Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha will coach against each other on Season 23 of “The Ultimate Fighter” before meeting in a strawweight title rematch on July 8.
The news was announced during the UFC Fight Night Boston broadcast on Sunday. The Jedrzejczyk-Gadelha rematch will headline the ‘TUF 23’ finale and will be part of a weekend that includes UFC 200 the next day on July 9.
“I’m very happy about it,” Jedrzejczyk said. “I‘m gong to bring something new, something special and something different to the house.”
“TUF 23” will premiere on Fox Sports 1 on April 20 and will feature both strawweights and light heavyweights in the reality show’s first co-ed season since “TUF 18.