BE’s Baddest Greatest Lightweight: #1 Rafael dos Anjos vs. #8 Jamie Varner

Vote now in the Bloody Elbow Baddest Tournament to determine the Greatest MMA Lightweight of All Time. Today’s match-up: #1 Rafael dos Anjos vs. #8 Jamie Varner. Vote now!

You have to give it up for Michael Chandler. The #7 seed put in a heroic effort, coming very close to scoring the massive upset and taking out #2 seed Tony Ferguson, but alas, it was not to be. Ferguson took the win 31-26. He moves on to a Sweet 16 battle with Nate Diaz. You scared homie?

Today, we wrap up the opening round. Closing the show here is another #1 vs. #8 battle. This time, it’s former UFC champion and #1 seed Rafael dos Anjos taking on former WEC champion and #8 seed Jamie Varner. So far the #1 seed battles have been total blow-outs – does Varner have it in him to make this a fight?

In order to vote, simply leave a comment. In the subject line make sure you follow these guidelines:

To vote for Rafael dos Anjos write: Vote – dos Anjos

To vote for Jamie Varner write: Vote – Varner

Voting is open for 24 hours, so get your votes in now.

Tournament bracket (click to enlarge):

BE Baddest Lightweight Full Bracket

June M. Williams

Tournament graphics provided by June M. Williams.

Vote now in the Bloody Elbow Baddest Tournament to determine the Greatest MMA Lightweight of All Time. Today’s match-up: #1 Rafael dos Anjos vs. #8 Jamie Varner. Vote now!

You have to give it up for Michael Chandler. The #7 seed put in a heroic effort, coming very close to scoring the massive upset and taking out #2 seed Tony Ferguson, but alas, it was not to be. Ferguson took the win 31-26. He moves on to a Sweet 16 battle with Nate Diaz. You scared homie?

Today, we wrap up the opening round. Closing the show here is another #1 vs. #8 battle. This time, it’s former UFC champion and #1 seed Rafael dos Anjos taking on former WEC champion and #8 seed Jamie Varner. So far the #1 seed battles have been total blow-outs – does Varner have it in him to make this a fight?

In order to vote, simply leave a comment. In the subject line make sure you follow these guidelines:

To vote for Rafael dos Anjos write: Vote – dos Anjos

To vote for Jamie Varner write: Vote – Varner

Voting is open for 24 hours, so get your votes in now.

Tournament bracket (click to enlarge):

BE Baddest Lightweight Full Bracket


June M. Williams

Tournament graphics provided by June M. Williams.