Jon Jones was elected “athlete of the year”. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa publicity)

The World MMA Awards, widely regarded as being the Oscars of MMA, was held Friday night in Las Vegas. On the occasion, Jon Jones and Ronda Rousey received trophies for being elected the best fighters of the year.

“Best Coach” honors went to the Brazilian Rafael Cordeiro for the work he has been doing at his Los Angeles academy Kings MMA, beating head coach of Team Nova União Dedé Pederneiras, who was also in the running.

The prize for “Best Submission” went to Frank Mir for his arm-splitting keylock on Rodrigo Minotauro in December 2011.

Brazil’s Edson Barboza was credited with having performed the “Best Knockout,” for the spinning kick that put Terry Etim’s lights out while still on his feet at UFC Rio 2. Cesar Gracie’s academy was honored with the prize for best MMA Gym of the Year.

“Revelation of the Year” honors went to UFC middleweight Chris Weidman, who edged out Renan Barão.

Here’s a list of the award winners:

Best Fighter: Jon Jones (UFC)
Best Female Fighter: Ronda Rousey (Strikeforce/UFC)
Revelation of the Year: Chris Weidman (UFC)
Best Fight: Jamie Varner vs Joe Lauzon
Best Knockout: Edson Barboza (vs. Terry Etim at UFC Rio 2)
Best Submission: Frank Mir (vs. Rodrigo Minotauro at UFC 140)
Best Coach: Rafael Cordeiro
Best Team: Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Best Referee: Herb Dean
Businessman of the Year: Dana White
Personality of the Year: Joe Rogan
Best Casual-Wear Brand: Bad Boy
Best Technical-Clothing Brand: Clinch Gear
Best Equipment: Pretorian
Best Promotion: UFC
Media Outlet of the Year: Sherdog.com
Journalist of the Year: Ariel Helwani

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This Thursday the Oscar of the mixed martial arts world, the MMA Awards, were held in Las Vegas, and Jon Jones met expectations by winning the statue for best fighter of the year. Check out the other winners:

European Fighter of the Year
Nominees: Michael Bisping (England), Alexander Gustafsson (Sweden), Joachim Hansen (Norway), Alistair Overeem (Holland) and Dennis Siver (Germany)

Winner: Alistair Overeem

Gym of the Year
Nominees: Alliance MMA, Black House, Jackson’s MMA, Roufusport and Xtreme Couture

Winner: Black House

Referee of the Year
Herb Dean, “Big” John McCarthy, Dan Miragliotta, Josh Rosenthal and Mario Yamasaki

Winner: Herb Dean

Comeback of the Year
Marloes Coenen against Liz Carmouche at “Strikeforce: Feijão vs. Henderson”, Cheick Kongo against Pat Barry at UFC Live 5, Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira (career), Tito Ortiz (career) and Joe Warren against Joe Soto at Bellator 27

Winner: Cheick Kongo

Best Equipment Brand
Bad Boy, Everlast, Hayabusa, Rival and Venum

Winner: Everlast

MMA Journalist of the Year
Finalistas: John Morgan, Gareth A. Davies, Josh Gross, Ariel Helwani and Ben Fowlkes

Winner: Ariel Helwani

Coach of the Year
Rafael Cordeiro, Eric Del Fierro, Cesar Gracie, Greg Jackson and Shawn Tompkins

Winner: Greg Jackson

Best Clothing Brand
Affliction, Bad Boy, Form Athletics, RVCA and Tapout

Winner: Tapout

Event of the Year
BAMMA, Bellator Fighting Championships, DREAM, Strikeforce and UFC

Winner: UFC

Media Outlet of the Year
“Inside MMA” on HDNet, MMAFighting.com, “MMA Live” on ESPN, MMAjunkie.com and Sherdog.com

Winner: MMAjunkie.com

Best Technical Clothing Brand
Bad Boy, Hayabusa, Jaco, Sprawl and Venum

Winner: Bad Boy

MMA Personality of the Year
Bruce Buffer, Jacob “Stitch” Duran, Joe Rogan, Bas Rutten and Burt Watson

Winner: Joe Rogan

Female Fighter of the Year
Marloes Coenen, Zoila Gurgel, Sarah Kaufman, Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate

Winner: Miesha Tate

Ring Entrance of the Year
Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 133, Vitor Belfort at UFC 133, Dave Herman at UFC 131, Mark Hominick at UFC 129 e Jason “Mayhem” Miller at DREAM.16

Winner: Jason “Mayhem” Miller

Revelation of 2011
Donald Cerrone, Daniel Cormier, Phil Davis, Demetrious Johnson and Brian Stann

