Alright guys, first round over, and its been all chalk so far. I thought Brock, Kos, and Machida all had a decent shot at an upset but that didn't come to fruition, even though those 3 were the closest matchups of the first round. On the other side of the coin, Penn, Silva, and Aldo won in landslides. The quarterfinals are ready to begin, and once again, GSP gets the benefit of facing someone in his own weight class. However, as opposed to Jake Shields who he most likely will face in the future, in the quarters he is matched up with Jon Fitch, someone who he has previously faced and dominated. "Rush" didnt look his best against Dan Hardy in his last real fight, though, and Fitch has built up another big streak since the title fight and has essentially dismantled everyone in the WW division but GSP, so far. Could he come in with a better game plan? Could he pull off a Serra-like upset? You guys decide; pound-for-pound, who gets the W?
1 GSP
16 Shields 1 GSP
8 Fitch 8 Fitch
9 Brock
4 Shogun
13 Koscheck 4 Shogun
5 Edgar 5 Edgar
12 Sonnen
6 BJ
11 Rashad 6 BJ
3 Silva 3 Silva
14 Melendez
7 Fedor
10 Machida 7 Fedor
2 Aldo 2 Aldo
15 Alves