The Greatest Fights in MMA History Tournament: Vote Now in the Semifinals!

The quarterfinal round of our Greatest Fights in MMA History Tournament has come to an end, and the Elite Eight has been carved down to a Final Four. Before you vote in the semifinals, here are the results from Round 2:

THE ‘COME AT ME BRO!’ DIVISION
Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar 1 defeated Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson 2, with 69.4% of the vote. It’s no surprise to see the tourney’s #1 seed make the semis.

THE MODERN CLASSIC DIVISION
Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua 1 defeated Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson, with 64.9% of the vote. To quote Simon Cowell, America got it right this time.

THE LEGENDS DIVISION
Don Frye vs. Yoshihiro Takayama defeated Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Royce Gracie 1, with 62.2% of the vote. I guess a balls-out one-round hockey-fight is always going to beat a 90-minute war of attrition. Damn kids today and their short attention spans. (But yeah, I voted for Frye/Takayama too.)

THE ‘TAP TAP TAP!’ DIVISION
Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen 1 defeated Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg 2, with 73.3% of the vote. This has to be the greatest upset in the tournament so far. I always thought of Silva/Sonnen 1 as a dark horse in this bracket, yet it blows out another all-time great in the quarterfinals after sneaking by Diaz/Gomi in the round-of-16? Do you believe in miracles?

Vote now, and be sure to come back on Friday when we reveal the two finalists!

The quarterfinal round of our Greatest Fights in MMA History Tournament has come to an end, and the Elite Eight has been carved down to a Final Four. Before you vote in the semifinals, here are the results from Round 2:

THE ‘COME AT ME BRO!’ DIVISION
Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar 1 defeated Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson 2, with 69.4% of the vote. It’s no surprise to see the tourney’s #1 seed make the semis.

THE MODERN CLASSIC DIVISION
Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua 1 defeated Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson, with 64.9% of the vote. To quote Simon Cowell, America got it right this time.

THE LEGENDS DIVISION
Don Frye vs. Yoshihiro Takayama defeated Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Royce Gracie 1, with 62.2% of the vote. I guess a balls-out one-round hockey-fight is always going to beat a 90-minute war of attrition. Damn kids today and their short attention spans. (But yeah, I voted for Frye/Takayama too.)

THE ‘TAP TAP TAP!’ DIVISION
Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen 1 defeated Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg 2, with 73.3% of the vote. This has to be the greatest upset in the tournament so far. I always thought of Silva/Sonnen 1 as a dark horse in this bracket, yet it blows out another all-time great in the quarterfinals after sneaking by Diaz/Gomi in the round-of-16? Do you believe in miracles?

Vote now, and be sure to come back on Friday when we reveal the two finalists!