Daniel Cormier evenly scored with Chael Sonnen.
Two weeks later The ultimate fighter 33 And each score was tied with one victory as Team Kolmier’s Danil Donchenko (Ukraine) decided Team Sonnen’s Richard Martins (Brazil) after a two-round hard strike. Ultimately, it was the more diverse Dongchenko who made the scorecard better.
It was Sonnen who chose this matchup after he won the first flyweight match of the season.
In the first welterweight match of the season, Dongchenko came out fast, cutting Martin with a leg kick before rocking it with his right hand. Dongchenko flocked for the finish, but Martins managed to secure a body lock and slowed Dongchenko down and regained the bearings. From there, Martins begged Dongchenko to stop loading for a power punch and return to mixing his strike, so Martins fought.
Dongchenko used it as a stable diet for leg kicks and as a counter punch to run through the Game Martins, trapping most of the fight. In a postwar summary, Cormier praised Martins for his toughness in his lost effort.
It was Cormier’s turn to make the first match-up pick of the season, and he took on Sonnen’s final flyweight pick, Alsiyan Memon (India), along with his third flyweight pick, Imanor Rodriguez (Mexico).
Also in the episode, Sonnen brought in two UFC champions and past tuf Rival TJ Dillashaw as his team’s guest coach. Dillashaw competed TUF 14he lost in John Dodson’s bantamweight final. However, Dillashaw made that set-up and won £135 gold twice.
The ultimate fighter 33 Airs will perform live on ESPN+ every Tuesday at 10pm.
Unlike most editions of tufcoaches Daniel Cormier and Charle Sonnen will not compete at the end of the season as both have retired for a long time.
Finalists of TUF 33 Welterweight and Flyweight Tourments compete for a six-figure UFC deal in the show’s live finale battle. The dates for these matches have not been announced yet.
here it is TUF 33 Team-divided roster:
Team Cormier
Flyweight
- Eduardo Henrique (13-2), Brazil
- Alibi Idiris (10-0), Kazakhstan
- Imanor Rodriguez (5-0), Mexico
- South African compassion tension (6-1)
Welterweight
- Natalo’s Rodrigo (8-1), Brazil
- Daniil Donchenko (11-2), Ukraine
Jeff Clayton (11-3-1), USA
- Alex Sanchez (15-3), Mexico
Team Sun
Flyweight
- Joseph Morales (12-2), USA
- Furkatbek Yokubov (13-4), Uzbekistan
Roybert Echeverria (10-2), Venezuela
- Arshiyan Memon (7-0), India
Welterweight
- Diego Bianchini (9-1), Brazil
Matt Dixon (11-1), USA
- Richard Martins (9-1), Brazil
- Andreeas Binder (10-1, 1 NC), Ireland
Here are the results of the quarterfinals so far:
Joseph Morales def. Eduardo Henrique via first round submission (rear naked choke)
Daniil Donchenko def. Richard Martins by decision
Advance to the semi-finals: Morales, Donchenko
Removal: Henrike, Martins