If a HW tournament was made by seeding the current top 16, how would it go?

[MCS]

One-night tourney or stretched out like what BT's doing? Because Overeem has by far the most GP experience, but he isn't the most durable. Stipe would be the favorite, but tourneys, especially short ones, test cardio, experience and durability. Barnett and DC would be great entries, therefore. While Hunt, BB and Tuivasa could go far.

 

[MCS]

The problem with this (or tournament style) is injuries. It'd be as if when an injury occurred to an NBA player, the entire team had to bow out.

Nah, that's just DFW bullshit. Alternates to the rescue!

 

[kalabula]

Injuries or they get busted for drugs, then the bracket is fucked

Truth.

 

[kalabula]

Nah, that's just DFW bullshit. Alternates to the rescue!

Ya that's my point. Then you end up with a bunch of guys at the end that are only there because of injury and not from winning there bracket.

 

[70% Big Rigg]

Miocic is intimidated of Junior Albini and pulls out with a fake knee injury The Undefeated American Gangster Chael Sonnen steps in and then
1: The Chael Sonnen def. Junior Albini via 1st round KO(Spinning Back Fist)
2: Ngannou def. Willis via 1st round KO
3: Blaydes def. Abdurakhimov via 1nd round TKO
4: Volkov def. Struve via 3rd round TKO(He already did that right ?)
5: Overeem def. Arlovski via 2nd round TKO(He already did that too)
6: Lewis def. Oleinik via 1st round TKO
7: Hunt def. Tuivasa via 1st round KO
8: Dos Santos def. Tybura via 3rd round TKO

Round 2:
9: The Chael Sonnen def. Dos Santos via 1st round KO(Front Kick)
10: Ngannou def. Hunt via 1st round KO
11: Blaydes def. Lewis via decision
12: Volkov def. Overeem via 3rd round TKO

Semi Finals:
13: The Chael Sonnen def. Volkov via 1st round KO(Spinning wheel kick)
14: Blaydes def. Ngannou via decision

Finals:
15: The Chael Sonnen def. Blaydes via 1st round Submission(Twister)
Chael Sonnen is the undisputed GOAT
S/O @Matty da Ranga for copying the bracket and some results from him

 

[tenniswhiz]

Tournaments are the ONLY fair way to achieve fair rankings and results.

Matchmaking is flawed by humans.
Matchmaking is completely unnecessary.
Matchmaking is political and controlled by greed.

Can you imagine if wrestlers in the Olympics had their next opponent selected by the whims of a matchmaker?

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

I can see Arlovski or Tai or Oleinik possibly even Tybura scoring the upset but the others don't look competitive at all bracket goes pretty easy down to the semifinals where I'd favour Blaydes in the rematch v Francis and the real interest is Stipe vs Blaydes which should be next anyways.

 

[Scharminkel]

Round 1:
1: Miocic def. Albini via1st round TKO
2: Ngannou def. Willis via 1st round KO
3: Blaydes def. Abdurakhimov via 3nd round TKO
4: Volkov def. Struve via 2nd round TKO
5: Overeem def. Arlovski via 2nd round KO
6: Oleinik def. Lewis via 1st round Sub
7: Hunt def. Tuivasa via 2nd round KO
8: Dos Santos def. Tybura via Dec

Round 2:
9: Miocic def. Dos Santos via 1st round TKO
10: Ngannou def. Hunt via 1st round TKO
11: Blaydes def. Oleinik via decision
12: Volkov def. Overeem via 3rd round TKO

Semi Finals:
13: Miocic def. Volkov via 4th round TKO
14: Ngannou def. Blaydes via 2nd round KO

Finals:
15: Ngannou def. Miocic via 1st round TKO

 

[Bear Trapp]

