Originally posted by: MMAddict710
Date: January 20, 2013 at 05:38 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/how-would-your-zuffa-non-zuffa-divisional-tournaments-look-like-whod-win.51089/
I would do an 32 man lightweight tournament:
First Round
Ben Henderson vs Diego Sanchez
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Tim Means
Eddie Alvarez vs Ramsey Nijem
Raphael Dos Anjos vs John Makdessi
Gilbert Melendez vs Melvin Guillard
Donald Cerrone vs Yves Edwards
Anthony Pettis vs Daron Cruickshank
Jim Miller vs Josh Thomson
Gray Maynard vs Jacob Volkmann
Gleison Tibau vs Fransisco Trinaldo
Nate Diaz vs Jamie Varner
Edson Barboza vs Sam Stout
Michael Chandler vs Anthony Njokuani
Matt Wiman vs Sean Sherk
Joe Lauzon vs Myles Jury
Ross Pearson vs KJ Noons
Second round
Ben Henderson vs Khabib Nurmagomedov
Eddie Alvarez vs Raphael Dos Anjos
Gilbert Melendez vs Donald Cerrone
Anthony Pettis vs Jim Miller
Gray Maynard vs Gleison Tibau
Nate Diaz vs Edson Barboza
Michael Chandler vs Matt Wiman
Joe Lauzon vs KJ Noons
Third Round (Quarter finals)
Ben Henderson vs Eddie Alvarez
Anthony Pettis vs Donald Cerrone
Gray Maynard vs Edson Barboza
Michael Chandler vs Joe Lauzon
Fourth Round (Semi finals)
Ben Henderson vs Anthony Pettis
Gray Maynard vs Michael Chandler
Fifth Round (Finals)
Anthony Pettis vs Michael Chandler
Winner: Anthony Pettis
I think it would be the most exciting tournament ever and pretty much any of the guys in the quarter finals could win.