
Nominees:
Herb Dean
John McCarthy
Dan Miragliotta
Josh Rosenthal
Mario Yamasaki
Best Technical Clothing Brand – Bad Boy
Nominees:
Bad Boy
Hayabusa
Jaco
TapouT
Venum
Best Technical Equipment Brand – Everlast
Nominees:
Everlast
Fairtex
Hayabusa
TapouT
Venum
Media Source of the Year – MMA Junkie
Nominees:
Inside MMA
MMA Fighting
MMA Junkie
MMA Weekly
Sherdog
Best Promotion – UFC
Nominees:
Bellator
DREAM
Strikeforce
UFC
WEC
Submission of the Year – Fabricio Werdum vs. Fedor Emelianenko
Nominees:
Fabricio Werdum vs. Fedor Emelianenko, Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum
Cole Miller vs. Dan Lauzon, UFC 108
Chris Leben vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama, UFC 116
Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida, UFC 117
Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen, UFC 117
Gym of the Year – Wand Fight Team
Nominees:
American Kickboxing Academy
American Top Team
Black House
Greg Jackson
Wand Fight Team
MMA Journalist of the Year – Ariel Helwani,
Nominees:
Conner Cordova, MMA Religion
Gareth A. Davies, The Daily Telegraph
Ariel Helwani, MMA Fighting
John Morgan, MMA Junkie
Aaron Teweles, Freelance Journalist
Coach of the Year – Greg Jackson
Nominees:
Rafael Cordeiro
Cesar Gracie
Greg Jackson
Shawn Tompkins
Firas Zahabi
Best Lifestyle Clothing Brand – TapouT
Nominees:
Affliction
FightChix
RVCA
Silver Star
TapouT
International Fighter of the Year – Alistair Overeem
Nominees:
Shinya Aoki
John Hathaway
Dan Hardy
Alistair Overeem
George Sotiropoulos
Ring Girl of the Year – Arianny Celeste
Nominees:
Arianny Celeste
Rachelle Leah
Brittney Palmer
Chandella Powell
Natalie Sky
Leading Man of the Year – Dana White
Nominees:
Scott Coker
Bjorn Rebney
Michael Schiavello
Joe Silva
Dana White
Most Memorable Ring Entrance – Jason Miller
Nominees:
Clay Guida
Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal
Tom Lawlor
Jason Miller
Anderson Silva
Fight of the Year – Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen
Nominees:
Jorge Santiago vs. Kazuo Misaki, Sengoku 14
Chris Leben vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama, UFC 116
Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin, UFC 116
Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen, UFC 117
Chan Sung Jung vs. Leonard Garcia, WEC 48
Female Fighter of the Year – Cristiane Santos
Nominees:
Zoila Frausto
Megumi Fujii
Sarah Kaufman
Cristiane Santos
Miesha Tate
Knockout of the Year – Mauricio Rua over Lyoto Machida
Nominees:
Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Nogueira, UFC 110
Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio Rua, UFC 113
Mike Russow vs. Todd Duffee, UFC 114
Rich Franklin vs. Chuck Liddell, UFC 115
Anthony Njokuani vs. Chris Horodecki, WEC 45
Breakthrough Fighter of the Year – Jon Jones
Nominees:
Evan Dunham
John Hathaway
Jon Jones
Charles Oliveira
George Sotiropoulos
The Charles ‘Mask’ Lewis Fighter of the Year – Jose Aldo
Nominees:
Jose Aldo
Frankie Edgar
Brock Lesnar
Mauricio Rua
Anderson Silva
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The first-of-its-kind industry awards program, which was launched by “Fighters Only” in 2008, recognizes and honors the best of MMA from the past year.
Today’s ceremony takes place at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Watch the broadcast live on Versus.com at 10:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. PT).
Dozens of MMA notables and other celebrities are in attendance and presenting awards in 19 different categories, and UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture and Versus reporter Molly Qerim host the black-tie event. An international fan vote that drew hundreds of thousands of ballots determined all of the finalists and winners.
Today’s ceremony re-airs on the regular Versus cable station next week on Dec. 9 at 10 p.m. ET/PT