The Ultimate Fighter: Team Cormier vs. Team Sonnen

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Cormier vs. Team Sonnen (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 33 and TUF 33) is a 2025 installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass. This season will mark the 20th anniversary of The Ultimate Fighter. This season will feature male flyweights and welterweights. The casting call for the season started from November 4, 2024, to December 13, 2024, and the show will air every Tuesday from May 27, 2025.

Former UFC Heavyweight and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier and former UFC Light Heavyweight and UFC Middleweight title challenger Chael Sonnen are expected to serve as coaches for the season.

Cast

Coaches

Team Cormier:

Daniel Cormier, Head Coach
Tiago Beowulf
Rosendo Sanchez
Bob Cook
John Wood
Michael Chiesa
Julius Creed

Team Sonnen:

Chael Sonnen, Head Coach
Clayton Hires
Stephen Smith
Jamie Huey
Colby Covington
Mason Fowler

Fighters

Team Cormier
Flyweights: Alibi Idiris, Eduardo Henrique, Imanol Rodriguez, and Tumelo Manyamala.
Welterweights: Alex Sanchez, Daniil Donchenko, Jeff Creighton, and Rodrigo Sezinando.
Team Sonnen
Flyweights: Roybert Echerverria, Furkatbek Yokubov, Arshiyan Memon, and Joseph Morales.
Welterweights: Matt Dixon, Richard Martins, Diego Bianchini, and Andreeas Binder.

Tournament bracket

Welterweight bracket

Flyweight bracket

References