The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 30 and TUF 30) is a 2022 installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter on ESPN+. Former UFC women's bantamweight champion and current UFC women's featherweight champion Amanda Nunes and UFC women's bantamweight champion Julianna Peña will coach the season of TUF and the show will feature contestants at heavyweights and women's flyweights will be featured on the season.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The pair was initially expected to meet on August 7, 2021 at UFC 265 in a title bout,[8] However, Nunes tested positive for COVID-19 on July 29 and the bout was cancelled.[9] The fight was rescheduled and eventually took place at UFC 269 on December 11, 2021[10] where Peña won the championship by submitting Nunes.[11] The two coaches are expected to meet again for the bantamweight title at a date that will be determined in the near future.[12]

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Peña vs. Team Nunes
Also known asThe Ultimate Fighter 30
GenreReality, Sports
Created by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkESPN+
Original releaseMay 3, 2022 (2022-05-03)
Chronology
Preceded byThe Return of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega

The UFC officially announced the TUF 30 to be broadcast by ESPN+ starting May 3, 2022.[12]

Cast

Coaches

[12]

Fighters
Weight class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Heavyweight Name Nyle Bartling Chandler Cole Jordan Heiderman Rob MacDonald Zac Pauga Eduardo Perez Mitchell Sipe Mohammed Usman
Age 29 27 30 43 33 27 25 32
MMA record 6-0 8-3 5-0 5-4 5-0 4-1 5-2 7-2
From Unadilla, Nebraska Coeburn, Virginia Norfolk, Nebraska Salt Lake City, Utah Denver, Colorado Berkeley, California Bakersfield, California Denver, Colorado
Women's Flyweight Name Chantel Coates Claire Guthrie Juliana Miller Kaytlin Neil Kathryn Paprocki Melissa Oddessa Parker Helen Peralta Brogan Walker-Sanchez
Age 34 26 25 30 28 35 33 33
MMA record 2-1 3-1 2-1 5-4 3-2 2-1 4-2 7-2
From Leavenworth, Kansas Denver, Colorado San Diego, California Lindon, Utah Denver, Colorado Houston, Texas Fairfield, Iowa Guam

[12]

See also

References
  1. Hiergesell, Dan (2022-02-04). "Pena, Nunes Officially Named TUF Coaches". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  2. "'The Ultimate Fighter' Season 30 to be coached by Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes; rematch to follow". MMA Junkie. 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  3. Lee, Alexander K. (2022-02-04). "Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes to serve as The Ultimate Fighter 30 coaches, rematch after season". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  4. "Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes to coach The Ultimate Fighter 30". 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  5. Shelton, Cole (2022-02-04). "Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes to serve as TUF 30 coaches, rematch set for after season". | BJPenn.com. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  6. Sherdog.com. "Julianna Pena, Amanda Nunes to Coach TUF 30 Roster of Heavyweights, Women's Flyweights". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  7. Anderson, Jay (2022-02-04). "Julianna Pena, Amanda Nunes to Coach The Ultimate Fighter 30, Rematch to Follow". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  8. Gonzalez, Gabriel (2021-04-15). "Amanda Nunes Expected to Defend Bantamweight Title Against Julianna Pena at UFC 265". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  9. "Amanda Nunes' positive COVID-19 test scraps UFC 265 title defense". MMA Junkie. 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  10. Jamal Boussenaf (2021-08-30). "Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Peña nu tijdens UFC 269". MMA DNA (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  11. Martin, Damon (2021-12-12). "UFC 269 results: Julianna Pena shocks the world, taps out Amanda Nunes to become bantamweight champion". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  12. "TUF Season 30: UFC champions Julianna Pena & Amanda Nunes faceoff as coaches". FIGHTMAG. 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
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