Full Flyweight, Welterweight Lineups Unveiled For ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Season 33

The full lineup for Season 33 of “The Ultimate Fighter” has been revealed.

Former UFC fighters Chael Sonnen and Daniel Cormier will coach teams of flyweights and welterweights competing for a UFC contracts in the upcoming season, with the first episode premiering on May 27th.

This week we were given a first-time look at the fighters who will appear as part of the upcoming reality TV episodes.

The highly international flyweight roster includes stand-out 125-pound names from all around the globe. Among those selected for the bracket are LFA Flyweight Champion Eduardo Chapolin, former Naiza FC Champion Alibi Idiris, 2022 “Dana White’s Contender Series” alum Roybert Echeverria, and flashy finisher Furkatbek Yokubov.

Also featured in the lineup is Joseph Morales, who notably had a three-fight UFC stint from 2017 to 2018 before parting ways with the promotion. The Team Alpha Male fighter has since rebuilt himself on the regionals, having gone on a three-fight winning streak beginning in 2021 and capturing a title in Urijah Faber’s A1 Combat.

Here’s the full roster for flyweight:

Alibi Idiris (10-0), Arshiyan Memon (7-0), Eduardo Chapolin (13-2), Furkatbek Yokubov (15-4), Imanol Rodriguez (5-0), Joseph Morales (12-2), Roybert Echeverria (10-2), Tumelo Manyamala (6-1)

The welterweight bracket is similarly a solid collection of regional champs. Among those featured in the lineup are former Combate Global and Urijah Faber A1 Combat champion Alex Sanchez, Levels Fight League Champion Andreeas Binder, past ONE fighter and Naiza FC champ Daniil Donchencko, Samourai and BFL Canadian regional champ Rodrigo Sezinando.

A stand-out name in the lineup is Matt Dixon, a fighter who appeared in the 2020 season of “Dana White’s Contender Series” who, more than four years later, is receiving another direct pathway to a potential UFC contract. 

Here are all of the welterweights expected to compete in the upcoming season.

Alex Sanchez (15-3), Andreeas Binder (10-2), Daniil Donchenko (11-2), Diego Bianchini (9-1), Jeff Creighton (11-2-1), Richard Martins (9-1), Rodrigo Sezinando (8-1), Matt Dixon (11-1)