The theme of the 27th season of The Ultimate Fighter is “undefeated,” and the premiere saw one fighter’s perfect record disappear in a flash.
Lightweight Joe Giannetti, representing Team Cormier, needed less than 20 seconds to choke Team Miocic’s John Gunther unconscious in the first fight of the season. As soon as the bell sounded, Gunther moved in to put the pressure on Giannetti, pressing him against the cage, but he left his neck open for the 22-year-old Giannetti to lock on the fight-ending guillotine submission.
The loss was extra bitter for Stipe Miocic, who is an associate of Gunther’s at Strong Style MMA in Ohio.