The Ultimate Fighter 33 | |
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Season 33 | |
Starring | |
Hosted by | Dana White |
Location | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Release | |
Original network | ESPN, ESPN+ |
Original release | June 4, 2024 |
Additional information | |
Filming dates | March 2024 |
Season chronology |
The Ultimate Fighter 33 (also known as TUF 32) is a 2025 installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass. This season will mark the 20th anniversary of Ultimate Fighter. This season will feature male flyweights and welterweights. The casting call for the season starting from November 4, 2024, to December 13, 2024, and show will be aired on TBD date in 2025. [1] [2] [3]
The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+. It previously aired for fourteen seasons on Spike TV. The show features professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as they train and compete against each other for a prized six-figure contract with the UFC. The series debuted on January 17, 2005, with its first episode, "The Quest Begins". To date, there have been thirty one seasons of the show, two per calendar year, some years having only one season. Each season features either one or two weight classes in the tournament.
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