C do Bronx submitted D. Poirier to defend the lightweight belt (Photo: Reproduction/Youtube)
Last Thursday night (8), the fourteenth edition of the “World MMA Awards”, the “Oscar” of mixed martial arts, took place in Las Vegas, in the United States, an event that rewards the best of the year in the sport in different categories.
Former lightweight champion (up to 70,3kg), Charles of the Bronx took home the “Submission of the Year” award for his victory over Dustin poirier, UFC 269, when they defended the division title for the first time. As it took place in the final stretch of 2021, already in December, the fight was judged in the 2022 edition of the awards.
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Featherweight champion (up to 65,7kg) and leader of the Ultimate weight-for-pound rankings, Alexander Volkanovsky won the coveted “Fighter of the Year” award, while the flyweight champion (up to 56,7kg) Valentina Shevchenko won the “Fighter of the Year” award.
Check out the complete list of winners and nominees for the “MMA Oscar”:
Fighter of the Year:
Winner: Alexander Volkanovsky
Other nominees
Johnny Eblen
Fighter of the Year:
Winner: Valentina Shevchenko
Other nominees
Breakthrough Fighter of the Year:
Winner: Paddy Pimblett
Other nominees
Johnny Eblen
International Fighter of the Year:
Winner: Alexander Volkanovsky
Other nominees
Roberto Soldico
Fight of the Year:
Winner: Jiri Prochazka vs. Glover Teixeira - UFC 275
Other nominees
Justin gaethje vs. Michael chandler - UFC 268
Alexander Volkanovsky vs. Brian ortega - UFC 266
Khamzat Shimaev vs. Gilbert Burns – UFC 273
Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez - UFC Las Vegas 42
Knockout of the Year:
Winner: Michael chandler (front kick) vs. Tony Ferguson - UFC 274
Other nominees
Ignatius Bahamondes (spinning kick) vs. RooseveltRoberts - UFC Las Vegas 34
Sergio Pettis (spinning punch) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi – Bellator 272
Molly McCann (spinning elbow) vs. Luana Dread - UFC London
Roman Faraldo (flying knee) vs. Robert Turnquest – Bellator 271
End of the Year:
Winner: Charles Oliveira (rear naked choke) vs. Dustin poirier - UFC 269
Other nominees
Jiri Prochazka (rear naked choke) vs. Glover Teixeira - UFC 275
Stevie Ray (modified body triangle) vs. Anthony Pettis – PFL 5
Oliver Enkamp (inverted triangle) vs. Mark Lemminger – Bellator 281
Jessica Andrade (standing katagatame) vs. Amanda lemos - ufc vegas 52
New Year's Eve:
Winner: aljamain sterling (overcoming ridicule and injuries)
Other nominees
Sergio Pettis vs. Kyoji Horiguchi – Bellator 272
Carla esparza (career)
Clay guida vs. Leonardo Santos – UFC on ESPN 31
Chris Curtis (career)
Zebra of the Year:
Winner: Julianna Pena vs. Amanda nunes - UFC 269
Other nominees
Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. Michal Materla – KSW 70
Matheus Scheffel vs. Bruno Cappelozza – PFL 5
Ben Parrish vs. Christian Edwards – Bellator 266
Seika Izawa vs. Ayaka Hamasaki – RIZIN 33
Organization of the Year:
Winner: UFC
Other nominees
Bellator
PFL
Cage warriors
KSW
leader of the year
Winner: Dana White (UFC)
Other nominees
Scott Coker (Bellator)
Peter Murray (PFL)
Graham Boylan (Cage Warriors)
Kerrith Brown (IMMAF)
Referee of the Year
Winner: Marc Goddard
Other nominees
Jason herzog
Mike Beltran
Mark Smith
Keith Peterson
Commentator of the Year
Winner: Michael Bisping
Other nominees
Dan hardy
Personality of the Year
Winner: Joe Rogan
Other nominees
Laura sanko
Jon anik
Best MMA Programming
Winner: Morning Kombat
Other nominees
UFC Embedded
Dana White Contender Series
The MMA Hour
JRE MMA Show
MMA Press Outlet of the Year:
Winner: ESPN
Other nominees
MMA fighting
MMA Junkie
BT Sport
sherdog
MMA Journalist of the Year:
Winner: Ariel Helwani
Other nominees
John Morgan
Shaheen Al-Shatti
Aaron Bronster
Mike bohn
Coach of the Year:
Winner: Eugene Bareman
Other nominees
Eric Nicksick
Mike Brown
Henri hooft
Diego Lima
Academy of the Year:
Winner: City Kickboxing
Other nominees
Xtreme Couture
American Top Team
Kill Cliff FC (formerly Sanford MMA)
Fortis MMA
Coach of the Year:
Winner: Heather Linden
Other nominees
Phil Daru
Jordan Sullivan
Andrew Wood
Corey Peacock
Ring Girl of the Year:
Winner: Brittney Palmer
Other nominees
Arianny celeste
Luciana Andrade
Brooklyn Wren
Chrissy Blair
Fighting Spirit of the Year:
Winner: Kevin holland (Bravery – inside and outside the octagon, helping his community in danger on several occasions)
Other nominees
Aaron Aby (Heart – surviving cancer and battling cystic fibrosis to become a top challenger in Cage Warriors)
Bryce mitchell (Charity – dedicating half of your grant UFC 272 helping children in medical need in Arkansas, with special mention to Dana White for matching Mitchell's contribution)
Alexander Volkanovsky (Determination – demonstrating the willpower of a champion to overcome adversity and battling a seemingly infallible finish of Brian ortega)
Robbie Lawler (Compassion against Nick Diaz – showing true respect and genuine care for your opponent’s well-being in life)
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