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The Ultimate Fighter 25: Redemption episode 3 recap - Taylor owns TUF gym

Catching you up to speed on TUF 25: Redemption …

Fourteen fighters returning to TUF: Hey, we’re here, too!

Hector Urbina: I’m not. I wasn’t even close to making weight.

Speaking of weight, you may have heard that TUF 26 will crown a women’s flyweight champion. Starting that weight class is overdue, but here’s the issue: The TUF format skews weight classes. Fighters who can easily cut to 125 once every couple of months are not the same fighters who can cut to 125 three or four times in six weeks.