Time to get back to business and see who the Maniacs feel is the cream of the crop in the Heavyweight Division.
We will poll each fight individually, for 1 day, beginning with opening round Match #1. MMA Mania has the most knowledgeable MMA online community, so please feel free to post your pick in the comments along with your analysis of how you see the fights breaking down. Hopefully this will give us something to do on slow news days.
It was extremely hard to come up with seeding for this tourney as Cain, Shane, and Jr all have a good argument for the #2 seed. For that reason, I put the 3 names in a hat and drew for seeds 2-4. For the rest of the seedings, I utilized multiple MMA rankings, while also taking styles into consideration.
***NOTE*** In the event of a tie, a randomly selected Maniac will act as the tie breaker. That Maniac will be the 1st person to write a comment in the post thread. So if you are the 1st to post a comment, make sure to include which fighter you voted for!!!!
1 B. Lesnar
16 C. Tuchscherer
Match1 1 B. Lesnar
QF1 Winner QF1
Match 2 8 G. Gonzaga
8 G. Gonzaga
9 H. Herring
Semi-Final 1
5 F. Mir
12 G. Yvel
Match 3 5 F. Mir
QF2 Winner QF2
Match 4 4 C. Velasquez
4 C. Velasquez
13 S. Struve
Tournament Championship
6 A. Nogueira
11 M. Crocop
Match 5 Winner 6/11
QF3 Winner QF3
Match 6 Winner 3/14
3 J. Dos Santos
14 T. Duffy
Semi-Final 2
7 R. Nelson
10 C. Kongo
Match 7 Winner 7/10
QF4 Winner QF4
Match 8 Winner 2/15
2 S. Carwin
15 B. Rothwell
Match #4: Cain easily toppled the Skyscraper with 93% of the vote. He now meets Frank the tank in a quarter final thriller.
Match #5: In a rematch of there 2003 Pride showdown, Big Nog faces down Mirko. Though both have been on the decline, they each have the ability to win on any given night. Even if their days as top contenders have passed, both remain legends and fan favorites... Should be a classic striking vs submissions contest.
So lets hear it Maniacs. Will the favorites move on, or will we see an underdog rise to the top? You decide.