Although the wild card is kind of a purgatory fight, I guess it’s technically part of the first round so now we’re officially on to Round 2 aka the quarterfinals. In the season’s first small miracle, we’ve got four representatives from Team Lesnar and four from Team dos Santos so no breaking ranks quite yet.
Forgoing any pomp and circumstance, Dana White simply announces the matchups he (presumably) picked and they are as follows:
Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos
Clay Harvison vs. Ramsey Nijem
Chris Cope vs. Shamar Bailey
Chuck O’Neil vs. Zach Davis
Tony Ferguson vs. Ryan McGillivray
Some interesting pairings in there including the grudge match between Chris “Cock-a-Doodle-Do” Cope and Shamar “Sleeping Beauty” Bailey plus a rematch between O’Neil and Davis. Although that first contest might not be much of one considering this gem from Brock Lesnar: “Should be an interesting fight, a wrestler versus…Chris.”
Meanwhile, the other two bouts might just feature the most dangerous fighters in the house. All in all, some quality material right there.
Tune in next week when we’re back live for the first two quarterfinal clashes.