The 2023 World MMA Awards saw ESPN winning the MMA Media Source of the Year. Ariel Helwani was named the MMA Journalist of the Year. UFC clinched the Promotion of the Year award. Leon Edwards won the Knockout of the Year and the Comeback of the Year for defeating Kamaru Usman at UFC 278. Other winners include Michael Bisping as Analyst of the Year, Mike Brown as Coach of the Year, and Joe Rogan as Personality of the Year.
#WorldMMAAward winners: Analyst of the Year winner: Michael Bisping Coach of the Year winner: Mike Brown International Fighter of the Year: Leon Edwards Comeback of the Year: Leon Edwards def. Kamaru Usman Personality of the Year: Joe Rogan
Promotion of the Year UFC #WorldMMAAwards https://t.co/hF8zl0EoOV
Promotion of the Year winner: UFC #WorldMMAAwards https://t.co/XnOj4EB9pY
Honored to be nominated at the #WorldMMAAwards this year – and even more proud of another MMA Junkie nomination. Surreal. Thank you all for elevating me all the way from a random Twitter account nine years ago. https://t.co/Wcsb0eR46V
Knockout of the Year winner: Leon Edwards def. Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 #WorldMMAAwards https://t.co/1NNZhy9RL5
MMA Journalist of the Year @ArielHelwani #WorldMMAAwards https://t.co/SQQuRpEmXm
MMA Media Source of the Year: ESPN #WorldMMAAwards https://t.co/uxjvP3qBq0
MMA Media Source of the Year: ESPN #worldmmaawards
First time at the #WorldMMAAwards. Happy to be here with Journalist of the Year nominee @mma_kings. 👊🏽 💙 https://t.co/heaOjH9P9Y
MMA Awards! https://t.co/TbHD1zDZ4k