2009 MMA Awards

Best Fighter

Georges St. Pierre
Lyoto Machida
Jose Aldo
Vitor Belfort
Cain Velasquez

Winner: Lyoto Machida


Best Fight

Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida
Miguel Torres vs. Takeya Mizugaki
Martin Kampmann vs. Carlos Condit
Ben Henderson vs. Donald Cerrone
Antonio "Minotauro" Nogueira vs. Randy Couture

Winner: Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida


Best Knockout

Brett Rodgers runs through Andrei Arlovski
Vitor Belfort destroys Matt Lindland
Jose Aldo’s double flying knee to Cub Swanson
Dan Henderson levels Michael Bisping
Matt Hamill kicks of Mark Munoz’s head

Winner: Dan Henderson levels Michael Bisping


Best Submission

Damian Maia triangle chokes Chael Sonnen
Seth Dikun pulls off a flying triangle on Rolando Perez
Mackens Semerzier triangles Wagnney Fabiano
Marlon Sandro’s standing arm triangle on Matt Jaggers
Toby Imada’s inverted triangle on Jorge Masvidal

Winner: Toby Imada’s inverted triangle on Jorge Masvidal


Biggest Upset

Brian Bowles over Miguel Torres
Brett Rodgers over Andrei Arlovski
Ray Mercer over Tim Sylvia
Joe Warren over Kid Yamamoto
Paulo Thiago over Josh Koscheck

Winner: Joe Warren over Kid Yamamoto


Comeback Fighter

Vitor Belfort
Mauricio Rua
Mark Coleman

Winner: Vitor Belfort


Breakthrough Fighter

Todd Duffee
Ryan Bader
Mamed Khalidov
Dan Hardy
Jose Aldo

Winner: Jose Aldo


Biggest Story

The rise of Strikeforce
UFC 100
Kimbo on TUF
Brock Lesnar’s health
Death of Mask

Winner: The rise of Strikeforce


Best Camp

American Top Team
Jackson’s MMA
Arizona Combat Sports
Black House
American Kickboxing Academy

Winner: Black House