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The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters
GenreReality, Sports
Created byFrank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White
StarringDana White
Robert Whittaker
Kelvin Gastelum
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkFox Sports 1
ReleaseAugust 29[1] –
November 30, 2018[1]

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 28) is an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter.[2] The season tournament finale will take place on November 30, 2018 at Pearl Theatre at Palms Casino Resort on Fox Sports 1.[3]

Tryouts were announced on April 25, 2018. This season will feature women's featherweights and men’s heavyweights divisions,[4][5] would make the first appearance to be featured in The Ultimate Fighter show since its first launch in 2005.[6] The coaches for this season were announced on July 7, pitting The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes winner and current UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker against current former middleweight The Ultimate Fighter 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum.[7][8] A middleweight title fight will be scheduled between Whittaker and Gastelum after TUF 28.[9][10] The cast was announced on July 11, 2018.[11]

Cast

Coaches

Fighters

  • Team Whittaker
    • Heavyweights: Anderson da Silva, Juan Francisco Espino Diepa, Michel Batista and Przemyslaw Mysiala.
    • Women's Featherweights: Julija Stoliarenko, Leah Letson, Larissa Pacheco and Katharina Lehner.
  • Team Gastelum
    • Heavyweights: Ben Sosoli, Maurice Greene, Josh Parisian and Justin Frazier.
    • Women's Featherweights: Macy Chiasson, Pannie Kianzad, Bea Malecki and Marciea Allen.

Episodes

Episode 1: Biggest and Baddest (August 29, 2018)[12]

  • The fighters arrive in Las Vegas to begin the training and evaluations prior to the teams being picked.
  • Gastelum wins the coin toss and chooses to pick the first fight. That means Whittaker will have the first fighter pick and the fighters were picked in the following order:
Coach 1st Pick 2nd Pick 3rd Pick 4th Pick 5th Pick 6th Pick 7th Pick 8th Pick
Whittaker Anderson da Silva (HW) Julija Stoliarenko (WFW) Juan Francisco Espino Dieppa (HW) Leah Letson (WFW) Michel Batista (HW) Larissa Pacheco (WFW) Przemyslaw Mysiala (HW) Katharina Lehner (WFW)
Gastelum Ben Sosoli (HW) Macy Chiasson (WFW) Maurice Greene (HW) Pannie Kianzad (WFW) Josh Parisian (HW) Bea Malecki (WFW) Justin Frazier (HW) Marciea Allen (WFW)
  • With control of fight selection for the first matchup, Gastelum chooses his No. 3 pick Maurice Greene to take on Team Whittaker's No. 7 pick Przemyslaw Mysiala in a heavyweight matchup.
  • Maurice Greene defeated Przemyslaw Mysiala via KO (punch) in Round 1
  • Team Gastelum retains control of fight selection, and with a women's featherweight bout up next, he selects his No. 4 pick Pannie Kianzad to fight Team Whittaker's No. 8 pick Katharina Lehner.

Tournament bracket

Heavyweight bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Maurice GreenKO
 
 
 
  Przemyslaw Mysiala1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Women's Featherweight bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Pannie Kianzad
 
 
 
  Katharina Lehner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Legend
  Team Whittaker
  Team Gastelum
UD
   Unanimous Decision
MD
   Majority Decision
SUB
   Submission
(T)KO
   (Technical) Knock Out

The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale
Information
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateNovember 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
VenuePearl Theatre at Palms Casino Resort
CityLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale) is a upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 30, 2018 at Pearl Theatre at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[13][14][15][16]

Background

The heavyweight and women's featherweight finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters are expected to take placed at the event.[6]

Fight card

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
TBA vs. TBD
Bantamweight Pedro Munhoz vs. Bryan Caraway

[17]

Announced bouts

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "'The Ultimate Fighter' 28 Cast Revealed with Heavyweights and Women's Featherweights | MMAnytt.com". MMAnytt.com. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  2. ^ Mobile, Adept. "Whittaker and Gastelum to coach The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters - Ultimate Fighting Championship-Mobile". m.ufc.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  3. ^ Sherdog.com. "Robert Whittaker to Defend UFC Title vs. Kelvin Gastelum Following 'TUF 28' Coaching Stint". Sherdog. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  4. ^ "'The Ultimate Fighter 28' tryouts set for May 22, targeting heavyweight men, featherweight women". MMAjunkie. 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  5. ^ "TUF 28 Application". UFC. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  6. ^ a b Jesse Holland (2018-07-11). "TUF 28 cast announced for 'Heavy Hitters' debuting Aug. 29 on FOX Sports 1". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  7. ^ "UFC champ Robert Whittaker, Kelvin Gastelum to coach 'TUF 28'; title fight later this year". MMAjunkie. 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  8. ^ "Whittaker And Gastelum To Fight For Title, Coach TUF 28". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  9. ^ "UFC: Whittaker to defend title against Gastelum". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  10. ^ "Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum to take place for middleweight title after coaching TUF 28". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  11. ^ "'The Ultimate Fighter' 28 Cast Revealed with Heavyweights and Women's Featherweights | MMAnytt.com". MMAnytt.com. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  12. ^ "'The Ultimate Fighter 28: Heavy Hitters' Episode 1 recap". MMAjunkie. 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  13. ^ "UFC announces rest of 2018 schedule from September through end of year". MMAjunkie. 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  14. ^ "UFC Announces Remaining Schedule for 2018 Including Return to Madison Square Garden | MMAnytt.com". MMAnytt.com. 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  15. ^ Malata, Chisanga (2018-07-02). "Next UFC event: Full schedule of UFC events for 2018". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  16. ^ "UFC announces rest of its 2018 schedule for September-December". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  17. ^ "The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  18. ^ Adam Hill (2018-08-30). "Tim Means will look to end 2-fight slide at 'TUF' 28 Finale". reviewjournal.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
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