The 2013 World MMA Awards took place on February 7th, 2013 at the Venetian Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada. Below are all of the categories, which includes the nominees for each, as well as the winners in bold.
Here are the results of the sixth annual World MMA Awards:
Charles ‘Mask’ Lewis Fighter of the Year:
Vitor Belfort
Urijah Faber
Demetrious Johnson
Chris Weidman
Cain Velasquez
Female Fighter of the Year:
Joanne Calderwood
Alexis Davis
Jessica Eye
Holly Holm
Ronda Rousey
Breakthrough Fighter of the Year:
Travis Browne
TJ Grant
Conor McGregor
Nick Newell
Khabib Nurmagomedov
International Fighter of the Year:
Shinya Aoki
Alexander Gustafsson
Conor McGregor
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Alexander Shlemenko
Fight of the Year:
Wanderlei Silva vs. Brian Stann (UFC on Fuel TV 8)
Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez II (Bellator 106)
Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson (UFC 165)
Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez (UFC 166)
Mark Hunt vs. Antonio Silva (UFC Fight Night 33)
Knockout of the Year:
Vitor Belfort (vs. Luke Rockhold, UFC on FX 8)
Junior Dos Santos (vs. Mark Hunt, UFC 160)
Emanuel Newton (vs. ‘King Mo’ Lawal, Bellator 90)
Julio Cesar Neves Jr (vs. Dener Dos Santos, WOCS 28)
Chris Weidman (vs. Anderson Silva, UFC 162)
Submission of the Year:
Olivier Fontaine (vs. Sofian Benchohra, Lyon FC)
Josh Burkman (vs. Jon Fitch, WSOF 3)
Urijah Faber (vs. Ivan Menjivar, UFC 157)
Rose Namajunas (vs. Kathina Catron, Invicta 5)
Kenny Robertson (vs. Brock Jardine, UFC 157)
Comeback of the Year:
Travis Browne (vs. Alistair Overeem, UFC Fight Night 26)
Blagoi Ivanov (career)
Robbie Lawler (career)
Michelle Waterson (vs. Jessica Penne, Invicta 5)
Tom Watson (vs. Stanislav Nedkov, UFC on Fuel TV 7)
Shawn Tompkins Coach of the Year:
Henri Hooft
Duane Ludwig
Ray Longo
Andre Pederneiras
Duke Roufus
Gym of the Year:
American Kickboxing Academy
Jackson-Winkeljohn MMA
Nova Uniao
Roufusport
Team Alpha Male
Trainer of the Year:
Doug Balzarini
Jake Bonacci
Jonathan Chaimberg
Mike Dolce
Joel Jamieson
Referee of the Year:
Herb Dean
Marc Goddard
Yves Lavigne
John McCarthy
Mario Yamasaki
Ringcard Girl of the Year:
Jade Bryce
Arianny Celeste
Kat Kelley
Brittney Palmer
Mercedes Terrell
Leading Man:
Victor Cui
Lorenzo Fertitta
Bjorn Rebney
Ray Sefo
Dana White
Personality of the Year:
Bruce Buffer
Kenny Florian
Joe Rogan
Bas Rutten
Chael Sonnen
Best Promotion:
Bellator MMA
Cage Warriors
One FC
UFC
WSOF
Best Lifestyle Clothing:
Bad Boy
Fear the Fighter
Headrush
Roots of Fight
Torque
Best Technical Clothing:
Bad Boy
Clinch Gear
Hayabusa
Jaco
Venum
Best Technical Equipment:
Bad Boy
Century
Everlast
Hayabusa
Venum
Media Source of the Year:
Inside MMA (AXS TV)
MMA Fighting
MMA Junkie
Sherdog
UFC Tonight (Fox Sports 1)
Journalist of the Year:
Mike Chiappetta (Fox Sports)
Gareth A Davies (The Daily Telegraph / Fox Sports)
Ben Fowlkes (USA Today / MMA Junkie)
Ariel Helwani (MMA Fighting / Fox Sports)
John Morgan (USA Today / MMA Junkie)
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Royce Gracie