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Simon Samano and Nolan King

15th annual World MMA Awards results, live blog

World MMA Awards MMA Junkie Las Vegas

The 15th annual World MMA Awards took place Thursday at SAHARA in Las Vegas.

Check out our live blog and results of the night’s winners, including Fighter of the Year, Coach of the Year, Promotion of the Year and much more.

MMA Junkie was nominated for Media Source of the Year, while staff reporter Nolan King is up for Journalist of the Year.

Check out the results below as well as other notes from MMA Junkie’s on-site coverage of the event.

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Fighters begin to hit red carpet

Emelina Adams on the red carpet

Ode Osbourne on the red carpet

Mark Smith on the red carpet

Matt Riddle on the red carpet

Dustin Poirier on the red carpet

Audie Attar provides update on Conor McGregor on the red carpet

Ken Shamrock on the red carpet

Aljamain Sterling on the red carpet

Laura Sanko on the red carpet

AND THE WINNERS ARE ...

MMA Media Source of the Year: ESPN

Submission of the Year: Alexa Grasso def. Valentina Shevchenko

MMA Journalist of the Year: Ariel Helwani

Gym of the Year: American Top Team

Fighting Spirit of the Year: Themba Gorimba

Trainer of the Year: Heather Linden

Upset of the Year: Alexa Grasso

Knockout of the Year: Leon Edwards def. Kamaru Usman at UFC 178

Referee of the Year: Herb Dean

Chael Sonnen rips Ian Garry

Leading Man of the Year: Dana White

Promotion of the Year

Best MMA Programming: Dana White's Contender Series

Analyst of the Year: Michael Bisping

Coach of the Year: Mike Brown

International Fighter of the Year: Leon Edwards

Comeback of the Year: Leon Edwards def. Kamaru Usman at UFC 178

Personality of the Year: Joe Rogan

Breakthrough Fighter of the Year: Alex Pereira

Ring Card Girl of the Year: Brittney Palmer

Fight of the Year: Islam Makhachev def. Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 284

Male Fighter of the Year:

Female Fighter of the Year: Alexa Grasso

Lifetime Achievement Award: Ken Shamrock

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