Former UFC women's bantamweight champion and current UFC women's featherweight champion Amanda Nunes and UFC women's bantamweight champion Julianna Peña will coach the season of TUF and the show will feature contestants at heavyweights and women's flyweights will be featured on the season.
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The pair was initially expected to meet on August 7, 2021, at UFC 265 in a title bout,[8] However, Nunes tested positive for COVID-19 on July 29 and the bout was cancelled.
[9] The fight was rescheduled and eventually took place at UFC 269 on December 11, 2021[10] where Peña won the championship by submitting Nunes.
[11] The two coaches met again for the bantamweight title at UFC 277,[12] where Nunes regained her title in a unanimous decision.
[13] The UFC officially announced the TUF 30 to be broadcast by ESPN+ starting May 3, 2022.