The team board was thinning out.
Damon leaned back in his chair, looking over the profiles of who was left. Only four fights remained, and he was done playing reactive. The moment called for precision.
Lightweight: Ronny McGregor (Ireland)
Middleweight: Elias Murad (Lebanon)
His choices were locked. Both men were sharp, healthy, and mentally dialed in.
Ronny had been itching to represent his country and hadn't stopped asking when his time would come. Elias was calm, cold, and methodical, exactly what this stage required.
Now came the question of who Ivan would send.
Only three middleweights had entered the cage from Ivan's camp.
Chase Dunham had already fought, and won.
That left Thami Zulu, the silent striker from South Africa, and Arman Petrov, the Russian powerhouse.
Petrov was explosive, dangerous in the first two minutes. Zulu was unpredictable, with a striking style rooted in kickboxing and range management.
