Spike TV Reveals Cast for ‘The Ultimate Fighter 11′
28 Middleweights To Vie For A Six-Figure Contract With The UFC. Premieres Wednesday, March 31 at 10:00 PM ET/PT on Spike TV
New York , NY , March 1, 2010 – The 11th season of Spike
TV’s most popular original series ever, “The Ultimate Fighter,” for the
first time will feature 28 of the best up and coming mixed martial
artists in the world competing for 14 spots in “The Ultimate Fighter”
house.
The series boasts a new format, which will be introduced to viewers
in the show’s premiere episode. The smash hit will also feature two
coaches who need no introduction to mixed martial arts fans, UFC
legends Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell and Tito “The Huntington Beach
Badboy.”
The new season premieres Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 10:00 PM ET/PT featuring the following cast members:
RICH ATTONITO
Fighting out of: Deerfield Beach , FL / American Top Team
Record: 7-3
Age: 32
A 2001 graduate of Hofstra University in Long Island , Rich Attonito
wrestled several different weight classes as a member of the Pride
wrestling team including the 167lb. and 197lb. divisions. Attonito has
been training with American Top Team since he moved to Florida in
2006. He is the strength and conditioning coach for UFC veteran Luigi
Fioravanti.
SETH BACZYNSKI
Fighting out of: Canyon, AZ / Apex MMA
Record: 11-5
Age: 28
Training partner to TUF alums Santino DeFranco (season 9) and Efrain
Escudero (season 
at Apex MMA in Arizona , Seth Baczynski is a
full-time water inspector at Liberty Water.
CHARLES BLANCHARD
Fighting out of: Coconut Creek , FL / American Top Team
Record: 7-2
Age: 24
A 2-time All State wrester in high school, this single father is a jiu-jitsu brown belt and a published poet.
JOSH BRYANT
Fighting out of: Tulsa , OK / Absolute Combat Alliance
Record: 10-0
Age: 29
A member of the Absolute Combat Alliance camp in Tulsa , OK , Josh
Bryant sports a perfect 10-0 professional mixed martial arts record.
When not training, Bryant works as a manager for Mazzio’s Italian
Eatery in Oklahoma .
CHRIS CAMOZZI
Fighting out of: Denver , CO / Gumm MMA
Record: 11-3
Age: 22
Camozzi is a freestyle fighter from Denver that works as a bouncer
in his spare time. Two of his three losses are to TUF alums Jesse
Forbes (season 3) and Jesse Taylor (season 7).
BRENT COOPER
Fighting out of: Long Beach , CA / Team Oyama
Record: 5-1
Age: 31
Of Sioux Indian descent, Cooper is a pipeliner by day for Shell Oil,
and a devastating striker by night, with four of his five wins coming
via TKO.
JACEN FLYNN
Fighting out of: Meridian , ID / No camp
Record: 8-2
Age: 31
Jacen Flynn possesses an 8-2 mixed martial arts record that includes
wins over Dennis Kang and Dean Lister. Away from the OctagonTM, he is a social worker.
JAMES HAMMORTREE
Fighting out of: Ocala , FL / USA Martial Arts
Record: 4-0
Age: 23
Following one season at Weber International, where he starred on the
football team as a linebacker and on special teams, Hammortree left the
program in order to become a full-time firefighter in Ocala , FL. The
former high school wrestler owns a 4-0 professional record with all
four of those bouts taking place in 2009.
JOSEPH HENLE
Fighting out of: Thousand Oaks , CA / Big John McCarthy’s MMA
Record: 3-0
Age: 26
Joseph Henle splits time training at Big John McCarthy’s MMA and
working as a substitute teacher and wrestling coach in Thousand Oaks ,
CA. Henle earned his MBA in Financial Planning from California Lutheran
University in ’06. He speaks fluent Japanese.
CHARLEY LYNCH
Fighting out of: Mound, MN / Northway MMA
Record: 6-0
Age: 25
The self-proclaimed baddest man in Minnesota , Charley Lynch owns a
6-0 professional record with zero of his bouts going to decision.
KRIS MCCRAY
Fighting out of: Dumfries , VA / Chute Boxe
Record: 5-0
Age: 28
Son of a military father, Kris McCray was raised in Germany , where
he excelled on the soccer pitch and garnered All-Europe honors in high
school. In 1999, McCray moved permanently to the United States , where
he has served parts of 8 years (6 active, 2 inactive) as a member of
the US Army Reserve, while also finding time to earn his Associates
Degree in Social Studies from Northern Virginia Community College .
COURT MCGEE
Fighting out of: Orem , UT / Throwdown Elite Fight Team
Record: 9-1
Age: 24
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu artist out of Orem , UT , Court McGee beat
“The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom ” runner-up
DaMarques Johnson in 2007 by submission
CLAYTON MCKINNEY
Fighting out of: Orlando , FL / Jungle MMA
Record: 4-2
Age: 27
A teammate of TUF (season alum Tom Lawlor at Jungle MMA, Clayton
McKinney is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu blackbelt that supplements his
training by working security at a local bar in Orlando .
KYLE NOKE
Fighting out of: Albuquerque , NM / Jackson ‘s MMA
Record: 16-4-1
Age: 29
Kyle Noke, from Mooloolaba , Australia , is the former bodyguard of
“Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin. Currently training with Jackson ‘s MMA
in New Mexico , Noke defeated TUF (season 6) alum George Sotiropoulos
in June 2005 and current castmate Kyacey Uscola this past September.
