Ultimate tournament. All weight classes. Your entire roll on it. Who do you take?

Tree Rollins · 01-25-10, 11:19 PM

the reason i throw the name Don Frye out there is because i don't want people to think i'm just coming up with a fancy way to ask for your p4p rankings. It's more then that. You put any 2 guys in an alley and only one can walk out. You gotta bet everything on it. Your roll, your house, whatever.

ecpenguin · 01-26-10, 01:44 AM

Anderson Silva. He walks around heavy enough to stay competitive against any division. I'm a little worried that, in a 1 round, single elimination tournament, a wrestler would grind out a W (ala Dan Henderson in the first round of their fight).

Really interesting question, though. I would love to take 64 top martial artists and seed that tourney. I think seeding would determine everything. In such a case, who would your 4 number one seeds be? 4 number twos?

terpkeg · 01-26-10, 10:16 AM

Would be interesting to see Silva bulked up to heavyweight. Not the bloated looking Silva you see when he is out of camp, but if he adds more muscle and is a lean 225 - 230. Would he loss any of his speed?

butt rock hero · 01-26-10, 12:04 PM

Fedor is still the baddest man in MMA.

Pabinator · 01-26-10, 01:22 PM

If Brock Lesnar was healthy, Id say him, but I hate to admit it, but probably Fedor would beat a free for all.

The HOFF · 01-26-10, 01:26 PM

A healthy Brock Lesnar.

Tree Rollins · 01-26-10, 06:15 PM

Originally posted by ecpenguin

Anderson Silva. He walks around heavy enough to stay competitive against any division. I'm a little worried that, in a 1 round, single elimination tournament, a wrestler would grind out a W (ala Dan Henderson in the first round of their fight).

Really interesting question, though. I would love to take 64 top martial artists and seed that tourney. I think seeding would determine everything. In such a case, who would your 4 number one seeds be? 4 number twos?

Love that question. Before the tourny starts, you won't know whether big guys or small guys have an advantage. So your one seeds will have to have a little of both. I think you have to give a one seed to Fedor. Anderson Silva. GSP. and then maybe a Bj penn or machida or rampage. Whatever, whoever you like. 1 seeds just should be guys who could match up well with fighters of all sizes and skill-sets.

To win a tournament like this you would have to be extremely versatile. I don't think a huge guy who lays on people would have the stamina to pull it off. And a small guy like Jose Aldo would get overwhelmed eventually by the size of his competitors.

Guys like silva, Mousasi, Fedor, Shogun, Machida, Henderson, etc etc. They would probably do well.

Kaladarus · 01-26-10, 06:45 PM

I would go with Fedor for sure.

Tree Rollins · 01-26-10, 07:20 PM

Originally posted by Kaladarus

I would go with Fedor for sure.

If you had to bet on one guy other then Fedor. The guy who you would put all your money on to have the best chance of beating Fedor. Who'd it be?

Kaladarus · 01-26-10, 07:38 PM

I'd like to see Mir 2.0 vs Fedor. Now that hes added the weight. Lesnar would be a good fight also, but who knows if he's fully recovered, and Fedor doesn't really seem to have problems with bigger guys. Also Lesnar even though he's very tough I do believe he has a long way to go to reach his true mma potential. Mir's stand up has improved a lot and he's never been submitted or knocked out. With Mir's size on Fedor and his skills with stand up and on the ground, it would be hard for Fedor to finish him.

brooks85 · 01-26-10, 07:58 PM

no doubt in my mind who i pick, no time limit?

BIG NOG

Busterflywheel · 01-26-10, 08:48 PM

NOG better strive for KO..

knownone · 01-26-10, 09:41 PM

The Big Nog pick made me think a little if it's no time limit I've gotta go old school; I'd take a prime Sakuraba,If we're talking current top guys Junior Dos Santos he's young and confident.

shady610 · 01-27-10, 04:53 PM

brock. his athletism and strength makes him hard to deal with. plus i dont see his ego coming in to play by him abandoining his strengths just to show off other skills

squallsquall · 01-27-10, 05:40 PM

Still Fedor, although he's not getting any younger...

kjh · 01-27-10, 06:12 PM

Fedor

clarkd32 · 01-27-10, 06:20 PM

lesnar if healthy would be my pick

Tree Rollins · 01-27-10, 08:40 PM

Originally posted by knownone

The Big Nog pick made me think a little if it's no time limit I've gotta go old school; I'd take a prime Sakuraba,If we're talking current top guys Junior Dos Santos he's young and confident.

Agree. Big Nog doesn't even know that the word 'quit' exists, he's never even heard of it. To beat Big Nog in a tourny like this, you'd really wanna take him out early.

Tree Rollins · 01-27-10, 08:42 PM

Originally posted by squallsquall

Still Fedor, although he's not getting any younger...

Because of Fedor's skill set, it's hard to pick against him. He has to much in his arsenal. He doesn't need a full gas take to beat you, or even half. He can be lying on his back and dead tired and still break one of your bones.

crownontheground · 01-27-10, 11:16 PM

Fedor

MickChunky · 01-28-10, 12:37 AM

Are we talking about a cage or ring? The cage benefits wrestlers so much, in a ring I'd have to go with a HW version of Anderson Silva.

Juve11 · 01-28-10, 08:59 AM

If it were no rules I would say Brock would do pretty well with that hunting gun!

kisado · 02-14-10, 10:38 AM

Fedor, obviously. Then, Lyoto or Mousasi imo. Because, they have the ability to expend very little energy in their fights.

JuicedUp · 02-15-10, 01:52 AM

I'm a Fedor guy but Anderson Silva would fcuk Fedor up right now...that's the truth.

whatsgood5 · 02-15-10, 11:50 AM

I go with Brock Lesnar here.

whatsgood5 · 02-15-10, 11:50 AM

But Fedor is obviously a close second for me. Close call.