The Ultimate Fighter 17 Cast Revealed

Meet the fighters of The Ultimate Fighter 17

28 middleweights compete for six-figure UFC contract

The UFC has officially announced the 28 middleweights who will compete on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter, coaches Chael Sonnen and light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

In the last few weeks, UFC President Dana White has touted a fighter that is so intimidating and vicious that he has sent everyone he has fought to the hospital, causing the fighters in the house to become terrified, and even causing a nervous breakdown for one.

The cast features several undefeated fighters, as well as combatants from Jamaica, England, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sweden.

The Series premiers on FX on January 22nd (8 p.m. ET).

The full cast includes:

• Dylan Andrews (16-4-1), 32, Gold Coast, Australia (by way of New Zealand)
• 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 (by way of Jamaica)
• 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 (by way of South Africa)
• 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.

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