Greatest Ever UFC Heavyweight Champion Tournament- The Final

There have been 15 UFC HW champions or Interim champions. I've created a tournament to see who this board thinks is the UFC HW GOAT. Please vote for who you think would win these fights when they held the title.

The Final-

JDS vs Bas Rutten



Round 1 results-

1. JDS gets the bye
2. Cain Velasquez 7-0 Maurice Smith
3. Brock Lesnar 6-1 Kevin Randleman
4. Frank Mir 3-4 Andre Arlovski
5. Randy Couture 3-4 Josh Barnett
6. Big Nog 6-1 Ricco Rodriguez
7. Bas Rutten 6-1 Tim Sylvia
8. Shane Carwin 5-2 Mark Coleman

Elite 8 results-

1. JDS 5-1 Josh Barnett
2. Cain Velasquez 6-0 Shane Carwin
3. Brock Lesnar 2-4 Andre Arlovski
4. Bas Rutten 4-2 Big Nog

Final 4 results-

1. JDS 3-1 Cain Velasquez
2. Bas Rutten 3-0 Andre Arlovski

1. JDS gets the bye
2. Cain Velasquez vs Maurice Smith
3. Brock Lesnar vs Kevin Randleman
4. Frank Mir vs Andre Arlovski
5. Randy Couture vs Josh Barnett
6. Big Nog vs Ricco Rodriguez
7. Bas Rutten vs Tim Sylvia
8. Shane Carwin vs Mark Coleman

1. JDS gets the bye
2. Cain Velasquez vs Maurice Smith
3. Brock Lesnar vs Kevin Randleman
4. Frank Mir vs Andre Arlovski
5. Randy Couture vs Josh Barnett
6. Big Nog vs Ricco Rodriguez
7. Bas Rutten vs Tim Sylvia
8. Shane Carwin vs Mark Coleman

1. JDS gets the bye
2. Cain Velasquez vs Maurice Smith
3. Brock Lesnar vs Kevin Randleman
4. Frank Mir vs Andre Arlovski
5. Randy Couture vs Josh Barnett
6. Big Nog vs Ricco Rodriguez
7. Bas Rutten vs Tim Sylvia
8. Shane Carwin vs Mark Coleman

1. JDS gets the bye
2. Cain Velasquez vs Maurice Smith
3. Brock Lesnar vs Kevin Randleman
4. Frank Mir vs Andre Arlovski
5. Randy Couture vs Josh Barnett
6. Big Nog vs Ricco Rodriguez
7. Bas Rutten vs Tim Sylvia
8. Shane Carwin vs Mark Coleman

freakzilla wrote:

There have been 15 UFC HW champions or Interim champions. I've created a tournament to see who this board thinks is the UFC HW GOAT. Please vote for who you think would win these fights when they held the title. Yes GDP, I will use the same thread for every round.

Round 1-

1. JDS gets the bye
2. Cain Velasquez vs Maurice Smith
3. Brock Lesnar vs Kevin Randleman
4. Frank Mir vs Andre Arlovski
5. Randy Couture vs Josh Barnett
6. Big Nog vs Ricco Rodriguez
7. Bas Rutten vs Tim Sylvia
8. Shane Carwin vs Mark Coleman

Come on Man

gott have Ken Shamrock and Dan Severn in there,
Heres what some people don't get, the heavyweight title was merged from the SuperFight TItle and the UFC 10 and 11 tournament Champion (facing off) in reality this was nothing new, the SuperFight Champion had faced tournament winners before. So either you can say the Heavyweight title came from the SuperFight title (which was in reality an open weight title) or that the UFC HW title came from winning UFC 10 and 11.

Sorry but its just a gripe of mine.

Birdofthad wrote:

freakzilla wrote:

There have been 15 UFC HW champions or Interim champions. I've created a tournament to see who this board thinks is the UFC HW GOAT. Please vote for who you think would win these fights when they held the title. Yes GDP, I will use the same thread for every round.

Round 1-

1. JDS gets the bye
2. Cain Velasquez vs Maurice Smith
3. Brock Lesnar vs Kevin Randleman
4. Frank Mir vs Andre Arlovski
5. Randy Couture vs Josh Barnett
6. Big Nog vs Ricco Rodriguez
7. Bas Rutten vs Tim Sylvia
8. Shane Carwin vs Mark Coleman

Come on Man

gott have Ken Shamrock and Dan Severn in there,
Heres what some people don't get, the heavyweight title was merged from the SuperFight TItle and the UFC 10 and 11 tournament Champion (facing off) in reality this was nothing new, the SuperFight Champion had faced tournament winners before. So either you can say the Heavyweight title came from the SuperFight title (which was in reality an open weight title) or that the UFC HW title came from winning UFC 10 and 11.

Sorry but its just a gripe of mine.

