World MMA awards 2024 results

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MMA Fighting has World MMA Awards 2024 results and more from Thursday’s event at The Theater at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nev.
UFC veteran Chael Sonnen will be the host of the event. MMA Fighting has been nominated for MMA Media Source of the Year, an award that the outlet has won five times.
The World MMA Awards will be televised on ESPN+ at 11 p.m. ET.
Here are your nominees for the 16th Annual Fighters Only (nomination period spanned from July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024) below. The winners below will be bolded.
Check out World MMA Awards 2004 results below.

Lifetime Achievement Award
Mark Coleman (Winner)
Charles Lewis Fighter of the Year
Alex Pereira (Winner)
Alexandre Pantoja
Dricus du Plessis
Islam Makhachev
Renan Ferreira

Female Fighter of the Year
Kayla Harrison
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Larissa Pacheco
Liz Carmouche
Raquel Pennington
Zhang Weili - (Winner)

Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
Anatoly Malykhin
Benoit Saint Denis
Diego Lopes
Ian Machado Garry
Tom Aspinall - (Winner)

International Fighter of the Year
Chihiro Suzuki
Dricus du Plessis (winner)
Ilia Topuria
Jack Della Maddalena
Zhang Weili

Fight of the Year
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Moreno (UFC 290)
Clay Collard vs. Shane Burgos (PFL 9)
Dan Hooker vs. Jalin Turner (UFC 290)
Dustin Poirier vs. Benoit Saint Denis (UFC 299)
Max Holloway vs. Justin Gaethje (UFC 300) - (Winner)

Knockout of the Year
Josh Emmett vs. Bryce Mitchell - Overhand Right (UFC 296)
Justin Gaethje vs. Dustin Poirier - Head Kick (UFC 291)
Levy Carriel vs. Mathieu Rakotondrazanany - Head Kick (Brave CF 74)
Max Holloway vs. Justin Gaethje - Overhand Right (UFC 300) (winner)
Vinicius Oliveira vs. Bernardo Sopaj - Flying Knee (UFC Vegas 87)

Submission of the Year
Alexander Volkov vs. Tai Tuivasa - Ezekiel Choke (UFC 293)
Brian Ortega vs. Yair Rodriguez - Arm-Triangle Choke (UFC Mexico City)
Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Jose Johnson - Twister (UFC Vegas 78)
Diego Lopes vs. Gavin Tucker - Triangle Armbar (UFC Nashvillle) - Winner
Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier - D’Arce Choke (UFC 302)

Comeback of the Year
Brian Ortega vs. Yair Rodriguez (UFC Mexico City)
Elves Brener vs. Guram Kutateladze (UFC Vegas 76)
Jose Aldo (career)
Rodolfo Bellato vs. Ihor Potieria (UFC Austin)

Tom Aspinall (career) (winner)
Upset of the Year
Dricus du Plessis vs. Robert Whittaker (UFC 290)
Jason Jackson vs. Yaroslav Amosov (Bellator 301)
Neil Magny vs. Mike Malott (UFC 297)
Ovince Saint Preux vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu (UFC Vegas 88)
Sean Strickland vs. Israel Adesanya (UFC 293) - (Winner)

Commentator of the Year
Brendan Fitzgerald
John Gooden
Jon Anik (winner)
Laura Sanko
Sean O’Connell

Analyst of the Year
Dan Hardy
Din Thomas
Michael Bisping (winner)
Paul Felder


Shawn Tompkins Coach of the Year
Eric Nicksick
Francisco Grasso
Marcos ‘Parrumpa’ DaMatta
Plinio Cruz (winner)
Tim Welch

Trainer of the Year
Everton Oliveira
Heather Linden
Ian Larios (winner)
Jordan Sullivan
Phil Daru

Gym of the Year
American Kickboxing Academy
American Top Team
Lobo Gym
The Fighting Nerds - Winner
Xtreme Couture

Referee of the Year
Marc Goddard
Jason Herzog
Mark Smith
Herb Dean - (Winner)
Keith Peterson

Ringcard Girl of the Year
Holly Barker
Brookliyn Wren
Kasia Motloch Kejsi
Luciana Andrade - (Winner)
Red Dela Cruz

Leading Man
Dana White (UFC) - (Winner)
Ed Soares (LFA)
Graham Borlan (Cage Warriors)
Martin Lewandowski (KSW)
Peter Murray (PFL)

Best Promotion
UFC - (Winner)
Oktagon
LFA
KSW
PFL

Personality of the Year
Bruce Buffer
Chael Sonnen
Daniel Cormier
Nina-Marie Danielle (winner)
Joe Rogan

Best MMA Programming
Morning Kombat
The MMA Hour
Dana White’s Contender Series (winner)
The Anik & Florian Podcast
UFC Embedded

MMA Media Source of the Year
MMA Fighting
Sherdog
MMA Junkie
ESPN (winner)
The Mac Life

MMA Journalist of the Year
Ariel Helwani (winner)
Aaron Bronsteter
Oscar Willis
Carlos Contreras Legaspi
Nolan King

Fighting Spirit Award
Gabriel Braga (Heart - strength to overcome the loss of his father and coach)
Leon Edwards (Composure - strength during disgusting mental antics by an opponent)
Jim Miller (Endurance - the only fighter to compete at UFC 100, UFC 200, and UFC 300)
Mark Coleman (Bravery - fearlessly rescuing family and loved ones from a burning building) (winner)
Thomas Paull (Resilience - successfully competing in MMA despite being deaf)





Source -https://www.mmafighting.com/2024/12/5/24312714/world-mma-awards-2024-results

 

[pick999]

Aint no way herb won ref of the year also espn won media source?

 

[Shaolin Alan]

Wow, that got worse and worse as I read...

Nina Drama for "best personality"

 

[aerius]

Aint no way herb won ref of the year also espn won media source?

The votes were clearly counted by Adalaide Byrd.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

We were robbed

 

[Bobby Boulders]

The votes were clearly counted by Adalaide Byrd.

With assistance from Cecil Peoples

 

[Doctor Grudge]

Wow, that got worse and worse as I read...

Nina Drama for "best personality"

The time frame cut off should probably be stated. The last few months haven't counted toward the award.

 

[Unheralded Truth]

How the FUCK does Aspinall win comeback of the year? By career? What?

Is it some kind of consolation prize for having to defend an interim belt while the champ took on some retiree off the couch?

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

Amazing results, thank you.

 

[Poirierfan]

Wow, that got worse and worse as I read...

Nina Drama for "best personality"

Best fake personality imo.

At least the Fighting Nerds won, that camp has been on fire, super exciting fighters.

 

[JakePaulMMA]

I did see who won the Make Shit Up Award.

 

[Deleted member 504083]

Charles Lewis Fighter of the Year
Alex Pereira (Winner)
Alexandre Pantoja
Dricus du Plessis
Islam Makhachev
Renan Ferreira

How is Topuria not even nominated lol

International Fighter of the Year
Chihiro Suzuki
Dricus du Plessis (winner)
Ilia Topuria
Jack Della Maddalena
Zhang Weili

Finishing Volk and Max isn't as great as winning a split decision over Strickland and finishing Izzy apparently