Torres has remained a Top 10 fighter in the strawweight division since her time on the show, and while she struggled through a four-fight slide at one point — which included losses to three of the four women to hold the strawweight title — she’s won three of her last four fights. Right now, Torres has pressed pause on her fighting career and shifted her focus to motherhood, as she is pregnant, with her and her wife, UFC bantamweight contender Raquel Pennington, set to welcome their first child later this year.
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After claiming the bronze medal with a win over Markos at the finale, Penne went on to fight for the title in her second UFC appearance, and then returned from a four-year layoff with a pair of wins in 2021 over Loopy Godinez and Tabatha Ricci.
In addition to the six contestants still on the active roster, Markos made 18 appearances inside the Octagon, Herrig made 10 starts before retiring towards the end of 2022, while each of the remaining cast members all made at least two trips into the Octagon and totaled 34 combined appearances under the UFC banner.
Nothing will ever top the overall impact the first season of The Ultimate Fighter had on the UFC and the sport of mixed martial arts — that goes without saying — however Season 20 deserves to be remembered as one of the best seasons in the show’s long history because of its tremendous and lasting impact on the strawweight division.