Mark Coleman was the first Heavyweight Champion. The Superfight title had no weight limit and wasn't recognized as the HW title.

ya wikipedias cool and all, just saying, the Heavyweight title didn't emerge from thin air, it was the SuperFight Title renamed.

This thread is greatest ever UFC Heavyweight Champion not greatest ever Heavyweight and Superfight champion. You don't like it then create your own thread.

freakzilla wrote:

There have been 15 UFC HW champions or Interim champions. I've created a tournament to see who this board thinks is the UFC HW GOAT. Please vote for who you think would win these fights when they held the title. Yes GDP, I will use the same thread for every round.

Round 1-

1. JDS gets the bye
2. Cain Velasquez vs Maurice Smith
3. Brock Lesnar vs Kevin Randleman
4. Frank Mir vs Andre Arlovski
5. Randy Couture vs Josh Barnett
6. Big Nog vs Ricco Rodriguez
7. Bas Rutten vs Tim Sylvia
8. Shane Carwin vs Mark Coleman

JDS vs Cain
Kevin Randleman vs Mir
Barnett vs Big Nog
Rutten vs Carwin

JDS vs Randleman
Big Nog vs Rutten

JDS vs Rutten

Rutten BITCHS!!!!


honestly, who the fuck knows, I can say one thing though, Randleman would have beaten Brock, he had the stand up to fuck up Cro Cop, he would have beast moved Brock imo.

so what brought more sway into the first UFC Heavyweight TItle Fight

the guy with 2 tournament wins or the guy with the UFC belt?

This is assuming everyone is in their prime

2. Cain Velasquez vs Maurice Smith - By brutal GNP submission
3. Brock Lesnar vs Kevin Randleman - Brock, because he actually prepares
4. Frank Mir vs Andre Arlovski - Armbar KO
5. Randy Couture vs Josh Barnett - The best fight on the list and Randy was a better puncher and actually the much better athlete. Captain America.
6. Big Nog vs Ricco Rodriguez - Big Nog by sub
7. Bas Rutten vs Tim Sylvia - BR by liver shot TKO
8. Shane Carwin vs Mark Coleman - Coleman via LNP when he is to exhausted to get off of Shane.

1. JDS gets the bye
2. Cain Velasquez vs Maurice Smith
3. Brock Lesnar vs Kevin Randleman
4. Frank Mir vs Andre Arlovski
5. Randy Couture vs Josh Barnett
6. Big Nog vs Ricco Rodriguez
7. Bas Rutten vs Tim Sylvia
8. Shane Carwin vs Mark Coleman

2 things :

1. Bird is correct and freak would get that if he had actually seen the old UFC's. Shamrock and Severn are defacto HW champions as well.

2. Fedor

Wolfgangsta wrote:

2 things :

1. Bird is correct and freak would get that if he had actually seen the old UFC's. Shamrock and Severn are defacto HW champions as well.

2. Fedor

1. I have seen them. This thread is specifically about the UFC HW Title and no other title.

2. Fedor has never fought in the UFC

Elite 8-

1. JDS vs Josh Barnett
2. Cain Velasquez vs Shane Carwin
3. Brock Lesnar vs Andre Arlovski
4. Bas Rutten vs Big Nog

1. JDS vs Josh Barnett
2. Cain Velasquez vs Shane Carwin
3. Brock Lesnar vs Andre Arlovski
4. Bas Rutten vs Big Nog

elite 8

FEDOR

1. JDS vs Josh Barnett
2. Cain Velasquez vs Shane Carwin
3. Brock Lesnar vs Andre Arlovski
4. Bas Rutten vs Big Nog

Damn I take it yall niggaz never saw Ricco vs Nog.

Wolfgangsta wrote:

Damn I take it yall niggaz never saw Ricco vs Nog.

heres my problem with Ricco, he got destroyed by Tim Sylvia in a couple minutes and lost his title. When Ricco was on, he was Suave, but when he was off, oh shit it was ugly.

1. JDS vs Josh Barnett
2. Cain Velasquez vs Shane Carwin
3. Brock Lesnar vs Andre Arlovski
4. Bas Rutten vs Big Nog

I will still take a prime Barnett over JDS, sorry

Velasquez is an easy pick here

Andrei probably can knock out Brock or submit him if Brock got the takedown, people forget Andrei had good sub D

Bas was able to survive on the ground (if your name wasn't Shamrock) and his stand up was amazing, he picks Nog apart and in his prime had developed a good sub defense with a good sprawl. He could pop back up and he was active in the guard. All depends if Nog gets the takedown and can be effective. I don't think so.

1. JDS vs Josh Barnett
2. Cain Velasquez vs Shane Carwin
3. Brock Lesnar vs Andre Arlovski
4. Bas Rutten vs Big Nog

Elite 8-

1. JDS vs Josh Barnett
2. Cain Velasquez vs Shane Carwin
3. Brock Lesnar vs Andre Arlovski
4. Bas Rutten vs Big Nog