This week, get ready for an overblown "fight," a fairly decent actual fight, and sad news for one of the fighters. Read on for spoilers and a full fight recap.
-- Team GSP check-in of the week: The boys in red are not happy that their bro Dane Sayers did not get the wild card. Michael Johnson is also not happy with Alex "Bruce LeRoy" Caceres for shirking on training. They had more words back at the house, and hope to fight each other in the quarterfinal round.
-- Team Kos check-in of the week: Wildcard discussion is rampant at Kos's practices, as well. Since Marc Stevens was choked out so quickly in his first-round fight, he has a lot to prove. While his team was working hard, Kos continued his verbal sparring with Tate, the medic from Team GSP. He continued to disparage his profession, and the two used a garbage can and a plunger to spar.
-- Lame Kos prank of the week: Koscheck depantsed Tate as the two walked into weigh-ins for Stevens and Wilkinson. This led to Kos and Tate jawing (again), Kos bringing up the greasing allegations levied on GSP, and then Kos grabbing Tate by the neck. While breaking up the fight, Kos also elbowed Sayers in the face. Through it all, GSP sat calmly. THIS is why the man's the top ranked fighter in the world.
-- Conspiracy theory of the week: Kos said that GSP hired Tate just to come in and get underneath Koscheck's skin.
-- Sadness of the week: Not long before his fight with Stevens, Wilkinson found out that his Nana died. His mother called him to tell the news and said, "Nana would kick your ass if you came home."
Wildcard bout: Marc Stevens (Team Koscheck) vs. Aaron Wilkinson (Team Koscheck)
Round 1: The gym was eerily quiet, as Koscheck and his coaches didn't corner either fighter since they were both from Team Kos. GSP and his team stayed silent, so the only two voices were those of the fighters cornering Stevens and Wilkinson. Stevens used an early takedown to take Wilkinson's back, move to full mount for a moment then return to controlling the back. Wilkinson reversed to get top position, and finished out the round by throwing elbows and knees, but Stevens clearly owned the round.
Round 2: Stevens grabbed a kick for a takedown and was (again) caught in a guillotine. He was forced to tap.
"I guess I need to work on my guillotine defense," Stevens said after the fight. That's probably a good idea.
Quarterfinal discussion of the week: GSP and his fighters want Johnson to fight Bruce LeRoy, which Koscheck sees as a ploy to get rid of LeRoy and protect Johnson. After that, Kos starts asking questions of GSP's fighters, and surprisingly, GSP gives up the goods on all his fighters.
Not surprising? That Dana White gave GSP the fights he wanted in the quarterfinals.
Jonathan Brookins (GSP) vs. Sako Chivitchian (Kos)
Cody McKenzie (GSP) vs. Nam Pham (Kos)
Kyle Watson (GSP) vs. Aaron Wilkinson (Kos)
Michael Johnson (GSP) vs. Alex "Bruce LeRoy" Caceres (GSP)
The show ended with a shot of GSP smiling, and Koscheck scowling.
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