Kurt Holobaugh’s ‘TUF 31’ chronicles: A victory a decade in the making

Cast member Kurt Holobaugh gives MMA Junkie an exclusive, inside look at “The Ultimate Fighter 31: Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler” one last time.

“The Ultimate Fighter 31” with coaches [autotag]Conor McGregor[/autotag] and [autotag]Michael Chandler[/autotag] finished in style Saturday as the two-fight live finale served as a portion of the UFC 292 prelims.

For 12 straight weeks, lightweight contestant [autotag]Kurt Holobaugh[/autotag] spoke to MMA Junkie for a behind-the-scenes look at his run on the reality series. Not only that, Holobaugh (20-7 MMA, 1-4 UFC) won the entire lightweight bracket when he slickly submitted Austin Hubbard (15-7 MMA, 3-5 UFC) with a triangle choke in Round 2.

With the victory, Holobaugh became the “TUF 31” lightweight winner and secured a multifight deal with the UFC. He joined MMA Junkie for one last edition of “Kurt’s ‘TUF 31’ Chronicles,” which you can read below.