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2017 World MMA Awards: Full List of Nominees

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The 2017 World MMA Awards nominees were announced by Fighters Only on Monday.

The ceremony is scheduled for March 2nd, at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas.

The full list of the 2017 World MMA Awards nominees are as follows:

Charles ‘Mask’ Lewis Fighter of the Year

Michael Bisping

Donald Cerrone

Cody Garbrandt

Conor McGregor

Stipe Miocic

Female Fighter of the Year

Cris Cyborg

Angela Hill

Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Angela Lee

Amanda Nunes

Breakthrough Fighter of the Year

Yair Rodriguez

Cody Garbrandt

Doo Ho Choi

Derrick Lewis

Michael Page

International Fighter of the Year

Michael Bisping

Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Conor McGregor

Gegard Mousasi

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Fight of the Year

Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit (UFC 195)

Cub Swanson vs. Choo Ho Choi (UFC 206)

Michael Bisping vs. Anderson Silva (UFN 84)

Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 2 (UFC 202)

Michael Chandler vs. Benson Henderson (Bellator 165)

Knockout of the Year

Anthony Johnson (vs. Glover Teixeira, UFC 202)

Landon Vannata (vs. John Makdessi, UFC 206)

Michael Page (vs. Cyborg Santos, Bellator 158)

Yair Rodriguez (vs. Andre Fili, UFC 197)

Michael Chandler (vs. Pitbull Freire, Bellator 157)

Submission of the Year

Ben Rothwell (vs. Josh Barnett, UFC on FOX 18)

Nate Diaz (vs. Conor McGregor, UFC 196)

Miesha Tate (vs. Holly Holm, UFC 196)

MacKenzie Dern (vs. Montana Stewart, Legacy 61)

Thiago Moises (vs. David Catillo, RFA 35)

Comeback of the Year

Michael Bisping (vs. Anderson Silva, UFN 84)

Nate Diaz (vs. Conor McGregor, UFC 196)

Dan Henderson (vs. Hector Lombard, UFC 199)

Miesha Tate (vs. Holly Holm, UFC 196)

Dominick Cruz (Career)

Upset of the Year

Michael Bisping (vs. Luke Rockhold, UFC 199)

Bryan Barberna (vs. Warlley Alves, UFC on FOX 18)

Joe Taimanglo (vs. Darrion Caldwell, Bellator 159)

Brandon Moreno (vs. Louis Smolka, UFN 96)

Zac Riley (vs. Hugo Viana, RFA 34)

Shawn Tompkins Coach of the Year

Jason Parillo

Din Thomas

John Kavanagh

Marcus Marinelli

Greg Jackson

Trainer of the Year

Jake Bonacci (S&C coach)

Mike Dolce (Nutrionist)

Lawrence Herrera (S&C coach)

Loren Landow (S&C coach)

George Lockhart (Nutrionist)

Gym of the Year

American Top Team

SBG Ireland

Jackson-Wink Arena

American Kickboxing Academy

Team Alpha Male

Referee of the Year

Marc Goddard

Herb Dean

John McCarthy

Yves Lavigne

Leon Roberts

Ringcard Girl of the Year

Arianny Celeste

Brittney Palmer

Mercedes Terrell

Carly Baker

Jhenny Andrade

Leading Man

Dana White

Scott Coker

Victor Cui

Marc Ratner

Jeff Novitzky

Best Promotion

UFC

Bellator MMA

One Championship

KSW

Legacy

Personality of the Year

Joe Rogan

Jimmy Smith

Jon Anik

Matt Serra

Brendan Schaub

Analyst of the Year

Brian Stann

Dan Hardy

Robin Black

Chael Sonnen

Dominick Cruz

Best MMA Programming

UFC Embedded

Ultimate Fighter

Lookin’ for a Fight

The MMA Hour

UFC Breakdown

MMA Media Source of the Year

MMA Junkie

MMA Fighting

Bloody Elbow

Sherdog

Flocombat

MMA Journalist of the Year

Ariel Helwani

Shaun Al-Shatti

Brett Okamoto

Ben Fowlkes

Karin Zidan

MMA Clothing and Equipment Brand of the Year

Hayabusa

Bad Boy

Virus

Everlast

Venum

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The 2017 World MMA Awards nominees were announced by Fighters Only on Monday.

The ceremony is scheduled for March 2nd, at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas.

