2008 FIGHTER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Thiago Alves
Fedor Emelianenko
Rashad Evans
Joachim Hansen
Lyoto Machida
Frank Mir
Gegard Mousasi
Anderson Silva
Miguel Angel Torres
WINNER: Anderson Silva

2008 FEMALE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Gina Carano
Megumi Fujii
Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos
Sotoko Shinashi
WINNER: GINA CARANO

2008 MMA MAN OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
The Rise of Amateur MMA
The Association of Boxing Commissions
Randy Couture
Joe Silva
Dana White
WINNER: Dana White

2008 FIGHT OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Chuck Liddell Vs. Wanderlei Silva – UFC 79
Demian Maia vs Jason Macdonald – UFC 87
Eddie Alvarez Vs Joachim Hansen - Dream 3
Eddie Alvarez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri – Dream 5
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Tim Sylvia – Affliction: Banned
Georges St. Pierre Vs. Jon Fitch – UFC 87
Hideo Tokoro vs Darren Uyenoyama - Dream 4
Miguel Angel Torres vs. Yoshihiro Maeda – WEC 34
Quiton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva – UFC 92
Urijah Faber vs. Jens Pulver – WEC 34
WINNER: Miguel Angel Torres vs. Yoshihiro Maeda – WEC 34

2008 PROMOTION OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Affliction
DREAM
UFC®
WEC™
WINNER: UFC®

2008 MMA SHOW OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Affliction: Banned
Dream 5
UFC® 84: ILL WILL
UFC® 90: SILVA vs. COTE
UFC® 91: Couture vs. Lesnar
UFC® 92: The Ultimate 2008
UFC® Fight for the Troops
WEC™: Faber vs. Pulver
WINNER: UFC® 92: The Ultimate 2008

2008 SUBMISSION OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
CB Dollaway vs Jesse Taylor, Peruvian Necktie, UFC® Fight Night 14
Dustin Hazlett vs. Tamdan “The Barn Cat” McCrory, Omoplata Armbar thing, UFC® 91
Dustin Hazelett vs Josh Burkman, Armbar, The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale
Fedor Emelianenko vs Tim Sylvia, RNC, Affliction Banned
Kevin Burns vs Roan Carneiro, Triangle, UFC® 85
Marcus Aurellio vs Ryan Roberts, Armbar, UFC® Fight Night 13
Mitsuhiro Ishida vsJustin Wilcox, Standing Kimura to Armbar, Strikeforce at the Playboy Mansion II
Ricardo "Cachorrão" Almeida vs Rob Yundt , Flipping Guillotine, UFC® 81
Shinya Aokis v Katsuhiko Nagata, Gogoplata Dream 4
WINNER: Dustin Hazelett vs Josh Burkman, Armbar, The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale

2008 KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Anderson Silva vs James Irvin, UFC® Fight Night 14
Gegard Mousasi Vs. Ronaldo Jacare Souza, DREAM 6
Jamie Varner vs Razor Mccullough, WEC™ 32
Mike Brown vs Urijah Faber, WEC™ 36
Rory Markham vs Brodie Farber, UFC® Fight Night 14
Rampage Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva, UFC 92
Rashad Evans v Chuck Liddell, UFC® 88
WINNER: Rashad Evans v Chuck Liddell, UFC® 88

2008 UPSET OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Brock Lesnar vs Randy Couture, UFC® 91
Frank Mir vs Antonio "Minotauro" Noguiera, UFC® 92
Junior dos Santos vs Fabrico Werdum, UFC® 90
Kimbo Slice Vs. Seth Petruzelli - EliteXC Heat
Mike Brown vs Urijah Faber, WEC™ 36
Rashad Evans vs Chuck Liddell, UFC® 88
Thiago Alves vs Matt Hughes, UFC® 85
WINNER: Frank Mir vs Antonio "Minotauro" Noguiera, UFC® 92

2008 TRAINER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Mark DellaGrotte
Greg Jackson
The Lally Brothers
Ricardo Liborio
Greg Nelson
Shawn Tompkins
WINNER: Greg Jackson

2008 MMA TEAM OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
American Top Team
AZ Combat Sports
Jackson's MMA
Jorge Gurgel Academy
Sityodtong
Xtreme Couture
WINNER: Jackson's MMA

2008 BEST REFEREE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Herb Dean
Yves Lavigne
Mark Matheny
Steve Mazzagatti
Josh Rosenthal
Yuji Shimada
Mario Yamasaki
WINNER: Yves Lavigne

2008 QUOTE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
"Petruzelli Shocks the World"
"Tim, hows taste my big peepee?” - Andrei Arlovski – Ariel Helwani Interview
"God bless you, God" – Brock Lesnar, after defeating Randy Couture in UFC 91
A fond adieu to Elite XC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkYC8TBzmmQ – Dana White
"I've always wanted to do that" - Steve Cantwell after armbarring Razak Al-Hussan's at UFC Fight For the Troops
WINNER: "Tim, hows taste my big peepee?”

2008 BOOK OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
1001 Submissions, by David Roy
A Fighters Heart (paperback), by Sam Sheridan
Becoming the Natural: My Life In and Out of the Cage by Randy Couture
The Complete Guide to Gracie Jiu-Jitsu by Rodrigo Gracie and Kid Peligro
The Fighting System of the Undisputed King of MMA by Fedor Emelianenko
Jiu-JItsu University by Saulo Riberio and Kevin Howell
OCTAGON™ by Kevin Lynch
Striking The Mixed Martial Arts Instruction Manual by Anderson Silva
This Is Gonna Hurt: The Life of a Mixed Martial Arts Champion by Tito Ortiz
Total MMA by Jonathan Snowden
X-Guard: For Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, No Gi Grappling, and Mixed Martial Arts by Marcelo Garcia, Glen Cardoza
WINNER: A Fighters Heart (paperback), by Sam Sheridan

2008 MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Fight! Magazine
Fighter’s Only
FightSport
Full Contact Fighter
Gladiator Magazine
Gracie Magazine
Grappling Magazine
Mixed Martial Arts Authority
Real Fighter
Tapout Magazine
WINNER: Fight! Magazine

2008 TV SHOW OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Inside MMA on HDNet
TapouT on Versus
The Ultimate Fighter on Spike
WINNER: The Ultimate Fighter on Spike

2008 MMA NEWS SITE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
CagePotato
BloodyElbow
Fightlinker
Fiveouncesofpain
InsideFighting
MMAJunkie
MMAmania
MMAnews
MMAScraps
MMAWeekly
MMArated
MSNBC
Sherdog
Wrestling Observer
Yahoo
WINNER: MMAWeekly

2008 RADIO SHOW OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Cagepotato
Carson's Corner
Jordan Breen Show
MMAweekly
Sherdog
Tagg Radio
Tapout Radio
Wrestling Observer
WINNER: Tapout Radio

2008 MOVIE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Fist Foot Way
Never Back Down
Red Belt
The Scorpion King
WINNER: Fist Foot Way

2008 UGER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
CRE
Crooklyn
Elias Capeda
EvilMaster
MissRARA
Shoman
Smoogy
WINNER: Crooklyn