{"id":391088,"date":"2021-07-28T18:01:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T01:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=391088"},"modified":"2021-07-28T18:01:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T01:01:36","slug":"nominees-released-for-world-mma-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nominees-released-for-world-mma-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominees released for World MMA Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fighters Only have announced the nominees for the 2021 World MMA Awards.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the 13<sup>th <\/sup>\u00a0edition of the annual ceremony and the official voting website is live at <a href=\"https:\/\/murphy-sports.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=2eb3205f933e17e3caadcdc6f&amp;id=02248bf098&amp;e=cc25da03d2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/murphy-sports.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D2eb3205f933e17e3caadcdc6f%26id%3D02248bf098%26e%3Dcc25da03d2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627604158217000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHGx46vyclY2DZCgWkDkkwEMuSU_w\">worldmmaawards.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a year of unprecedented hardship and uncertainty, there have been some historic performances around the world as well as a quite incredible collection of show-stopping stoppages.<\/p>\n<p>Fans will be given the power to decide who they think is the most deserving of being recognized for their efforts, and will be able to vote from now until Wednesday, September 8<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>As ever, the standout awards include, &#8216;Fighter of the Year&#8217;, &#8216;Knockout of the Year&#8217;, &#8216;Fight of the Year\u2019. There&#8217;s also the recently added \u2018Fighting Spirit <span class=\"il\">Award<\/span>\u2019 to look out for.<\/p>\n<p>The venue and the date for the 13<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Annual Fighters Only World\u00a0<span class=\"il\">MMA<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Awards<\/span>\u00a0ceremony will be announced in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_383291\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-383291\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-383291\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kamaru-Usman-2.jpg\" alt=\"Kamaru Usman\" width=\"696\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kamaru-Usman-2.jpg 696w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kamaru-Usman-2-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-383291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: @UFC\/Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here are your Nominees:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Charles &#8216;Mask&#8217; Lewis Male Fighter of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/kamaru-usman\/colby-covington-opens-as-big-underdog-to-kamaru-usman-for-rematch-at-ufc-268\/\">Kamaru Usman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cody-garbrandt\/cody-garbrandt-wants-to-fight-great-human-being-brandon-moreno-next-i-think-its-a-great-stylistic-matchup-for-myself\/\">Brandon Moreno<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/ed-ruth-eyes-finish-over-yaroslav-amosov-at-bellator-239-wants-title-shot-by-years-end\/\">Yaroslav Amosov<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dustin-poirier\/charles-oliveira-predicts-submission-finish-over-dustin-poirier-for-ufc-lightweight-title-its-going-to-be-a-war\/\">Charles Oliveira<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jan-blachowicz-vs-glover-teixeira-delayed-now-headlines-ufc-267-in-abu-dhabi\/\">Jan Blachowicz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Female Fighter of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/mackenzie-dern\/marina-rodriguez-explains-why-mackenzie-dern-fight-isnt-happening-in-july\/\">Mackenzie Dern<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ronda-rousey\/ali-abdelaziz-says-kayla-harrison-is-ronda-rousey-6-0\/\">Kayla Harrison<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/valentina-shevchenko\/cynthia-calvillo-confident-she-has-what-it-takes-to-beat-valentina-shevchenko-cant-say-the-same-about-lauren-murphy\/\">Valentina Shevchenko<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/zhang-weili-praises-rose-namajunas-after-internal-battles-shes-the-champ-just-like-a-god\/\">Rose Namajunas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/maryna-moroz-makes-several-disturbing-claims-against-junkie-mariya-agapova\/\">Manon Fiorot<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_384386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-384386\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-384386 size-medium\" title=\"Amanda Nunes\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Amanda-Nunes-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"Amanda-Nunes\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Amanda-Nunes-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Amanda-Nunes.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-384386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PhotoCred: The Irish Sun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Breakthrough Fighter of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Khamzat Chimaev<\/li>\n<li>Ji\u0159\u00ed Proch\u00e1zka<\/li>\n<li>Brandon Moreno<\/li>\n<li>Yaroslav Amosov<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Holland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>International Fighter of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vadim Nemkov<\/li>\n<li>Israel Adesanya<\/li>\n<li>Yaroslav Amosov<\/li>\n<li>Robert Whittaker<\/li>\n<li>Jan Blachowicz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fight of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul Daley vs. Sabah Homasi &#8211; Bellator 257<\/li>\n<li>Edson Barboza vs. Shane Burgos &#8211; UFC 262<\/li>\n<li>Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno I \u2013 UFC 256<\/li>\n<li>Ji\u0159\u00ed Proch\u00e1zka vs. Dominick Reyes \u2013 UFC on ESPN 