Strikeforce Grand Prix First Round Fights, and How They Will Affect Rankings

With the first round of the Strikeforce Grand Prix determined, and most of the fights confirmed with a date, the tournament kicks off on February 12th, and will necessarily alter the world heavyweight rankings. Considering that 5 of the 10 J-Grade ranked heavyweight fighters are from Strikeforce, who wins and who loses in just the first round alone could have large implications. Let’s take a look at the current J Grade rankings, then the first round fights and further analyze the possibilities of the results. The current J Grade Heavyweight rankings look like this: 10. Antonio Silva 9. Frank Mir 8. Josh Barnett 7. Shane Carwin 6. Brock Lesnar 5. Fedor Emelianenko 4. Alistair Overeem 3. Fabricio Werdum 2. Junior Dos Santos 1. Cain Velasquez A detailed explanation as to why the fighters are ranked this way can be found here. First Round Fights Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva Fedor went from a top 3 ranked fighter to a top ranked 5 fighter after his loss to Fabricio W...