Miguel Pupo earned his way onto the CT alongside the likes of John John Florence and Gabriel Medina, but his younger brother Samuel earned the nod in their Round of 16 bout with an excellent 8.00. The must-win heat for both brothers, Samuel advances to the Quarterfinals over Miguel, who is relegated to the Challenger Series, and the back half of 2024 as Samuel expresses a career without his brother's push wouldn't have come to fruition.