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 ‘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!
(As always, “WAR WAND! PRIDE NEVA DIE!” is an acceptable write-in vote.)
Peep this, Potato Nation — in honor of March Madness, we’re putting together a big bracketology feature on the best fights in MMA history, with your votes determining the #1 Greatest MMA Fight of All Time. (Launch date: TBA…but pretty soon!) I’m looking forward to it, and you should too.
The only problem is, our interactive bracket only has space for 16 entries, which means that a bunch of classic MMA matches won’t be included. I can’t reveal the bracket yet, but I can reveal the ten honorable mentions that are all competing for the last spot. Check ’em out below, and click those links for video clips of each one.
After the jump, you will find a voting widget. Cast your vote on which of the above fights is most worthy of a place in the bracket, and that fight will earn the sixteenth spot. Votes must be in by Thursday morning at 9 a.m. ET.
Make sense? If not, please drop us a line in the comments section or on Twitter. Now get to voting…
(As always, “WAR WAND! PRIDE NEVA DIE!” is an acceptable write-in vote.)
Peep this, Potato Nation — in honor of March Madness, we’re putting together a big bracketology feature on the best fights in MMA history, with your votes determining the #1 Greatest MMA Fight of All Time. (Launch date: TBA…but pretty soon!) I’m looking forward to it, and you should too.
The only problem is, our interactive bracket only has space for 16 entries, which means that a bunch of classic MMA matches won’t be included. I can’t reveal the bracket yet, but I can reveal the ten honorable mentions that are all competing for the last spot. Check ‘em out below, and click those links for video clips of each one.
After the jump, you will find a voting widget. Cast your vote on which of the above fights is most worthy of a place in the bracket, and that fight will earn the sixteenth spot. Votes must be in by Thursday morning at 9 a.m. ET.
Make sense? If not, please drop us a line in the comments section or on Twitter. Now get to voting…
