Abraham Lincoln Wins 45-President MMA Grand Prix, Beating Teddy Roosevelt in Final
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Updated · MMA Fighting · Jun 11
Abraham Lincoln Wins 45-President MMA Grand Prix, Beating Teddy Roosevelt in Final
1 articles · Updated · MMA Fighting · Jun 11
Summary
Abraham Lincoln was crowned the fictional U.S. Presidential MMA Grand Prix champion after beating Teddy Roosevelt by decision in the final.
45 presidents were placed in a bracket at the age and fitness they had on taking office, with the piece imagining matchups ahead of a real UFC event at the White House.
Lincoln’s path included wins over Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, James A. Garfield and Gerald Ford, with the article leaning on his Hall of Fame wrestling pedigree and 6-foot-4 frame.
Roosevelt reached the final by defeating John F. Kennedy, Herbert Hoover, William Howard Taft and George Washington, drawing on his boxing, judo and military background.
George Washington beat Gerald Ford in the bronze-medal bout, capping a satirical tournament framed around the first White House-hosted fights since 1814.