Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko are dead in any event, with regards to their featherweight contenders.
The current week's episode of A definitive Contender 32 highlighted the last quarterfinal matchup of the 145-pound competition, which saw Group Grasso's Mairon Santos (13-1) prevail upon a hard-battled split choice Group Shot's Edwin Cooper Jr. (6-1). That leaves the contradicting mentors in a dead heat in the opposition, with both having sent two featherweights to the elimination rounds.
Group Grasso's most recent success was a long way from simple as Santos and Cooper went to a third "unexpected triumph" round after two serious casings. Cooper, a long lasting grappler, successfully killed Santos' striking in the main round with five minutes of relentless hooking. It was an unmistakable 10-9 for the Group Shot warrior, however Santos wasn't done.
The 23-year-old Brazilian got his striking moving in Cycle 2 and Cooper couldn't take the retaliate to the mat. Santos pushed forward and associated with precise hits to the head and body, pushing Cooper back for the whole of the round. Incredibly, a third round — possibly utilized on TUF on the off chance that the scores are tied after two rounds — was required.
Cycle 3 was razor close as Santos ruled a significant part of the early activity, just for Cooper to come on late with some forceful striking and a late takedown. Neither one of the warriors figured out how to land a conclusive blow in the last round, however Santos seemed to have the edge in effective strikes, and the appointed authorities concurred as he procured a split gesture.
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Long promoted as a top possibility out of Brazil, Santos advances to the elimination rounds close by colleague Kaan Ofli (Australia), and Group Slug contenders Roedie Roets (South Africa) and Zygimantas Ramaska (Lithuania).
One week from now includes the last middleweight episode of the quarterfinals as Group Grasso's Paddy McCrory battles Group Projectile's Imprint Hulme.
A definitive Warrior 32 airs experience each Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Following the season finale, Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko are supposed to go head to head in a flyweight title set of three session at a date still not set in stone.
The finalists of the TUF 32 middleweight and featherweight competitions will likewise seek a six-figure UFC contract at the show's live finale. A date for that occasion is likewise yet to be declared.
Here are the TUF 32 rosters divided by team:
Team Grasso
Featherweights
Guillermo Torres (Mexico) (7-1)
Kaan Ofli (Australia) (10-2-1)
Bekhzod Usmonov (Tajikistan) (11-4)
Mairon Santos (Brazil) (13-1)
Middleweights
Robert Valentin (Switzerland) (10-3)
Paddy McCorry (Ireland) (4-1)
Omran Chaaban (Finland) (6-1)
Tom Theocharis (Canada) (9-5)
Team Shevchenko
Featherweights
Roedie Roets (South Africa) (7-1)
Zygimantas Ramaska (Lithuania) (9-2)
Nathan Fletcher (England) (8-1)
Edwin Cooper Jr. (USA) (6-1)
Middleweights
Shamidkhan Magomedov (Russia) (7-1)
Mark Hulme (South Africa) (12-3)
Ryan Loder (USA) (6-1)
Giannis Bachar (Greece) (9-2)
Here are the quarterfinal results so far:
Roedie Roets def. Guillermo Torres via decision
Robert Valentin def. Giannis Bachar via KO (strikes) (R1)
Kaan Ofli def. Nathan Fletcher via decision
Omran Chaaban def. Shamidkhan Magomedov via technical submission (anaconda choke) (R2)
Zygimantas Ramaska def. Bekhzod Usmonov
Ryan Loder def. Tom Theocharis via submission (arm-triangle choke)
Mairon Santos def. Edwin Cooper Jr. via split decision
Advancing to semifinals: Roets, Valentin, Ofli, Chaaban, Ramaska, Loder, Santos
Eliminated: Torres, Bachar, Fletcher, Magomedov, Usmonov, Theocharis, Cooper Jr.
