Wow, I like it. Surprised by the quality on the quick return to the division. Briedis and Dorticos back! This features 6 of TBRB's top 10 at Cruiser... 1. Briedis 3. Glowacki 4. Dorticos 5. Vlasov 6. Tabiti 8. Masternak
...really, people are complaining about this? I'm cool with it. Shoot, I'd have been cool if they brought Huck and Diablo back, haha!
It's a very fun tournament but I feel it'll.suffer coming straight off the back of the first one at the same weight. Should maybes have waited a year or two before returning and let the division open up a bit. I think most will pick Breidis to win and see him as a heavy favourite and probables only really Gassiev and Lebedev in the division currently who people would see as near 50/50. Without Usyk (obviously), Gassiev and Lebedev it just feels a little lacking from the one we've just had but at the end of the day it is still a good tournament that should have seven fun fights so I don't want to knock it.
Vlasov could be a dark horse to upset Briedis in the Finals depending how the bracket sets up, and I think Fayfer has a good chance of upsetting Tabiti
Briedis should beat Gevor Dorticos will definitely beat Masternak Vlasov-Glowacki and Tabiti-Fayfer are difficult to predict. Both are interesting, competitive match-ups.
Better lineup as I expected for a 200lbs repeat. Certainly because they put in Glowacki this time around, who should have been in the first one.
The line up is decent and this means that there won't be no cruiserweight competition for another 2 years. This competition won't do good viewing numbers in States and that alone is disaster, good that they have two other division to broadcast in States.