The Ultimate Fighter 31: Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler season finale results

Michael Chandler accomplished his takeover of The Final Fighter 31 finals.

With Cody Gibson (19-8) defeating Rico DiSciullo (11-2, 1 NC) on the season finale of TUF 31, it’s now official that every one 4 fighters set to compete in Saturday’s finals at UFC 292 can have initially come from Workforce Chandler. That caps off a dominant run on the present for Chandler, who received the primary seven fights of the season earlier than Conor McGregor fighter DiSciullo upset Hunter Azure.

DiSciullo wasn’t so fortunate in opposition to Gibson as a disastrous slip within the first spherical name however value him the struggle. An tried strike was foiled by DiSciullo getting tripped up and Gibson instantly capitalized, taking DiSciullo’s again and attacking with floor strikes. A hardy DiSciullo tried to buck and switch his manner out of hassle, however Gibson held place whereas raining down punches and elbows. DiSciullo managed to shake Gibson off of him, just for Gibson to take him down once more and safe an arm-triangle choke shortly after.

Gibson now meets former Workforce Chandler teammate Brad Katona—who switched groups earlier within the semifinals to keep away from a coaching battle and reunite with McGregor and his longtime coaches—within the bantamweight finals.

Within the light-weight finals, Workforce Conor fighters Austin Hubbard and Kurt Holobaugh face off.

On the finish of the present, the 4 finalists confronted off, together with coaches McGregor and Chandler.

The 2 are anticipated to face off in a welterweight bout at a date nonetheless to be decided. Nonetheless, the matchup is but to be made official and recent sexual assault accusations against McGregor in addition to the former two-division champion still dealing with the USADA have left his future aggressive standing unclear.

The Final Fighter 31 aired stay each Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+.

The finalists of the TUF 31 light-weight and bantamweight tournaments compete for a six-figure UFC contract at UFC 292 this Saturday in Boston.

Right here is the TUF 31 roster divided by workforce:

Workforce McGregor (prospects)

Lightweight

1. Lee Hammond (27, 5-0)
2. Nate Jennerman (29, 16-5)
3. Aaron McKenzie (34, 11-2-1)
4. Landon Quinones (27, 7-1-1)

Bantamweight

1. Mando Gutierrez (26, 8-2)
2. Trevor Wells (27, 8-3)
3. Carlos Vera (35, 11-3)
4. Rico DiSciullo (36, 11-2, 1 NC)

Workforce Chandler (veterans)

Light-weight

1. Jason Knight (30, 23-7)
2. Austin Hubbard (31, 15-6)
3. Roosevelt Roberts (28, 12-3, 1 NC)
4. Kurt Holobaugh (36, 19-7, 1 NC)

Bantamweight

1. Hunter Azure (31, 10-3)
2. Brad Katona (31, 12-2)
3. Timur Valiev (33, 18-3, 1 NC)
4. Cody Gibson (35, 19-8)

Listed below are the quarterfinal outcomes:

• Roosevelt Roberts def. Nate Jennerman through first-round KO
• Cody Gibson def. Mando Gutierrez through first-round TKO
• Austin Hubbard def. Aaron McKenzie through unanimous determination
• Timur Valiev def. Trevor Wells through unanimous determination
• Brad Katona def. Carlos Vera through unanimous determination
• Kurt Holobaugh def. Lee Hammond through second-round submission (guillotine choke)
• Jason Knight def. Landon Quinones through first-round submission (triangle choke)
• Rico DiSciullo def. Hunter Azure through second-round KO

Listed below are the semi-final outcomes and matchups:

• Austin Hubbard def. Roosevelt Roberts through cut up determination
• Brad Katona def. Timur Valiev through cut up determination
• Kurt Holobaugh def. Jason Knight through second-round TKO
• Cody Gibson def. Rico DiSciullo through first-round submission (arm-triangle choke)

Listed below are the finals matchups:

Austin Hubbard vs. Kurt Holobaugh — light-weight

Brad Katona vs. Cody Gibson — bantamweight

Superior to semifinals: Roberts, Gibson, Hubbard, Valiev, Katona, Holobaugh, Knight, DiSciullo

Eradicated: Jennerman, Gutierrez, McKenzie, Wells, Vera, Hammond, Quinones, Azure, Roberts, Valiev, Knight, DiSciullo