Champion of UFC 1 if it was today...

[deepestBlue]

...would be Fabricio Werdum I guess. His BJJ would be a bigger asset in the old rule set. On the other Hand: guys like Overeem or Cain could footstomp him if he pulls guard.

Who is your favourite for an UFC 1 tournament with today's fighters?

 

[moneyshot27]

Explain what you mean.

Are you asking who, of the current UFC roster, would win an open weight one night-3-fight- "no-holds-barred" tournament?

Or are you asking what would happen if UFC 1 had been held in 2013 instead of 1993?

If you are asking the latter, that would be very difficult to answer because without the UFC, MMA would not be nearly as developed as it is today, and the number of quality fighters would likely be drastically different.

That being said, Anderson Silva would win.

 

[Tyrone]

Frank Mir - pre-motorcycle accident

Brock
Or Brock Lesnar pre-sickness or both!

 

[Kleinschuster]

Cain. The only one able to go the full distance of a tournament.

 

[Da Speeit]

Omigawa

 

[Kumason]

Explain what you mean.

Are you asking who, of the current UFC roster, would win an open weight one night-3-fight- "no-holds-barred" tournament?

Or are you asking what would happen if UFC 1 had been held in 2013 instead of 1993?

If you are asking the latter, that would be very difficult to answer because without the UFC, MMA would not be nearly as developed as it is today, and the number of quality fighters would likely be drastically different.

That being said, Anderson Silva would win.

he's saying rules,tournament style etc.(I think) Cardio Cain is my pick

 

[deepestBlue]

Explain what you mean.

Are you asking who, of the current UFC roster, would win an open weight one night-3-fight- "no-holds-barred" tournament?

Or are you asking what would happen if UFC 1 had been held in 2013 instead of 1993?

If you are asking the latter, that would be very difficult to answer because without the UFC, MMA would not be nearly as developed as it is today, and the number of quality fighters would likely be drastically different.

That being said, Anderson Silva would win.

You're right. My Question was ambiguous.
I meant: "who, of the current UFC roster, would win an open weight one night-3-fight- "no-holds-barred" tournament?"

 

[lapollarecords]

who knows.

 

[AndreDGiant4eva]

Id take Cain or Jones, depending on the bracket. 3 fights in a night would be tough for most hws, but I think anyone below lhw would have a tough time winning that first match against a hw when they're fresh.

 

[raconnor]

I'd say it would have to be Cain, JDS, or Overeem

 

[darthbotox**]

I'd say it would have to be Cain, JDS, or Overeem

lol ubereem would die

 

[deepestBlue]

A Bracket I would like to see:


Jones vs Werdum
vs
Anderson vs Cain

vs

JDS vs Reem
vs
Machida vs DC

 

[darthbotox**]

A Bracket I would like to see:


Jones vs Werdum
vs
Anderson vs Cain

vs

JDS vs Reem
vs
Machida vs DC

trolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

 

[MarloStanfield]

Kosta Philipoo

 

[deepestBlue]

trolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

:icon_lol: why?

 

[darthbotox**]

:icon_lol: why?

machida vs cormier... anderson vs cain???

 

[Kote Gaeshi]

cain or anderson

 

[deepestBlue]

machida vs cormier... anderson vs cain???

machida vs cormier actually could happen in lhw if dc beats jones.

anderson: a tournament without the guy who many people, excluding you, see as p4p king would be weird.

 

[darthbotox**]

machida vs cormier actually could happen in lhw if dc beats jones.

anderson: a tournament without the guy who many people, excluding you, see as p4p king would be weird.

this is why i dont talk to white belts

 

[Codpiece]

Cain. The only one able to go the full distance of a tournament.

That's my pick too. He has the cardio, size, training and willpower to take a Grand Prix style MMA event, plus open weight favours bigger guys if their skill sets are equivalent.