If the UFC did a tournament..........?

[Krellek]

i think a lot of you(especially those picking Nog) are forgetting one HUGE detail. Mir just beat nog. he would do it again in a tourney. i think a lot of guys could take this one. the question is, who can stop mir from LnP his way to a win? i'm happy that lesnar isn't at all a LnP artist, but i have a feeling his shot is too quick for anyone to stop. i'd like to see him vs Liddell. thatr would be sweet. i think an anderson silva would go far, seeing as he could come in at a natural 215 or so instead of cutting down at all. i think Mir would have solid chances of winning, as well as Rampage, though he would have trouble with mir, nog, and lesnar. i think Couture would even have a good chance against Page

[Uriah1O]

I'd say Rampage and Mir would meet up in the finals but Rampage couldn't handle him. Mir is to technical and his submissions are ridiculous

[joeyP]

after UFC 100, it honestly looks like Lesnar would take this home as much as it pains me to say it. He looks to have mastered control of opponents, and if it's open weight, he's going to be coming in at around 290-300. Brock also has a ridiculous gas tank for such a big man. in the end i think his size will be too much for everybody especially since at this point i don't think he's new enough to the sport where his skills are so bad that someone will be able to overcome a possible 40-70 lb disadvantage. I also am not a Brock fan to make things clear

[dmc_tim]

Originally Posted by initial_zen

if arlovski was still in the ufc i would say him but since he isnt idk i guess i would have to go with nog

id say CC could win it since he won the pride openweight grand prix

possible winners by division

HW- lesnar, nog, CC

LHW- machida- shogun-page-evans

MW- anderson-wand-hendo-marquardt-maia

WW- GSP-Fitch-alves???- hughes?????

LW- penn-florian-diaz-stevenson ( made mir tap once didnt he?)

[pantomime horse]

Every weight class included? I'd go with Anderson Silva.

Here's my list of highest 5 fighters I considered and ranked from 1st down to 5th:

1. A. Silva
2. L. Machida
3. Brock Lesnar
4. Big Nog
5. Rampage


Now, why would I have A. Silva & Machida ahead of Lesnar? Well, it's a tournament and all in my head so I would have their movement, striking abilities, jiu-jitsu knowledge, and experience listed as the factors in the fight. I don't know that they would actually beat him, but Brock isn't nearly as crafty as they are. Is crafty important? Maybe it is.

[reedk]

Wow anyone could take this depending on conditoning and injuries during fights. I'll pick BJ Penn.


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[DarkMage]

The old school style would mean the 8 man tournament, starting with four fights, then two, then the main event.....so first we'd have to pick which 8 fighters to go with. How about these:

1) Brock Lesnar
2) Shane Carwin
3) Anderson Silva
4) Lyoto Machida
5) GSP
6) Wanderlei Silva
7) Big Nog
8) Rampage Jackson

You have to consider that in many of those old tournaments fighters that won fights could not move forward because they got hurt in earlier fights. On my list, I see Big Nog as having the highest probability of winning a fight but not being able to move forward because of doctors orders. I see Brock Lesnar as having the highest probability of getting through fights with minimal damage; even higher than lighting fast Anderson Silva.

An 8-man tournament using the fighters on my list, I'd put money on Lesnar.

[TBEAR]

ALL BLACKHOUSE FINAL = Lyoto, A Silva, Big Nog and the outside final member is Carwin

[sher]

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