Winner: Donald Cerrone

Submission of the Year
Chan Sung Jung on Leonard Garcia at UFC Fight Night 24, Pablo Garza on Yves Jabouin at UFC 129, Richard Hale on Nik Fekete at Bellator 38, Vinny Magalhães on Viktor Nemkov at M-1 Challenge 25, and Tito Ortiz on Ryan Bader no UFC 132

Winner: Chan Sung Jung

Ring-Girl of the Year
Arianny Celeste, Kelli Hutcherson, Brittney Palmer, Chandella Powell and Mercedes Terrell

Winner: Arianny Celeste

Leading Man of the Year
Scott Coker, Lorenzo Fertitta, Marc Ratner, Bjorn Rebney and Dana White

Winner: Dana White

Knockout of the Year
Patricky “Pitbull” Freire against Toby Imada at Bellator 39, Cheick Kongo against Pat Barry at UFC Live 5, John Makdessi against Kyle Watson at UFC 129, Lyoto Machida against Randy Couture at UFC 129, and Anderson Silva against Vitor Belfort at UFC 126

Winner: Anderson Silva

Fight of the Year
José Aldo against Mark Hominick at UFC 129, Dominick Cruz against Urijah Faber at UFC 132, Frankie Edgar against Gray Maynard at UFC 125, Nick Diaz against Paul Daley at “Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley”, and Diego Sanchez against Martin Kampmann at UFC Live 3

Winner: Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard

Fighter of the Year
Dominick Cruz, Nick Diaz, Dan Henderson, Jon Jones and Anderson Silva

Winner: Jon Jones

Saíram nesta quinta-feira os premiados do Oscar do vale-tudo, o MMA Awards 2011, em Vegas, e Jon Jones confirmou as expectativas e faturou a estatueta de melhor lutador do mundo no ano. Confira todos os vencedores.

Lutador Europeu do ano
Indicados: Michael Bisping (Inglaterra), Alexander Gustafsson (Suécia), Joachim Hansen (Noruega), Alistair Overeem (Holanda) e Dennis Siver (Alemanha)
Vencedor: Alistair Overeem

Academia do ano
Indicados: Alliance MMA, Black House, Jackson’s MMA, Roufusport e Xtreme Couture
Vencedora: Black House

Árbitro do ano
Herb Dean, “Big” John McCarthy, Dan Miragliotta, Josh Rosenthal e Mario Yamasaki
Vencedor: Herb Dean

“Volta por cima” do ano
Marloes Coenen contra Liz Carmouche no “Strikeforce: Feijão vs. Henderson”, Cheick Kongo contra Pat Barry no UFC Live 5, Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira (carreira), Tito Ortiz (carreira) e Joe Warren contra Joe Soto no Bellator 27
Vencedor: Cheick Kongo

Melhor Marca de Equipamento
Bad Boy, Everlast, Hayabusa, Rival e Venum
Vencedor: Everlast

Jornalista de MMA do ano
Finalistas: John Morgan, Gareth A. Davies, Josh Gross, Ariel Helwani e Ben Fowlkes
Vencedor: Ariel Helwani

Técnico do ano
Rafael Cordeiro, Eric Del Fierro, Cesar Gracie, Greg Jackson e Shawn Tompkins
Vencedor: Greg Jackson

Melhor marca de roupa
Affliction, Bad Boy, Form Athletics, RVCA e Tapout
Vencedora: Tapout

Evento do ano
BAMMA, Bellator Fighting Championships, DREAM, Strikeforce and UFC
Vencedor: UFC

Veículo de mídia do ano
“Inside MMA” na HDNet, MMAFighting.com, “MMA Live” na ESPN, MMAjunkie.com e Sherdog.com
Vencedor: MMAjunkie.com

Melhor marca de roupa esportiva
Bad Boy, Hayabusa, Jaco, Sprawl e Venum
Vencedora: Bad Boy

Personalidade de MMA do ano
Bruce Buffer, Jacob “Stitch” Duran, Joe Rogan, Bas Rutten e Burt Watson
Vencedor: Joe Rogan

Lutadora do ano
Marloes Coenen, Zoila Gurgel, Sarah Kaufman, Ronda Rousey e Miesha Tate
Vencedora: Miesha Tate

Entrada no ringue do ano
Yoshihiro Akiyama no UFC 133, Vitor Belfort no UFC 133, Dave Herman no UFC 131, Mark Hominick no UFC 129 e Jason “Mayhem” Miller no DREAM.16
Vencedor: Jason “Mayhem” Miller

