elo ▁Cas as ▁and ▁Neg ro ▁Cas as ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁final s . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 6 ▁the ▁two ▁defeated ▁Sans ón ▁and ▁Ú lt imo ▁Gu err ero ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Gran ▁Altern ativa ▁tournament . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁defeated ▁long time ▁rival ▁Ú lt imo ▁Gu err ero ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁N WA ▁World ▁Historic ▁Middle weight ▁Championship ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁He ▁followed ▁up ▁his ▁championship ▁victory ▁with ▁a ▁successful ▁championship ▁defense ▁against ▁Gu err ero ' s ▁younger ▁brother ▁Gran ▁Gu err ero , ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁holding ▁the ▁N WA ▁World ▁Historic ▁Middle weight ▁Championship ▁Car íst ico ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁Universal ▁Championship ▁tournament ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁tournament . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁he ▁defeated ▁Mexican ▁National ▁Light ▁He avy weight ▁Champion ▁B ár bar o ▁Ca vern ario , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁C ML L ▁World ▁Light weight ▁Champion ▁Dragon ▁Lee ▁to ▁be ▁elimin ated ▁from ▁the ▁tournament . ▁▁ ▁In ▁other ▁media ▁▁ ▁Capital izing ▁on ▁M íst ico ' s ▁popular ity , ▁C ML L ▁created ▁a ▁com ic ▁book ▁st arring ▁M íst ico ▁as ▁an ▁urban ▁hero . ▁The ▁com ic ▁reached ▁its ▁ 5 0 th ▁issue ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁M íst ico ▁star red ▁in ▁a ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁the ▁song