The World MMA Awards 2022 nominees have been announced, highlighting outstanding contributors and achievements in categories such as Fighter of the Year, Best MMA Programming, and MMA Journalist of the Year among others.
The World MMA Awards 2022 nominees have been unveiled. MMA Media Source of the Year honors could go to the outlet that has claimed this award five times before. Ariel Helwani is among the contenders to scoop the MMA Journalist of the Year award again, having already collected this accolade on 13 occasions. The well-respected journalist’s platform, The MMA Hour, has been put forward for the Best MMA Programming award.
All fans of MMA can participate in the decision-making process by casting their votes now. Voting draws to a close on Sept. 30. Details regarding the precise date and venue of the award ceremony will be made public soon. MMA devotees and professionals alike will be keen to know the nominees, determined by activities and performances spanning from July 1, 2022 through to June 30, 2023.
The nominees for the 15th Annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards include multiple categories. For the prestigious Charles Lewis Fighter of the Year award, the candidates are Leon Edwards, Aljamain Sterling, Israel Adesanya, Islam Makhachev, and Sadibou Sy. Among the contenders for the Female Fighter of the Year are Alexa Grasso, Amanda Nunes, Larissa Pacheco, Seika Izawa, and Liz Carmouche. The Breakthrough Fighter of the Year category holds Dricus Du Plessis, Alex Pereira, Ilia Topuria, Sergei Pavlovich, and Alexa Grasso. International Fighter of the Year nominees include Leon Edwards, Israel Adesanya, Dricus Du Plessis, Sergei Pavlovich, and Sadibou Sy.
Notable fights such as Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev (UFC 286), Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler (UFC 281), and Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski (UFC 284), Brennan Ward vs. Sabah Homasi (Bellator 290), Matt Schnell vs. Su Mudaerji (UFC on ABC 3) are contending for Fight of the Year. Noteworthy knockouts include Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman, Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira, Sadibou Sy vs. Shane Mitchell, Krzysztof Głowacki vs. Patryk Tołkaczewski, and Ismael Bonfim vs. Terrance McKinney. For highly estimated Submission of the Year, Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko, Louis Glismann vs. Melvin van Suijdam, Islam Makhachev vs. Charles Oliveira, Olga Rubin vs. Claire Guthrie, and Reinier de Ridder vs. Vitaly Bigdash are up for the mantle. Other awards include Comeback of the Year, Upset of the Year, Shawn Tompkins Coach of the Year, Trainer of the Year, Gym of the Year, Referee of the Year, Ringcard Girl of the Year, Best Promotion, Personality of the Year, Analyst of the Year, Best MMA Programming, MMA Media Source of the Year, MMA Journalist of the Year, and the Fighting Spirit Award.