Revelação de 2011
Donald Cerrone, Daniel Cormier, Phil Davis, Demetrious Johnson e Brian Stann
Vencedor: Donald Cerrone

Finalização do ano
Chan Sung Jung contra Leonard Garcia no UFC Fight Night 24, Pablo Garza contra Yves Jabouin no UFC 129, Richard Hale contra Nik Fekete no Bellator 38, Vinny Magalhães contra Viktor Nemkov no M-1 Challenge 25, e Tito Ortiz contra Ryan Bader no UFC 132
Vencedor: Chan Sung Jung

Ring-girl do ano
Arianny Celeste, Kelli Hutcherson, Brittney Palmer, Chandella Powell e Mercedes Terrell
Vencedora: Arianny Celeste

Dirigente do ano
Scott Coker, Lorenzo Fertitta, Marc Ratner, Bjorn Rebney e Dana White
Vencedor: Dana White

Nocaute do ano
Patricky “Pitbull” Freire contra Toby Imada no Bellator 39, Cheick Kongo contra Pat Barry no UFC Live 5, John Makdessi contra Kyle Watson no UFC 129, Lyoto Machida contra Randy Couture no UFC 129, e Anderson Silva contra Vitor Belfort no UFC 126
Vencedor: Anderson Silva

Luta do ano
José Aldo contra Mark Hominick no UFC 129, Dominick Cruz contra Urijah Faber no UFC 132, Frankie Edgar contra Gray Maynard no UFC 125, Nick Diaz contra Paul Daley no “Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley”, e Diego Sanchez contra Martin Kampmann no UFC Live 3
Vencedora: Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard

Lutador do ano
Dominick Cruz, Nick Diaz, Dan Henderson, Jon Jones e Anderson Silva
Vencedor: Jon Jones

Werdum hoisted up by Rafael Cordeiro after beating Fedor. Photo: Mike Colón.

Fabrício Werdum believed. This season, the black belt put all his chips on Jiu-Jitsu in setting his strategy for the then “Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko, who was riding a twenty-eight-fight win streak that lasted just under ten years.

The double attack, a variation of the triangle to set up an armbar, was amply discussed on GRACIEMAG.com and in Gracie Publishing publications. The move didn’t just yield the Brazilian the win, but seven awards and the covers of GRACIEMAG and NOCAUTE magazines.

“The submission against Fedor earned me seven prizes. Two from ESPN, two from Inside MMA, two from Strikeforce, and on at the MMA Awards! Iradooo!! (something like “siiick!!” in Brazilian slang,” said a jubilant Werdum over Twitter.

Make the most of the video below to learn some lessons from the champion. And in 2011, believe in yourself! You will reach you objectives.

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Werdum é erguido pelo treinador Rafael Cordeiro após bater Fedor. Foto: Mike Colón.

Fabrício Werdum acreditou. Nesta temporada, o faixa-preta apostou tudo no Jiu-Jitsu numa estratégia contra o então “Último Imperador” Fedor Emelianenko, que estava há 28 lutas sem perder, pouco menos de dez anos.

O ataque duplo, uma variação do triângulo para a chave de braço, foi amplamente debatido no GRACIEMAG.com e nas publicações da Editora Gracie. O golpe proporcionou ao gaúcho, além do triunfo, nada menos que sete premiações e as capas da GRACIEMAG e NOCAUTE.

“A finalização contra o Fedor me rendeu sete prêmios. Dois da ESPN, dois Inside MMA, dois do Strikeforce, e um no MMA Awards! Iradooo!!”, comemora Werdum pelo Twitter.

No vídeo abaixo, aproveite para absorver algumas lições do campeão. Em 2011, acredite em você! Seus objetivos serão alcançados.

E, para aprender ainda mais, assine já a revista GRACIEMAG. Receba em casa, pelo melhor preço, clicando aqui.

Aldo with newly-minted UFC best. Photo: Publicity.

This Wednesday the MMA Awards took place in Las Vegas. The event is considered to be the Oscar of the fight world, and elects the sport’s best of the year.

Of the main categories, José Aldo was the standout, edging out beasts like Anderson Silva. The title of best female fighter went to Strikeforce champion Cris Cyborg.

Werdum applies a triangle on Fedor: Photo: Mike Colón

For those big on Jiu-Jitsu, Fabrício Werdum took best submissio honors for the slick double attack that toppled the “Last Emperor”, Fedor Emelianenko. Now if knockouts are what get you going, that title went to Maurício Shogun for his light heavyweight-title-winning knockout of Lyoto Machida.

