Goltsov stopped Cezar Ferreira with a first-round knockout to open the season, then took out Yorgan De Castro with a one-punch KO in just 18 seconds. In the semifinals, he submitted Jordan Heiderman for his third straight first-round finish.
Ferreira’s first fight was a loss to Rizvan Kuniev, but it was overturned to a no contest. Still, that didn’t help him with points for the postseason. For those, he took out Matheus Scheffel in 50 seconds. Then in the semifinals, he stopped Maurice Greene with a first-round TKO.
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