A date and location for the 14th annual World MMA Awards is set.
Fighters Only Magazine is again hosting the awards, and a black-tie ceremony that will take place Dec. 8 at the SAHARA in Las Vegas.
Voting for the festivities has already concluded, and the winners will be announced at the ceremony in “Sin City,” just days ahead of UFC 282 at T-Mobile Arena.
“The past number of years have been challenging for not only us but the entire events industry,” Fighters Only CEO Rob Hewitt said. “However, despite the difficulties and obstacles, we never stopped staging the World MMA Awards and each year we have regained important elements to bring back fully, what makes our awards show special. With that in mind, I am really excited for this year’s event to back to a big stage at a venue that could not be more iconic to Las Vegas than the SAHARA.
“I would also like to thank the fans. The sport is nothing without them and as the years have gone by it is amazing to see their growth, not just in terms of participation in voting, but in how informed and deliberated their decisions have been as to who wins.”
The Charles “Mask” Lewis Fighter of the Year nominees include Volkanovski, Eblen, Oliveira, Makhachev and Ngannou are up for the top honor. Female Fighter of the Year finalists include Julianna Peña, Cris Cyborg, Kayla Harrison, Valentina Shevchenko and Raquel Pennington.
MMA Junkie (MMA Media Source of the Year) and Mike Bohn (MMA Journalist of the Year) also are finalists.
Check out all the categories and nominees below: