The Ultimate Fighter 34

3 stories covering The Ultimate Fighter 34 — news, results and analysis.

Referee Herb Dean signals for a video replay during a bantamweight fight

Herb Dean's Confusing Eye-Poke Call Overshadows TUF 34 Bantamweight Semi

A near-stoppage, an eye-poke protest and a video review turned a coin-flip fight on its head — and viewers weren't buying Dean's handling of it.

Aug 11, 2026

UFC bantamweight Julianna Pena, cited by TUF 34 contestant Melissa Amaya as her mentor

UFC

Melissa Amaya Tore a Muscle to Punch Her Way Into the TUF 34 Final

Amaya survived an armbar and a triangle from Gigi Canuto (7-2, 5 SUB) to reach the strawweight finale — and torn muscles were the best-case scenario.

Aug 10, 2026

Daniel Cormier reacting cageside during The Ultimate Fighter 34

UFC

Xavier Franklin's Buzzer-Beater KO Sparks TUF 34 Chaos and a Cormier Meltdown

Franklin's last-second knockout of Micaias Urena squared the TUF 34 coaching series at 4-4 — but a knee to the chest nearly turned the win into a DQ circus.

Aug 3, 2026