The 2016 World MMA Awards nominees were announced Thursday.

Former winner MMA Fighting was once again nominated for "MMA Media Source of the Year", while five-time winner Ariel Helwani and Chuck Mindenhall were nominated for "Journalist of the Year".

The MMA Hour was nominated for "Best MMA Programming," which is one of the three new categories this year. The other two new categories are "Analyst of the Year" and "Best MMA Clothing and Equipment Brand."

Fans can vote now at WorldMMAAwards.com with voting closing at Friday, Jan. 31, 2016 at 12 Midnight PT.

The eighth annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards ceremony will be Feb. 5 in Las Vegas.

Charles "Mask" Lewis "Fighter of the Year"



1. Rafael dos Anjos



2. Max Holloway



3. Demetrious Johnson



4. Conor McGregor



5. Luke Rockhold





Female Fighter of the Year



1. Tonya Evinger



2. Joanna Jedrzejczyk



3. Holly Holm



4. Ronda Rousey



5. Angela Lee





Breakthrough Fighter of the Year



1. Thomas Almeida



2. Henry Cejudo



3. Tony Ferguson



4. Joanna Jedrzejczyk



5. Holly Holm





International Fighter of the Year



1. Joseph Duffy



2. Joanna Jedrzejczyk



3. Liam McGeary



4. Conor McGregor



5. Marat Gafurov





Fight of the Year



1. Justin Gaethje vs. Luis Palomino (WSOF 19)



2. Andrei Arlovski vs. Travis Browne (UFC 187)



3. Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald 2 (UFC 189)



4. Daniel Cormier vs. Alexander Gustafsson (UFC 192)



5. Vitaly Bigdash vs. Igor Svirid (One Championship 32)





Knockout of the Year

1. Hisaki Kato (vs. Joe Schilling, Bellator 139)



2. Thomas Almeida (vs. Brad Pickett, UFC 189)



3. Holly Holm (vs. Ronda Rousey, UFC 193)



4. Jorge Filho (vs. Claudio Cezario, Jungle Fight 83)



5. Conor McGregor (vs. José Aldo, UFC 194)





Submission of the Year





1. Ronda Rousey (vs. Cat Zingano, UFC 184)



2. Marcos Galvao (vs. Joe Warren, Bellator 135)



3. Fabricio Werdum (vs. Cain Velasquez, UFC 188)



4. Liam McGeary (vs. Tito Ortiz, Bellator: Dynamite)



5. Tony Ferguson (vs. Edson Barboza, TUF 22 Finale)





Comeback of the Year



1. Thiago Alves (vs. Jordan Mein, UFC 183)



2. Alex Chambers (vs. Kailin Curran, UFC Fight Night 65)



3. Eddie Alvarez (vs. Gilbert Melendez, UFC 188)



4. Patricio Freire (vs. Daniel Weichel, Bellator 138)



5. Vitaly Bigdash (vs. Igor Svirid, One Championship 32)





Upset of the Year



1. Rafael dos Anjos (vs. Anthony Pettis, UFC 185)



2. Maryna Moroz (vs. Joanna Calderwood, UFC Fight Night 64)



3. Fabricio Werdum (vs. Cain Velasquez, UFC 188)



4. Uriah Hall (vs. Gegard Mousasi, UFC Fight Night 75)



5. Holly Holm (vs. Ronda Rousey, UFC 193)





Shawn Tompkins Coach of the Year



1. Rafael Cordeiro



2. John Kavanagh



3. Javier Mendes



4. Mike Winkeljohn



5. Firas Zahabi





Trainer of the Year



1. Jake Bonacci (S&C)



2. Mike Dolce (nutrition)



3. Brian Harris (S&C)



4. George Lockhart (nutrition)



5. Ido Portal (S&C)





Gym of the Year



1. American Kickboxing Academy



2. Blackzilians



3. Jackson-Wink MMA



4. Kings MMA



5. SBG Ireland





Referee of the Year



1. Herb Dean



2. Marc Goddard



3. John McCarthy



4. Dan Miragliotta



5. Mario Yamasaki





Ringcard Girl of the Year



1. Jhenny Andrade



2. Carly Baker



3. Arianny Celeste



4. Brittney Palmer



5. Mercedes Terrell





Leading Man



1. Scott Coker



2. Victor Cui



3. Lorenzo Fertitta



4. Ray Sefo



5. Dana White





Best Promotion



1. Bellator MMA



2. Legacy Fighting Championship



3. One Championship



4. Ultimate Fighting Championship



5. World Series of Fighting





Personality of the Year



1. Jon Anik



2. Joe Rogan



3. Bas Rutten



4. Brendan Schaub



5. Bruce Buffer





Analyst of the Year



1. Michael Bisping



2. Daniel Cormier



3. Dominick Cruz



4. Chael Sonnen



5. Brian Stann





Best MMA Programming



1. Bellator MMA: Uncut



2. The Fighter & The Kid



3. The MMA Hour



4. The Ultimate Fighter



5. UFC Embedded





MMA Media Source of the Year



1. UFC Tonight



2. MMA Fighting



3. MMA Junkie



4. Inside MMA



5. Sherdog





MMA Journalist of the Year



1. Brent Brookhouse



2. Ben Fowlkes



3. Ariel Helwani



4. Chuck Mindenhall



5. Brett Okamoto





Best MMA Clothing & Equipment Brand



1. BAD BOY



2. Everlast



3. Hayabusa



4. Torque



5. Venum