BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – FINAL FOUR: Week Ending Results & BRONZE Match

In our most recent matchup to determine our second finalist, which was tallied tonight, Friday May 21st., the blue corner’s #1 seed, Dan Henderson…

By: June M. Williams | 3 years ago
BE’s Greatest MMA Fight of All Time Tournament – FINAL FOUR: Week Ending Results & BRONZE Match
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In our most recent matchup to determine our second finalist, which was tallied tonight, Friday May 21st., the blue corner’s #1 seed, Dan Henderson vs. Shogun Rua, beat down the #2 seed, Mark Hunt vs. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva 1, by a score of 22-9. This means our FINALISTS have been determined, and we will start voting on them this Sunday night, May 24th., in our BE’s BADDEST Tournament Series to figure out what is the single Greatest MMA Fight Of All Time — that one to watch before the world ends. But first, let’s hold a BRONZE MATCH to determine third place. This pits #2 seed Lawler vs. Condit from the Red Corner up against #2 see Hunt vs. Silva 1 from the Blue Corner. Voting starts now and will commence at 8pm. Sunday night,

Make yourself heard, make your arguments and debates in the comments! We will see you with the results of the Bronze Match Sunday night when we kick off voting for the final time! Voting will run all week long, with tallying and results posting next Friday night! Have a great and safe weekend; here’s a look at the results so far:

Opening Round of 32:

Bout 1:
1 Lawler vs. MacDonald 2 – 50
VS.
8 Rodriguez vs. Zombie – 3

Bout 2:
1 Henderson vs. Shogun – 30
VS.
8 Shogun vs. Little Nog 1 – 1

Bout 3:
2 Adesanya vs. Gastelum – 19
VS.
7 Dillashaw vs. Cruz – 19
Tie-Breaker Bout:
2 Adesanya vs. Gastelum – 31
VS.
7 Dillashaw vs. Cruz – 25

Bout 4:
2 Edgar vs. Maynard 2 – 23
VS.
7 Costa vs. Romero – 12

Bout 5:
3 Aldo vs. Mendes – 21
VS.
6 Edgar vs. Maynard 3 – 7

Bout 6:
3 Jones vs. Gustafsson 1 – 20
VS.
6 Nick Diaz vs. Gomi – 19

Bout 7:
4 Poirier vs. Zombie – 15
VS.
5 Alvarez vs. Gaethje – 17

Bout 8:
4 Fedor vs. Cro Cop – 9
VS.
5 Wanderlei Silva vs. Rampage – 20

Bout 9:
1 Weili vs. Joanna – 28
VS.
8 Henderson vs. Pettis – 22

Bout 10:
1 Frye vs. Takayama – 25
VS.
8 Lesnar vs. Carwin – 7

Bout 11:
2 Lawler vs. Condit – 29
VS.
7 Alvarez vs. Chandler – 6

Bout 12:
2 Hunt vs. Silva – 21
VS.
7 Sakuraba vs. Gracie – 16

Bout 13:
3 Gaethje vs. Johnson – 21
VS.
6 Emelianenko vs. Randleman – 18

Bout 14:
3 Poirier vs. Gaethje – 11
VS.
6 Whittaker vs. Romero 2 – 11
Tie-Breaker Bout:
3 Poirier vs. Gaethje – 21
VS.
6 Whittaker vs. Romero 2 – 26

Bout 15:
4 Silva vs. Stann – 16
VS.
5 Swanson vs. Choi – 18

Bout 16:
4 Griffin vs.Bonnar – 22
VS.
5 Kongo vs. Barry – 17

Sweet Sixteen:

Bout 1:
1 Lawler vs. MacDonald 2 – 32
VS.
2 Adesanya vs. Gastelum – 6

Bout 2:
1 Henderson vs. Shogun 1 – 21
VS.
2 Edgar vs. Maynard 2 – 7

Bout 3:
3 Aldo vs. Mendes 2 – 22
VS.
5 Alvarez vs. Gaethje – 13

Bout 4:
3 Jones vs Gustafsson 1 – 23
VS.
5 Silva vs. Rampage – 11

Bout 5:
1 Weili vs. Joanna – 20
VS.
2 Lawler vs. Condit – 21

Bout 6:
1 Frye vs. Takayama – 7
VS.
2 Hunt vs. Bigfoot 1- 19

Bout 7:
3 Gaethje vs. Johnson – 16
VS.
5 Swanson vs. Choi – 16
Tie-Breaker Bout:
3 Gaethje vs. Johnson – 16
VS.
5 Swanson vs. Choi – 18

Bout 8:
6 Whittaker vs. Romero 2 – 22
VS.
4 Griffin vs. Bonnar 1 – 11

Quarter Finals:

Bout 1:
1 Lawler vs. MacDonald 2 – 25
VS.
3 Aldo vs. Mendes 2 – 7

Bout 2:
1 Henderson vs. Shogun – 18
VS.
5. W. Silva vs Rampage 2 – 5

Bout 3:
2 Lawler vs. Condit – 25
VS.
5 Swanson vs. Choi – 9

Bout 4:
2 Hunt vs. Silva 1 – 19
VS.
6 Whittaker vs. Romero 2 – 10

Final Four (2 days to vote for each bout):

  • SUN MAY 17 – TUES MAY 19

Bout 1:
1 Lawler vs. MacDonald 2 – 28
VS.
2 Lawler vs. Condit – 8

  • TUE MAY 19 – THUR MAY 20

Bout 2:
1 Henderson vs. Shogun – 22
VS.
2 Hunt vs. Silva 1 – 9

  • FRI MAY 21 – RESULTS POST ANNOUNCING FINALISTS & VOTING STARTS FOR BRONZE MATCH
  • SUN MAY 23 – BRONZE MATCH RESULTS & VOTING OPENS FOR THE FINAL MATCH UP & RUNS ALL WEEK LONG!
  • FRI MAY 29 – WINNER OF BLOODY ELBOW’S GREATEST MMA FIGHT OF ALL TIME TOURNAMENT WILL BE ANNOUNCED in THE BE’s BADDEST SERIES OF TOURNEYS

FINALS:

BRONZE MATCH (Voting runs all weekend until 8pm CST Sunday night):

2 Lawler vs. Condit –
VS.
2 Hunt vs. Silva 1 –

FINAL MATCH (Voting starts this Sunday night at 10pm CST):
1 Lawler vs. MacDonald 2 –
VS.
1 Henderson vs. Shogun –

In order to vote for the BRONZE MATCH this weekend; simply leave a comment. In the subject line make sure you follow these guidelines:

To vote for Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit write: Vote – Lawler vs. Condit

To vote for Mark Hunt vs. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva 1 write: Vote – Hunt vs. Bigfoot

BRONZE MATCH voting runs until 8pm CST, Sunday, May 24th. GET YOUR VOTES IN FOR THIRD PLACE NOW!

Tournament bracket (click to enlarge):

FINAL FOUR RESULS // BRONZE MATCH ANNOUNCED
Brackets via June M. Williams

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June M. Williams is the Bloody Elbow Production Manager & Ombudsperson, as well as our Podcast Syndicator. She is also an acting author, editor & lead fixer for Bloody Elbow. She began work for the Combat Sports Division of SB Nation in 2010, making BE her primary home since 2013.

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