Nigerian-New Zealand fighter, Israel Adesanya won Male Fighter of the Year and International Fighter of the Year Award at the 2020 World MMA Awards.
As disclosed on the official website of World MMA Awards, the award held on December 26th 2020 at The Aria Resort & Casino in The PokerGO Studio.
The UFC Middleweight champion, who now has a 20-0 career record, defended his title on two occasions in 2020, beating both Romero and Costa.
The Award, which would have been held in July was delayed till December due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Other winners of the award include:
Female Fighter of the Year: Amanda Nunes
Upset of the Year: Alexander Volkanovski defeats Max Holloway
Breakthrough Fighter of the Year: Jorge Masvidal
KO of the Year: Jorge Masvidal KOs Ben Askren
Submission of the Year: Demian Maia submits Ben Askren
Fight of the Year: Weili Zhang vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Comeback of the Year: Stipe Miocic defeats Daniel Cormier
Media Source of the Year: ESPNMMA
Journalist of the Year: Ariel Helwani
Refere of the Year: Herb Dean
MMA Personality of the Year: Joe Rogan
Best MMA Programming of the Year: The Joe Rogan Experience
Coach of the Year: Trevor Wittman
Trainer of the Year: Phil Daru
Gym of the Year: American Top Team
Fighting Spirit of the Year: Dustin Poirier for his Good Fight Foundation
Leading Man of the Year: Dana White
Promotion of the Year: UFC
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