The Ultimate Fighter on ESPN – Episode Three of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs Team Shevchenko will see Australia’s Kaan Ofli enter the Octagon to fight for his dream of a UFC contract – premiering Wednesday 12pm AEST on ESPN2.
Following Team Grasso’s victory in Episode Two, UFC Flyweight champion Alexa Grasso used her selection power to pick Australia’s Kaan Ofli to face Team Shevchenko’s Nathan Fletcher in a featherweight showdown to headline this week’s edition of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs Team Shevchenko.
Melbourne’s Ofli faces a win or go home scenario against Fletcher, as the two compete to win the men’s featherweight division and claim a life-changing UFC contract.
Episode Two of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs Shevchenko season saw middleweight Robert Valentin provide the highlight of the season so far, courtesy of an explosive knockout of Giannis Bachar, just fifteen seconds into the opening round – claiming an important win for Team Grasso.
UFC President Dana White labeled Valentin’s knockout one of the fastest and most impressive finishes ever seen on The Ultimate Fighter.
Season 32 of The Ultimate Fighter, which is exclusive to ESPN, features UFC Flyweight champion Alexa Grasso coaching opposite former UFC champion and No.1 contender Valentina Shevchenko.
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs Team Shevchenko features the most international cast ever assembled for the show, with thirteen nations being represented by the sixteen rising prospects in the men’s featherweight and middleweight divisions, who have put everything else in their lives aside to pursue their UFC dreams.
The entire 12-episode season of TUF 32 is available exclusively on ESPN, with one episode dropping each Wednesday. Episodes are available to stream on demand via Foxtel, Kayo Sports, Fetch TV and Sky NZ.
It is part of a mega week of UFC action across ESPN, which is headlined by UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Aliskerov.
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Aliskerov is LIVE on ESPN this Sunday at 5am AEST, where Australia’s Robert Whittaker takes the next step towards a shot at the UFC Middleweight championship.
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs Team Shevchenko
Wednesday June 19
12pm AEST, The Ultimate Fighter, Episode Three, ESPN2
1pm AEST, The Ultimate Fighter, Episode Three, ESPN
ESPN and ESPN2 is available on Foxtel, Kayo Sports, Fetch TV and Sky NZ.
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