'The Ultimate Fighter 34' final matchups set for upcoming UFC event
"The Ultimate Fighter" finals bouts will take place on a September UFC event and feature battles at men's bantamweight and women's strawweight.
The Ultimate Fighter 34 season concluded with the announcement of the final matchups for the upcoming UFC event. Scheduled for September 26 at UFC Fight Night 289 in Las Vegas, the fights will take place at Meta APEX. In the women's strawweight division, Melissa Amaya and Valesca Machado will compete against each other. Amaya, representing the United States, is a young talent coached by Rick Little, having previously defeated Anna Melissano by first-round rear-naked choke and Delphine Benouaich by unanimous decision on The Ultimate Fighter.
Machado, known as "Tina Black" from Brazil, has a storied career including titles in Invicta and A1 Combat, as well as appearances on Dana White's Contender Series. On the men's side, the bantamweight final will see Kyrgyzstan's Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu go head-to-head with Azerbaijan's Mehemmedeli Osmanli. Uulu, a 22-year-old fighter with ten finishes in his twelve professional victories, advanced after two straight unanimous decisions.
Osmanli, who defeated Artem Belakh and Christian Strong, has also secured ten finishes in his twelve professional bouts.
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