The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes explained

Alt Name:The Ultimate Fighter 30
Genre:Reality, Sports
Runtime:60 minutes
Country:United States
Network:ESPN+
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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, where Nunes regained her title in a unanimous decision.[12]

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

Cast

Coaches

Team Peña:

Team Nunes:

[13]

Fighters

[13]

Episodes

Episode 1: Road to the Rematch (May 3, 2022)[14]

Coach1st Pick2nd Pick3rd Pick4th Pick5th Pick6th Pick7th Pick8th Pick
NunesClaire Guthrie (WFW)Eduardo Perez (HW)Brogan Walker (WFW)Chandler Cole (HW)Kaytlin Neil (WFW)Mitchell Sipe (HW)Kathryn Paprocki (WFW)Nyle Bartling (HW)
PeñaHelen Peralta (WFW)Mohammed Usman (HW)Juliana Miller (WFW)Zac Pauga (HW)Hannah Guy (WFW)Jordan Heiderman (HW)Chantel Coates (WFW)Bobby Maximus (HW)

Episode 2: Time To Eat (May 10, 2022)[15]

Episode 3: Boiling Point (May 17, 2022)[16]

Episode 4: Opportunity Knocks (May 24, 2022)

Episode 5: Face the Boogeyman (May 31, 2022)

Episode 6: We Meet Again (June 7, 2022)

Episode 7: Crush Your Dreams (June 14, 2022)

Episode 8: Make It Ugly (June 21, 2022)

Episode 9: Bring Your Lunchbox (June 28, 2022)

Episode 10: Throw Nasty Stuff (July 5, 2022)

Episode 11: Time to Come Alive (July 12, 2022)

Episode 12: Life or Death (July 19, 2022)

TUF 30 Finale (August 6, 2022)

Tournament bracket

Women's Flyweight bracket

 Team Peña
 Team Nunes
 Unanimous Decision
 Majority Decision
 Split Decision
 Submission
 (Technical) Knock Out

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hiergesell. Dan. 2022-02-04. Pena, Nunes Officially Named TUF Coaches. 2022-02-05. MMAmania.com. en.
  2. Web site: 2022-02-04. 'The Ultimate Fighter' Season 30 to be coached by Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes; rematch to follow. 2022-02-05. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  3. Web site: Lee. Alexander K.. 2022-02-04. Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes to serve as The Ultimate Fighter 30 coaches, rematch after season. 2022-02-05. MMA Fighting. en.
  4. Web site: 2022-02-04. Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes to coach The Ultimate Fighter 30. 2022-02-05. en-US.
  5. Web site: Shelton. Cole. 2022-02-04. Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes to serve as TUF 30 coaches, rematch set for after season. 2022-02-05. BJPenn.com. en-US.
  6. Web site: Sherdog.com. Julianna Pena, Amanda Nunes to Coach TUF 30 Roster of Heavyweights, Women’s Flyweights. 2022-02-05. Sherdog. en.
  7. Web site: Anderson. Jay. 2022-02-04. Julianna Pena, Amanda Nunes to Coach The Ultimate Fighter 30, Rematch to Follow. 2022-02-05. Cageside Press. en-US.
  8. Web site: Gonzalez. Gabriel. 2021-04-15. Amanda Nunes Expected to Defend Bantamweight Title Against Julianna Pena at UFC 265. 2022-02-05. Cageside Press. en-US.
  9. Web site: 2021-07-29. Amanda Nunes' positive COVID-19 test scraps UFC 265 title defense. 2021-07-29. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  10. Web site: Jamal Boussenaf. 2021-08-30. Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Peña nu tijdens UFC 269. 2022-02-05. MMA DNA. nl.
  11. Web site: Martin. Damon. 2021-12-12. UFC 269 results: Julianna Pena shocks the world, taps out Amanda Nunes to become bantamweight champion. 2022-02-05. MMA Fighting. en.
  12. Web site: King . Nolan . 2022-07-31 . UFC 277 post-event facts: Amanda Nunes makes history by reclaiming second belt . 2022-08-01 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  13. Web site: 2022-02-05. TUF Season 30: UFC champions Julianna Pena & Amanda Nunes faceoff as coaches. 2022-02-05. FIGHTMAG. en-US.
  14. News: Episode 1 recap. ufc.com. E. Spencer Kyte. 2022-05-03. 2022-05-11.
  15. News: Episode 2 recap. ufc.com. E. Spencer Kyte. 2022-05-10. 2022-05-12.
  16. News: Episode 3 recap. ufc.com. E. Spencer Kyte. 2022-05-17. 2022-06-08.
  17. Web site: The Ultimate Fighter, Season 30, Day 1. sherdog.com. 2022-02-17. 2023-05-12.
  18. Web site: The Ultimate Fighter, Season 30, Day 2. sherdog.com. 2022-02-24. 2023-05-12.
  19. Web site: The Ultimate Fighter, Season 30, Semifinals. sherdog.com. 2022-03-10. 2023-05-22.
  20. Web site: The Ultimate Fighter, Season 30, Semifinals. sherdog.com. 2022-03-10. 2023-05-23.