Ultimate Fighter Cast Announced

[VCURamFan]

From MMAFighting.com:

Feb 27, 2012 - FX and the UFC have announced the 32-fighter cast for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter.

The group is a relatively unknown bunch, although a few have been around the block: Myles Jury is a 9-0 veteran who has finished all nine of his opponents in the first round. He was on the 13th season of The Ultimate Fighter but had to leave the house after suffering a serious knee injury. And James Krause, who fought twice in the WEC, is part of the cast as well.

The Ultimate Fighter has been radically overhauled for its 15th season, which will premiere on March 9 on FX. For the first time, the fights will be live, starting with a premiere episode with an unprecedented 16 live fights airing on one night. After that, the 16 winning fighters will move into the house and be divided into teams coached by Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz, and a fight or two a week will air live on FX every Friday night after that.

The full list of competitors is below.

Akbarh Arreloa, Chula Vista, Calif.

Al Iaquinta, Wantagh, N.Y.

Ali Maclean, Belfast, North Ireland

Andy Ogle, Tynemouth, England

Austin Lyons, Cordova, Tenn.

Brendan Weafer, New York, N.Y.

Chris Tickle, Bloomington, Ill.

Cody Pfister, Amarillo, Texas

Cristiano Marcello, Curitiba, Brazil

Chase Hackett, Littleton, Colo.

Chris Saunders, Long Beach, Calif.

Dakota Cochrane, Omaha, Neb.

Daron Cruickshank, Wayne, Mich.

Drew Dober, Omaha, Neb.

Erin Beach, San Diego, Calif.

James Krause, Blue Springs, Mich.

James Vick, Fort Worth, Texas

Jared Carlsten, Los Angeles, Calif.

Jeff Smith, Mechanicsburg, Penn.

Jeremy Larsen, Phoenix, Ariz.

Joe Proctor, Pembroke, Mass.

John Cofer, Hull, Ga.

Johnavan Vistante, Pearl City, Hawaii

Jon Tuck, Hagtna, Guam

Jordan Rinaldi, Matthews, N.C.

Justin Lawrence, Villa Ridge, Mo.

Mark Glover, Liverpool, England

Michael Chiesa, Spokane Valley, Wash.

Myles Jury, San Diego, Calif.

Mike Rio, Miami, Fla.

Sam Sicilia, Spokane Valley, Wash.

Vinc Pichel, Sherman Oaks, Calif.

[mntnbikerbw]

.....this article is already making it's rounds.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-ca...uvqn0qvco9Eo14

Later.

[VCURamFan]

Yeah, I had seen a similar article on MMAFighting.com. I hope they don't try to play that up too much.

[County Mike]

What is the weight class(es) this season?

[VCURamFan]

Originally Posted by County Mike

What is the weight class(es) this season?

I think they're 155ers.

EDIT: I was half right: LWs & WWs

[Neezar]

This thread is useless without pictures.

[kevint13]

I'm pulling for Erin Beach....good guy. He teaches at Noguiera's gym here in SD.

He also trains at Alliance with Cruz so I assume that's what team he will be on.

[rearnakedchoke]

Originally Posted by mntnbikerbw

.....this article is already making it's rounds.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-ca...uvqn0qvco9Eo14

Later.

yeah .. dana has said in many interviews that he has no problems with Dakota Cochrane (that also had to be his film name too) having sex with other men on film (which is fine) .. but he fires Chandella for having sex with herself on film ...

[rearnakedchoke]

Originally Posted by Neezar

This thread is useless without pictures.

dakota cochrane .. on the right

[kevint13]

Originally Posted by rearnakedchoke

yeah .. dana has said in many interviews that he has no problems with Dakota Cochrane (that also had to be his film name too) having sex with other men on film (which is fine) .. but he fires Chandella for having sex with herself on film ...

Chandella did not get fired....but she also did not tell them about this, which Dakota did.

As for my pick, Beach, he got KO'ed in 8 seconds.