The WMMA Press Association is happy to announce their 2011 Award Nominees.
The WMMA press is a gathering of the best jouralists in the realm of female fighting. Seven WMMA news site editors…
- MMARising.com
- MMAHQ.com
- TheUltimateFemaleFighter.com
- Real Women’s MMA
- Women’s MMA Today
- WMMA Round-up, and
- Wombat Sports
… will be voting on the winners of this third annual event.
The public is invited to vote on the Fan Favorite of the Year.
The winners will be announced on three separate Wombat Sports podcasts between Dec. 29-31.
Here are the nominees:
Match of the year
Rosi Sexton vs Roxanne Modafferi - Cage Warriors 40
Watch it here – Part 1 & Part 2
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Marloes Coenen vs Liz Carmouche - SF: Columbus
Watch it here - Part 1, Part 2, & Part 3
Sheila Gaff vs Aisling Daly at Cage Warriors 41
Watch it her – Full Fight
Cat Zingano vs Takayo Hashi at Fight 2 Win: Outlaws
Watch it here – Part 1 & Part 2
Jessica Aguilar vs Carla Esparza at Bellator 46
Watch it here - Full Fight
Sara McMann vs Raquel Pa’Aluhi at ProElite
Watch it here – Part 1 & Part 2
Alexis Davis vs Amanda Nunes at Strikeforce: Cincinnati
Watch it here – Full Fight
Patricia Vidonic vs Chelsea Colarelli at BlackEye Promotions 5: Breast Cancer Beatdown
Watch it here – Full Fight
Jessica Aguilar vs Lisa Ellis at Bellator 58
Watch it here – Full Fight
Female Fighter of the Year
(The winners in each division will be nominated for this award)
Female Featherweight (145) of the Year
Ediene Gomes
Ronda Rousey
Romy Ruyssen
Cyborg Santos
Female Bantamweight (135) of the Year
Alexis Davis
Sarah Kaufman
Sara McMann
Miesha Tate
Female Super Flyweight (125) of the Year
Ais Daly
Sheila Gaff
Barb Honchak
Marianna Kheyfets
Female Flyweight (115) of the Year
Jessica Aguilar
Seo Hee Ham
Ayaka Hamasaki
Mei Yamaguchi
Female Strawweight (106) of the Year
Kikuyo Ishikawa
Yukiko Seki
Naho Sugiyama
Misaki Takimoto
Female Newcomer of the Year
Sheila Bird
Holly Holm
Sara McMann
Ronda Rousey
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Amateur Female Fighter of the Year
Jade De Haas (3-0)
Jessamyn Duke (3-2)
Taylor Stratford (3-1)
Juta Vejina (3-0)
Knockout of the Year
- 1-7 Amanda Nunes defeats Julia Budd via KO (Punch) at :14 of R1 at SF Challengers 13 (Watch here)
- 1-7 Heather Clark defeats April Coutino via KO (Punch) at :10 of R1 at Evolution: Friday Night Fights 1 (Watch here)
- 2-26 Sheila Gaff defeats Hanna Sillen via KO (Punch) at :08 of R1 at The Zone FC: Inferno (Watch here)
- 5-14 Cat Zingano defeats Takayo Hashi via KO (Slam) at 4:42 of R3, Fight 2 Win: Outlaws (Watch here)
- 9-9 Holly Holm defeats Jan Finney via KO (Kick) at 2:49 of R3 at Fresquez Productions: Clash In The Cage (Watch here)
- 10-1 Anna Barone defeats Charmaine Tweet via KO (Punch) at :18 of R1 at BlackEye Promotions 5: Breast Cancer Beatdown (No Video)
Submission of the Year
- 3-5 Marloes Coenen defeats Liz Carmouche via Triangle Choke at 1:29 of R4, SF: Columbus (Watch here)
- 3-11 Tara LaRosa defeats Carina Damm via Heel Hook at :28 of R2, Shark Fights 14 (Watch here)
- 7-8 Sheila Bird defeats Kim Couture via Scissor Choke at 1:48 of R1 at AX Combat 1: Execution (Watch here)
- 7-30 Miesha Tate defeats Marloes Coenen via Arm-Triangle Choke at 3:03 of R4 at SF: Fedor vs Henderson (Watch here)
- 8-27 Sara McMann defeats Raquel Pa’aluhi via Keylock at 2:53 of R3 at ProElite: Arlovski vs Lopez (Watch here)
Promotion of the Year
- Bellator Fighting Championships
- BlackEye Promotions
- Cage Warriors
- Evolution Combat Sports Championship
- Jewels
- NAAFS
- Strikeforce
- Tuff-n-uff
Sponsor of the Year
- AkiMMA Fightwear
- Bella Boxer
- Fight Chix
- FighterGirls
- 5 Star MMA Clothing
- Tussle Fight Gear
- Wrslrchick
- Xtreme Female Fight Gear
Headline of the Year
- Zuffa Purchases Rival Strikeforce
- Zuffa Releases Marloes Conenen, Coenen Signs with BlackEye Promotion
- Zuffa Re-signs Cris Cyborg
- Ronda Rousey goes 4-0; calls out Miesha Tate
- Strikeforce Lives! Signs new deal with Showtime
Fan Vote: 2011 Favorite Female Fighter (Vote here)
- Jessica Aguilar
- Marloes Coenen
- Alexis Davis
- Megumi Fujii
- Sarah Kaufman
- Sara McMann
- Roxanne Modafferi
- Ronda Rousey
- Cyborg Santos
- Miesha Tate
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how do i vote
See the top of the page – only the Fan Favorite of the Year is open to the public to vote. The link to vote for that is beside the heading.
Thank you for spotlighting all the women who are working hard at what they love to do! Whether they are in the cage, in a ring or on a mat, coaching, instructing classes, in school, raising a family, writing about, promoting, running the show or behind the scenes…. WOMEN are amazing and even though we should not have to we ARE PROVING we deserve and have every right to be on top right along side the men!! Keep it up ladies, dream big, keep training and working hard! You are powerful beyond measure… always remember that!!!
Excellent list! Someone really did their homework and pulled together a great list of nominees of female MMA fighters.
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