The 2010 World MMA Awards were held tonight at the Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The awards show annually honors all things MMA, from fighters, to referees, to equipment, to apparel, and much more. Here are the winners, as voted by fans:
“Referee of the Year” Nominees:
Herb Dean
John McCarthy
Dan Miragliotta
Josh Rosenthal
Mario Yamasaki
WINNER: Herb Dean
“Best Technical Clothing Brand” Nominees:
Bad Boy
Hayabusa
Jaco
TapouT
Venum
WINNER: Bad Boy
“Best Technical Equipment Brand” Nominees:
Everlast
Fairtex
Hayabusa
TapouT
Venum
WINNER: Everlast
“Media Source of the Year” Nominees:
Inside MMA
MMA Fighting
MMA Junkie
MMA Weekly
Sherdog
WINNER: MMA Junkie
“Best Promotion” Nominees:
Bellator
DREAM
Strikeforce
UFC
WEC
WINNER: UFC
“Submission of the Year” 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
WINNER: Fabricio Werdum vs. Fedor Emelianenko, Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum
“Gym of the Year” Nominees:
American Kickboxing Academy
American Top Team
Black House
Greg Jackson
Wand Fight Team
WINNER: Wand Fight Team
“MMA Journalist of the Year” Nominees:
Conner Cordova, MMA Religion
Gareth A. Davies, The Daily Telegraph
Ariel Helwani, MMA Fighting
John Morgan, MMA Junkie
Aaron Teweles, Freelance Journalist
WINNER: Ariel Helwani, MMA Fighting
“Coach of the Year” Nominees:
Rafael Cordeiro
Cesar Gracie
Greg Jackson
Shawn Tompkins
Firas Zahabi
WINNER: Greg Jackson
“Best Lifestyle Clothing Brand” Nominees:
Affliction
FightChix
RVCA
Silver Star
TapouT
WINNER: TapouT
“International Fighter of the Year” Nominees:
Shinya Aoki
John Hathaway
Dan Hardy
Alistair Overeem
George Sotiropoulos
WINNER: Alistair Overeem
“Ring Girl of the Year” Nominees:
Arianny Celeste
Rachelle Leah
Brittney Palmer
Chandella Powell
Natalie Skyy
WINNER: Arianny Celeste
“Leading Man of the Year” Nominees:
Scott Coker
Bjorn Rebney
Michael Schiavello
Joe Silva
Dana White
WINNER: Dana White
“Most Memorable Ring Entrance” Nominees:
Clay Guida
Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal
Tom Lawlor
Jason Miller
Anderson Silva
WINNER: Jason Miller
“Fight of the Year” 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
WINNER: Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen, UFC 117
“Female Fighter of the Year” Nominees:
Zoila Frausto
Megumi Fujii
Sarah Kaufman
Cristiane Santos
Miesha Tate
WINNER: “Cyborg” Cristiane Santos
“Knockout of the Year” 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
WINNER: Mauricio Rua over Lyoto Machida, UFC 113
“Breakthrough Fighter of the Year” Nominees:
Evan Dunham
John Hathaway
Jon Jones
Charles Oliveira
George Sotiropoulos
WINNER: Jon Jones
“The Charles ‘Mask’ Lewis Fighter of the Year” Nominees:
Jose Aldo
Frankie Edgar
Brock Lesnar
Mauricio Rua
Anderson Silva
WINNER: Jose Aldo
