(Meathead’s impartial reminder for you to get your votes in.)
Even though we were conspicuously absent from the ballot again, we’re still going to do our friends at Fighters Only Magazine a solid by reminding The Potato Nation to vote for your other favorites who were nominated for this year’s 2011 Fighters Only World MMA Awards.
For all of the readers who pine over your old dad who left you to be raised by mom and your *new* dad, even though he doesn’t write or call, you can vote for Ben Fowlkes in the MMA Journalist of the Year category.
Other than that, there are probably a few brands and names in there that you support.
With Chael Sonnen hosting the event, things could get interesting, especially when it comes time for him to do the rumored dance number with Black House.
Check out the categories and nominees below.
2011 Fighters Only World MMA Awards
Wednesday, November 30
Pearl Theatre at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas
FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
• Anderson Silva
• Dan Henderson
• Dominick Cruz
• Jon Jones
• Nick Diaz
BREAKTHROUGH FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
• Brian Stann
• Daniel Cormier
• Demetrious Johnson
• Donald Cerrone
• Phil Davis
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
• Diego Sanchez vs Martin Kampmann
• Dominick Cruz vs Urijah Faber at UFC 132
• Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard at UFC 125
• Jose Aldo vs Mark Hominick at UFC 129
• Nick Diaz vs Paul Daley
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
• Chan-Sung Jung vs Leonard Garcia at UFC Fight Night 24
• Pablo Garza vs Yves Jabouin at UFC 129
• Phil Davis vs Tim Boetsch at UFC 132
• Richard Hale vs Nik Fekete at Bellator 38
• Tito Ortiz vs Ryan Bader at UFC 132
• Vinny Magalhaes vs Viktor Nemkov at M1 Challenge
RING ENTRANCE OF THE YEAR
• Dave Herman at UFC 131
• Jason Miller at Dream 16
• Mark Hominick at UFC 129
• Vitor Belfort at UFC 133
• Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 133
REFEREE OF THE YEAR
• ‘Big’ John McCarthy
• Dan Miragliotta
• Herb Dean
• Josh Rosenthal
• Mario Yamasaki
RING GIRL OF THE YEAR
• Arianny Celeste
• Brittney Palmer
• Chandella Powell
• Kelli Hutcherson
• Mercedes Terrell
MMA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
• Bas Rutten
• Bruce Buffer
• Burt Watson
• Jacob ‘Stitch’ Duran
• Joe Rogan
BEST TECHNICAL CLOTHING BRAND
• Bad Boy
• Hayabusa
• Jaco
• Sprawl
• Venum
MEDIA SOURCE OF THE YEAR
• ‘Inside MMA’ on HD Net
• MMAFighting.com
• MMAJunkie.com
• ‘MMA Live’ on ESPN
• Sherdog.com
FEMALE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
• Marloes Coenen
• Miesha Tate
• Ronda Rousey
• Sarah Kaufman
• Zoila Gurgel
INTERNATIONAL FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
• Alexander Gustafsson
• Alistair Overeem
• Dennis Siver
• Joachim Hansen
• Michael Bisping
KO OF THE YEAR
• Anderson Silva vs Vitor Belfort at UFC 126
• Cheick Kongo vs Pat Barry at UFC Live
• John Makdessi vs Kyle Watson at UFC 129
• Lyoto Machida vs Randy Couture at UFC 129
• Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire vs Toby Imada at Bellator 39
COMEBACK OF THE YEAR
• Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (career)
• Cheick Kongo (vs Pat Barry at UFC Live 4)
• Joe Warren (vs Joe Soto at Bellator 27)
• Marloes Coenen (vs Liz Carmouche at Strikeforce 46)
• Tito Ortiz (career)
COACH OF THE YEAR
• Cesar Gracie
• Eric Del Fierro
• Greg Jackson
• Rafael Cordeiro
• Shawn Tompkins
GYM OF THE YEAR
• Alliance MMA
• Black House
• Jackson’s MMA
• Roufusport Martial Arts Academy
• Xtreme Couture
LEADING MAN OF THE YEAR
• Bjorn Rebney, Bellator founder and CEO
• Dana White, UFC president
• Lorenzo Fertitta, UFC chairman and CEO
• Marc Ratner, UFC vice president of regulatory affairs
• Scott Coker, Strikeforce founder and CEO
BEST PROMOTION OF THE YEAR
• BAMMA
• Bellator
• DREAM
• Strikeforce
• UFC
BEST LIFESTYLE CLOTHING BRAND
• Affliction
• Bad Boy
• Form
• RVCA
• TapouT
BEST TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT BRAND
• Bad Boy
• Everlast MMA
• Hayabusa
• Rival
• Venum
MMA JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
• Ariel Helwani, MMAFighting.com/Versus.com
• Ben Fowlkes, Sports Illustrated, MMAFighting.com
• Gareth A. Davies, TheDailyTelegraph.com, ESPN
• John Morgan, MMAjunkie.com
• Josh Gross, ESPN