‘The Ultimate Fighter 32’ rosters revealed with 16 UFC hopefuls
âThe Ultimate Fighterâ is back for a 32nd season, which will be coached by womenâs flyweight champion Alexa Grasso and former champ Valentina Shevchenko.
Set to debut June 4 on ESPN, the series will include menâs featherweights and middleweights. Filming begins in Sunday in Las Vegas, sources say.
Grasso (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) and Shevchenko (23-4-1 MMA, 12-3-1 UFC) will square off in a trilogy bout after the conclusion of the series at a date and location yet-to-be-determined.
In addition to an announcement of rosters Saturday, the promotion announced the upcoming season will have a theme of âRedemption,â which pins former UFC fighters against rising prospects.
Dozens of fighters applied and only 16 were selected. Fourteen countries will be represented in what might the seriesâ most nationally diverse season to date.
Scroll below to see who made the cut.
Featherweights
Edwin Cooper Jr.
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Record: 7-1
Age: 31
Fighting out of: Albuquerque, N.M.
Nathan Fletcher
Record: 8-1
Age: 26
Fighting out of: Liverpool, England
Zygimantas Ramaska
Record: 9-2
Age: 27
Fighting out of: Ukmerge, Lithuania
Roedie Roets
Record: 7-1
Age: 27
Fighting out of: Polokwane, South Africa
Bekhzod Usmonov
Bekhzod Usmonov BKFC 43 weigh-ins
Record: 12-4
Age: 28
Fighting out of: Tajikistan
Guillermo Torres
Record: 7-1
Age: 37
Fighting out of: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Kaan Ofli
Record: 11-2-1
Age: 30
Fighting out of: Melbourne, Australia
Mairon Santos
Record: 13-1
Age: 23
Fighting out of: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Middleweights
Omran Chaaban
Record: 6-1
Age: 23
Fighting out of: Finland
Shamidkhan Magomedov
Record: 8-1
Age: 29
Fighting out of: Gubkinsky, Russia
Robert Valentin
Record: 10-3
Age: 29
Fighting out of: Switzerland
Mark Hulme
Record: 12-3
Age: 29
Fighting out of: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Ryan Loder
Record: 6-1
Age: 31
Fighting out of: Sacramento, Calif.
Giannis Bachar
Record: 9-2
Age: 33
Fighting out of: Athens, Greece
Thomas Theocharis
Record: 9-5
Age: 29
Fighting out of: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Paddy McCorry
Record: 4-1
Age: 26
Fighting out of: West Belfast, Ireland
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