The Fighters Only 2009 MMA Awards were held last night in Las Vegas, Nevada, and not surprisingly Georges St-Pierre, the UFC, and Tapout came away as the big winners.
Here’s the entire list of winners on the evening:
- Fighter of the Year: Georges St-Pierre
- Fight of the Year: Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida (TUF 9 Finale)
- KO of the Year: Dan Henderson over Michael Bisping (UFC 100)
- Submission of the Year: Toby Imada’s inverted triangle over Jorge Masvidal (Bellator 4)
- Special Achievement Award: Charles “Mask” Lewis
- Best Promotion: UFC
- European Fighter of the Year: Gegard Mousasi
- Breakthrough Fighter of the Year: Brock Lesnar
- Female Fighter of the Year: Cristine “Cyborg” Santos
- Leading Man of the Year: Dana White
- Coach of the Year: Greg Jackson
- Ring Girl of the Year: Arianny Celeste
- Best MMA Media Coverage: MMAJunkie.com
- Best MMA Gym: Jackson Submission Fighting
- Best MMA brand: TapouT
- Best MMA Clothing: TapouT
- Best MMA Shorts: TapouT
- Best Gloves: UFC
- Best Journalist: John Morgan (MMAJunkie)
Thanks for the recap. I tuned in just in time to catch the last few minutes. Oops! =)
Dana would have had a heart attack if they would have given Fedor the European Fighter of the Year Award. Also, Gegard is about as European as Potatoes. He´s Iranian/Armenian.