The World MMA Awards 2022 nominations were announced.
MMA Fighting was nominated as MMA Media Source of the Year. This award has been won by the outlet five times. Shaheen Al Shati, deputy editor, and Ariel Helwani, journalist have been nominated to MMA Journalists of the Year. Helwani’s The MMA Hour has also been nominated as Best MMA Programming.
Helwani won his 11th MMA Journalist of the Year award at the 2021 World MMA Awards.
Also, you can vote here . Voting will conclude on Sept. 30. The venue and date for the award ceremony will be announced shortly.
See the full list of nominees below (nomination period spanned from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022):
Charles “Mask” Lewis Fighter of The Year
Alexander Volkanovski
Johnny Eblen
Charles Oliveira
Islam Makhachev
Francis Ngannou
Female fighter of the year
Julianna Pena
Cris Cyborg
Kayla Harrison
Valentina Shevchenko
Raquel Pennington
Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
Tai Tuivasa
Mateusz Gamrot
Paddy Pimblett
Molly McCann
Johnny Eblen
International Fighter of the Year
Alexander Volkanovski
Roberto Soldic
Mateusz Gamrot
Islam Makhachev
Khamzat Chimaev
Fight for the Year
Jiri Prochazka vs. Glover Teixeira – UFC 275
Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler – UFC 268
Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega – UFC 266
Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns – UFC 273
Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez – UFC Vegas 42
Knockout of the Year
Michael Chandler (front kick) vs. Tony Ferguson – UFC 274
Ignacio Bahamondes (wheel kick) vs. Roosevelt Roberts – UFC Vegas 34
Sergio Pettis (spinning backfist) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi – Bellator 272
Molly McCann, spinning back elbow vs. Luana Caroline – UFC London
Roman Faraldo (flying knee) vs. Robert Turnquest – Bellator 271
Submission of the Year
Jiri Prochazka (rear-naked choke) vs. Glover Teixeira – UFC 275
Stevie Ray (modified body lock) vs. Anthony Pettis – PFL 5
Oliver Enkamp vs. Mark Lemminger (inverted triangle choke). Bellator 281
Jessica Andrade (standing arm-triangle choke) vs. Amanda Lemos – UFC Vegas 52
Charles Oliveira (rear-naked choke) vs. Dustin Oliveira – UFC 269
Comeback for the Year
Sergio Pettis vs. Kyoji Horiguchi – Bellator 272
Carla Esparza (career)
Clay Guida vs. Leonardo Santos – UFC on ESPN 31
Aljamain Sterling (overcoming intense ridicule and injury)
Chris Curtis, career )
Upset of the Year
Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes – UFC 269
Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. Michal Materla – KSW 70
Matheus Scheffel vs. Bruno Cappelozza – PFL 5
Ben Parrish vs. Christian Edwards – Bellator 266
Seika Izawa vs. Ayaka Hamasaki – RIZIN 33
Best Promo of the Year
UFC
Bellator
PFL
Cage Warriors
KSW
Leading Man of the Year
Dana White, UFC )
Scott Coker (Bellator)
Peter Murray, PFL )
Graham Boylan (Cage Warriors)
Kerrith brown (IMMAF )
Referee of the Year
Jason Herzog
Marc Goddard
Mike Beltran
Mark Smith
Keith Peterson
Analyst for the Year
Paul Felder
Michael Bisping
Dan Hardy
Kenny Florian
Dominick Cruz
Personality of the Year
Laura Sanko
Daniel Cormier
Chael Sonnen
Joe Rogan
Jon Anik
Best MMA Programming
UFC Embedded
Dana White Contender Series
The MMA Hour
JRE MMA Show
Morning Kombat
MMA Media Source of the Year
MMA Fighting
MMA Junkie
ESPN
BT Sport
Sherdog
MMA Journalists of the Year
Ariel Helwani
John Morgan
Shaheen Al-Shatti
Aaron Bronsteter
Mike Bohn
Coach of the Year
Eugene Bareman
Eric Nicksick
Mike Brown
Henri Hooft
Diego Lima
Gym of the Year
City Kickboxing
Xtreme Couture
American Top Team
Kill Cliff FC (formerly Sanford MMA)
Fortis MMA
Trainer for the Year
Phil Daru
Jordan Sullivan
Andrew Wood
Heather Linden
Corey Peacock
Ringcard Girl of the Year
Brittney Palmer
Arianny Celeste
Luciana Andrade
Brooklyn Wren
Chrissy Blair
Fighting Spirit of the Year
Kevin Holland (Bravery – in and out of the cage, helping his community in the face of danger on several occasions)
Aaron Aby (Heart – surviving cancer and battling cystic fibrosis to become a top contender in Cage Warriors)
Bryce Mitchell – Charity – He donated half his UFC 272 purse to children in Arkansas who are in need of medical attention. Dana White, who was able to match Mitchell’s )
contribution is also mentioned.
Alexander Volkanovski – Determination (showing a champion’s determination and fighting through an seemingly impossible submission by Brian Ortega
Robbie Lawler (Compassion vs. Nick Diaz – displaying true respect & genuine care for his opponent’s wellbeing in life)
