Season 32 of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Set for June With Featherweights, Middleweights

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has not had its fill of its flagship reality show just yet.

According to the organization on Thursday, the next season of “The Ultimate Fighter” is on deck. Season 32, which will feature featherweights and middleweights, has opened casting. Unlike past seasons, tryouts will entirely be done remotely, with no physical sessions until the finalists are picked. Prospective competitors can apply through this link. The show will air sometime in June 2024 on ESPN and ESPN+, with the date still to be determined. The coaches of the teams have not been selected yet.

This season will follow one that ran from May to August, with teams captained by Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler, for bantamweights and lightweights. The theme of Season 31 placed former UFC fighters against prospects, and veterans ran the table to the semifinals with the exception of Rico DiSciullo—who lost in the semis to Cody Gibson. Seven of the eight quarterfinals saw a member of Chandler’s team prevail, and Brad Katona, the eventual bantamweight winner, switched teams to give McGregor another representative. At lightweight, all four of Chandler’s fighters reached the semifinals, and Kurt Holobaugh emerged victorious to regain a UFC contract.

The last time middleweights were a division on TUF, Bryan Battle defeated Gilbert Urbina to conclude TUF 29. Both of those men have subsequently dropped down to welterweight since their signing. Featherweights took center stage last in 2018, on the “Undefeated” season where every competitor came in with unbeaten records. Katona also won that season at 145 pounds, while Michael Trizano earned the split verdict nod over Joe Giannetti at lightweight.