Nunes, Cormier highlight World MMA Awards winners
UFC champions headlined the World MMA Awards on Wednesday.
Women's bantamweight and featherweight titleholder Amanda Nunes captured three awards on the night: Female Fighter of the Year, Knockout of the Year, and Upset of the Year - the latter two for her victory over Cris Cyborg at UFC 232.
Unsurprisingly, Daniel Cormier was named Fighter of the Year. Cormier won three bouts in 2018, capturing the UFC heavyweight championship by knocking out Stipe Miocic at UFC 226. He was also named Analyst of the Year.
Rounding out the top honors, interim middleweight champion Israel Adesanya picked up the Breakthrough Fighter of the Year award and Tony Ferguson vs. Anthony Pettis (UFC 229) was named Fight of the Year.
Here are the full list of awards and recipients:
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Fighter of the Year | Daniel Cormier |
| Female Fighter of the Year | Amanda Nunes |
| Breakthrough Fighter of the Year | Israel Adesanya |
| International Fighter of the Year | Aung La Nsang |
| Fight of the Year | Tony Ferguson vs. Anthony Pettis (UFC 229) |
| Knockout of the Year | Amanda Nunes vs. Cris Cyborg (UFC 232) |
| Submission of the Year | Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Brandon Davis (UFC 228) |
| Comeback of the Year | Angela Lee |
| Upset of the Year | Amanda Nunes vs. Cris Cyborg (UFC 232) |
| Coach of the Year | Mike Brown |
| Gym of the Year | ATT |
| Referee of the Year | Herb Dean |
| Ringcard Girl of the Year | Jhenny Andrade |
| Leading Man | Dana White |
| Best Promotion | UFC |
| Analyst of the Year | Daniel Cormier |
| MMA Journalist of the Year | Ariel Helwani |