Fight #3 of the tournament was our first close back-and-forth scrap. #7 seed Josh Thomson put up a powerful fight, giving it his all, but in the end, he fell to #2 seed Anthony Pettis, 42-17. Call it a close decision win for Pettis that fans will be discussing for some time to come. Pettis now moves on to face either Eddie Alvarez or Tatsuya Kawajiri in the Sweet 16.
Today, we continue a conversation that started in the Pettis vs. Thomson comment section. Some good debate emerged there about the merits of #4 Khabib Nurmagomedov vs.