Fight 1: Miocic
Fight 2: Tybura (hopefully not,I love JDS, but I think he's done. He could pull it off if he's somehow learned striking defence in this time but I'll say Tybura)
Fight 3: Volkov
Fight 4: Arlovski (I think he finds that glass chin this time)
Fight 5: Ngannou (the regular brutal Ngannou TKO)
FIght 6: Hunt (Tuivasa didn't impress me vs Arlovski)
Fight 7: Blaydes
Fight 8: Derrick Lewis

Fight 9: Miocic def. Tybura via first round TKO
Fight 10: Volkov def. Arlovski via third round TKO
Fight 11: Ngannou def. Hunt via third round UD
Fight 12: Lewis def. Blaydes via third round KO

Fight 13: Volkov def. Miocic via second round TKO
Fight 14: Ngannou def. Lewis via first round doctor stoppage

Fight 15: Ngannou def. Volkov via first round KO

 

[swvile]

New
Round 1:
1: Miocic def. Albini via 1st round TKO
2: Ngannou def. Willis via 1st round KO
3: Blaydes def. Abdurakhimov via 2nd round TKO
4: Volkov def. Struve via 2nd round TKO
5: Overeem def. Arlovski via 2nd round KO
6: Lewis def. Oleinik via 1st round KO
7: Hunt def. Tuivasa via 2nd round KO
8: Dos Santos def. Tybura via 1st round TKO

Round 2:
9: JDS def. Miocic via 1st round TKO
10: Ngannou def. Hunt via 1st round TKO
11: Blaydes def. Oleinik via dec
12: Overeem def. Volkov via dec

Semi Finals:
13: JDS def. REEM via 4th round KO
14: Blaydes def. Ngannou via 3rd round TKO

Finals:
15: JDS def. Ngannou via 3rd round SUB.

WAR JDS

 

[Karnage187]

I'm just surprised there are 16 heavyweights

 

[DesiredUserName]

bogus without Cormier who might just win it all.

 

[Nurse Joy]

Round 1:
1: Miocic def. Albini via 2nd round TKO
2: Ngannou def. Willis via 1st round KO
3: Blaydes def. Abdurakhimov via 2nd round TKO
4: Volkov def. Struve via 3rd round TKO
5: Overeem def. Arlovski via 2nd round TKO
6: Lewis def. Oleinik via 1st round TKO
7: Hunt def. Tuivasa via 2nd round TKO
8: Dos Santos def. Tybura via 3rd round TKO

Round 2:
9: Miocic def. Dos Santos via 1st round KO
10: Ngannou def. Hunt via 1st round KO
11: Blaydes def. Lewis via decision
12: Volkov def. Overeem via 3rd round TKO

Semi Finals:
13: Miocic def. Volkov via decision
14: Blaydes def. Ngannou via decision

Finals:
15: Miocic def. Blaydes via 3rd round TKO

I called it almost exactly this

 

[HaulParris]

Blagoi Ivanov wins as an alternate.

 

[michi972]

Fight 1: Miocic (1) vs. Albini (16) STIOPIC KO
Fight 2: JDS (8) vs. Tybura (9) JDS KO
Fight 3: Volkov (4) vs. Struve (13) VOLKOV KO
Fight 4: Overeem (5) vs. Arlovski (12) REEM KO

Fight 5: Ngannou (2) vs. Willis (15) NGANNOU KO
Fight 6: Hunt (7) vs. Tuivasa (10) HUNT DEC
Fight 7: Blaydes (3) vs. Abdurakhimov (14) BLAYDES KO
Fight 8: Lewis (6) vs. Oleinik (11) OLEINIK SUB

Round 2:
Fight 9: STIOPIC vs JDS Stiopic by KO
Fight 10: Volkov vs Overeem Volkov by KO
Fight 11: Ngannou vs Hunt Ngannou by KO
Fight 12: Blaydes vs Oleinik Blaydes by KO

Semi Finals:
Fight 13:Stiopic vs Volkov Stiopic by KO
Fight 14: Ngannou vs Blaydes - Blaydes TKO

Final
Fight 15:Blaydes vs Stiopic - Stiopic KO