The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes

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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes
Also known asThe Ultimate Fighter 30
GenreReality, Sports
Created by
  • Frank Fertitta III
  • Lorenzo Fertitta
  • Dana White
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkESPN+
Original releaseMay 3, 2022 (2022-05-03)
Chronology
Preceded byThe Return of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 30 and TUF 30) is a 2022 installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter on ESPN+. Former UFC women's bantamweight champion and current UFC women's featherweight champion Amanda Nunes and UFC women's bantamweight champion Julianna Peña will coach the season of TUF and the show will feature contestants at heavyweights and women's flyweights will be featured on the season.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The pair was initially expected to meet on August 7, 2021 at UFC 265 in a title bout,[8] However, Nunes tested positive for COVID-19 on July 29 and the bout was cancelled.[9] The fight was rescheduled and eventually took place at UFC 269 on December 11, 2021[10] where Peña won the championship by submitting Nunes.[11] The two coaches met again for the bantamweight title at UFC 277.[12] Where Nunes regained her title in a unanimous decision.[13]

The UFC officially announced the TUF 30 to be broadcast by ESPN+ starting May 3, 2022.[12]

Cast[]

Coaches[]

[12]

Fighters[]

  • Team Peña
    • Heavyweights: Mohammed Usman, Zac Pauga, Jordan Heiderman and Bobby Maximus.
    • Women's Flyweights: Helen Peralta, Juliana Miller, Hannah Guy and Chantel Coates (*Laura Gallardo)
      • Coates was unable to make weight and was replaced on episode 4 by Gallardo.
  • Team Nunes
    • Heavyweights: Eduardo Perez, Chandler Cole, Mitchell Sipe and Nyle Bartling.
    • Women's Flyweights: Claire Guthrie, Brogan Walker-Sanchez, Kaytlin Neil and Kathryn Paprocki.

[12]

Episodes[]

Episode 1 (May 3, 2022)[14]

  • Some of the fighters have their last moments with their relatives before officially joining the competition.
  • Both coaches get a chance to evaluate the fighters before picking teams. They draw strategies regarding their targets.
  • UFC President Dana White welcome the contestants and coaches at the UFC Apex. He explains that to celebrate the 30th season of the show, he decided to have former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and The Ultimate Fighter 1 light heavyweight winner Forrest Griffin be a part of the season. He explains the mechanics of how things will work — winners fight at the live finale, winners there will earn UFC contracts — and explains his path to joining the cast for the historic inaugural season of the show 18 years ago. He encourages the competitors to make the most of the experience.
  • Nunes wins the coin toss and chose to pick the first fighter. That means Peña would have the first fight 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
Nunes Claire Guthrie (WFW) Eduardo Perez (HW) Brogan Walker (WFW) Chandler Cole (HW) Kaytlin Neil (WFW) Mitchell Sipe (HW) Kathryn Paprocki (WFW) Nyle Bartling (HW)
Peña Helen Peralta (WFW) Mohammed Usman (HW) Juliana Miller (WFW) Zac Pauga (HW) Hannah Guy (WFW) Jordan Heiderman (HW) Chantel Coates (WFW) Bobby Maximus (HW)
  • The following day is the first day of training and the first fight will be selected as well. Peña chose her No. 2 pick Zac Pauga to take on Team Nunes' No. 4 pick Nyle Bartling in a heavyweight matchup.
  • Zac Pauga defeated Nyle Bartling via unanimous decision after two rounds.
  • Team Peña retained control of fight selection, and with a women's flyweight bout up next, she selected her No. 1 pick Helen Peralta to fight Nunes' No. 3 pick Kaytlin Neil.

Episode 2 (May 10, 2022)[15]

  • Bartling struggles with his loss. He and Pauga discuss their fight and feelings outside of it. Meanwhile Kaytling Neil talks about her relationship with Peña outside of the show and experiencing mixed emotions about getting to fight and being tabbed to take on Peña's no. 1 pick, and wants to know the thinking behind making this particular fight.
  • Two days before the fight, Neil is crying in the dressing room as Nunes and her wife/fellow UFC fighter Nina Nunes arrive. She explains that her father died after a lengthy battle with addiction issues. Neil says to her coaches that she's not worried about the fight, but frustrated and challenged by the timing of things.
  • Kaytlin Neil defeated Helen Peralta via split decision after three rounds.
  • Team Nunes now has control and selects her No. 3 pick Mitchell Sipe to fight Peña's No. 1 pick Mohammed Usman, setting up a fight that was supposed to happen on the regional circuit a few years ago.

Episode 3 (May 17, 2022)[16]

  • Mohammed Usman defeated Mitchell Sipe by unanimous decision

Tournament bracket[]

Heavyweight bracket[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Zac PaugaUD
 
 
 
  Nyle Bartling2
 
  Zac PaugaTKO
 
 
 
  Jordan Heiderman2
 
  Jordan HeidermanTKO
 
 
 
  Chandler Cole3
 
  Mohammad Usman KO
 
 
 
  Zac Pauga 2
 
  Eduardo PerezTKO
 
 
 
  Bobby Maximus1
 
  Eduardo Perez 3
 
 
 
  Mohammed UsmanSD
 
  Mohammed UsmanUD
 
 
   Mitchell Sipe3
 

Women's Flyweight bracket[]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Hannah GuyMD
 
 
 
  Brogan Walker-Sanchez2
 
  Brogan Walker-SanchezUD
 
 
 
  Laura Gallardo3
 
  Laura GallardoMD
 
 
 
  Kathryn Paprocki2
 
  Juliana MillerTKO
 
 
 
  Brogan Walker-Sanchez3
 
  Helen PeraltaSD
 
 
 
  Kaytlin Neil3
 
 Juliana MillerSUB
 
 
 
 Kaytlin Neil2
 
  Juliana MillerUD
 
 
  Claire Guthrie3
 


  Team Peña
  Team Nunes
UD
   Unanimous Decision
MD
   Majority Decision
SD
   Split Decision
SUB
   Submission
(T)KO
   (Technical) Knock Out

See also[]

  • List of UFC events
  • 2022 in UFC
  • List of current UFC fighters

References[]

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  8. ^ Gonzalez, Gabriel (2021-04-15). "Amanda Nunes Expected to Defend Bantamweight Title Against Julianna Pena at UFC 265". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  9. ^ "Amanda Nunes' positive COVID-19 test scraps UFC 265 title defense". MMA Junkie. 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  10. ^ Jamal Boussenaf (2021-08-30). "Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Peña nu tijdens UFC 269". MMA DNA (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-02-05.
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  13. ^ King, Nolan (2022-07-31). "UFC 277 post-event facts: Amanda Nunes makes history by reclaiming second belt". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  14. ^ E. Spencer Kyte (2022-05-03). "Episode 1 recap". ufc.com. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  15. ^ E. Spencer Kyte (2022-05-10). "Episode 2 recap". ufc.com. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  16. ^ E. Spencer Kyte (2022-05-17). "Episode 3 recap". ufc.com. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
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