Qualifier Recap
Tiegs Doubles Up as Lobo, McCully, Franck and Nikolov Win in Colorado
Aaron Tiegs wins his second Colorado title, Dominic Lobo and Noah McCully earn their way back into the Draft, and Vegas runners-up Adam Franck and Fedor Nikolov turn silver into gold.
Colorado Wolverines Qualifier #2 — November 8, 2026, Havoc MMA, Westminster.
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Aaron Tiegs already had his place in the Season 10 Draft pool. On Sunday at Havoc MMA, he added another reason for teams to pay attention. The 205-pound champion from Colorado’s first qualifier won the division again, closing the afternoon with a 1:05 submission of Douglas Schmitt.
Four other champions made this a day of returns and second chances: Dominic Lobo at 145, Adam Franck at 155, Noah McCully at 170 and Fedor Nikolov at 185. Lobo and McCully bring previous PGF experience back to the Draft conversation. Franck and Nikolov, both runners-up in Las Vegas three weeks earlier, took the final step this time.
Five champions in Westminster
| Division | Champion | Runner-up | Official final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 145 lbs | Dominic Lobo | Juan Martinez V | Decision · 6:00 |
| 155 lbs | Adam Franck | Roman Corona | Kill · 4:51 |
| 170 lbs | Noah McCully | Anakin McMahan | Break · 0:35 |
| 185 lbs | Fedor Nikolov | Leo Schwebel | Break · 0:46 |
| 205 lbs | Aaron Tiegs | Douglas Schmitt | Kill · 1:05 |
Anakin McMahan appears as Anakin Skywalker in the official bracket. The finals above preserve Smoothcomp’s recorded outcomes and times.
Tiegs makes it two
Tiegs opened with a 20-second triangle against Jimmie Copeland. His semifinal against Levi Miller ended during a takedown sequence; Smoothcomp records the result as a Break at 1:05. In the final, Tiegs took Schmitt’s back and finished the choke. It was his second 205-pound title in two Colorado qualifiers this preseason.
Schmitt reached that final with a disqualification win over Caleb Spellman and a 59-second Kill against Matthew Paul. Tiegs’ repeat title adds to his résumé without creating a second Draft entry or passing qualification to the runner-up.
Lobo returns through a familiar opponent
Season 8 veteran Dominic Lobo had to beat Colorado’s previous 145-pound champion to win this one. After a 26-second kneebar against Christopher Cernohous and a semifinal decision over Naataani Biggoose, Lobo went the full six minutes with Juan Martinez V and earned the decision.
Juan had finished Jackson Busier and Wyatt Chapman on the way to the final. His earlier qualifier win remains part of his preseason record; Sunday belonged to Lobo, whose three wins put him back in the Season 10 Draft pool.
McCully’s four-finish response
Noah McCully represented the Philadelphia Phenoms in PGF 2026 Season, but his first Colorado qualifier this preseason ended with an armbar loss to Riley Golden. His return to Westminster produced a very different result: four opponents, four finishes and his first qualifier title of the season.
McCully beat Spencer Jeffreys in 13 seconds, Garrett Kilpatrick in 1:50 and Justin Fabac in 29 seconds before finishing McMahan with a heel hook in 35 seconds. His total recorded match time across all four wins was just 3:07.
The other half of the bracket supplied its own highlights. Isaac Noble submitted Anthony Lucca and previous Colorado champion Clayton Wimer with buggy chokes before falling to McMahan in the semifinal. McMahan’s run included a twister against Adam Mcphie.
Vegas runners-up turn the page
Adam Franck lost the Las Vegas 155-pound final to Brady Branscum on October 17. In Colorado, the PGF 2026 Season participant finished Lorenzo Garcia, advanced past Jacob Lamb by disqualification and delivered one of the afternoon’s standout moments: a flying triangle against Roman Corona at 4:51 of the final.
Corona had eliminated Robert Parish, Colorado’s first 155-pound champion, by semifinal decision. Parish had opened his day with a 53-second Kill against Sebastian Arancibia, but there would be no second title for him here.
Fedor Nikolov also arrived with a Vegas runner-up finish, having lost that event’s 205-pound final to Shane Rogers. The Seasons 5 and 7 veteran competed at 185 in Westminster and finished all three opponents: Alexis Soria in 54 seconds, Trey Ramsdell in 2:20 and Leo Schwebel in 46 seconds.
Schwebel had beaten Caleb Crump in the semifinal, putting two previous qualifier winners opposite each other before Nikolov took the title. Nikolov’s move down a division produced three wins in exactly four minutes of recorded match time.
What changes in the preseason picture
Colorado crowned five champions and added four new names to the Draft pool: Lobo, Franck, McCully and Nikolov. Tiegs remains listed once with two qualifier titles. Previous wins by Juan Martinez V, Robert Parish, Clayton Wimer, Leo Schwebel and Caleb Crump are not erased by this event’s losses. Draft qualification does not itself announce a team signing.
The five brackets contain 58 contested bouts: 27 Breaks, 21 Kills, seven decisions and three disqualifications. The unplayed Ben Rhoton–Naataani Biggoose advancement is excluded from match and XP totals.
