Congratulations to MMAJunkie

I just wanted to congratulate MMAJunkie.com for going 2-0 at the 2009 World MMA Awards, which was held last night at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

John Morgan from MMAJunkie.com/Dallas Morning News took home the Best MMA Journalist award, beating out the following nominees:

Gareth A. Davies, Telegraph.com;
Joe Ferraro, MMA Connected;
Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports;
Dave Meltzer, Yahoo! Sports/Wrestling Observer

MMAJunkie.com took home the Best Media Source award for the second year in a row, beating out the following nominees:

"Inside MMA" on HDNet
"MMA Connected" on Sportsnet
MMAWeekly.com
Sherdog.com

I've been a longtime follower of MMAJunkie.com and have become a huge John Morgan fan while listening to MMAJunkie Radio over the last year. Well deserved guys, well deserved!


Other notable winners from last night courtesy of MMAJunkie.com (really, best gloves and shorts?):

GYM OF THE YEAR
Greg Jackson's Submission Fighting

BEST MMA GLOVES MANUFACTURER
UFC

BEST OVERALL MMA CLOTHING MANUFACTURER
TapouT

BREAKTHROUGH FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Brock Lesnar

COACH OF THE YEAR
Greg Jackson

BEST MMA BRAND
TapouT

FEMALE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos

KO OF THE YEAR
Dan Henderson vs. Michael Bisping, UFC 100

LEADING MAN OF THE YEAR
Dana White

BEST MMA SHORTS MANUFACTURER
TapouT

SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR
Toby Imada vs. Jorge Masvidal, Bellator 5

BEST PROMOTION
UFC

RING GIRL OF THE YEAR
Arianny Celeste

SPECIAL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Charles "Mask" Lewis

EUROPEAN FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Gegard Mousasi

FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Clay Guida vs. Diego Sanchez, Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale

FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Georges St-Pierre