No big shocker in the final opening round fight, as #1 seed Rafael dos Anjos toppled #8 seed Jamie Varner. He now moves on to a Sweet 16 match-up with Joe Lauzon. More importantly, his win brings us to the end of round 1. Lots of good discussions so far, but things mostly by the numbers, with only 3 upsets and no one lower than a 5 seed advancing. Let’s see if anything changes this round.
Today, we kick off the Sweet 16 with a great battle. Strikeforce Never Die vs. WEC Never Die as #2 Donald Cerrone takes on #3 Gilbert Melendez.