The Ultimate Fighter: Team Cormier vs. Team Sonnen
UFC mixed martial arts television series
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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Cormier vs. Team Sonnen (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 33 and TUF 33) is a 2025 installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass. This season marked the 20th anniversary of The Ultimate Fighter. This season will feature male flyweights and welterweights. The casting call for the season started from November 4, 2024, to December 13, 2024, and the show aired every Tuesday from May 27, 2025.[1][2][3][4][5]
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team Cormier vs. Team Sonnen | |
|---|---|
| Starring | |
| Hosted by | Dana White |
| Coaches | |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ESPN2, ESPN Deportes |
| Original release | May 27, 2025 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | November 2024 |
| Season chronology | |
Former UFC Heavyweight and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier and former UFC Light Heavyweight and UFC Middleweight title challenger Chael Sonnen served as coaches for the season.[6]
Cast
Coaches
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Team Cormier:[7]
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Team Sonnen:[8]
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Fighters
- Team Cormier
- Flyweights: Alibi Idiris, Eduardo Henrique, Imanol Rodriguez, and Tumelo Manyamala.
- Welterweights: Alex Sanchez, Daniil Donchenko, Jeff Creighton, and Rodrigo Sezinando.
- Team Sonnen
- Flyweights: Roybert Echerverria, Furkatbek Yokubov, Arshiyan Memon, and Joseph Morales.
- Welterweights: Matt Dixon, Richard Martins, Diego Bianchini, and Andreeas Binder.
| Coach | 1st Pick | 2nd Pick | 3rd Pick | 4th Pick | 5th Pick | 6th Pick | 7th Pick | 8th Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cormier | Eduardo Henrique (FLW) | Rodrigo Sezinando (WW) | Alibi Idiris (FLW) | Daniil Donchenko (WW) | Imanol Rodriguez (FLW) | Jeff Creighton (WW) | Tumelo Manyamala (FLW) | Alex Sanchez (WW) |
| Sonnen | Joseph Morales (FLW) | Diego Bianchini (WW) | Furkatbek Yokubov (FLW) | Matt Dixon (WW) | Roybert Echerverria (FLW) | Richard Martins (WW) | Arshiyan Memon (FLW) | Andreeas Binder (WW) |
Tournament bracket
Welterweight bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Jefferson Creighton | UD | |||||||||
| Andreeas Binder | 2 | |||||||||
| Jefferson Creighton | 3 | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Sezinando | SD | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Sezinando | UD | |||||||||
| Diego Bianchini | 2 | |||||||||
| Daniil Donchenko | TKO | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Sezinando | 1 | |||||||||
| Daniil Donchenko | UD | |||||||||
| Richard Martins | 2 | |||||||||
| Daniil Donchenko | TKO | |||||||||
| Matt Dixon | 1 | |||||||||
| Alejandro Sanchez | 1 | |||||||||
| Matt Dixon | TKO | |||||||||
Flyweight bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Eduardo Henrique | 1 | |||||||||
| Joseph Morales | SUB | |||||||||
| Joseph Morales | SD | |||||||||
| Imanol Rodriguez | 3 | |||||||||
| Imanol Rodriguez | TKO | |||||||||
| Arshiyan Memon | 1 | |||||||||
| Joseph Morales | SUB | |||||||||
| Alibi Idiris | 2 | |||||||||
| Alibi Idiris | UD | |||||||||
| Furkatbek Yokubov | 2 | |||||||||
| Alibi Idiris | TKO | |||||||||
| Roybert Echeverria | 1 | |||||||||
| Tumelo Manyamala | 2 | |||||||||
| Roybert Echeverria | SUB | |||||||||
| Team Cormier | ||
| Team Sonnen | ||
UD |
Unanimous Decision | |
MD |
Majority Decision | |
SD |
Split Decision | |
SUB |
Submission | |
(T)KO |
(Technical) Knock Out |