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It's been a tough start to the season for heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and his team after dropping the first two fights of the season, with featherweight Kyler Phillips falling in last week's bout to Team Cormier's Brad Katona.
In the upcoming episode, Team Miocic will put hard-hitting Jose Martinez Jr. up against Team Cormier's Luis Pena in a lightweight matchup that will put the second 155-pounder into the next round of the tournament.
While it's definitely not unusual for teammates to end up facing off as The Ultimate Fighter pushes forward, it's a unique situation for Martinez and Pena this week after they actually became fast friends through the tryout process all the way through being selected for the show together.