The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs. Team Shevchenko

UFC mixed martial arts television series

Season of television series

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 served as head coaches for the season.^[1][2]

This season featured 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 began in March 2024.^[4][5][6] The cast was officially announced on March 4, consisting of fighters from 14 different nationalities.^[7]

Cast

Coaches

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, Žygimantas Ramaška, and Roedie Roets.
  • Middleweights: Shamidkhan Magomedov, Mark Hulme, Ryan Loder, and Giannis Bachar.

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Tournament bracket

Featherweight bracket

* Žygimantas Ramaška fractured his face, was not medically cleared, and was replaced by Guillermo Torres.

Middleweight bracket

See also

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

References

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