‘The Final Fighter’: Grasso vs. Shevchenko outcomes, how one can watch and extra

After what could have been the most important season within the historical past of “The Final Fighter” — as Conor McGregor, MMA’s greatest star, made his second run as a coach — the present is again for Season 32 in June.

TUF was instrumental within the UFC’s explosion of recognition within the early 2000s, shining a highlight on fighters resembling Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock, who coached MMA hopefuls in a season-long competitors wherein the contributors shared a home for a number of weeks.

Over the course of 31 seasons, all of which might be seen on ESPN+, the present has featured a number of UFC champions: Forrest Griffin, Rashad Evans, Michael Bisping, Kamaru Usman, Robert Whittaker, TJ Dillashaw and Rose Namajunas, in addition to stars Nate Diaz, Tony Ferguson and Diego Sanchez. Every season rigidity tends to rise between the coaches constructing as much as an enormous battle of their very own. Followers get to see all of it play out behind the scenes.

The thirty second season of “The Final Fighter” encompasses a teaching matchup between girls’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso and former champ Valentina Shevchenko. The 2 are anticipated to sq. off in a trilogy bout for Grasso’s title after the conclusion of this season. Within the first bout, Grasso beat Shevchenko by submission to assert the title. The 2 fought to a cut up draw within the second battle.

This season’s TUF competitors, which can start airing June 4 on ESPN and ESPN+, is at featherweight and middleweight. Outcomes of this season might be discovered on the backside of this story.

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The coaches

Alexa Grasso

Report: 16-3-1
Age: 30
From: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Notable:

Valentina Shevchenko

Report: 23-4-1
Age: 36
From: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Notable:

The fighters

Featherweights

Edwin Cooper Jr.

Report: 6-1
Age: 31
Combating out of: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Notable:

• Fought on the PFL Challengers Sequence in 2022

• Trains at Jackson Wink MMA — the identical gymnasium as UFC heavyweight champ Jon Jones and former UFC champions Holly Holm and Michelle Waterson-Gomez

Nathan Fletcher

Report: 8-1
Age: 26
Combating out of: England
Notable:

Kaan Ofli

Report: 10-2-1
Age: 30
Combating out of: Melbourne, Australia
Notable:

Zygimantas Ramaska

Report: 9-2
Age: 24
Combating out of: Lithuania
Notable:

• Has had just one skilled battle go the gap

• Using a three-fight profitable streak, all wins have come through KO/TKO

Roedie Roets

Report: 7-1
Age: 27
Combating out of: South Africa
Notable:

Mairon Santos

Report: 13-1
Age: 23
Combating out of: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Notable:

• Trains at Paraná Vale Tudo — the identical gymnasium as Jessica Andrade and Denise Gomes

• Was speculated to face now-UFC featherweight Sean Woodson in August 2023 however bout was cancelled

Guillermo Torres

Report: 7-1
Age: 37
Combating out of: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Notable:

• Every of his previous 4 fights have resulted in KO/TKO (three wins, one loss)

• The oldest fighter on this season of TUF

Bekhzod Usmonov

Report: 11-4
Age: 28
Combating out of: Russia
Notable:

Middleweights

Giannis Bachar

Report: 9-2
Age: 33
Combating out of: Athens, Greece
Notable:

Omran Chaaban

Report: 6-1
Age: 23
Combating out of: Helsinki, Finland
Notable:

• UAE Warriors welterweight champion

• Using a five-fight win streak

• Has completed every of his previous 5 opponents (two knockouts, three submissions)

Mark Hulme

Report: 12-3
Age: 29
Combating out of: Johannesburg, South Africa
Notable:

Ryan Loder

Report: 6-1
Age: 32
Combating out of: Roseville, California
Notable:

Shamidkhan Magomedov

Report: 8-1
Age: 29
Combating out of: Dagestan
Notable:

Paddy McCorry

Report: 4-1
Age: 26
Combating out of: West Belfast, Eire
Notable:

Tom Theocharis

Report: 9-5
Age: 30
Combating out of: Toronto
Notable:

Robert Valentin

Report: 10-3, 1 NC
Age: 29
Combating out of: Zurich, Switzerland

Outcomes:

Episode 1: Featherweight — Roedie Roets def. Guillermo Torres by choice

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Episode 2: Middleweight — Robert Valentin def. Giannis Bachar by KO1

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