The MMA Thread of 2009-Forever

**archibaldcrane** · 2011-01-14 15:06

Originally Posted by tyven

if fedor goes 3-0 through that it will shut a lot of motherfuckers up

Everyone but Dana White, until he tries to sign Fedor again.

**Rhyis.** · 2011-01-14 17:09

Honestly, no matter who wins it'll shut a lot of people up. It's pretty hardcore gauntlet.

***Blarg*** · 2011-01-14 17:38

What if Kharitonov wins

**tyven** · 2011-01-14 17:39

Originally Posted by Blarg

What if Kharitonov wins

im hoping the championship is the reem vs replacement fighter HIS BROTHER

**noblemountain** · 2011-01-14 18:23

Originally Posted by Hirokei Kiaza

Really? I read something different, every Reem match was going to be a title bout so that the GP champion end's up being the SF HW champion as well. Bigfoot is going to get clocked by the way. Would be hilarious to see him win but very doubtful, the shit storm M-1 would bring though if that were to happen would be A+ entertainment.

inb4 Bigfoot/Rogers Grand Prix Final.

Coker came out the other day and said it's all non-title, all 3 round bouts.

**Xno Kappa** · 2011-01-14 18:25

Then these fucking brackets make absolutely no sense then if the title isn't on the line.

***Blarg*** · 2011-01-14 18:30

Originally Posted by Hirokei Kiaza

Then these fucking brackets make absolutely no sense then if the title isn't on the line.

The brackets don't make sense if you can make everything go your way but you can't guarantee the guys you want end up in the finals. If all you assume is that Fedor wins his first fight then you get a huge fight guaranteed with either overeem, which is a fight talked about for a while, or a big rematch with Werdum. If you put fedor and overeem on opposite sides you would have to assume 4 fights go the way you want to set up that one huge fight.

**archibaldcrane** · 2011-01-14 18:49

Yeah, they're trying to make sure that Fedor/Overeem happens, basically - risking less than putting them in opposite brackets this way. Getting Fedor to agree to fights is a bitch, might as well make them count.

**noblemountain** · 2011-01-15 06:48

Originally Posted by archibaldcrane

Yeah, they're trying to make sure that Fedor/Overeem happens, basically - risking less than putting them in opposite brackets this way. Getting Fedor to agree to fights is a bitch, might as well make them count.

Try to hurry in Ubereem/Fedor before Fedor wants to renegotiate his contract again.

**tyven** · 2011-01-15 19:04

none of it will matter when fedor breaks his hand on big foots big head and is replaced by herschell walker, who then runs the table.

**Andalusian girls** · 2011-01-15 20:19

brackets make sense from a business standpoint, they're unfortunate from a professional or fairness standpoint. it'd be like making sure Nadal and Federer meet in the round of 32 by giving them ridiculous rankings instead of having them earn the right to face one another for a title.

but Strikeforce is pulling a Pride and won't even have the title on the line so we might get a Silva-Arona / Gomi-Aurelio situation where the champion's title is meaningless.

but ultimately it's just about fights and bless Strikeforce for finally utilizing their terrific heavyweight division. it's the only division in MMA that can challenge one of the UFC's in awesomeness and this tournament is sure to churn out some great fights.

***Blarg*** · 2011-01-15 20:21

just watch overeem beat everyone and then have no one interesting left to actually fight for his title since everyone else would be coming off a loss basically

**Andalusian girls** · 2011-01-15 20:27

if Overeem beats everyone that is in his way Strikeforce will have the most marketable fighter not in the UFC and not named Gina and the #1 heavyweight in the world.

don't think Coker would complain too much.