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LAS VEGAS – Be worried if Nick Diaz is anything other than sullen and nearly uncooperative on fight week.

He’s got George St-Pierre’s “dark place” right here: double-bird.

“I didn’t really feel like there was anything emotional about (my last
performance),” Diaz said today. “The only thing I was emotional over was
whether or not they were going to rob me out of a decision or not.”

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As a reminder, the 2011 World MMA Awards ceremony airs tonight on FOX Sports Net.

The one-hour presentation airs on the cable network’s affiliates at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

The 2011 World MMA Awards originally took place Nov. 30 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Winners from 22 categories in the industry awards were announced.

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By <a href="mailto:howie@mmanews.com">Chris Howie</a> <Br>
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br>

It's that time of year again as things begin to wind down and head towards the holiday season and the New Year and that means the winners of the 2011 World MMA awards from <a href=http://www.onlineawards.co.uk/fightersonly/News1.asp>Fighter's Only</a>:<Br><Br>

CHARLES "MASK" LEWIS FIGHTER OF THE YEAR: Jon Jones<Br>
Nominees: Dominick Cruz, Nick Diaz, Dan Henderson, Jon Jones and Anderson Silva<Br><Br>

FEMALE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR: Miesha Tate<Br>
Nominees: Marloes Coenen, Zoila Gurgel, Sarah Kaufman, Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate<Br><Br>

LEADING MAN OF THE YEAR: Dana White<Br>
Nominees: Scott Coker, Lorenzo Fertitta, Marc Ratner, Bjorn Rebney and Dana White<Br><Br>

BREAKTHROUGH FIGHTER OF THE YEAR" Donald Cerrone<Br>
Nominees: Donald Cerrone, Daniel Cormier, Phil Davis, Demetrious Johnson and Brian Stann<Br><Br>

INTERNATIONAL FIGHTER OF THE YEAR: Alistair Overeem<Br>
Nominees: Michael Bisping, Alexander Gustafsson, Joachim Hansen, Alistair Overeem and Dennis Siver<Br><Br>

COMEBACK OF THE YEAR: Cheick Kongo<Br>
Nominees: Marloes Coenen vs. Liz Carmouche at "Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson," Cheick Kongo vs. Pat Barry at UFC Live 5, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (career), Tito Ortiz (career) and Joe Warren vs. Joe Soto at Bellator 27<Br><Br>

MMA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR: Joe Rogan<Br>
Nominees: Bruce Buffer, Jacob "Stitch" Duran, Joe Rogan, Bas Rutten and Burt Watson<Br><Br>

FIGHT OF THE YEAR: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard at UFC 125<Br>
Nominees: Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick at UFC 129, Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber at UFC 132, Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard at UFC 125, Nick Diaz vs. Paul Daley at "Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley," and Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann at UFC Live 3<Br><Br>

KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR: Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort at UFC 126<Br>
Nominees: Patricky "Pitbull" Freire vs. Toby Imada at Bellator 39, Cheick Kongo vs. Pat Barry at UFC Live 5, John Makdessi vs. Kyle Watson at UFC 129, Lyoto Machida vs. Randy Couture at UFC 129, and Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort at UFC 126<Br><Br>

SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR: Chan Sung Jung vs. Leonard Garcia at UFC Fight Night 24<Br>
Nominees: Chan Sung Jung vs. Leonard Garcia at UFC Fight Night 24, Pablo Garza vs. Yves Jabouin at UFC 129, Richard Hale vs. Nik Fekete at Bellator 38, Vinny Magalhaes vs. Viktor Nemkov at M-1 Challenge 25, and Tito Ortiz vs. Ryan Bader at UFC 132<Br><Br>

RING ENTRANCE OF THE YEAR: Jason "Mayhem" Miller<Br>
Nominees: Yoshihiro Akiyama at UFC 133, Vitor Belfort at UFC 133, Dave Herman at UFC 131, Mark Hominick at UFC 129 and Jason "Mayhem" Miller at DREAM.16<Br><Br>

COACH OF THE YEAR: Greg Jackson<Br>
Nominees: Rafael Cordeiro, Eric Del Fierro, Cesar Gracie, Greg Jackson and Shawn Tompkins<Br><Br>

