Cast revealed for 'The Ultimate Fighter 26'
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The cast for the 26th season of "The Ultimate Fighter" series was announced Saturday, with 16 fighters set to battle for the right to become the UFC's first women's flyweight champion.
Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez and 155-pound contender Justin Gaethje are this year's coaches, and they'll lead a cast that boasts the likes of former Invicta FC flyweight champion Barb Honchak, TUF 20 veteran Roxanne Modafferi, and four-fight UFC veteran Lauren Murphy.
"TUF 26" will debut on FS1 on Aug. 30.
See the full cast list below:
- Ariel Beck (4-4)
- DeAnna Bennett (8-3)
- Shana Dobson (2-1)
- Sijara Eubanks (2-2)
- Melinda Fabian (4-3-1)
- Karine Gevorgyan (3-2)
- Barb Honchak
- Christina Marks (8-8)
- Roxanne Modafferi
- Nicco Montano (3-2)
- Lauren Murphy
- Rachael Ostovich (3-3)
- Gillian Robertson (3-2)
- Maia Stevenson (6-4)
- Montana Stewart (7-4)
- Emily Whitmire (2-1)