It’s that time of year again, the 2015 World MMA Awards, which are taking place on January 30th, have opened the polls and announced all of their 2014 nominees. There are 22 categories with just five nominees in each.
Here are your nominees:
Charles ‘Mask’ Lewis Fighter of the Year
- Donald Cerrone
- TJ Dillashaw
- Robbie Lawler
- Emanuel Newton
- Luke Rockhold
Female Fighter of the Year
- Jessica Aguilar
- Carla Esparza
- Joanna Jedrzejczyk
- Ronda Rousey
- Herica Tiburcio
Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
- Will Brooks
- Kelvin Gastelum
- Justin Gaethje
- Myles Jury
- Yoel Romero
International Fighter of the Year
- Andrei Arlovski
- Kyoji Horiguchi
- Liam McGeary
- Conor McGregor
- Alexander Volkov
Fight of the Year
- Hendricks vs. Lawler I (UFC 171)
- Aldo vs. Mendes II (UFC 179)
- Brown vs. Silva (UFC FN 40)
- Lawler vs. Brown (UFC on FOX 12)
- Weidman vs. Machida (UFC 175)
Knockout of the Year
- Trujillo vs. Varner (UFC 169)
- Hyun Kim vs. Hathaway (TUF China Finale)
- Beal vs. Williams (UFC 172)
- Cerrone vs. Martins (UFC on FOX 10)
- Hunt vs. Nelson ( UFC FN 52)
Submission of the Year
- Saunders vs. Heatherly (UFC FN 49)
- Rockhold vs. Boetsch (UFC 172)
- Medeiros vs. Jackson (UFC 177)
- Oliveira vs. Hioki (UFC FN 43)
- Dantas vs. Leone (Bellator 111)
Comeback of the Year
- Dominick Cruz (career)
- Pendred vs. King (UFC FN 46)
- Cat Zingano (career)
- Brown vs. Silva (UFC FN 40)
- Hendo vs. Rua II (UFC FN 38)
Upset of the Year
- Dillashaw vs. Barao (UFC 173)
- Dos Anjos vs. Henderson (UFC FN 49)
- Eduardo vs. Wineland (UFC FN 40)
- Brooks vs. Chandler I (Bellator 120)
- Warren vs. Dantas (Bellator 128)
Shawn Tompkins Coach Of The Year
- Rafael Cordeiro (Kings MMA)
- Ray Longo (Serra-Longo MMA)
- Duane Ludwig (Team Alpha Male)
- Javier Mendez (AKA)
- Edmond Tarverdyan (Glendale FC)
Trainer of the Year
- Doug Balzarini
- Brian Blue
- Jake Bonacci
- Mike Dolce
- Joel Jamieson
Gym of the Year
- AKA
- ATT
- Kings MMA
- SBG
- Team Alpha Male
Referee of the Year
- Mike Beltran
- Herb Dean
- Mark Goddard
- Jason Herzog
- John McCarthy
Ringcard Girl of the Year
- Jhenny Andrade
- Carly Baker
- Jade Bryce
- Arianny Celeste
- Brittney Palmer
Leading Man of the Year
- Scott Coker
- Garry Cook
- Victor Cui
- Lorezo Fertitta
- Dana White
Personality of the Year
- Kenny Florian
- Renato Laranga
- Joe Rogan
- Brendan Schaub
- Brian Stann
Best Promotion
- Bellator MMA
- Cage Warriors
- One FC
- UFC
- WSOF
Best Lifestyle Clothing Brand
- Affliction
- Bad Boy
- Dethrone
- Roots of Fight
- Torque
Best Technical Clothing Brand
- Bad Boy
- Hayabusa
- Jaco
- Venum
- Virus
Best Technical Equiptment
- Bad Boy
- Century
- Combat Sports
- Everlast
- Hayabusa
MMA Media Source of the Year
- Bloody Elbow
- Fightland
- MMA Fighting
- MMA Junkie
- Sherdog
MMA Journalist of the Year
- Ben Fowlkes
- Ariel Helwani
- Dave Meltzer
- Jack Slack
- Luke Thomas
Vote here: http://www.worldmmaawards.com/vote.php