2011 MMA World Awards Full Results
| December 1, 2011 7:14 pm |Didn’t get to see the 2011 MMA World Awards? Well here are your results for the 2011 MMA World Awards:
International Fighter of the Year
Nominees: Dennis Siver, Michael Bisping, Alexander Gustafsson, Joachim Hansen, Alistair Overeem
Winner: Alistair Overeem
Gym of the Year
Nominees: Black House, Alliance MMA, Jackson’s MMA, Roufusport, Xtreme Couture
Winner: Black House
Referee of the Year
Nominees: John McCarthy, Herb Dean, Dan Miragliotta, Josh Rosenthal, Mario Yamasaki
Winner: Herb Dean
Comeback of the Year
Nominees: Cheick Kongo vs. Pat Barry (UFC on Versus 5), Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (career comeback), Tito Ortiz (career comeback), Joe Warren vs. Joe Soto (Bellator 27), Marloes Coenen vs. Liz Carmouche (Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson),
Nominees: Cheick Kongo
Best Technical Equipment
Nominees: Hayabusa, Bad Boy, Everlast, Rival, Venum
Winner: Everlast
MMA Journalist Fighter of the Year
Nominees: John Morgan (MMA Junkie), Ariel Helwani (MMA Fighting), Gareth A. Davies (The Telegraph), Josh Gross (ESPN), Ben Fowlkes (MMA Fighting)
Winner: Ariel Helwani
Coach of the Year
Nominees: Eric Del Fierro, Rafael Cordeiro, Cesar Gracie, Greg Jackson, Shawn Tompkins
Winner: Greg Jackson
Best Lifestyle Clothing
Nominees: Bad Boy, Affliction, Form Athletics, RVCA, Tapout
Winner: Tapout
Promotion of the Year
Nominees: Bellator, BAMMA, Dream, Strikeforce, UFC
Winner: UFC
Media Source of the Year
Nominees: “Inside MMA” (HDNet), MMA Junkie, MMA Fighting, “MMA Live” (ESPN), Sherdog
Winner: MMA Junkie
Best Technical Clothing
Nominees: Hayabusa, Bad Boy, Jaco, Sprawl, Venum
Winner: Bad Boy
MMA Personality of the Year
Nominees: Jacob “Stitch” Duran, Joe Rogan, Bruce Buffer, Bas Rutten, Burt Watson
Winner: Joe Rogan
Female Fighter of the Year
Nominees: Zoila Gurgel, Sarah Kaufman, Marloes Coenen, Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate
Winner: Miesha Tate
Ring Entrance of the Year
Nominees: Vitor Belfort (UFC 133), Dave Herman (UFC 131), Yoshihiro Akiyama (UFC 133), Mark Hominick (UFC 129), Jason “Mayhem” Miller (Dream 16)
Winner: Jason “Mayhem” Miller
Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
Nominees: Donald Cerrone, Phil Davis, Demetrious Johnson, Brian Stann, Daniel Cormier
Winner: Donald Cerrone
Submission of the Year
Nominees: Chan Sung Jung vs. Leonard Garcia (UFC Fight Night 24), Richard Hale vs. Nik Fekete (Bellator 38), Vinny Magalhaes vs. Viktor Nemkov (M-1 Challenge 25), Tito Ortiz vs. Ryan Bader (UFC 132), Pablo Garza vs. Yves Jabouin (UFC 129)
Winner: Chan Sung Jung
Ring Girl of the Year
Nominees: Arianny Celeste (UFC), Kelli Hutcherson (Strikeforce), Mercedes Terrell (Bellator), Brittney Palmer (UFC), Chandella Powell (UFC)
Winner: Arianny Celeste
Leading Man of the Year
Nominees: Scott Coker (Strikeforce), Marc Ratner (UFC), Bjorn Rebney (Bellator), Dana White (UFC), Lorenzo Fertitta (UFC)
Winner: Dana White
Knockout of the Year
Nominees: Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort (UFC 126), Patricky “Pitbull” Freire vs. Toby Imada (Bellator 39), Cheick Kongo vs. Pat Barry (UFC on Versus 5), John Makdessi vs. Kyle Watson (UFC 129), Lyoto Machida vs. Randy Couture (UFC 129)
Winner: Anderson Silva
Fight of the Year
Nominees: Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick (UFC 129), Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann (UFC on Versus 3), Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber (UFC 132), Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard II (UFC 125), Nick Diaz vs. Paul Daley (Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley)
Winner: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard II
Charles “Mask” Lewis Fighter of the Year
Nominees: Anderson Silva, Dominick Cruz, Nick Diaz, Dan Henderson, Jon Jones
Winner: Jon Jones