The highlight of the show were Chael Sonnen’s (likely scripted) one-liners. From poking fun at himself, to taking shots at Wand and Anderson, “The Gangster from America” was on his game.
The highlight of the show were Chael Sonnen’s (likely scripted) one-liners. From poking fun at himself, to taking shots at Wand and Anderson, “The Gangster from America” was on his game.
What we learned from the show:
• Frankie Munoz and Arianny Celeste make a creepy couple
• Athletes aren’t very good readers
• Dana White was too busy eating sushi in Japan to attend the awards
• Our invite still hasn’t arrived (must have gone to the wrong address)
• Shawn Tompkins was a beloved coach in the sport and deserved the lifetime achievement award and to have the “Coach of the Year” award named after him
• There are a lot of “celebrities” we’ve never heard of
• Leonard Garcia is a good sport for accepting the award for “Submission of the Year” on behalf of “The Korean Zombie”
• Arianny had no idea she would win, but she just happened to prepare a prop for Chael “just in case”
• Chael was right, Anderson Silva DOES speak perfect English
• Roy Nelson’s mullet is fantastic
• Jon Jones doesn’t see anything wrong with saying “you guyses champion”
If you needed further evidence that somebody’s going to get all butthurt tomorrow, the above video featuring UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and light-heavyweight contender Phil Davis doesn’t pull any punches. As they climb through a storage unit, the duo take shots at Arianny Celeste, Jon Jones, Cecil Peoples, Wanderlei Silva, and more. It’s definitely worth a couple of minutes of your time.
Yesterday’s skit probably reminded you that a good chin doesn’t always equate to strong acting chops. Then again, there’s only so much you can do with the script you’re handed. Speaking of which, the comedic stylings of Frank Mir await you after the jump.
If you needed further evidence that somebody’s going to get all butthurt tomorrow, the above video featuring UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and light-heavyweight contender Phil Davis doesn’t pull any punches. As they climb through a storage unit, the duo take shots at Arianny Celeste, Jon Jones, Cecil Peoples, Wanderlei Silva, and more. It’s definitely worth a couple of minutes of your time.
Yesterday’s skit probably reminded you that a good chin doesn’t always equate to strong acting chops. Then again, there’s only so much you can do with the script you’re handed. Speaking of which, the comedic stylings of Frank Mir await you after the jump.
(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 after the jump.
(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
• 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
• 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
Fighters Only Magazine announced today that Chael Sonnen will host this year’s addition of the World MMA Awards. The outspoken “American Gangster” will replace last year’s host, Randy Couture and will undoubtedly inject some humor and testosterone into the program.
The show, which will be co-hosted by ESPN’s Molly Querim, will be broadcast live on Wednesday, November 30th from the Pearl Theatre at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on Fox Sports and will be re-broadcast on Fuel TV later in the week.
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Fighters Only Magazine announced today that Chael Sonnen will host this year’s addition of the World MMA Awards. The outspoken “American Gangster” will replace last year’s host, Randy Couture and will undoubtedly inject some humor and testosterone into the program.
The show, which will be co-hosted by ESPN’s Molly Querim, will be broadcast live on Wednesday, November 30th from the Pearl Theatre at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on Fox Sports and will be re-broadcast on Fuel TV later in the week.
In a release sent out by FO today, CEO Rob Hewitt had the following to say about the addition of MMA’s biggest talker:
“I say it every year that we want to make the awards show bigger and better and every year we have done just that. However, none of it would be possible with out the support of the MMA industry, the fans, our sponsors and TV and venue partners who all believe as much as we do in this project. To celebrate the sport we love and the people within it in the way that we do is a crowning moment of the year for Fighters Only and we can’t wait to reveal this year’s winners.”
Tickets for the World MMA Awards 2011 are priced at $59, $79 and $99, plus additional fees, and go on sale on Friday, October 21st at noon. Tickets can be purchased at the Pearl Box Office, by calling 702-944-3200 or at any Ticketmaster location. Doors for the event on November 30th open at 6 pm, with show time at 7.30pm.
Fighters Only 2010 World MMA Awards Nominees were announced and MMA Fix would like to point out the interesting note that AKA Coach Dave Camarillo was left out of the Coach of the Year category. Nominations were voted on by the public so why would YOU leave out a coach who has lead Jon […]
Fighters Only 2010 World MMA Awards Nominees were announced and MMA Fix would like to point out the interesting note that AKA Coach Dave Camarillo was left out of the Coach of the Year category. Nominations were voted on by the public so why would YOU leave out a coach who has lead Jon Fitch into 5 straight wins, Josh Koscheck who is up for a Welterweight title shot against GSP, and Cain Velasquez, whose main event Heavyweight title fight against Brock Lesnar is one of the most anticipated bouts of the year?
You can place your votes for the finalists listed below at www.worldmmaawards.com. Polls are open until November 26th. Winners will be announced December 1st live inside The Pearl at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV with host UFC Legend Randy Couture.
PS…who the hell is Natalie Skyy?
CHARLES “MASK” LEWIS FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Anderson Silva
Brock Lesnar
Frankie Edgar
Jose Aldo
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen at UFC 117
Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin at UFC 116
Leonard Garcia vs. Chan Sung Jung at WEC 48
Chris Leben vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116
Jorge Santiago vs. Kazuo Misaki at Sengoku 14
KO OF THE YEAR
Anthony Njokuani vs. Chris Horodecki at WEC 45
Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 110
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Lyoto Machida at UFC 113
Mike Russow vs. Todd Duffee at UFC 114
Rich Franklin vs. Chuck Liddell at UFC 115
SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida at UFC 117
Chris Leben vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 116
Cole Miller vs. Dan Lauzon at UFC 108
Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen at UFC 118
Fabricio Werdum vs. Fedor Emelianenko at “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum”
BEST PROMOTION
Bellator
DREAM
Strikeforce
UFC
WEC
LEADING MAN OF THE YEAR
Bjorn Rebney, Bellator CEO
Dana White, UFC president
Joe Silva, UFC VP of talent relations
Michael Schiavello, HDNet broadcaster
Scott Coker, Strikeforce founder and CEO
INTERNATIONAL FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Alistair Overeem
Dan Hardy
George Sotiropoulos
John Hathaway
Shinya Aoki
BREAKTHROUGH FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Charles Oliveira
Evan Dunham
George Sotiropoulos
John Hathaway
Jon Jones