The full list of the 2017 World MMA Awards nominees are as follows:

Charles ‘Mask’ Lewis Fighter of the Year

Michael Bisping

Donald Cerrone

Cody Garbrandt

Conor McGregor

Stipe Miocic

Female Fighter of the Year

Cris Cyborg

Angela Hill

Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Angela Lee

Amanda Nunes

Breakthrough Fighter of the Year

Yair Rodriguez

Cody Garbrandt

Doo Ho Choi

Derrick Lewis

Michael Page

International Fighter of the Year

Michael Bisping

Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Conor McGregor

Gegard Mousasi

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Fight of the Year

Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit (UFC 195)

Cub Swanson vs. Choo Ho Choi (UFC 206)

Michael Bisping vs. Anderson Silva (UFN 84)

Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 2 (UFC 202)

Michael Chandler vs. Benson Henderson (Bellator 165)

Knockout of the Year

Anthony Johnson (vs. Glover Teixeira, UFC 202)

Landon Vannata (vs. John Makdessi, UFC 206)

Michael Page (vs. Cyborg Santos, Bellator 158)

Yair Rodriguez (vs. Andre Fili, UFC 197)

Michael Chandler (vs. Pitbull Freire, Bellator 157)

Submission of the Year

Ben Rothwell (vs. Josh Barnett, UFC on FOX 18)

Nate Diaz (vs. Conor McGregor, UFC 196)

Miesha Tate (vs. Holly Holm, UFC 196)

MacKenzie Dern (vs. Montana Stewart, Legacy 61)

Thiago Moises (vs. David Catillo, RFA 35)

Comeback of the Year

Michael Bisping (vs. Anderson Silva, UFN 84)

Nate Diaz (vs. Conor McGregor, UFC 196)

Dan Henderson (vs. Hector Lombard, UFC 199)

Miesha Tate (vs. Holly Holm, UFC 196)

Dominick Cruz (Career)

Upset of the Year

Michael Bisping (vs. Luke Rockhold, UFC 199)

Bryan Barberna (vs. Warlley Alves, UFC on FOX 18)

Joe Taimanglo (vs. Darrion Caldwell, Bellator 159)

Brandon Moreno (vs. Louis Smolka, UFN 96)

Zac Riley (vs. Hugo Viana, RFA 34)

Shawn Tompkins Coach of the Year

Jason Parillo

Din Thomas

John Kavanagh

Marcus Marinelli

Greg Jackson

Trainer of the Year

Jake Bonacci (S&C coach)

Mike Dolce (Nutrionist)

Lawrence Herrera (S&C coach)

Loren Landow (S&C coach)

George Lockhart (Nutrionist)

Gym of the Year

American Top Team

SBG Ireland

Jackson-Wink Arena

American Kickboxing Academy

Team Alpha Male

Referee of the Year

Marc Goddard

Herb Dean

John McCarthy

Yves Lavigne

Leon Roberts

Ringcard Girl of the Year

Arianny Celeste

Brittney Palmer

Mercedes Terrell

Carly Baker

Jhenny Andrade

Leading Man

Dana White

Scott Coker

Victor Cui

Marc Ratner

Jeff Novitzky

Best Promotion

UFC

Bellator MMA

One Championship

KSW

Legacy

Personality of the Year

Joe Rogan

Jimmy Smith

Jon Anik

Matt Serra

Brendan Schaub

Analyst of the Year

Brian Stann

Dan Hardy

Robin Black

Chael Sonnen

Dominick Cruz

Best MMA Programming

UFC Embedded

Ultimate Fighter

Lookin’ for a Fight

The MMA Hour

UFC Breakdown

MMA Media Source of the Year

MMA Junkie

MMA Fighting

Bloody Elbow

Sherdog

Flocombat

MMA Journalist of the Year

Ariel Helwani

Shaun Al-Shatti

Brett Okamoto

Ben Fowlkes

Karin Zidan

MMA Clothing and Equipment Brand of the Year

Hayabusa

Bad Boy

Virus

Everlast

Venum

Khabib’s Father Confirms Who His Son’s Next Opponent Will Be

With rumors running rampant that No. 1-ranked Khabib Nurmagomedov and No. 2-ranked Tony ‘El Cucuy’ Ferguson will finally throw-down inside the Octagon, ‘The Eagle’s’ father has shed some light on the situation and possibly just revealed his son’s next opponent. Responding to a fan question on his VKontakte account, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov stated that his son will in fact

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With rumors running rampant that No. 1-ranked Khabib Nurmagomedov and No. 2-ranked Tony ‘El Cucuy’ Ferguson will finally throw-down inside the Octagon, ‘The Eagle’s’ father has shed some light on the situation and possibly just revealed his son’s next opponent.

