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Justin Wetzell Embraces Underdog Role

Justin Wetzell authored the biggest upset in Professional Fighters League bantamweight quarterfinals, as he earned a unanimous decision over -1100 betting favorite Kasum Kasumov and made a resounding statement. However, the result was no surprise to him.

“I knew I was fighting a guy out of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s gym with a great record,” Wetzell told Sherdog.com. “I came in on two weeks’ notice. Watching him fight, I knew it was a fight I could win and dominate. It just came down to how my body would hold up with the weight cut.