FX announced Thursday the names of the fighters looking to become cast members of sixteenth season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’.
As has been customary in recent seasons, 32 fighters have been selected to fight their way into the house. The 16 who win will comprise the upcoming cast. The upcoming season features nothing but welterweights (170 pounds).
The show begins Friday, Sept. 14th, on FX with a two-hour premiere airing at 9 p.m. ET/PT of elimination fights to determine who gets into the TUF house. The show will ultimately air for 13 consecutive weeks on Friday nights at 10 p.m. ET/PT with a finale to be held in Las Vegas, Nev. on Dec. 15th.
Former interim UFC heavyweight champion Shane Carwin and season ten winner of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Roy Nelson will serve as coaches.
The full list of 32 fighters vying for the 16 cast member slots are as follows:
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Bristol Marunde, 30, Las Vegas, Nev. |
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Cameron Diffley, 27, Las Vegas, Nev. |
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Colton Smith, 25, Fort Hood, Texas via Ankeny, Iowa |
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Cortez Coleman, 30, Hugo, Okla. |
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David Michaud, 23, Pine Ridge, S.D. |
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Diego Bautista, 26, Lakewood, Calif. |
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Dom Waters, 23, Santa Rosa, Calif. |
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Eddy Ellis, 29, Olympia, Wash., |
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Frank Camacho, 23, Camp Springs, Md. |
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George Lockhart, 29, Atlanta, Ga. |
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Igor Araujo, 31, Albuquerque, N.M. via Patos De Minas, Brazil |
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James Chaney, 25, Klamath Falls, Ore. |
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Jason South, 34, West Jordan, Utah |
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Jerel Clark, 23, Reno, Nev. |
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Jesse Barrett, 26, Tempe, Ariz. |
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Joey Rivera, 32, Tucson, Ariz. |
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Jon Manley, 26, Ludlow, Mass. |
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Julian Lane, 25, Mansfield, Ohio |
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Kevin Nowaczyk, 23, Chicago, Ill. |
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Leo Kuntz, 28, Bismarck, N.D. |
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Lev Magen, 25, Las Vegas, Nev. |
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Matt Secor, 25, South Glens Falls, N.Y. |
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Max Griffin, 26, Sacramento, Calif. |
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Michael Hill, 25, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
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Mike Ricci, 26, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Neil Magny, 24, Chicago, Ill. |
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Nic Herron-Webb, 22, Anchorage, Alaska |
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Ricky Legere Jr., 26, Corona, Calif. |
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Saad Awad, 23, San Bernardino, Calif. |
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Sam Alvey, 26, Murrieta, Calif. |
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Tim Ruberg, 30, Harrison, Ohio Zane Kamaka, 23, Klaianae, Hawaii |
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