The Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix completed its opening round Saturday in Dallas. Strikeforce champion and tourney favorite Alistair Overeem scored a clear—if, eh, unsatisfying—unanimous decision win over Fabricio Werdum, setting up a semifinal match with Antonio Silva.
On the other side of the bracket, Josh Barnett will face Sergei Kharitonov in the next round after choking out an increasingly lackluster Brett Rogers in the second round.
With four of the world’s better heavyweights in action, it stands to reason that last night’s outcomes will shake up the world MMA rankings for this class. Did this win finally land Overeem in the top five? Does Werdum stay in the top 10? What about Barnett and Rogers?
Here’s one stab at a top 10 ranking.