By TXMMA Staff
Announcing the Official Winners for 2014 TXMMA Awards – MMA Edition
The 2014 TXMMA Awards Official Edition winners have finally been decided by the TXMMA Staff Panel following our earlier People’s Choice Awards that wrapped up with over 5,000 fans of Texas MMA and BJJ voting in this past year’s annual polls.
On the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) side there were 29 awards up for grabs with the goal of highlighting the top fighters, performances, and other contributors for 2014.
The results below indicate our choices for a variety of different categories with 2014 competition statistics as the number one determining factor for all the winners.
Congratulations to everyone who participated in these awards and to all the finalists who were nominated. You all deserve credit for an exceptional year in 2014.
Now let’s get on with the winners!
2014 TXMMA Awards – MMA Edition Official Winners
Professional MMA – Men’s Individual Categories
- Texas UFC Fighter of the Year – Johny Hendricks (1-1 in 2014, UFC TITLE)
- Regional Fighter of the Year – Damon Jackson (2-1 in 2014, 0-1 UFC, 1 TITLE)
- Rookie of the Year – Aaron Reeves (3-0 in 2014)
- Fight of the Year – Domingo Pilarte vs. Caio Machado (Legacy FC 27)
- Knockout of the Year – Danny Salinas vs. Booker Arthur at STFC 29 (head kick)
- Submission of the Year – Carlos Diego Ferreira vs. Colton Smith (UFC Fight Night 44)
Professional MMA – Women’s Individual Categories
- Fighter of the Year – Tonya Evinger (GB Champion’s Forrest)
- Rookie of the Year – Stephanie Alba (GB Champion’s Forrest)
- Fight of the Year – Jazmine Quezada vs. Montana Stewart (24/7 Entertainment XVII)
- Knockout of the Year – NONE
- Submission of the Year – Tonya Evinger vs Ediane Gomes (Invicta FC 9)
Amateur MMA – Individual Categories
- Fighter of the Year (M) – Levi Mowles (5-0 amateur, 3 TITLE, 1-0 pro in 2014)
- Fighter of the Year (F) – Katherine Roy (2-0 in 2014, 1 TITLE)
- Fight of the Year M) – Fabian Galavez vs. Tyler Flores (Cage Combat 16)
- Fight of the Year (F)– Dominique Gonzales vs. Stephanie Builderback (PCG 19)
- Knockout of the Year– Gustavo Gomez vs. Kyle Villarreal (Cage Combat 18)
- Submission of the Year– Damion Oranday vs. Darius Gray (Cage Combat 18)
Team and Additional Awards
- Team of the Year – Octagon MMA
- MMA Coach of the Year – Sayif Saud (Octagon MMA)
- Striking Coach of the Year – Bob Perez / Michael Chase Corley (Houston Muay Thai)
- Comeback Fighter of the Year – Ryan Hollis (4-1 in 2014 after 3 losses in 2013)
- Breakthrough Fighter of the Year – Chas Skelly (2 UFC wins in a one month span after accepting on short notice)
- Ironman Fighter of the Year – Ryan Hollis (4OZ Fight Club)
- Pro Event of the Year – Legacy Fighting Championship 37 (11 fights, 9 finishes)
- Amateur Event of the Year – Cage Combat 18 (15 fights, 3 TITLE, 12 finishes)
- Story of the Year – Johny Hendricks wins UFC title
- Promoter of the Year – Mick Maynard (Legacy FC / Legacy Amateur Series)
- State Official (Referee/Judge) of the Year – Jake Montalvo
- MMA Brand / Sponsor of the Year – War Tribe Gear
- 2014 Community Service Award– DAWG Foundation
- Lifetime Achievement / TXMMA Hall of Fame – Yves Edwards
- Past Inductees:Steve Armstrong, Saekson Janjira, Guy Mezger
TXMMA Podcast – Episode 3 – Official 2014 TXMMA Awards Results (MMA)
