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07.17.2011 | 12:18 PM ET
It's pretty hard to figure out what's going through Joe Silva's head, but I think I've figured out a way to make some kind of prediction of who will be matched up with whom. Barring injuries and last minute changes, I think there's a tier system where fighters can move up and down based on wins/loses. Depending on how a win/lose happens (and performance) a fighter can move up and down 1 to 2 tiers. For example GSP and Nick Diaz would be in tier 1 since they're fighting for a title, and the next tier would have 3-4 fighters giving the company an option of who can move up. If Condit or Penn (from tier 2) wins, they aren't guarenteed a title shot because of injuries or poor performance (happens all the time) so they have an option to move someone else in tier 2 to that title shot, in this case it's Fitch, until he gets another fight, at that time the second option for the title shot becomes the winner of the Fitch vs. whomever fight.
It's making sense in my head but maybe not in my words. By leaving people without a fight in a tier, that gives the company an option to move
a fighter up or down in competition depending on win/lose or performance. Popularity plays a huge role in the system which is why they try to hold
on match-ups until it makes sense. Which is good for fighters because potentially someone from tier 5 can fight someone in tier 3 if injuries
occur, and with a win that fighter could move up one of two tiers. So even though Brenneman beat someone in tier 3, he's not automatically in
tier 3 because of the performance. Yes it was a dominate win, though conditions were crazy surrounding the fight therefor he's probably in tier 5
or tier 6 but he still fights someone in tier 4 because of his current popularity. He'll probably move up to tier 4 with a win or possibly tier 3
if it's a very impressive win. But he'll still be a minimum of 2 fights away from the tier 1 fight.
TIER 1
GSP vs Diaz
TIER 2
Fitch
Penn vs. Condit (winner moves to t.1)
TIER 3
Kampmann
Shields vs. Ellenberger (Winner moves to t.2)
Sanchez vs Hughes
Story
TIER 4
Alves
Brown
Kim
Hathaway
Brenneman vs Johnson
Pyle vs MacDonald
Lytle vs Hardy
TIER 5
Howard
Almeida
Ebersole vs Hallman
Thiago vs Mitchell
Swick vs Silva
Hendricks vs Pierce
Sadollah vs Ludwig
So by this format, again baring injuries, and considering Silva's ability to make good match-ups, here's what potential match-ups are for fighters without fights.
Fitch vs winner of Shields-Ellenberger
Kampmann vs loser of Penn-Condit or loser of GSP-Diaz
Story vs loser of Penn-Condit or Brown
and so and so forth
"The young grow old, our pain and toys get bigger"
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07.17.2011 | 12:24 PM ET
07.17.2011 | 12:34 PM ET
"The young grow old, our pain and toys get bigger"
07.17.2011 | 1:16 PM ET
"All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved" – Sun Tzu, "The Art of War"
07.17.2011 | 1:24 PM ET
True, at MW though. Again, the names change constantly which is what makes sense with a sport like this. The tiers are a reference set in stone whereas the names change
"The young grow old, our pain and toys get bigger"
07.17.2011 | 2:45 PM ET
"I really feel like I'm the most dangerous guy out there" BJ Penn........... UFC on Fox 2 event winner :)
07.18.2011 | 4:42 AM ET
the system makes a lot of sence, I think if Condit wins he gets the next shot, and Fitch will get the winner of Shields/Ellenberger
"A true champion, face to face with his darkest hour, will do whatever it takes to rise above. A man fights, and fights, and then fights some more. Because surrender is death, and death is for *******"
07.18.2011 | 4:54 AM ET
"I really feel like I'm the most dangerous guy out there" BJ Penn........... UFC on Fox 2 event winner :)
07.18.2011 | 12:17 PM ET
"I'm sorry that the brilliance of my words goes over your heads. I'm not going to stop being an eagle just because I am surrounded by turkeys-CS"
07.18.2011 | 2:24 PM ET
"I really feel like I'm the most dangerous guy out there" BJ Penn........... UFC on Fox 2 event winner :)
07.18.2011 | 4:42 PM ET
* Edited at 07.18.2011, 4:43 PM ET *
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