2010 MMA Biggest Upset of the Year (Poll)

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2010 Biggest Upset of the Year

John Hathaway over Diego Sanchez
1
5%
Fabricio Werdum over Fedor Emelianenko
15
79%
Frankie Edgar over BJ Penn (1st fight)
3
16%
Joey Beltran over Rolles Gracie
0
No votes
Mike Russow over Todd Duffee
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 19

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2010 MMA Biggest Upset of the Year (Poll) 

Post#1 » by Cammo101 » Mon Dec 20, 2010 4:40 pm

This was popular last year, so I decided to do it again.
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Re: 2010 MMA Biggest Upset of the Year (Poll) 

Post#2 » by Nemesis21 » Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:10 pm

Werdum/Fedor
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Re: 2010 MMA Biggest Upset of the Year (Poll) 

Post#3 » by SDM » Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:29 pm

I went with Edgar over Penn here. 8.5 years since Penn was beaten at 155 after finishing five straight opponents in LW championship matches . That he did it a second time, even more convincingly, gives this category to him, IMO.

I don't think anyone expected Werdum to beat Fedor, but at the same time, people were expecting Fedor to lose eventually. Penn looked like a killer and Edgar looked like a 145-er.
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Re: 2010 MMA Biggest Upset of the Year (Poll) 

Post#4 » by sh00n » Mon Dec 20, 2010 8:55 pm

Nemesis21 wrote:Werdum/Fedor
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Re: 2010 MMA Biggest Upset of the Year (Poll) 

Post#5 » by singh_shady » Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:08 am

SDM wrote:I went with Edgar over Penn here. 8.5 years since Penn was beaten at 155 after finishing five straight opponents in LW championship matches . That he did it a second time, even more convincingly, gives this category to him, IMO.

I don't think anyone expected Werdum to beat Fedor, but at the same time, people were expecting Fedor to lose eventually. Penn looked like a killer and Edgar looked like a 145-er.


Yea he's been dominant at LHW but we've seen Penn lose before (I know, at WW but still) and the GSP fight was still fresh in everyone's minds. It was still a big upset but it wasn't as shocking as seeing Fedor lose for you know.. the first time ever. People were thinking Overeem would be a tough test for him but veeery few people thought Werdum even had a chance.
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Re: 2010 MMA Biggest Upset of the Year (Poll) 

Post#6 » by CPT » Tue Dec 21, 2010 1:11 am

Fedor getting subbed >>>>> a BS decision over Penn, come on.

Some of the other ones shouldn't even be on the list, because both of the fighters involved suck, so there can be no upset, but Russow vs. Duffee gets a few points just for the way it played out.
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Re: 2010 MMA Biggest Upset of the Year (Poll) 

Post#7 » by SDM » Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:55 pm

Edgar was the underdog as champion... and won convincingly. Penn is the GOAT LW and Edgar kicked him out of the division for good, it seems. Bigger upset than a can crusher getting crushed by a can.
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Post#8 » by Manhattan Project » Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:21 pm

Frankie Edgar over BJ Penn (1st fight) because RealGM told me to. The obvious answer is Werdum, but it has a comfortable lead.
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Re: 2010 MMA Biggest Upset of the Year (Poll) 

Post#9 » by K1NG » Thu Dec 23, 2010 6:54 pm

This should be unanimous.
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Re: 2010 MMA Biggest Upset of the Year (Poll) 

Post#10 » by malcrk » Sat Dec 25, 2010 9:03 am

Werdum, then Russow.

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