The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs. Team Shevchenko explained

Network:	ESPN, ESPN+
Module1:	Num Contestants: 16 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs. Team Shevchenko (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 32 and TUF 32) is a 2024 installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter on ESPN+. Current UFC Flyweight Champion Alexa Grasso and former champion Valentina Shevchenko will serve as head coaches for the season.^{[1] [2]}

This season will feature male featherweights and middleweights. The casting call for the season ended on January 19, 2024, with the selections made in late January.^[3] The filming of the season is expected to begin in March 2024.^{[4] [5] [6]} The cast was officially announced on March 4, consisting of fighters from 14 different nationalities.^[7]

Cast

Coaches

Team Grasso:^[8]

• Alexa Grasso, Head Coach
• Diego Lopes, assistant coach
• Francisco Grasso, assistant coach
• Alessandro Costa, BJJ coach
• Colin Daynes, wrestling coach
• Jose Martinez, striking coach

Team Shevchenko:^[9]

• Valentina Shevchenko, Head Coach
• Pavel Fedotov, assistant coach
• Jason Andrada
• Miguel Carpinacci
• Richie Van Houten
• Martin Gil
• Louai Kiblawi
• Rocky Kiblawi

Fighters

• Team Grasso
  • Featherweights: Bekhzod Usmonov, Guillermo Torres, Kaan Ofli, and Mairon Santos.
  • Middleweights: Omran Chaaban, Robert Valentin, Thomas Theocharis, and Paddy McCorry.
• Team Shevchenko
  • Featherweights: Edwin Cooper Jr., Nathan Fletcher, Zygimantas Ramaska, and Roedie Roets.
  • Middleweights: Shamidkhan Magomedov, Mark Hulme, Ryan Loder, and Giannis Bachar.

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Tournament bracket

Featherweight bracket

• Zygimantas Ramaska fractured his face, was not medically cleared, and was replaced by Guillermo Torres.

Middleweight bracket

		Team Grasso
		Team Shevchenko
		Unanimous Decision
		Majority Decision
		Split Decision
		Submission
		(Technical) Knock Out

See also

• List of UFC events
• 2024 in UFC
• List of current UFC fighters

Notes and References

1. Web site: Law . Eddie . 2024-03-08 . Alexa Grasso, Valentina Shevchenko To Coach For TUF 32 . 2024-03-08 . Cageside Press . en-US.
2. Web site: Chiari . Mike . UFC's Alexa Grasso, Valentina Shevchenko Named The Ultimate Fighter Season 32 Coaches . 2024-03-08 . Bleacher Report . en.
3. Web site: The Ultimate Fighter 32 set to debut in June with featherweights and middleweights. December 7, 2023. mmafighting.com. Damon Martin.
4. Web site: 'The Ultimate Fighter 32' in the works for 2024; weight classes revealed. December 7, 2023. MMAjunkie.com. Nolan King.
5. Web site: Sherdog.com . Season 32 of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Set for June With Featherweights, Middleweights . 2024-03-08 . Sherdog . en.
6. Web site: Dimond . Kyle . 2024-03-08 . UFC Flyweight Champion Alexa Grasso & Valentina Shevchenko Announced As Coaches For The Ultimate Fighter Season 32 . 2024-03-08 . MMA News UFC News, Results & Interviews . en-us.
7. Web site: 'The Ultimate Fighter 32' rosters revealed with 16 UFC hopefuls. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-03-09. 2024-03-09.
8. Alexa Grasso Reveals Coaching Staff, Fulfills Dream to Coach 'The Ultimate Fighter' TUF 32. March 11, 2024. YouTube. MMA Junkie.
9. Valentina Shevchenko Vows to Give Her All for Team, 'Not Here Just to Take Pictures' TUF 32. March 11, 2024. YouTube. MMA Junkie.