TUF Returns! Results, Recap For Ep. 1

Dana White’s “Contender Series” may be gone for another 12 months, but that doesn’t mean your Tuesday nights have to be boring.

Nearly three years after its most recent incarnation, The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) makes its ESPN+ debut at 9 p.m. ET tonight (Tues., June 1, 2021) with two elite fighters coaching a fresh batch of Octagon hopefuls.

Eight bantamweights and eight middleweights compete for glory under the tutelage of UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and top 145-pound contender Brian Ortega, who were previously slated to duke it out before “The Great” came down with COVID.

The pair have no shortage of antipathy for one another, which should produce the sort of volatile chemistry that is the show’s trademark.

Stop by tonight at 9 p.m. ET and follow along with us in the comments section below as we provide live coverage. As always, we’ll also have complete results and a full recap after the show concludes.

See you tonight!