VICTOR O’DONNELL
Fighting out of: Milford , OH / Vision MMA
Record: 8-1
Age: 27
Hailing from Milford , OH , O’Donnell suffered his first
professional loss this past September against cast mate Costantinos
Philippou. Before that, he had won eight contests, seven of which by
submission.
NORMAN PARAISY
Fighting out of: Coconut Creek , FL / American Top Team
Record: 5-1
Age: 23
Norman Paraisy was born and raised Paris , France . The 5-1
Brazilian jiu-jitsu artist left France in order to pursue MMA in the
states and is now a member of the American Top Team.
COSTANTINOS PHILIPPOU
Fighting out of: Merrick , NY / Serra-Longo
Record: 5-1
Age: 30
Costantinos Philippou is a former boxer with 3 professional and over
80 amateur fights on his record. The 30-year-old server from Merrick ,
NY was born and raised in Greece . He currently trains out of the
Serra-Longo camp.
GREG REBELLO
Fighting out of: Buzzards Bay , MA / Sityodtong USA
Record: 9-2
Age: 27
Greg Rebello trains full-time at Sityodtong USA in Massachusetts
under the watchful eye of Mark DellaGrotte. Currently in peak physical
condition, Rebello at one time weighed in over 300lbs before dedicating
himself to fitness at the age of 18.
NICK RING
Fighting out of: Calgary , Canada / B.D.P. Martial Arts
Record: 10-0
Age: 30
Nick Ring returned to MMA in May 2009 following a three year stint
away from the sport after suffering a devastating knee injury. In that
time, Ring boxed professionally to the tune of a 4-1 record with 3
knockouts.
JORDAN SMITH
Fighting out of: Clearfield , UT / Throwdown Elite Fight Team
Record: 10-0
Age: 24
A 7th grade teacher by day, Jordan Smith is a former
professional boxer that trains with fellow cast member Court McGee at
Throwdown Elite Fight Team.
BEN STARK
Fighting out of: Tamarac , FL / American Top Team
Record: 3-1
Age: 27
Born and raised a practitioner of the Orthodox Jewish religion until
the age of 6, Ben Stark began training with American Top Team in
Florida as a sophomore in college. When not at the gym, Stark picks up
shifts at “The Original Fat Cats,” and also finds time to breed
snakes.
LYLE STEFFENS
Fighting out of: Tucson , AZ / Apex MMA
Record: 5-2
Age: 26
Lyle Steffens is a firefighter and an EMT in Tucson , AZ. He trains with fellow cast member Seth Baczynski at Apex MMA.
BRAD TAVARES
Fighting out of: Las Vegas , NV / TapouT
Record: 4-0
Age: 21
At 21, Brad Tavares is the youngest of this season’s cast members.
Originally from Hilo , HI , Tavares recently relocated to Las Vegas and
trains full-time with TapouT
WARREN THOMPSON
Fighting out of: Marietta , GA / Team Khunpon / Roberto Traven BJJ
Record: 5-0
Age: 23
Warren Thompson, aka “The Kool-Aid Man,” is a muay-thai fighter from
Marietta , GA. The volunteer firefighter splits his training in
Atlanta between Team Khunpon and Roberto Traven BJJ
KYACEY USCOLA
Fighting out of: Sacramento , CA / Team Alpha Male
Record: 18-15
Age: 28
Kyacey Uscola joins the cast with 33 professional MMA fights on his
record. He trains with Team Alpha Male and Urijah Faber out of
Sacramento .
CLEBURN WALKER
Fighting out of: Keller , TX / Team Lutter
Record: 9-3
Age: 26
Born and raised in Texas , Cleburn Walker is a full-time fighter and
instructor at Team Lutter. He suffered a recent loss via submission to
TUF (season 3) alum Jesse Forbes this past June.
WOODY WEATHERBY
Fighting out of: Hudson , NH / Renzo Gracie / Mickey Wards Boxing Gym & Xtreme MMA
Record: 7-3
Age: 27
The former US Navy officer currently works full-time as a
corrections officer for the Hillsborough County jail in Manchester , NH
. Weatherby rotates his training between 2 gyms: Renzo Gracie Academy
in Derry , NH , and Mickey Wards Boxing Gym & Xtreme MMA.
JAMIE YAGER
Fighting out of: Los Angeles , CA / Kings MMA
Record: 2-1
Age: 25
A standout varsity letterman in baseball and football, Yager was the
2001 Athlete of the Year at South Pasadena High School in California .
He picked up training MMA as a hobby, and went straight from training
to the professional ranks in February 2008 as part of BET’s Iron Ring,
where he defeated his opponent by TKO.
During the six-week taping of “The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell
vs. Team Ortiz,” the competitors endured a grueling regimen of
jiu-jitsu, judo, Muay Thai, karate, boxing and wrestling. The intense
competition among the fighters continues after they leave the gym – at
the Ultimate Fighter House. These warriors must live together, knowing
that any day they might be forced to fight each other in the famed UFC
OctagonTM.
The two finalists will square off in a live finale on Spike TV,
where the winner will be declared “The Ultimate Fighter” and net the
six-figure contract and a cash prize. UFC President Dana White will
once again serve as host of the series.
After each show, Spike.com users will get exclusive extended footage from each episode and an exclusive video leak of the upcoming episode.
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