News The Ultimate Fighter 31 (McGregor/Chandler) / Dana White Contender Series Season 7 Signings

[TCE]

Cezary Oleksiejczuk, the 23 year old brother of UFC fighter Michal is on the next Contender Series this summer.

Lee Hammond, 5 - 0 from SBG rumoured to be on TUF.

@Hellowhosthat, have you any news on potential fighters?

 

[Hellowhosthat]

As I understand it TUF is going to be a format with a team of former UFC fighters vs a team of guys who've never been in the UFC. Divisions are mens LW and BW.

I've heard some names but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say at this point lol.

 

[TITS]

As I understand it TUF is going to be a format with a team of former UFC fighters vs a team of guys who've never been in the UFC. Divisions are mens LW and BW.

I've heard some names but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say at this point lol.

 

[Ares Black]

Dammit, I want some rumours!

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Dammit, I want some rumours!

Loik Radzhabov's manager fucked up and put that he's in on Twitter so that's one name I can give you.

That ties in with the rumours I'd heard.

 

[Tylerl90]

More excited about TUF than I have been in awhile

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Ok rumoured cast but not confirmed including subs but dunno who the subs are

LW

Loik Radzhabov
Aaron Mckenzie
Jason Knight
Lucas Clay
Dakota Bush
Austin Hubbard
Kenneth Cross
Mitch Ramirez

BW

Timur Valiev
Hunter Azure
Cody Gibson
Kris Moutinho
Mando Gutierrez
Anthony Birchak
Rico Discullio
Trevor Wells
Carlos Vera
Manny Lozoya

Again not guaranteed to be right.

 

[Ares Black]

Ok rumoured cast but not confirmed including subs but dunno who the subs are

LW

Loik Radzhabov
Aaron Mckenzie
Jason Knight
Lucas Clay
Dakota Bush
Austin Hubbard
Kenneth Cross
Mitch Ramirez

BW

Timur Valiev
Hunter Azure
Cody Gibson
Kris Moutinho
Mando Gutierrez
Anthony Birchak
Rico Discullio
Trevor Wells
Carlos Vera
Manny Lozoya

Again not guaranteed to be right.

Now THAT's what I'm talking about!

 

[jeskola]

Valiev, 18-3 Dagestani, 2-1-0-1 UFC, seems a strong bet.

 

[Kryptt]

 

[Feniamin]

Shovkhal Churchaev claims that UFC offered him to be on TUF but some problems with visa still not solved. Says that contract is signed and that he soon is gonna be beyond the ocean. https://mma.metaratings.ru/news/chu...glashenie-ot-ufc-stat-uchastnikom-tuf-229292/

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Shovkhal Churchaev claims that UFC offered him to be on TUF but some problems with visa still not solved. Says that contract is signed and that he soon is gonna be beyond the ocean. https://mma.metaratings.ru/news/chu...glashenie-ot-ufc-stat-uchastnikom-tuf-229292/

That would be a random Russian to pick imo.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

From what I've heard two of Conor's guys are Lee Hammond (good) and Cian Cowley (hilariously shit).

 

[Feniamin]

Manager Sayat Abdrakhmanov said that Elhon Azimov (I wasn't able to find him at Tapology or Sherdog, Sayat said that he is FW from Uzbekistan), Magomed Kabardiev, Diyar Nurgozhay and Daniel Donchenko signed with him. Says that ideally they all gonna signed straight with the UFC but DWTNCS is one of the variants. https://www.sports.ru/kazakhstan/11...re-bojcza-kotorye-popadut-v-ufc-v-blizha.html

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Manager Sayat Abdrakhmanov said that Elhon Azimov (I wasn't able to find him at Tapology or Sherdog, Sayat said that he is FW from Uzbekistan), Magomed Kabardiev, Diyar Nurgozhay and Daniel Donchenko signed with him. Says that ideally they all gonna signed straight with the UFC but DWTNCS is one of the variants. https://www.sports.ru/kazakhstan/11...re-bojcza-kotorye-popadut-v-ufc-v-blizha.html

Kabardiev and Nurgozhay are both UFC ready imo.

 

[Feniamin]

That would be a random Russian to pick imo.

Recently it was announced that he is facing Heibati at Hardcore MMA.
I think there were thread somewhere about that situation months ago when Churchaev pulled out a gun during interview and started hitting Heibati with it.

 

[ryun253]

There has been 31 seasons of TUF? daaaaaaaaaaaaam

 

[TCE]

Loik Radzhabov's manager fucked up and put that he's in on Twitter so that's one name I can give you.

That ties in with the rumours I'd heard.

Apparently he was thrown out lol

 

[The_Renaissance]

Apparently he was thrown out lol

Signed him outright, he's fighting Esteban Ribovics on UFC 285 next weekend.

 

[Feniamin]

Kabardiev and Nurgozhay are both UFC ready imo.

So UFC offered Nurgozhay to step up as a replacement for event in Brazil on something like 5 days notice. He turned them down, says that travel would take most of the time. https://www.sports.ru/kazakhstan/11...a-debyute-v-ufc-bylo-predlozhenie-na-och.html