Sonnen, the moment the house came down at UFC 117. Photo: publicity

Another important award, best fight went to Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen for the fight the Brazilian won in the eleventh hour with an armbar from the triangle.

Now best team went to Wanderlei Silva’s Wand Fight Team. The best event, as one would imagine, went to the UFC, and Dana White, the promotions president, won for best leader.

Jones has an arsenal of slick takedowns. Photo: Josh Hedges

Recently featured in GRACIEMAG, Jon Jones was the revelation athlete while Greg Jackson was best coach:

Best MMA referee: Herb Dean

Best brand (for training): Bad Boy

Best equipment: Everlast

Best news source: MMA Junkie

Best event: UFC

Submission of the year: Fabricio Werdum vs. Fedor Emelianenko

Gym of the year: Wand Fight Team

Journalist of the year : Ariel Helwani, MMA Fighting

Trainer of the year: Greg Jackson

Best brand (Lifestyle): TapouT

International fighter of the year: Alistair Overeem

Ring Girl of the year: Arianny Celeste

Leader of the year: Dana White

Most striking walk out: Jason Miller

Fight of the year: Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen, UFC 117

Female fighter of the year: Cristiane Santos

Knockout of the year: Mauricio Rua over Lyoto Machida, UFC 113

Revelation of the year: Jon Jones

Fighter of the year: José Aldo

Aldo com o cinturão do UFC. Foto: divulgação.

Aconteceu nesta quarta-feira, em Las Vegas, o MMA Awards, evento que elege os melhores do ano no vale-tudo, considerado o Oscar da luta.

Nas principais categorias, José Aldo foi o maior destaque, atleta do ano, tendo batido feras como Anderson Silva. O título de melhor lutadora do ano foi para Cris Cyborg, campeã do Strikeforce.

Werdum usa o triângulo contra Fedor: Foto: Mike Colón

Para quem gosta de Jiu-Jitsu, a finalização do ano ficou com Fabrício Werdum, o eficiente ataque duplo que derrubou o “Ultimo Imperador” Fedor Emelianenko. Agora, se a preferência é o nocaute, o título é de Maurício Shogun, no triunfo que valeu o cinturão de meio-pesados do UFC, contra Lyoto Machida.

Sonnen, no momento em que a casa caiu, no UFC 117. Foto: divulgação

Outra premiação importante, a melhor luta foi a entre Anderson Silva e Chael Sonnen, vencida pelo brasileiro nos últimos minutos, com uma chave de braço de dentro do triângulo.

Já a melhor equipe foi a Wand Fight Team, de Wanderlei Silva. O melhor evento, como todos imaginavam, saiu para o UFC, assim como Dana White, presidente da organização, ficou como melhor líder.

Jones tem um ersenal de boas quedas. Foto: Josh Hedges

Recentemente nas páginas da revista GRACIEMAG, Jon Jones foi o atleta revelação, enquanto Greg Jackson o melhor treinador:

Veja todos os resultados:

Melhor árbitro de MMA: Herb Dean

Melhor marca (para treinos): Bad Boy

Melhor equipamento: Everlast

Melhor fonte de mídia: MMA Junkie

Melhor evento: UFC

Finalização do ano: Fabricio Werdum vs. Fedor Emelianenko

Academia do ano: Wand Fight Team

Jornalista do ano : Ariel Helwani, MMA Fighting

Treinador do ano: Greg Jackson

Melhor marca (Lifestyle): TapouT

Lutador internacional do ano: Alistair Overeem

Ring Girl do ano: Arianny Celeste

Líder do ano: Dana White

Entrada mais marcante: Jason Miller

Luta do ano: Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen, UFC 117

Lutadora do ano: Cristiane Santos

nocaute do ano: Mauricio Rua over Lyoto Machida, UFC 113

Revelação do ano: Jon Jones
Lutador do ano: José Aldo

Toby Imada dá o jeito que deu e finaliza. Foto: Divulgação.

Faixa-preta de judô de 31 anos, o lutador profissional Timoteo “Toby” Imada (25v, 14d) venceu o prêmio de melhor finalização do ano passado, no oscar do vale-tudo, o World MMA Awards americano.

A condecoração ocorreu após sua vitória no MMA contra Jorge Masvidal, no Bellator 5 do dia 1º de maio de 2009.

Se você não viu, ou não aprendeu em detalhes, aprenda agora com Toby e a bela-fera Penny Thomas como aplicar este triângulo campeão.

E então, você concorda com os jurados do prêmio?