We’re reminded right away that last week’s decision was pretty dumb. Nick Ring looked tentative, and Court McGee should’ve earned a third round. The early hints are that McGee might be back as the wild card or as a replacement for the injured Rich Attonito.

Ring endures some teasing from Tito Ortiz about being tentative, but it seems there’s a reason for it. Ring checks in with a doctor and says his ligaments are “loose” and need to be tightened. Not sure if that’s possible. In any case, the season’s turning into a battle of attrition.

The last two fighters to go are Seth Baczynski, who lost a close prelim to McGee but was picked to come back when Chris Camozzi was hurt, and Joe “Chris “Jesus” Ferguson” Henle. (They call Henle “Caveman,” which means we could have a Caveman vs. Crabman matchup if he were ever paired up with Yager). White thinks Baczynski is an overwhelming favorite, mostly because Henle was getting knocked around in his prelim until he snagged an armbar.

We meet Henle, who seems to have literally stumbled into MMA. He turned pro in July. Rich Attonito says Joe is one of the nicest guys he’s met, but he doesn’t seem confident in his ability.

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