The Ultimate Tournament 2 - The Twist

Anderson Silva

surprised at that pick, Ill pick Junior dos Santos

1. hashyandy

Japan v Brazil - Anderson Silva

2. Rabi

Japan v Brazil - Junior dos Santos

3. Michael_Corleone

Japan v Brazil - Jose Aldo

4. Jae_1833

Japan v Brazil - Lyoto Machida

5. sparky

Japan v Brazil - Mauricio Rua
Japan v Brazil - ON THE CLOCK

6. Bubbles

Japan v Brazil - Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera
Japan v Brazil - Geronimo "Mondragon" dos Santos

7. Playground_Samurai

Japan v Brazil - Fabricio Werdum
Japan v Brazil - Rousimar Palhares

8. airkerma

Japan v Brazil - Antonio Silva
Japan v Brazil - Gabriel Gonzaga

2 people have asked me a question with regards to the Japan v Brazil section so I thought it would clarify it for every one:

you can pick 2 fighters and both fighter have to be from either Brazil or Japan, you can either pick 1 fighter from each country or 2 fighters from the same country.

After last season I have realized that I should pick folks that are ridiculously dominant to ensure I get maximum points but I don't care this is for fun so I am going to try and pick guys that excite me. I did that to a degree last time and poor match ups and other crap resulted in low points but it was part of the fun. Yelling at my phone and later debating stuff with my buddies. Of all fans in the world how could these be so dumb as to pick X over Y.....it was cool.

It was fun, was surprised with the way the HW bracket went

Lets get this party started!

Jose Aldo!

That's a TINY dude in an open weight match........even if he beefs up to WW....I will take the best of both worlds in Machida!

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Posted by Rabi

2 people have asked me a question with regards to the Japan v Brazil section so I thought it would clarify it for every one:

you can pick 2 fighters and both fighter have to be from either Brazil or Japan, you can either pick 1 fighter from each country or 2 fighters from the same country.

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So essentially this will be Brazil vs Brazil

Sparky's time is up

I'll take Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Shogun

Fabricio Werdum

Antonio Silva


Gabriel Gonzaga

Rousimar Palhares

Geronimo "Mondragon" dos Santos

Sparky's been skipped, Jae's OTC

lil nog

1. hashyandy

Japan v Brazil - Anderson Silva
Japan v Brazil - Thiago Santos

2. Rabi

Japan v Brazil - Junior dos Santos
Japan v Brazil - Vitor Belfort

3. Michael_Corleone

Japan v Brazil - Jose Aldo
Japan v Brazil - Rickson Gracie

4. Jae_1833

Japan v Brazil - Lyoto Machida
Japan v Brazil - Thiago Silva

5. sparky

Japan v Brazil - Mauricio Rua
Japan v Brazil - Antonio Rogerio Noguiera

6. Bubbles

Japan v Brazil - Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera
Japan v Brazil - Geronimo "Mondragon" dos Santos

7. Playground_Samurai

Japan v Brazil - Fabricio Werdum
Japan v Brazil - Rousimar Palhares

8. airkerma

Japan v Brazil - Antonio Silva
Japan v Brazil - Gabriel Gonzaga

Thiago Silva instead of Arona.....I was tossing that up for a whip but thought that while will have a bad case of ring rust Thiago will have much less and is more of a finisher.

Before I make my next pick I need to know are we judging fighters based on current rankings? Or is this fantasy match -ups? My next pick is/would be a fighter who hasn't fought in a long time.

Great question, that's why I picked Silva.....pure prime of their careers I would have stuck with Aroma. IMO he beat Fedor way back when.

When we do the fights we will be picking the winners are selves, most people will pick on current rankings, but its down to the discretion of the each individual person picking the outcome!

RICKSON GRACIE!

Vitor Belfort!

Thiago Santos

The next category is FLW, they must have fought at FLW with in the last 3 yrs or have a fight scheduled at FLW, also the order changes.

1. Rabi

Japan v Brazil - Junior dos Santos
Japan v Brazil - Vitor Belfort
FLW - Jospeh Benavidez

2. Michael_Corleone

Japan v Brazil - Jose Aldo
Japan v Brazil - Rickson Gracie
FLW - Ian McCall

3. Jae_1833

Japan v Brazil - Lyoto Machida
Japan v Brazil - Thiago Silva
FLW - Demetrious Johnson

4. sparky

Japan v Brazil - Mauricio Rua
Japan v Brazil - Antonio Rogerio Noguiera
FLW - CATCH UP PICK

5. Bubbles

Japan v Brazil - Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera
Japan v Brazil - Geronimo "Mondragon" dos Santos
FLW - John Dodson

6. Playground_Samurai

Japan v Brazil - Fabricio Werdum
Japan v Brazil - Rousimar Palhares
FLW - ON THE CLOCK

7. airkerma

Japan v Brazil - Antonio Silva
Japan v Brazil - Gabriel Gonzaga

8. hashyandy

Japan v Brazil - Anderson Silva
Japan v Brazil - Thiago Santos

I pick Joseph Benavidez

Ian McCall

Demetrius Johnson is the obvious pick I am taking.

John Dodson

fought for UWC flyweight title in October 2009 which falls within the 3 year limit