Responding to a fan question on his VKontakte account, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov stated that his son will in fact take on Ferguson in his next Octagon appearence:

Screen Shot 2017-01-08 at 1.16.05 PMAs we reported yesterday, MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani stated that the bout between Ferguson and Nurmagomedov is nearly done for UFC 209, along with a welterweight title rematch between Tyron Woodley and Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson, and shortly after ‘The Eagle’s’ manager Ali Abdelaziz and Ferguson himself began teasing big announcements to come.

Nurmagomedov is currently undefeated in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career with a record of 24-0, with his most recent win coming via third round submission against Michael Johnson at UFC 205. Ferguson is currently riding a historical nine-fight win streak in the UFC’s lightweight division, and is looking to propel himself into title contention with a massive win over ‘The Eagle’.

How do you see a match-up between the two world-class 155-pound fighters going down?

UFC 209 will go down live on pay-per-view (PPV) from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 4, 2017.

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Khabib: I’ll Beat Ferguson For Interim ‘Bullsh*t Belt,’ Then Fight McGregor For ‘Real Belt’

Khabib Nurmagomedov is no doubt making a name at lightweight but he is also a man on the mission. He is being hyped as the next lightweight champion and this year could finally be his. Nurmagomedov is reportedly scheduled to face Tony Ferguson for the interim lightweight title soon. While speaking with Dave Doyle of

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Khabib Nurmagomedov is no doubt making a name at lightweight but he is also a man on the mission. He is being hyped as the next lightweight champion and this year could finally be his.

Nurmagomedov is reportedly scheduled to face Tony Ferguson for the interim lightweight title soon. While speaking with Dave Doyle of MMA Fighting, Nurmagomedov is down for that fight as he plans to beat Ferguson, take the title and then fight the real UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor, who is expected to be out of action for a bit as his girlfriend is pregnant.

“I want to beat Tony Ferguson, take the interim bullsh*t belt, and I will fight with Conor for real belt,” Nurmagomedov said. “This is what I want to make in 2017. If the UFC would ask me about Conor, of course, I would take this fight,” Nurmagomedov said. “He has the belt now. I want to take his belt. … It’s my belt. Everybody knows I deserve a title shot. But, Tony Ferguson is on nine win streak, he deserves [a chance] too.”

Nurmagomedov is not sure if McGregor even wants to defend the belt, which he won in November 2015 from Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205.

“I think 50/50. I think maybe he takes the fight at 170, if he loses at 170, he comes back to 155. He does this all the time. He never defends his belt. He never defended his belt in Cage Warriors, he never defends his belt in UFC, he’s all the time playing games because he has good pay-per-view and that’s why he has power in the UFC.”

Nurmagomedov vs. Ferguson is expected to be featured on the main card of UFC 209 on March 4 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Rumor: Two Huge Fights Headed For UFC 209 In Vegas

Las Vegas’ UFC 209 pay-per-view (PPV) could be getting a whole lot bigger. According to MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani, the UFC are closing in on inking two massive bouts to the PPV card in March. Helwani reports that bouts between top lightweights Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, as well as a welterweight title rematch between

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Las Vegas’ UFC 209 pay-per-view (PPV) could be getting a whole lot bigger.

According to MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani, the UFC are closing in on inking two massive bouts to the PPV card in March. Helwani reports that bouts between top lightweights Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, as well as a welterweight title rematch between Tyron Woodley and Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson are on the promotion’s radar:

Woodley and Thompson initially met in the co-main event of UFC 205 from the Madison Square Garden Arena in New York City, in which the Fight Of The Night ended in a majority draw decision being read from the judges’ scorecards. Immediately after the contest talks of a rematch began to hit wind, and it seems that’s exactly what’s going to happen.

Nurmagomedov is the most dominant lightweight in the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) today, as he is currently undefeated in his fighting career with a staggering record of 24-0. Ferguson is currently on a record nine-fight win streak in the UFC’s 155-pound division, and is looking to propel himself into a title shot with a win over ‘The Eagle’.

Ali Abdelaziz, Nurmagomedov’s manager, took to Twitter to post a rather cryptic message to fight fans, posting a plethora of Russian flags along with a few smiley faces:

Abdelaziz was asked by fans what the Tweet meant, to which he responded with a series of Chicken emojis:

The chickens are in reference to Nurmagomedov’s post-fight interview from UFC 205, in which he called UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor a chicken for not having fought him yet:

“I want to fight with your (the UFC’s) chicken because this is the number one easy fight in lightweight division.”

McGregor’s head-coach, John Kavanagh, interestingly enough posted a picture of ‘The Notorious One’ getting some work done in the gym, despite the fact that the Irish champ stated he wanted to take some time off before returning to Octagon action to enjoy the birth of his first child:

The best way to become advanced is to drill the fundamental movements daily.

