‘The Ultimate Fighter 17’ Cast Revealed

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Fans already knew “The Ultimate Fighter” had transitioned from Fridays to Tuesdays and that the 17th season would be making its debut January 22nd on FX. Also, opposing coaches Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen were confirmed several months ago.

However, it wasn’t until this morning we discovered the 28 athletes who will be competing in this season’s middleweight tournament for a six-figure UFC contract.

Here are the TUF 17 hopefuls:

Dylan Andrews (16-4-1), 32, Gold Coast, Australia

Kito Andrews (9-2), 34, Sacramento, Calif.

Luke Barnatt (5-0), 24, Cambridge, England

Leo Bercier (7-2), 31, Great Falls, Mont.

Ryan Bigler (9-3), 28, Yona, Guam

Kevin Casey (5-2), Hawthorne, Calif.

Adam Cella (4-0), 27, Fenton, Mo.

Zach Cummings (15-3), 28, Kansas City, Mo.

Andy Enz (6-1), 21, Anchorage, Alaska

Nik Fekete (5-1), 32, Las Vegas

Kelvin Gastelum (5-0), 20, Yuma, Ariz.

Uriah Hall (7-2), 28, New York City

Collin Hart (4-1-1), 23, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Clint Hester (7-3), 25, Atlanta

Jake Heun (3-2), 25, Salt Lake City

Mike Jasper (6-0), 29, Camarillo, Calif.

Nicholas Kohring (3-0), 22, Valley Springs, Calif.

Robert “Bubba” McDaniel (20-6), 29, Albuquerque, N.M.

Fraser Opie (10-5), 29, Milton Keynes, England

Mike Persons (3-0), 28, Manteca, Calif.

Jimmy Quinlan (3-0), 26, Metheun, Mass.

Scott Rosa (4-1), 26, Sparks, Nev.

Joshua Samman (9-2), 24, Tallahassee, Fla.

Gilbert Smith Jr. (5-1), Colorado Springs, Colo.

Eldon Sproat (3-1), 27, Molokai, Hawaii

Tor Troeng (15-4-1), 29, Umea, Sweden

Eric Wahlin (5-1), 29, Taylorsville, Utah

Timothy Williams (7-1), 26, Millville, N.J.