Overview

• All three judges scored the B-Team vs. New Wave final 47-47, triggering the rule that uses the final match’s score as the tiebreaker, which went 10-8 for Nick Rodriguez over Luke Griffith.
• Victor Hugo delivered two arm-triangle finishes in the semifinals to push B-Team past Team Australasia and collected $100,000 in submission bonuses added for Day 2.
• Craig Jones defeated late-replacement Chael Sonnen with back-to-back buggy chokes in a brief superfight, with the official result announced as a double buggy choke.
• Helena Crevar won the inaugural CJI women’s $100,000 bracket by submitting Sarah Galvao with a third-round straight ankle lock in the final.
• Multiple matches across the event ended in draws and included contested stoppages involving Giancarlo Bodoni and Geo Martinez, drawing public criticism of the format and officiating from figures such as Mikey Musumeci and Gordon Ryan.