A rough start only seemed to make Team Whittaker better, as the reigning middleweight champion led his squad to a fourth straight victory in the latest episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters.
The show returned on Wednesday night following a brief two-week hiatus, with the heavyweights taking center stage in the final matchup in the opening round for that division.
Team Whittaker sent Spanish grappler Juan Espino into battle against Team Gastelum's top overall heavyweight pick in Ben Sosoli.
Before the fight got started, the teams first had to deal with the aftermath of the previous contest, where Leah Letson earned a hard-fought two-round decision against Bea Malecki in the women's featherweight division.