The 32 lightweight finalists of the 15th installment of The Ultimate Fighter has been revealed. Featuring Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber as the opposing coaches, this will be the first season on FX, as well as the first season where the fights will be aired live.
Here are the competitors.
Akbarh Arreloa (Chula Vista, Calif.) 19-6
Al Iaquinta (Wantagh, N.Y.) 5-1
Ali Maclean (Belfast, North Ireland) 9-5
Andy Ogle (Tynemouth, England) 8-1
Austin Lyons (Cordova, Tenn.) 9-1
Brendan Weafer (New York, N.Y.) 6-3
Chris Tickle (Bloomington, Ill.) 7-4
Cody Pfister (Amarillo, Texas) 6-3
Cristiano Marcello (Curitiba, Brazil) 12-3
Chase Hackett (Littleton, Colo.) 4-1
Chris Saunders (Long Beach, Calif.) 9-2
Dakota Cochrane (Omaha, Neb.) 11-2
Daron Cruickshank (Wayne, Mich.) 10-2
Drew Dober (Omaha, Neb.) 7-3
Erin Beach (San Diego, Calif.) 3-1
James Krause (Blue Springs, Mich.) 15-4
James Vick (Fort Worth, Texas) 4-0
Jared Carlsten (Los Angeles, Calif.) 3-0
Jeff Smith (Mechanicsburg, Penn.) 9-1
Jeremy Larsen (Phoenix, Ariz.) 8-2
Joe Proctor (Pembroke, Mass.) 7-1
John Cofer (Hull, Ga.) 7-1
Johnavan Vistante (Pearl City, Hawaii) 3-1
Jon Tuck (Hagtna, Guam) 6-0
Jordan Rinaldi (Matthews, N.C.) 5-0
Justin Lawrence (Villa Ridge, Mo.) 3-0
Mark Glover (Liverpool, England) 6-1
Michael Chiesa (Spokane Valley, Wash.) 7-0
Myles Jury (San Diego, Calif.) 9-0
Mike Rio (Miami, Fla.) 8-1
Sam Sicilia (Spokane Valley, Wash.) 10-0
Vinc Pichel (Sherman Oaks, Calif.)6-0
Notable cast members include Ring of Combat veteran Al Iaquinta; Titan Fighting Championships veterans James Krause and Dakota Cochran; Ultimate Fighter 13 veteran Myles Jury, who was ousted from the show following a leg injury; and Cristiano Marcello, the man who famously triangle choked Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett to sleep following a backstage confrontation at PRIDE Shockwave 2005.
These men seem to be the early favorites to this season. Season 15 kicks off on Friday, March 9 at 9 PM ET/PT.
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