As the year is coming closer to an end, the now annual World MMA Awards, which is hosted by Fighters Only Magazine, has recently announced their finalists for the December 1st event, which will take place once again in Las Vegas, Nev., which has become a hot bed for all things fighting related. The 2009 event opened up to a large audience, and has become a propellant in the mixed martial arts world, opening up the eyes to a mainstream audience, by the community taking leaps and bounds in order to legitimize itself as not only a legitimate sport, but one that deserves that same sort of recognition that most others receive, here in these United States. ...

Fighters.com can reveal that The Ultimate Fighter 8 lightweight "Lunatik" Junie Browning (2-0) has relocated to Las Vegas to train at Xtreme Couture. Fighters.com was in attendance Monday night when Browning had his first full session at the gym of Fighters.com’s fifth-ranked heavyweight and UFC Champion “The Natural” Randy Couture (16-8). Browning, a native of Lexington, is currently living with Xtreme Couture striking coach Shawn Tompkins (0-4). Browning joins another TUF 8 competitor, “Pezao” Vinicius Magalhaes (3-3), at Xtreme Couture. TUF 8 is currently airing Wednesday nights on SpikeTV in the States. ...