The Cast of TUF 20 - Part 2 (Click here for Part 1)
With less than two weeks to go until The Ultimate Fighter season 20 filming gets underway, we’re taking a look at the twenty-seven athletes vying for the 8 remaining cast positions, and the 2 alternate places.
On yesterday’s list, we took a quick look at the fighters with winning pro MMA records with more than three fights. While that list holds many of the favourites to be cast due to their successful experience, it is still worth keeping an eye out for some surprises. TUF 18 saw a fighter with a 1-3-0 record make it all the way to the finale – that lady of course was Jessica Rakoczy, a world champion boxer, whose MMA record hid her wealth of fighting experience. With that in mind, here are the other 12 names that may still be selected:
Jennifer Liou
2-0-0
2010 White Belt BJJ World Champion (now a Blue Belt)
3-2-0 Amateur MMA
Sharice Davids
1-1-0
Amateur Bantamweight Champion
5-1-0 Amateur MMA
Audrey Alvarez
Photo Credit: Shama Ko
2-0-0
2-0-0 Amateur MMA
Laura Salazar
Photo Credit: Meghan Wonder
1-0-0
3-0-0 Amateur MMA
Chelsea Bailey
1-0-0
3-1-0 Amateur MMA
Kristi Lopez
1-0-0
3-1-0 Amateur MMA
Helen Harper
2-0-0
1-2-0 Muay Thai
Pan Asian BJJ No Gi Champion
Holly Cline
1-0-0
2-0-0 Amateur MMA
Ashley Yoder
1-0-0
3-4-0 Amateur MMA
Maria Andaverde
Photo Credit: Callie Kern Photography
1-2-0
4-3-0 Amateur MMA
Charlene Gellner
0-3-0
Melissa Myers
0-1-0
1-0-0 Amateur MMA
Once filming commences all cast members will be under “social media blackout”, as MarQ from Wombat Sports perceptively calls it. Therefore it should be relatively easy to narrow down these names during the summer filming period to get a more accurate view of the TUF 20 picture.
TUF 20 premieres on September 10th, with Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis and contender Gilbert Melendez as coaches. The ultimate prize awaits the winner – the inaugural UFC Strawweight Championship.