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 1 B. Lesnar
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 4 C. Velasquez
Match 4 4 C. Velasquez
4 C. Velasquez
13 S. Struve
Tournament Championship
6 A. Nogueira
11 M. Crocop
Match 5 6 A. Nogueira
QF3 Winner QF3
Match 6 3 J. Dos Santos
3 J. Dos Santos
14 T. Duffee
Semi-Final 2
7 R. Nelson
10 C. Kongo
Match 7 7 R. Nelson
QF4 Winner QF4
Match 8 2 S. Carwin
2 S. Carwin
15 B. Rothwell
QF #2: Cain came in and put the pedal to the metal and didn't let up, coming away with 69% of the vote. Even in fantasy land, Mir just can't seem to get back to Brock. This win sets up a match we may see later this year, if Brock can defend his belt against Carwin. Can't wait to poll that one.
QUARTER- FINAL #3: I have to call a spade a spade, and say this looks like the biggest mismatch of the QFs. With Nog's ever weakening chin, and Jr's pugilistic prowess, I just can't fathom how Nog would take this one. Of course, the wise old master could always pull out a slick sub, that his young student never saw coming.... Couldn't he...?
So lets hear it Maniacs. Will the favorites move on, or will we see an underdog rise to the top? You decide.
Poll
Who takes QF #3: 3 JDS vs 6 Big Nog
3 JDS (67 votes)
6 Nog (16 votes)
83 total votes
![JDS lands huge knee on Cro Cop [UFC 103]](http://i36.tinypic.com/6iqidh.gif)



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