LAS VEGAS – The full cast for “The Ultimate Fighter 20″ has been revealed, and eight new names are on the list.
The new additions to the cast include Heather Jo Clark (6-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Aisling Daly (14-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Lisa Ellis (15-8 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Angela Hill (1-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Justine Kish (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Angela Magana (11-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Randa Markos (4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Jessica Penne (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC).
Those eight fighters join previously announced competitors Joanne Calderwood (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Alex Chambers (4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Carla Esparza (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Felice Herrig (9-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Bec Rawlings (5-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Emily Peters Kagan (3-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Rose Namajunas (2-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Tecia Torres (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC).
As previously announced three competitors originally expected to be part of the cast – Claudia Gadelha (11-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Juliana Lima (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Paige VanZant (3-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) – will not take part in “TUF 19″ but were given UFC contracts.
Gadelha has already been announced for a UFC Fight Night 45 showdown with Tina Lahdemaki, while Lima meets Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC on FOX 12. VanZant is expected to be booked in the near future.
Featuring 16 women’s strawweight competitors, “The Ultimate Fighter 20″ is currently filming in Las Vegas. UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and top contender and former Strikeforce champ Gilbert Melendez serve as coaches.
(Pictured: Angela Magana)
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