Season 17 of The Ultimate Fighter continues Tuesday (9 p.m. PT/ET on FX) with the middleweight tournament between Team Jon Jones and Team Chael Sonnen, and it’s almost time to start thinking about the wild-card picks.
In particular, Team Jones appears to have very strong candidates for a second-chance spot, especially with guys like Clint Hester, Bubba McDaniels and Gilbert Smith Jr. in the mix.
(Check out the full list of competitors and team rosters.)
However, Hester’s loss to Jimmy Quinlan in Episode 7 could be a huge morale dump for Jon Jones and his team, especially since the powerful striker was Jones’ No. 1 pick.
But before the wild-card picks can be set, Dylan Andrews will attempt to get Team Jones back into the win column as he faces off against Zak Cummings.
On paper, the matchup seems pretty even, but the pressure is clearly on Andrews, who was the last competitor to be picked for a team after the qualifying fights to get into the TUF house.
Thankfully for him, there doesn’t seem to be a heavy-style disadvantage, like so many previous bouts.
Tune to FX around 6:00 PT/9:00 ET, as we start our coverage of the show at Bleacher Report MMA with full play-by-play of the Cumming vs. Andrews fight, additional running commentary and a full episode recap shortly after the East Coast broadcast goes off the air.
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