The Ultimate Fighter 30

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The Ultimate Fighter 30
Also known asThe Ultimate Fighter 30
Genre Reality, Sports
Created by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original network ESPN+
Original releaseMay 3, 2022 (2022-05-03)
Chronology
Preceded by The Return of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega

The Ultimate Fighter 30 (also known as TUF 30) is a 2021 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 are expected to meet again for the bantamweight title at a date that will be determined in the near future. [12]

Contents

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

Cast

Coaches

[12]

Fighters

Weight class12345678
HeavyweightNameNyle BartlingChandler ColeJordan Heiderman Bobby Maximus Zac PaugaEduardo PerezMitchell SipeMohammed Usman
Age2927304333272532
MMA record6-08-35-05-45-04-15-27-2
From Unadilla, Nebraska Coeburn, Virginia Norfolk, Nebraska Salt Lake City, Utah Denver, Colorado Berkeley, California Bakersfield, California Denver, Colorado
Women's FlyweightNameChantel CoatesClaire GuthrieJuliana MillerKaytlin NeilKathryn PaprockiMelissa Oddessa ParkerHelen Peralta Brogan Walker
Age3426253028353333
MMA record2-13-12-15-43-22-14-27-2
From Leavenworth, Kansas Denver, Colorado San Diego, California Lindon, Utah Denver, Colorado Houston, Texas Fairfield, Iowa Guam

[12]

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