Jan. 11 tapped for 2012 World MMA Awards ceremony in Las Vegas, tickets on sale
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Nov 26, 2012 at 8:45 am ET



The winners of the 2012 World MMA Awards will be unveiled at a Jan. 11 ceremony in Las Vegas.

The awards ceremony, which is the fifth one that Fighters Only has organized, takes place at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.

The awards feature 21 fan-voted categories, and Strikeforce/UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is nominated in a record four, including the prestigious Charles "Mask" Lewis Fighter of the Year.

Rousey's fellow finalists include Daniel Cormier, Nate Diaz, Benson Henderson and Jon Jones. The awards recognize achievements from Sept. 1, 2011, to Sept. 30, 2012 (a 13-month span), and voting can be done at worldmmaawards.com through Dec. 31.

Nearly a half-million votes were cast for this past year's awards.

Tickets for the black-tie ceremony, which is open to the public, are currently on sale and cost $35. The event includes red-carpet arrivals and a full program with many attending fighters, promoters, managers, sponsors and other MMA notables.

As a reminder, MMAjunkie.com is a nominee in the "Best Media Source" category. Additionally, MMAjunkie.com/USA TODAY lead staff repeater John Morgan and MMAjunkie.com/USA TODAY columnist Ben Fowlkes are both nominated in the "Journalist of the Year" division.