Juan Espino was crowned as the TUF heavyweight winner when he submitted Justin Frazier at the finale in Las Vegas and Macy Chiasson submitted Pannie Kianzad to become the TUF 28 women’s featherweight winner.
After taking a win over Rafael dos Anjos at the TUF 28 Finale, UFC welterweight Kamaru Usman says he can be ready for anything that comes next or a quick turnaround if it gets him closer to a title shot.
UFC president Dana White spoke with media after the TUF 28 Finale to discuss what’s next for the flyweight division and the main event winner, UFC welterweight Kamaru Usman.
Rafael dos Anjos and Kamaru Usman talk about facing each other at the TUF 28 Finale at a media day leading up to the Nov. 30 contest. Their welterweight bout will serve as the main event.
The staredowns from all the fights made official for the TUF 28 Finale that took place at the ceremonial weigh-ins at the Palms. Rafael dos Anjos vs. Kamaru Usman is set to headline the Nov. 30 event.
The main event between Kamaru Usman and Rafael dos Anjos is official, as are the two bouts from TUF 28. Two fighters, Ji Yeon Kim and Rick Glenn, missed weight.
In the TUF 28 women’s featherweight final, Macy Chiasson will battle one of her teammate’s from the show, Pannie Kianzad. In this video, the women discuss their game plans and how they prepared.
TUF 28 heavyweight finalist Justin Frazier details his son’s health battles, how he has drawn inspiration from him and talks about the good luck charm he gave him for the finale.
TUF 28 finalist Juan Espino says he trained in three different countries to prepare for the show’s finale against Justin Frazier. The heavyweight also trained with top UFC fighters like Alexander Gustafsson and Junior dos Santos.
At a media day for TUF 28 in Las Vegas last month, the competitors spoke about which fighter they’d prefer to have as their coach, UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker or title challenger Kelvin Gastelum.
Fighters competing on The Ultimate Fighter season 28 revealed what they sacrificed or left behind in order to be on the UFC’s flagship reality series. The show will start airing on Fox Sports 1 on Wednesdays starting Aug. 29.
UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will be in Las Vegas coaching The Ultimate Fighter season 28 while he rehabs his hand injury. Following the season, he will look to defend his title against Kelvin Gastelum.
A winner of The Ultimate Fighter’s 17th season, Kelvin Gastelum will return to coach the 28th and what may be the last season of the UFC’s flagship reality series against UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker. Gastelum is expected to fight Whittaker for the belt in December at an event yet to be announced.