Voting is underway for the 2010 Women’s Mixed Martial Arts Awards and this year’s edition features over a dozen categories. Awards will recognise notable achievements made by fighters, promotions and other individuals associated with the sport over the course of the past twelve months.

Among this year’s new categories are awards for the top amateur female fighter, the biggest upset of 2010 and the most impactful sponsor company of the year. A full list of this year’s categories and nominees is available below and winners will be announced at the beginning of January.

 

Fight of the Year

– Shayna Baszler defeats Alexis Davis – Freestyle Cage Fighting 40 (Watch Fight: 1 | 2 | 3)
– Roxanne Modafferi defeats Tara LaRosa – Moosin: God of Martial Arts (Watch Fight)
– Catia Vitoria defeats Elena Reid – Playboy Fight Night 4 (Watch Fight: 1 | 2 | 3)
– Roxanne Modafferi defeats Molly Helsel – King of the Cage: Toryumon (Watch Fight)
– Shana Olsen defeats Yoko Takahashi – CFX/XKL: Mayhem in Minneapolis (Watch Fight: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4)
– Sarah Kaufman defeats Roxanne Modafferi – Strikeforce Challengers 9 (Watch Round 3)

 

Female Fighter of the Year

*All nominees in the following five categories are eligible for votes*

 

Female Featherweight (145) of the Year

– Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (10-1-0 overall; 2-0-0 in 2010)
– Hiroko Yamanaka (11-1-0 overall; 4-0-0 in 2010)
– Cindy “Battlecat” Dandois (4-1-0 overall; 3-1-0 in 2010)
– Rin Nakai (9-0-0 overall; 4-0-0 in 2010)*

*Fights on December 30, 2010.

 

Female Bantamweight (135) of the Year

– Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler (14-6-0 overall; 4-0-0 in 2010)
– Miesha “Takedown” Tate (11-2-0 overall; 4-0-0 in 2010)
– Sarah Kaufman (12-1-0 overall; 2-1-0 in 2010)
– Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche (5-0-0 overall; 5-0-0 in 2010)

 

Female Super Flyweight (125) of the Year

– Carla Esparza (4-1-0 overall; 4-1-0 in 2010)
– Cat “Alpha” Zingano (5-0-0 overall; 3-0-0 in 2010)
– Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Frausto (10-1-0 overall; 6-1-0 in 2010)*

*Fought in multiple weight classes; 2-0-0 in 2010 fights in the Super Flyweight division.

 

Female Flyweight (115) of the Year

– Megumi “Mega Megu” Fujii (22-1-0 overall; 3-1-0 in 2010)*
– Mei “V Hajime” Yamaguchi (6-2-1 overall; 1-0-1 in 2010)
– Ayaka Hamasaki (4-0-0 overall; 3-0-0 in 2010)
– Jessica “Jag” Aguilar (10-4-0 overall; 4-1-0 in 2010)
– Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Frausto (10-1-0 overall; 6-1-0 in 2010)**

*Fights on December 30, 2010.
**Fought in multiple weight classes; 3-0-0 in 2010 fights in the Flyweight division.

 

Female Strawweight (106) of the Year

– Naho “Sugi Rock” Sugiyama (3-0-0 overall; 2-0-0 in 2010)
– Diana “Dynamite” Rael (2-0-0 overall; 2-0-0 in 2010)
– Yasuko “Ikuko” Tamada (12-5-3 overall; 3-1-0 in 2010)

 

Female Newcomer of the Year

– Julia “The Jewel” Budd (1-0-0 overall; 1-0-0 in 2010)
– Mizuki Inoue (2-0-0 overall; 2-0-0 in 2010)
– Liz “Girl-Rilla” Carmouche (5-0-0 overall; 5-0-0 in 2010)
– Carla Esparza (4-1-0 overall; 4-1-0 in 2010)

 

Amateur Female Fighter of the Year

– Taylor “Tay” Stratford (6-0-0 overall; 5-0-0 in 2010)
– “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey (2-0-0 overall; 2-0-0 in 2010)
– Ashley Cummins (7-0-0 overall; 4-0-0 in 2010)
– Sara McMann (3-0-0 overall; 3-0-0 in 2010)
– Tamikka “Boom Boom” Brents (5-0-1 overall; 4-0-1 in 2010)
– Ashley “Baby Tyger” Weakley (4-1-0 overall; 4-1-0 in 2010)
– Michelle “Bobcat” Blalock (4-0-0 overall; 3-0-0 in 2010)
– Stephanie Eggink (3-1-0 overall; 3-1-0 in 2010)
– Brittany Anic (5-0-0 overall; 3-0-0 in 2010)

 

Knockout of the Year

– Zoila Frausto defeats Rosi Sexton by KO (Knee & Punches) at 2:00 of round 1. (Watch)
– Sarah Kaufman defeats Roxanne Modafferi by KO (Slam) at 4:45 of round 3. (Watch)
– Cristiane Santos defeats Jan Finney by KO (Knee To The Body) at 2:56 of round 2. (Watch)
– Celeste Saenz defeats Iracema Medina by KO (Head Kick) at 1:53 of round 3. (Watch)
– Michelle Tyler defeats Vikki Watts by TKO (Punch) at 3:02 of round 3. (Watch)

 

Submission of the Year

– Michelle Waterson defeats Ro Califano by Submission (Flying Armbar) at 0:15 of round 1. (Watch)
– Cindy Dandois defeats Daria Ibragimova by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 3:02 of round 1. (Watch)
– Marianna Kheyfets defeats Kim Couture by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 3:06 of round 1. (Watch)
– Jessica Aguilar defeats Lynn Alvarez by Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) at 4:01 of round 1. (Watch)
– Shayna Baszler defeats Megumi Yabushita by Submission (Twister) at 4:50 of round 1. (Watch)

 

Upset of the Year

– Mei Yamaguchi defeats Yuka Tsuji by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 1:16 of round 1.
– Zoila Frausto defeats Rosi Sexton by KO (Knee & Punches) at 2:00 of round 1.
– Zoila Frausto defeats Megumi Fujii by Split Decision (49-46, 48-47, 47-48) after five rounds.
– Julia Budd defeats Shana Olsen by TKO (Punches) at 2:51 of round 2.
– Yana Kunitskaya defeats Cindy Dandois by TKO (Punches) at 0:34 of round 1.

 

Promotion of the Year

– Strikeforce
– Bellator Fighting Championships
– Jewels
– Valkyrie
– Freestyle Cage Fighting
– Tuff-N-Uff

 

Sponsor of the Year

– Tussle Fight Gear
– Fight Chix
– Clinch Gear
– FighterGirls
– 5 Star MMA Clothing

 

Headline of the Year

– “Shayna Baszler wins Freestyle Cage Fighting Women’s Bantamweight Grand Prix.”
– “Zoila Frausto upsets Megumi Fujii, wins Bellator 115-pound women’s tournament.”
– “Miesha Tate wins Strikeforce 135-pound women’s tournament, earns title shot.”
– “Megumi Fujii debuts on U.S. television.”

 

Fan Vote: 2010 Favourite Female Fighter

– Voting for this category can still be done here.