K. Gastelum after two consecutive victories expected to be the next challenger for the middleweight title. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook UFC
Robert whittaker e Kelvin Gastelum will be the next coaches of the UFC reality show. The 28th edition of the program was titled “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters”. The announcement was made by Ultimate on Friday (06) during the TUF 27 Finale event, in Las Vegas. In addition to commanding the teams, champion Whittaker and Gastelum will face each other for the middleweight title at the end of the year. The date has not been set.
This edition should be the last of the program and will feature competitions in the women's featherweight and men's heavyweight categories.
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Whittaker won the division belt after receiving the interim title with his victory over Yoel romero at UFC 213 in 2017. The linear champion, Georges St-Pierre, vacated the linear title, so the Australian became the only middleweight champion.
Discovered by Ultimate on the organization's reality show in 2013, Gastelum has been in the middleweight division for just over a year. He has already had five fights in the category, with four wins and one loss. The only setback was for Chris Weidman. The American of Mexican origin, in his last two fights, achieved victory over Michael Bisping e Ronaldo Jacare.
“Being on TUF and fighting well for the title. This is a huge opportunity in my life and, at the same time, I'm going to help these guys (fighters on your TUF 28 team) by giving me the best I have in me. I think I have a lot to offer (as a coach). I've been in this sport for a long time, I've been training for a long time and yes, I feel like I have the knowledge to pass on to these fighters”, explained Kelvin.
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