Spike TV and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) officials today (Feb. 28) announced the complete cast and finalized roster for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 13 scheduled to debut on the cable television network on Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
TUF 13 will feature 14 welterweight contestants vying for the coveted "six-figure contract" under the tutelage of heavyweight coaches (and division rivals) Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos.
The date for this season's live finale is already booked for June 4 in Las Vegas and will feature a main event lightweight title eliminator bout pitting number one contender Anthony "Showtime" Pettis against energetic caveman Clay "The Carpenter" Guida.
Check out the official TUF 13 cast after the jump, courtesy of SpikeTV.
Name: Nordin "Fist of Tangier" Asrih
Age: 32
Trains: Dusseldorf, Germany - Pride Gym
MMA record: 16-5-1
Name: Shamar Bailey
Age: 28
Trains: Indianapolis, IN - Integrated Fighting Systems
MMA record: 10-3
Name: Len "The Liger" Bentley
Age: 27
Trains: Olympia, WA - Victory Athletics
MMA record: 9-4-0
Name: Michael "Mick" Bowman
Age: 26
Trains: Liverpool, England - Wolfslair
MMA record: 7-2-0
Name: Keon "The Black Assassin" Caldwell
Age: 26
Trains: Moultrie, GA - Team Reality
MMA record: 8-1
Name: Chris "C-Murder" Cope
Age: 28
Trains: San Diego, CA - Arena MMA
MMA record: 4-1
Name: Zachary Davis
Age: 26
Trains: Rockville, MD - Evolve / Team Lloyd Irvin
MMA record: 4-1-0
Name: Anthony "El Cucuy" Ferguson
Age: 26
Trains: Ventura, CA - Knuckleheadz Boxing
MMA record: 10-2-0
Name: Clay Harvison
Age: 30
Trains: Marietta, GA - X3 Sports
MMA record: 6-1-0
Name: Myles "Fury" Jury
Age: 22
Trains: San Diego, CA - Victory
MMA record: 9-0
Name: Ryan McGillivray
Age: 24
Trains: Edmonton, Alberta Canada - Legends Training Centre
MMA record: 11-4-1
Name: Ramsey Nijem
Age: 22
Trains: Orem, UT - River Academy / The Pit
MMA record: 4-1-0
Name: Charlie "Superstar" Rader
Age: 29
Trains: New Orleans, LA - Power MMA
MMA record: 16-5
Name: Javier "Chunty Boy" Torres
Age: 25
Trains: Las Vegas, NV - Team Tompkins
MMA record: 3-0-0
For a video preview of the upcoming TUF 13 season click here.
Never heard of any of these guys.