A brief article in today’s NikkanSports suggests that the DREAM.3 light heavyweight GP matchup between Eddie Alverez and Joachim Hansen might as well be considered the “de facto final” of the tournament. It’s definitely a great matchup and whomever emerges victorious will definitely be in the mix but I’m not willing to count out Caol Uno and Shinya Aoki so quickly:

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Hansen vs. Alverez at DREAM.3 de facto final? @ Nikkan Sports