Every year the WMMA Press Awards committee honors a fighter, past or present, with the “Might Mia” Inspirational Fighter Award. The award is dedicated to “Mighty” Mia Hayes, a MMA fighter who battled breast cancer while still training and raising a growing family of foster kids. We lost Mia in 2011.
The “Might Mia” award is bestowed to a female fighter who has inspired people both inside and outside the cage. Continue reading Miesha Tate Honored as WMMA Press “Might Mia” Award
For the 3rd straight year, a bantamweight has taken home the WMMA Press “Fighter of the Year”.
UFC champion Amanda Nunes take the top honor after a Hall of Fame year.
The awards are voted on by the WMMA Press committee, a set of journalists that have covered the female divisions of martial arts for years on may different levels. Continue reading Amanda Nunes – 2016 WMMA Press Fighter of the Year
Five divisions make the majority of female MMA weight classes. Each has their top fighters.
We honor these athletes every year in WMMA Press Divisional Awards.
The awards are voted on by the WMMA Press committee, a set of journalists that have covered the female divisions of martial arts for years on may different levels. Continue reading WMMA Press 2016 Divisional Award Winners
The UFC has repeated as WMMA Press Promotion of the Year, as V-Moda picks up its first award for Sponsor.
The awards are voted on by the WMMA Press committee, a set of journalists that have covered the female divisions of martial arts for years on may different levels. Continue reading UFC & V-MODA Take WMMA Press 2016 Promotion & Sponsor Awards Respectively
It was the fight that had the MMA world talking.
Angela Lee and Mei Yamaguchi’s war at ONE Championship: Ascent to Power in May takes home the WMMA Press 2016 Fight of the Year. Continue reading Lee vs. Yamaguchi Takes WMMA Press 2016 Fight of the Year
Asia’s One Championship made its mark in the women’s divisions this year and one highlight sub stood out.
Jenny Huang is taking home the WMMA Press Award for the 2016 Submission of the Year. Continue reading Jenny Huang Takes WMMA Press Submission of the Year 2016
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It was the spin the got her the InvictaFC title shot.
Canada’s Charmaine Tweet takes home the WMMA Press Knockout of the Year 2016. Continue reading Charmaine Tweet Takes WMMA Press Knockout of the Year 2016
Venezuela has a new star and she has won a WMMA Press award.
UFC’s Veronica Macedo has been voted to be the Newcomer of the Year for 2016. Continue reading Veronica Macedo Takes the WMMA Press Newcomer of the Year 2016
The IMMAF World and European strawweight champion eared another honor.
Bulgaria’s Aleksandra Toncheva takes on the WMMA Press Award for Amateur fo the Year.
The awards are voted on by the WMMA Press committee, a set of journalists that have covered the female divisions of martial arts for years on may different levels.
Six journalists who voted on the award:
Toncheva (8-0) finished in all of her wins in 2016, and became a 2 time European champion for the IMMAF after aging her first World championship. This awards shiws how the female fighting world is expanding in its reach wit the help of the IMMAF. This is the third year in a row an IMMAF champion has won the award.
“Thank you everyone about the recognition!,” Toncheva told us after accepting the award. “I am very excited! Hope more women will compete and feel the beauty of this lovely sport of MMA.”
Toncheva will be making her pro debut at Rizin’s April 16th.
Congratulation Aleksandra Toncheva on winning the 2016 WMMA Press Award for Amateur of the Year.
The ladies always bring a war into the cage and this year was no exception.
One of the hardest categories to decide but we rounded it down to ten epic battles.
Continue reading 2016 WMMA Press Nominees for Fight of the Year
The best female fighters of 2016 showed their worth.
Twenty two athletes found themselves eligible for the Fighter of the Year in their respective divisions, with the winner getting them in considerations for the overall Female of the Year title. Continue reading 2016 WMMA Press Divisional/Fighter of the Year Nominees
The demand for female fights have grown.
More than 700 fights happened in the pro women’s divisions alone in 2016. Five Promotions were ahead of the curve and are nominated for this year’s award.
The WMMA Press committee is a set of journalists that have covered the female divisions of martial arts for years on may different levels.
Six journalists will vote on the award:
This is the 7th year for the awards which sees the best in female fighting recognized.
Here at the nominees for the WMMA Press Award for Promotion of the Year.
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