MMAViking.com has announced its complete list of its third annual Nordic MMA awards. It was a year of change, as for the first time we had a Swede win Woman Fighter of the Year with Pannie Kianzad and a Finn in Tom Niinimäki capturing Fighter of the Year. Alexander Gustafsson’s performance at his UFC 165 title performance won Fight of the Year and solidified Allstars Training Center as the gym of the year. See all the 2013 awards listed below.
The emphasis of the awards are on local cards happening in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, we also highlight Nordic fighter accomplishments abroad in the bigger organizations like the UFC and Bellator.
2013 Awards
• Submission of the Year: Toni Tauru’s Gogoplata at EUMMA 7
• Prospect of the Year: Emil Weber Meek
• Breakthrough Fighter of the Year: Nico Musoke
• Event of the Year: Superior Challenge 9
• Showman of the Year: Jorgen Matsi
• Fight of the Year: Gustafsson Versus Jones at UFC 165
• Pictures of the Year: Jesper Baek’s Top Picks
• Knock Out of the Year: Kuivanen KO’s Gonzalez at Superior Challenge 9
• Gym of the Year: Allstars Training Center
• Female Fighter of the Year: Pannie Kianzad
• Fighter of the Year: Tom Niinimäki
Other Notables for 2013 :
• Most popular posts
• Most popular interviews
For a full list of awards from pervious years, click here.
