Pick your winners. I have excluded the categories that are boring. Charles "Mask" Lewis Fighter of the Year Daniel Cormier Nate Diaz Benson Henderson Jon Jones Ronda Rousey Female Fighter of the Year Jessica Aguilar Sarah Kaufman Sara McMann Ronda Rousey Miesha Tate Breakthrough Fighter of the Year Renan Barao Michael Chandler Luke Rockhold Ronda Rousey Chris Weidman International Fighter of the Year Michael Bisping Alexander Gustafsson Chan Sung Jung Martin Kampmann Stefan Struve Fight of the Year Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (UFC 139) Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez (Bellator 58) Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez (UFC on FUEL TV 1) Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung (UFC on FUEL TV 3) Jamie Varner vs. Joe Lauzon (UFC on FOX 4) Knockout of the Year Adam Khaliev vs. Alexei Belyaev (League S-70) Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim (UFC 142) Stephen Thompson vs. Dan Stittgen (UFC 143) Anthony Pettis vs. Joe Lauzon (UFC 144) Brian Rogers vs. Vitor Vianna (Bellator 61) Submission of the Year Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (UFC 140) Charles Oliveira vs. Eric Wisely (UFC on FOX 2) Rousimar Palhares vs. Mike Massenzio (UFC 142) Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate (Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey) Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier (UFC on FUEL TV 3) Comeback of the Year Alan Belcher (career) Mike Swick (career) Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (UFC 140) Tim Boetsch vs. Yushin Okami (UFC 144) J.P. Joubert vs. Norman Wessels (EFC Africa 15)
Re: Fighters Only 2012 World MMA Awards Nominees My votes... Jon Jones Ronda Rousey Ronda Rousey Stefan Struve Hendo vs. Shogun Barboza KO's Etim Mir subs Nogueira Boetsch comes back against Okami
Re: Fighters Only 2012 World MMA Awards Nominees The Int'l Fighter category is odd. Bisping was 1-1, Gustafsson is 1-0, TKZ is 1-0, and Kampmann is 2-0. Struve is the only fighter on the list with at least three fights, all wins. Kampmann is also a good choice due to difficulty of opposition as is Gustafsson if he is able to beat Shogun.
Re: Fighters Only 2012 World MMA Awards Nominees Charles "Mask" Lewis Fighter of the Year Daniel Cormier Nate Diaz Benson Henderson Jon Jones Ronda Rousey Female Fighter of the Year Jessica Aguilar Sarah Kaufman Sara McMann Ronda Rousey Miesha Tate Breakthrough Fighter of the Year Renan Barao Michael Chandler Luke Rockhold Ronda Rousey Chris Weidman International Fighter of the Year Michael Bisping Alexander Gustafsson Chan Sung Jung (A very close second) Martin Kampmann Stefan Struve Fight of the Year Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (UFC 139) Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez (Bellator 58) Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez (UFC on FUEL TV 1) Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung (UFC on FUEL TV 3) Jamie Varner vs. Joe Lauzon (UFC on FOX 4) Knockout of the Year Adam Khaliev vs. Alexei Belyaev (League S-70) Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim (UFC 142) Stephen Thompson vs. Dan Stittgen (UFC 143) Anthony Pettis vs. Joe Lauzon (UFC 144) Brian Rogers vs. Vitor Vianna (Bellator 61) Submission of the Year Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (UFC 140) Charles Oliveira vs. Eric Wisely (UFC on FOX 2) Rousimar Palhares vs. Mike Massenzio (UFC 142) Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate (Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey) Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier (UFC on FUEL TV 3) Comeback of the Year Alan Belcher (career) Mike Swick (career) Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (UFC 140) Tim Boetsch vs. Yushin Okami (UFC 144) J.P. Joubert vs. Norman Wessels (EFC Africa 15)
Re: Fighters Only 2012 World MMA Awards Nominees Jon Jones Rousey Weidman Struve UFC 139 Barboza vs Etim (Spinning Wheel Kick) Oliveira vs Wisely (Calf Slicer) Boetsch vs Okami
Re: Fighters Only 2012 World MMA Awards Nominees Charles "Mask" Lewis Fighter of the Year Daniel Cormier Nate Diaz Benson Henderson Jon Jones Ronda Rousey Female Fighter of the Year Jessica Aguilar Sarah Kaufman Sara McMann Ronda Rousey Miesha Tate Breakthrough Fighter of the Year Renan Barao Michael Chandler Luke Rockhold Ronda Rousey Chris Weidman International Fighter of the Year Michael Bisping Alexander Gustafsson Chan Sung Jung Martin Kampmann Stefan Struve Fight of the Year Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (UFC 139) Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez (Bellator 58) Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez (UFC on FUEL TV 1) Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung (UFC on FUEL TV 3) Jamie Varner vs. Joe Lauzon (UFC on FOX 4) Knockout of the Year Adam Khaliev vs. Alexei Belyaev (League S-70) Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim (UFC 142) Stephen Thompson vs. Dan Stittgen (UFC 143) Anthony Pettis vs. Joe Lauzon (UFC 144) Brian Rogers vs. Vitor Vianna (Bellator 61) Submission of the Year Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (UFC 140) Charles Oliveira vs. Eric Wisely (UFC on FOX 2) Rousimar Palhares vs. Mike Massenzio (UFC 142) Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate (Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey) Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier (UFC on FUEL TV 3) Comeback of the Year Alan Belcher (career) Mike Swick (career) Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (UFC 140) Tim Boetsch vs. Yushin Okami (UFC 144) J.P. Joubert vs. Norman Wessels (EFC Africa 15)
Re: Fighters Only 2012 World MMA Awards Nominees This is happening right now although they won't be televising it until the 20th.
Re: Fighters Only 2012 World MMA Awards Nominees Winners: Jones, Rousey, Wiedman, Bisping, Varner/Lauzon, Barboza, Mir, Mir