• 2009 saw the inaugural World MMA Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas, USA 
• The ceremony was aired on Versus TV in January 2010
• Attendees read like a who’s who of MMA including Dana White, Randy Couture, Georges Saint Pierre, Wanderlei Silva (plus son Thor), Frank Mir, Tito Ortiz, Rashad Evans, Junior dos Santos, Dan Henderson, Diego Sanchez, Roy Nelson, Greg Jackson, Arianny Celeste, The TapouT crew and many more
• As befits the sport, guests drank complimentary Vitamin Water and Red Bull and took home goodie bags featuring gifts from event sponsors The Hard Rock, TapouT, and Bodybuilding.com
• All winners are nominated and voted for by fans from seventeen different countries. 6.6% of the votes were cast by women
• The most avidly voted-for category was Fighter of the Year, won by Georges saint Pierre who travelled more than 8,000 miles from the Middle East to attend

2008 Quick Facts

• Most voted for category was Ring Girl of the Year
• Votes from all corners of the globe
• Worldwide net coverage
• Coverage on the world’s only UFC magazine style TV program
• Wanderei Silva and the UFC were the only recipients of more than one award.  Wanderlei for Fight of the Year and KO of the Year, the UFC for Promotion of the Year and MMA brand of the year.
• All 5 finalists in ‘KO of the Year’ lasted no longer than 3 minutes