It's been a back-and-forth battle all season long between Team Whittaker and Team Gastelum on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters, but the final fight of the opening round is ready to go down this week before the semifinal matchups are announced at the end of the episode.
Last week saw Juan Espino from Team Whittaker outgrapple noted striker Ben Sosoli from Team Gastelum in the final heavyweight matchup of the elimination round. The win by Espino also put middleweight champion Robert Whittaker up 4-3 over top-ranked contender Kelvin Gastelum, whose team has now suffered four defeats in a row.