'The Ultimate Fighter 32' rosters revealed with 16 UFC hopefuls
“The Ultimate Fighter” is back for a 32nd season, which will be coached by women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso and former champ Valentina Shevchenko.
Set to debut June 4 on ESPN, the series will include men’s 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 “Redemption,” 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 series’ most nationally diverse season to date.
Scroll below to see who made the cut.
Featherweights