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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Rich Franklin and Dustin Hazelett tapped World MMA Awards finalists
Rich Franklin and Dustin Hazelett, UFC fighters who both live in West Chester Twp., were today named finalists in the 2009 World MMA Awards.
The World MMA Awards, operated by Fighters Only magazine, are the leading industry awards for the sport of mixed martial arts. The month-long nominate stage will now be followed by a two-month voting stage that closes Dec. 5.
Franklin earned a nomination for Fight of the Year, and Hazelett is a finalist for Submission of the Year.
Franklin was specifically nominated for his June fight with Wanderlei Silva at UFC 99, which took place in Cologne, Germany, and aired on pay-per-view. Franklin won the hotly contested fight via close unanimous decision.
Hazelett’s nomination stemmed from a November 2008 victory over Tamdan McCrory at UFC 91. Hazelett, who’s one of the welterweight division’s fastest-rising contenders, used a slick first-round arm-bar to pick up the victory (as well as a $60,000 Submission of the Night bonus from the UFC). Like Franklin, Hazelett trains at Jorge Gurgel’s MMA facility in West Chester.
Voting (in 18 different categories) for the World MMA Awards is now underway at www.worldmmaawards.com. Winners will be revealed at a Dec. 30 ceremony in Las Vegas that airs live on Versus.com (and via delay on Versus throughout January).
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