LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 16: (R-L) Alexa Grasso of Mexico punches Valentina Shevchenko of Kyrgyzstan in the UFC flyweight championship fight during the Noche UFC event at T-Mobile Arena on September 16, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

UFC's Alexa Grasso, Valentina Shevchenko Named The Ultimate Fighter Season 32 Coaches

Mike ChiariMar 8, 2024

UFC president Dana White announced Friday that Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko will serve as the coaches for Season 32 of The Ultimate Fighter.

According to ESPN MMA, White also revealed that the new season will premiere on June 4.

The Ultimate Fighter debuted in 2005, and it has been a staple television series for UFC ever since. Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate made history in 2013 when they served as the first female coaches for Season 18.

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Since then, Joanna Jędrzejczyk and Cláudia Gadelha were the coaches for Season 23, and Amanda Nunes and Julianna Peña were the Season 30 coaches.

Grasso, 30, is 16-3-1 in her professional career, and she is the reigning UFC women's flyweight champion.

The 36-year-old Shevchenko is the former UFC women's flyweight champion, and she owns a career mark of 23-4-1.

Shevchenko had won nine fights in a row before she clashed with Grasso at UFC 285 in March 2023. Grasso won the bout by fourth-round submission, giving her the first title of her UFC career.

Grasso and Shevchenko met in a rematch at UFC Fight Night in September 2023, and Grasso retained the title in a split draw.

Given the entertainment value of their two previous fights, it made sense for UFC to back to the well with Grasso vs. Shevchenko III.