The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters
Genre Reality, Sports
Created by Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White
Starring Dana White
Robert Whittaker
Kelvin Gastelum
Country of origin United States
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network Fox Sports 1
Original release August 29[1] – November 30, 2018[1]
Chronology
Preceded by The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 28) is an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter.[2] The season tournament finale will take place on November 30, 2018 at Pearl Theatre at Palms Casino Resort on Fox Sports 1.[3]

Tryouts were announced on April 25, 2018. This season will feature women's featherweights and men’s heavyweights divisions,[4][5] would make the first appearance to be featured in The Ultimate Fighter show since its first launch in 2005.[6] The coaches for this season were announced on July 7, pitting The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes winner and current UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker against current former middleweight The Ultimate Fighter 17 winner Kelvin Gastelum.[7][8] A middleweight title fight will be scheduled between Whittaker and Gastelum after TUF 28.[9][10] The cast was announced on July 11, 2018.[11]

Cast

Coaches

Fighters

  • Team Whittaker
  • Team Gastelum
    • Heavyweights: Ben Sosoli, Maurice Greene, Josh Parisian and Justin Frazier.
    • Women's Featherweights: Macy Chiasson, Pannie Kianzad, Bea Malecki and Marciea Allen.

Episodes

Episode 1: Biggest and Baddest (August 29, 2018)[12]

  • The fighters arrive in Las Vegas to begin the training and evaluations prior to the teams being picked.
  • Gastelum wins the coin toss and chooses to pick the first fight. That means Whittaker will have the first fighter 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
Whittaker Anderson da Silva (HW) Julija Stoliarenko (WFW) Juan Francisco Espino Dieppa (HW) Leah Letson (WFW) Michel Batista (HW) Larissa Pacheco (WFW) Przemysław Mysiala (HW) Katharina Lehner (WFW)
Gastelum Ben Sosoli (HW) Macy Chiasson (WFW) Maurice Greene (HW) Pannie Kianzad (WFW) Josh Parisian (HW) Bea Malecki (WFW) Justin Frazier (HW) Marciea Allen (WFW)
  • With control of fight selection for the first matchup, Gastelum chooses his No. 3 pick Maurice Greene to take on Team Whittaker's No. 7 pick Przemyslaw Mysiala in a heavyweight matchup.
  • Maurice Greene defeated Przemysław Mysiala via KO (punch) in Round 1
  • Team Gastelum retains control of fight selection, and with a women's featherweight bout up next, he selects his No. 4 pick Pannie Kianzad to fight Team Whittaker's No. 8 pick Katharina Lehner.

Episode 2: Throw Leather (September 5, 2018)[13]

  • Gastelum and his assistant coaches worry about Justin Frazier who's cardio isn't up to par with the other fighters during training. He retreats to the bathroom to throw up after practice.
  • Pannie Kianzad breaks her tooth while trying to get her stuck headgear off. She has to go to the dentist but has major anxiety during the visit and leaves. But she faces her fears on her second visit and undergoes surgery to replace the damaged front tooth with a dental false tooth over the root.
  • Pannie Kianzad defeated Katharina Lehner via unanimous decision after two rounds.
  • Whittaker announces the next men's heavyweight fight: Justin Frazier vs. Anderson da Silva

Episode 3: War Tanks (September 12, 2018)

  • After two weeks training with Team Gastelum, Justin Frazier does a 180 and turns himself around. He gets a mental and physical boost; no more fatigue and cramping.
  • While at the TUF house, the Team Gastelum fighters have trouble communicating with Team Whittaker fighters since the majority are from different countries. To help matters, Team Whittaker's Juan Francisco Espino Dieppa tries his best as his team's interpreter. But being the lone American on Team Whittaker, Leah Letson feels left out by the language barrier.
  • Maurice Greene decides to create some tension between the teams and starts impersonating Michel Batista because he believes Batista is a "snake in the grass", pretending not to understand English to get the upper hand.
  • Justin Frazier defeated Anderson da Silva via unanimous decision after two rounds.
  • Whittaker announces the women's featherweight fight: Julija Stoliarenko vs. Marciea Allen.

Episode 4: A Win is a Win (September 19, 2018)

  • Julija Stoliarenko defeated Marciea Allen in by submission in Round 1.

