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The 2009 Mixed Martial Arts Awards were held at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and the big winner was UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre who captured the Fighter of the Year.

Though it was the second edition of the award show, sponsored by Fighters Only Magazine, the ceremony will mark the first time MMA will have a televised award show. Though the entire 1-hour, 40-minute ceremony aired live on Versus.com, a one-hour taped version will air on Versus on Jan. 6 at 9 pm.

Other winners include The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale bout between Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida won Fight of the Year, and Cris Cyborg won Female Fighter of the Year. A Special Achievement Award was bestowed upon the recently deceased co-founder of TapouT, Charles “Mask” Lewis, who tragically died in a car accident earlier this year.

Presenters included MMA personalities including Randy Couture and Dan Henderson and celebrities including poker legend Phil Hellmuth, action sports star TJ Lavin and actor Quinton Aaron (star of the current box office hit “The Blind Side”). The show was hosted by comedian John Heffron.

Full Awards List

Best MMA Gym: Greg Jackson’s Submission Fighting

Best gloves: UFC

Best MMA clothing: Tapout

Breakthrough Fighter of the Year: Brock Lesnar

Coach of the Year: Greg Jackson

Best MMA Brand: Tapout

Best Journalist: John Morgan, MMAJunkie.com/Dallas Morning News

Female Fighter of the Year: Cris “Cyborg” Santos

Leading Man of the Year: Dana White

Best MMA shorts: Tapout

Submission of the Year: Toby Imada

Best Promotion: UFC

Best MMA Media Coverage: MMAJunkie.com

Ring Girl of the Year: Arianny Celeste

European Fighter of the Year: Gegard Mousasi

Fight of the Year: Diego Sanchez vs. Clay Guida

Fighter of the Year: Georges St. Pierre

Special Achievement Award: Charles “Mask” Lewis

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