23<\/li>\n<li>Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Miguel Baeza \u2013 UFC on ESPN+ 47<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Knockout of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joaquin Buckley vs. Impa Kasanganay &#8211; Back Kick &#8211; UFC on ESPN+ 37<\/li>\n<li>Kamaru Usman vs. Jorge Masvidal &#8211; Punch &#8211; UFC 261<\/li>\n<li>Cory Sandhagen vs. Frankie Edgar &#8211; Flying Knee &#8211; UFC on ESPN+ 42<\/li>\n<li>Shane Burgos vs. Edson Barboza &#8211; Punch &#8211; UFC 262<\/li>\n<li>Mamed Khalidov vs. Scott Askham &#8211; Flying Switch Kick &#8211; KSW 55<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Submission of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AJ McKee vs. Darrion Caldwell &#8211; Neck Crank &#8211; Bellator 253<\/li>\n<li>Paul Craig vs. Jamahal Hill &#8211; Armbar\/Triangle &#8211; UFC 264<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy Flick vs. Cody Durden &#8211; Flying Triangle &#8211; UFC on ESPN+ 41<\/li>\n<li>Anthony Hernandez vs. Rodolfo Vieira &#8211; Guillotine &#8211; UFC 258<\/li>\n<li>Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Justin Gaethje &#8211; Triangle &#8211; UFC 254<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Comeback of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul Daley vs. Sabah Homasi &#8211; Bellator 257<\/li>\n<li>Thanh le vs. Martin Nguyen &#8211; ONE: Inside the Matrix<\/li>\n<li>Sean Strickland (Career)<\/li>\n<li>Rose Namajunas (Career)<\/li>\n<li>Charles Oliviera vs. Michael Chandler \u2013 UFC 262<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Upset of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adriano Moraes vs. Demetrious Johnson &#8211; ONE on TNT 1<\/li>\n<li>Shana Dobson vs. Mariya Agapova &#8211; UFC on ESPN 15<\/li>\n<li>Clay Collard vs. Anthony Pettis &#8211; PFL 2021 #1<\/li>\n<li>Ok Rae Yoon vs. Eddie Alvarez &#8211; ONE on TNT 4<\/li>\n<li>Anthony Hernandez vs. Rodolfo Vieira &#8211; UFC 258<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Shawn Tompkins Coach of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eric Nicksick<\/li>\n<li>Henri Hooft<\/li>\n<li>Mike Brown<\/li>\n<li>Trevor Wittman<\/li>\n<li>Jason Parillo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Trainer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Phil Daru<\/li>\n<li>Sam Calavitta<\/li>\n<li>Jordan Sullivan<\/li>\n<li>Chase Cichos<\/li>\n<li>Bo Sandoval<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gym of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>American Top Team<\/li>\n<li>City Kickboxing<\/li>\n<li>Elevation Fight Team<\/li>\n<li>RVCA<\/li>\n<li>Sanford\u00a0<span class=\"il\">MMA<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Referee of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Herb Dean<\/li>\n<li>Dan Miragliotta<\/li>\n<li>Mark Smith<\/li>\n<li>Jason Herzog<\/li>\n<li>Marc Goddard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ringcard Girl of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arianny Celeste<\/li>\n<li>Luciana Andrade<\/li>\n<li>Brookliyn Wren<\/li>\n<li>Brittney Palmer<\/li>\n<li>Kasia Motloch Kejsi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Leading Man of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dana White<\/li>\n<li>Ed Soares<\/li>\n<li>Mohammed Shahid<\/li>\n<li>Densign White<\/li>\n<li>Scott Coker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Promotion of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bellator\u00a0<span class=\"il\">MMA<\/span><\/li>\n<li>LFA<\/li>\n<li>Brave Combat Federation<\/li>\n<li>UAE Warriors<\/li>\n<li>UFC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Personality of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jon Anik<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Cormier<\/li>\n<li>Joe Rogan<\/li>\n<li>Laura Sanko<\/li>\n<li>Chael Sonnen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Analyst of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robin Black<\/li>\n<li>Michael Bisping<\/li>\n<li>Paul Felder<\/li>\n<li>Dan Hardy<\/li>\n<li>John McCarthy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best\u00a0<span class=\"il\">MMA<\/span>\u00a0Programming<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Morning Kombat<\/li>\n<li>Dana White&#8217;s Contender Series<\/li>\n<li>DC &amp; Helwani<\/li>\n<li>JRE\u00a0<span class=\"il\">MMA<\/span>\u00a0Show<\/li>\n<li>UFC Embedded<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span class=\"il\">MMA<\/span>\u00a0Media Source of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Mac Life<\/li>\n<li>BT Sport<\/li>\n<li>ESPN\u00a0<span class=\"il\">MMA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"il\">MMA<\/span>\u00a0Fighting<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"il\">MMA<\/span>\u00a0Junkie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span class=\"il\">MMA<\/span>\u00a0Journalist of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Morgan<\/li>\n<li>Shaheen Al-Shatti<\/li>\n<li>Brett Okamoto<\/li>\n<li>Ariel Helwani<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Willis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fighting Spirit of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Khabib Nurmagomedov (Compassion vs. Justin Gaethje &#8211; transitioned from an arm bar to triangle to avoid distressing Gaethje&#8217;s parents)<\/li>\n<li>Terrance McKinney (recovery &#8211; from overcoming drug addiction and near death to UFC callup and winning debut)<\/li>\n<li>Brandon Moreno (Perseverance &#8211; from being cut, to fighting back and becoming the first Mexican UFC champion)<\/li>\n<li>Dustin Poirier (Charity &#8211; continued efforts with The Good Fight Foundation giving back to the local community in Louisiana)<\/li>\n<li>Dana White (Leadership &#8211; when all sports were down and out due to Covid-19, against all the odds, Dana White made Fight Island real)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Who do you think are the favorites for this year&#8217;s MMA awards?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fighters Only have announced the nominees for the 2021 World MMA Awards. 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