A video posted by Coach Kavanagh (@coach_kavanagh) on

As for Ferguson, he took to Twitter as well to tease an announcement to come regarding his Octagon return using the phrase ‘El Cucuy is coming’:

What are your thoughts fellow fight fans? What could all this mean?

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Khabib Nurmagomedov is ‘Moving on’ From Tony Ferguson, Eyeing Michael Chiesa

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Remember when Khabib Nurmagomedov’s team gave Tony Ferguson six days to sign a bout agreement? Well it appears “The Eagle’s” camp got tired of waiting and are going in another direction.

ESPN’s Brett Ok…

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Remember when Khabib Nurmagomedov’s team gave Tony Ferguson six days to sign a bout agreement? Well it appears “The Eagle’s” camp got tired of waiting and are going in another direction.

ESPN’s Brett Okamoto was told Nurmagomedov is ready to face the next highest ranked lightweight without a fight. Here is his tweet:

Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz confirmed that his fighter was indeed looking at No. 8 ranked 155-pounder Michael Chiesa as a potential opponent for UFC 209. He also said “The Eagle” will begin training in a couple of days.

If this holds true, it appears current featherweight champion Jose Aldo will be losing out on his bid for an interim lightweight title showdown with Nurmagomedov. Aldo said he was offered the bout, but “The Eagle” turned it down. Nurmagomedov has shown disinterest in the fight and claimed he doesn’t “bully the little.”

Chiesa may not be the first person fight fans would’ve thought of, but he may very well be the only one available. Eddie Alvarez is still recovering from his knockout loss to current champion Conor McGregor, Rafael dos Anjos is moving up in weight, Edson Barboza is booked, and Nate Diaz wants $20 million.

Don’t mistake the “Maverick” for a slouch. Chiesa reigned supreme on season 15 of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF). He hit a couple of snags when he was submitted by Jorge Masvidal and lost via doctor’s stoppage against Joe Lauzon, but Chiesa has seven wins inside the Octagon.

Of those seven wins, five have come by way of submission. All of Chiesa’s career submission wins have come via some form of a choke. Moral of the story here is, don’t let him grab a hold of your neck.

UFC 209 is set to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on March 4. Heavyweights Alistair Overeem and Mark Hunt will clash on the card. The event is still without a headliner.

Khabib’s Manager to Ferguson: ‘You Have Six Days to Make Deal’

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The first time Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson were set to compete was back in Dec. 2015. Injuries suffered by both men over the past year have prevented them from going toe-to-toe. This time, the roadblock is different.

“El Cucuy” says he won’t fight Nurmagomedov unless he gets equal pay. “The Eagle” blasted Ferguson and said he just needs to, “shut up and take this fight.” Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz took to his Twitter account to give Ferguson an ultimatum. You can read what was said in the now deleted tweet:

“@TonyFergusonXT you have 6 days to make a deal with the UFC. If you don’t make a deal I’m going to find someone else to fight @danawhite.”

It appears that Abdelaziz meant to tweet this from Nurmagomedov’s Twitter account instead of his own. Regardless, featherweight champion Jose Aldo is willing and ready for an interim lightweight title bout with “The Eagle.” It’s a fight that was offered to the Russian Sambo ace, but he wanted to fight Ferguson.

If the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) doesn’t budge when it comes to contract talks, Ferguson may be missing out on a big opportunity and see either Aldo or Nurmagomedov move on to face Conor McGregor in a unification title bout.

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The first time Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson were set to compete was back in Dec. 2015. Injuries suffered by both men over the past year have prevented them from going toe-to-toe. This time, the roadblock is different.

“El Cucuy” says he won’t fight Nurmagomedov unless he gets equal pay. “The Eagle” blasted Ferguson and said he just needs to, “shut up and take this fight.” Nurmagomedov’s manager Ali Abdelaziz took to his Twitter account to give Ferguson an ultimatum. You can read what was said in the now deleted tweet:

“@TonyFergusonXT you have 6 days to make a deal with the UFC. If you don’t make a deal I’m going to find someone else to fight @danawhite.”

It appears that Abdelaziz meant to tweet this from Nurmagomedov’s Twitter account instead of his own. Regardless, featherweight champion Jose Aldo is willing and ready for an interim lightweight title bout with “The Eagle.” It’s a fight that was offered to the Russian Sambo ace, but he wanted to fight Ferguson.

If the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) doesn’t budge when it comes to contract talks, Ferguson may be missing out on a big opportunity and see either Aldo or Nurmagomedov move on to face Conor McGregor in a unification title bout.