The cast of the 22nd season of popular mixed martial arts reality TV series ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ has been revealed this morning. The cast which is comprised of 32 competitors from the United States and Europe will all be looking to earn a contract with the UFC.
The latest series premieres on Wednesday, September 9th on FOX Sports 1 where all 32 fighters from 11 different countries will compete for a place in ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ house with Faber coaching the American team while McGregor will lead the Europeans.
European standouts Saul “The Hangman” Rogers, Sean “Sexy Curls” Carter, Artem Lobov, Marcin Wrzosek, Martin Svensson and Martin Delaney are among the names of the fighters selected to appear on the show an will face some stiff competition from some of Americas top prospects.
The following is the full list of the fighters from the United States and Europe who will be looking to earn a chance to fight at ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Finale on Dec. 11 in Las Vegas, with the winner earning a much coveted UFC contract.
United States:
Andreas Quintana (8-1) from Albuquerque, N.M.
Austin Springer (8-0) from Portland, Ore.
Billy Quarantillo (6-1) from Tampa, Fla.
Brandon Ricetti (7-1) from Chico, Calif.
Brennan Sevin (7-1) from Chauvin, LA.
Chris Gruetzemacher (12-1) from Peoria, AZ
Jason Soares (8-0) from Miami, Fla.
Johnny Nunez (5-1) from Las Vegas, NV
James Jenkins (8-1) from Long Island, NY
Jason Gonzalez (9-2) from Colton, Calif.
Julian Erosa (14-1) from Yakima, Wash.
Mike Flach (7-1) from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Ryan Hall (4-1) from Falls Church, VA
Thanh Le (4-1) from New Orleans, LA
Tim Welch (12-5) from Glendale, Ariz.
Tom Gallicchio (19-8) from Perth Amboy, N.J.
Europe:
Artem Lobov (11-10-1-1) from Dublin, Ireland
Abner Lloveras (19-7-1) from Barcelona, Spain
David Teymur (3-1) from Stockholm, Sweden
Djamil Chan (19-2) from Amsterdam, Netherlands
Frantz Frank Slioa (4-0) from Stockholm, Sweden
Marcin Wrzosek (10-2) from Bydgoszcz, Poland
Martin Delaney (10-1) from Bathgate, Scotland
Martin Svensson (14-5) from Malmo, Sweden
Mehdi Baghdad (11-3) from Toulon, France
Mohamed Grabinski (10-1) from Dusseldorf, Germany
Paulo Boer (10-1-1) from Holland
Sascha Sharma (8-2) from Stuttgart, Germany
Saul Rogers (10-1) from Bolton, England
Sean Carter (10-1) from Essex, England
Thibault Gouti (10-0) vs. Avignon, France
Vladimir Sikic (10-0) from Frankfurt, Germany