RING GIRL OF THE YEAR: Arianny Celeste<Br>
Nominees: Arianny Celeste, Kelli Hutcherson, Brittney Palmer, Chandella Powell and Mercedes Terrell<Br><Br>

PROMOTION OF THE YEAR: UFC<Br>
Nominees: BAMMA, Bellator Fighting Championships, DREAM, Strikeforce and UFC<Br><Br>

GYM OF THE YEAR: Black House<Br>
Nominees: Alliance MMA, Black House, Jackson's MMA, Roufusport and Xtreme Couture<Br><Br>

REFEREE OF THE YEAR: Herb Dean<Br>
Nominees: Herb Dean, "Big" John McCarthy, Dan Miragliotta, Josh Rosenthal and Mario Yamasaki<Br><Br>

MMA JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR: Ariel Helwani<Br>
Nominees: John Morgan, Gareth A. Davies, Josh Gross, Ariel Helwani and Ben Fowlkes<Br><Br>

MEDIA SOURCE OF THE YEAR: MMAjunkie.com<Br>
Nominees: "Inside MMA" on HDNet, MMAFighting.com, "MMA Live" on ESPN, MMAjunkie.com and Sherdog.com<Br><Br>

BEST TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT: Everlast<Br>
Nominees: Bad Boy, Everlast, Hayabusa, Rival and Venum<Br><Br>

BEST TECHNICAL CLOTHING: Bad Boy<Br>
Nominees: Bad Boy, Hayabusa, Jaco, Sprawl and Venum<Br><Br>

BEST LIFESTYLE CLOTHING: TapouT<Br>
Nominees: Affliction, Bad Boy, Form Athletics, RVCA and TapouT<Br><Br>

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LAS VEGAS – MMAjunkie.com was on scene and reporting live from tonight’s 2011 World MMA Awards red-carpet, black-tie ceremony.

Tonight’s industry-wide festivities took place at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Winners were announced in 22 categories. UFC light-heavyweight
champion Jon Jones earned the coveted Charles “Mask” Lewis Fighter of
the Year award, and late trainer Shawn Tompkins earned a Special
Lifetime Achievement award.

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LAS VEGAS – MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from tonight’s 2011 World MMA Awards red-carpet, black-tie ceremony.

Tonight’s industry-wide festivities take place at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Join us for live updates beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. PT) as
the winners are announced in 22 different categories, including the
coveted Charles “Mask” Lewis Fighter of the Year award.

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With Chael Sonnen handling hosting duties, it’s probably fitting that
Anderson Silva’s favorite prop providers will open the 2011 World MMA
Awards.

“Fighters Only,” which organizes the awards, today announced that the
original champions of MTV’s “Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance
Crew,” who currently headline “MÜS.I.C” at Las Vegas’ Monte Carlo
Resort and Casino, will kick off the Nov. 30 event.

Voting in all 22 award categories closes at midnight ET on Friday, Nov. 25. Ballots can be cast at www.worldmmaawards.com.

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MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show former WEC champ and UFC 139 fighter Miguel Torres.

Additionally, we preview the 2011 World MMA Awards and give our picks for some of the big categories, including fighter, knockout, submission and breakthrough-competitor of the year.

MMAjunkie.com Radio airs from noon to 2 p.m. ET (9-11 a.m. PT) live from
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Listen to and
watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio, or watch it live on select television markets as part of Fight Now TV.

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LAS VEGAS – His bout with Dennis Siver had the makings of a show-stopper. In fact, Donald Cerrone found…

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LAS VEGAS – His bout with Dennis Siver had the makings of a show-stopper.

In fact, Donald Cerrone found himself on a Spike TV “UFC Prelims” special – rather than Saturday’s UFC 137 pay-per-view main card – because the matchup had the potential to sway last-minute PPV buyers.

But as Cerrone told MMAjunkie.com, he knew it was more of a mismatch than most people believed.

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Tickets to the 2011 World MMA Awards are on sale today.

The star-studded event, which gives fans an opportunity to meet and
interact with the top names in MMA today, takes place Nov. 30 at The
Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Tickets range from $55 to $95 and are available through Ticketmaster today at 3 p.m. ET (noon PT).

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