Episode 5: Life is a Fight (September 26, 2018)

  • Michel Batista defeated Josh Parisian via TKO in Round 2.

Episode 6: Comfortable with the Uncomfortable (October 3, 2018)

Tournament bracket

Heavyweight bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
     Maurice GreenKO
 
 
 
     Przemysław Mysiala1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Justin FrazierUD
 
 
 
     Anderson da Silva2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Josh Parisian2
 
 
 
     Michel BatistaTKO
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Ben Sosoli
 
 
     Juan Francisco Dieppa
 

Women's Featherweight bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
     Pannie KianzadUD
 
 
 
     Katharina Lehner2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Marciea Allen1
 
 
 
     Julija StoliarenkoSUB
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Bea Malecki2
 
 
 
     Leah LetsonUD
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Legend
  Team Whittaker
  Team Gastelum
UD
   Unanimous Decision
MD
   Majority Decision
SUB
   Submission
(T)KO
   (Technical) Knock Out

The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
Venue Pearl Theatre at Palms Casino Resort
City Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Event chronology

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale) is a upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 30, 2018 at Pearl Theatre at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[14][15][16][17]

Background

A welterweight bout between former UFC Lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians welterweight winner Kamaru Usman is expected to serve as the event headliner.[18]

The heavyweight and women's featherweight finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters are expected to take placed at the event.[6]

Fight card

Main Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Rafael dos Anjos vs. Kamaru Usman
Bantamweight Pedro Munhoz vs. Bryan Caraway
Featherweight Gilbert Melendez vs. Arnold Allen
Middleweight Darren Stewart vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
Women's Flyweight Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Antonina Shevchenko
Lightweight Roosevelt Roberts vs. Darrell Horcher
Welterweight Tim Means vs. Ricky Rainey

    [19]

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 "'The Ultimate Fighter' 28 Cast Revealed with Heavyweights and Women's Featherweights | MMAnytt.com". MMAnytt.com. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
    2. ↑ Mobile, Adept. "Whittaker and Gastelum to coach The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters - Ultimate Fighting Championship-Mobile". m.ufc.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
    3. ↑ Sherdog.com. "Robert Whittaker to Defend UFC Title vs. Kelvin Gastelum Following 'TUF 28' Coaching Stint". Sherdog. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
    4. ↑ "'The Ultimate Fighter 28' tryouts set for May 22, targeting heavyweight men, featherweight women". MMAjunkie. 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
    5. ↑ "TUF 28 Application". UFC. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
    6. 1 2 Jesse Holland (2018-07-11). "TUF 28 cast announced for 'Heavy Hitters' debuting Aug. 29 on FOX Sports 1". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
    7. ↑ "UFC champ Robert Whittaker, Kelvin Gastelum to coach 'TUF 28'; title fight later this year". MMAjunkie. 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
    8. ↑ "Whittaker And Gastelum To Fight For Title, Coach TUF 28". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
    9. ↑ "UFC: Whittaker to defend title against Gastelum". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
    10. ↑ "Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum to take place for middleweight title after coaching TUF 28". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
    11. ↑ "'The Ultimate Fighter' 28 Cast Revealed with Heavyweights and Women's Featherweights | MMAnytt.com". MMAnytt.com. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
    12. ↑ Staff (2018-08-30). "'The Ultimate Fighter 28: Heavy Hitters' Episode 1 recap". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
    13. ↑ Staff (2018-09-05). "'The Ultimate Fighter 28: Heavy Hitters' Episode 2 recap". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
    14. ↑ "UFC announces rest of 2018 schedule from September through end of year". MMAjunkie. 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
    15. ↑ "UFC Announces Remaining Schedule for 2018 Including Return to Madison Square Garden | MMAnytt.com". MMAnytt.com. 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
    16. ↑ Malata, Chisanga (2018-07-02). "Next UFC event: Full schedule of UFC events for 2018". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
    17. ↑ "UFC announces rest of its 2018 schedule for September-December". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
    18. ↑ Raphael Marinho (2018-09-12). "UFC plans Dos Anjos vs. Kamaru Usman as TUF 28 Finale Main Fight". sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2018-09-13. (in Portuguese)
    19. ↑ "The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
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