2012 World MMA Awards: The Finalists
2012 World MMA Awards: The Finalists
Nominees includes:
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
- ESPN
- “Inside MMA” on AXS TV
- MMAFighting.com
- MMAjunkie.com
- Sherdog.com
MMA Journalist of the Year
- Karyn Bryant, MMA HEAT/FUEL TV
- Ben Fowlkes, MMAjunkie.com/USA TODAY
- Gareth A. Davies, The Telegraph
- Ariel Helwani, MMAFighting.com/FUEL TV
- John Morgan, MMAjunkie.com/USA TODAY