UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones will coach opposite Chael Sonnen on The Ultimate Fighter 17: Team Jones vs Team Sonnen. The season premiere of TUF 17 will air on FX on its new night and time, Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at 8:00 pm EST. The TUF 17 cast will include 28 middleweight fighters. The first episode will feature the traditional elimination round with 14 fights. The winners of these fights will gain entry into the TUF house for the remainder of the season. Eventually, one of these fighters will be crowned 'The Ultimate Fighter'.
The Ultimate Fighter 17 Cast:
Dylan Andrews (15-4) 'The Villain'
32 – Gold Coast, Australia (by way of New Zealand)
Kito Andrews (9-2)
34 – Sacramento, California
Luke Barnatt (5-0) 'Bigslow'
24 – Cambridge, England
Leo Bercier (7-2) 'Bushido'
31 – Great Falls, Montana
Ryan Bigler (9-3)
28 – Guam
Kevin Casey (5-2) 'King'
31 – Hawthorne, California
Adam Cella (4-0)
27 – Fenton, Missouri
Zak Cummings (15-3)
28 – Kansas City, Missouri
Andy Enz (7-1) 'Tank Mode'
21 – Anchorage, Alaska
Nik Fekete (5-1) 'The Machete'
32 – Las Vegas, Nevada
Kevin Gastelum (5-0)
20 – Yuma, Arizona
Uriah Hall (7-2)
28 – New York City, New York (by way of Jamaica)
Collin Hart (4-1)
23 – Santa Rosa, California
Clint Hester (7-3)
24 – Atlanta, Georgia
Jake Heun (3-2) 'The Honey Bear'
25 – Salt Lake City, Utah
Mike Jasper (6-0)
29 – Camarillo, California
Nicholas Kohring (3-0)
22 – Valley Springs, California
Robert 'Bubba' McDaniel (20-6)
29 – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Fraser Opie (10-5)
25 – Milton Keynes, England (by way of South Africa)
Mike Persons (3-0)
28 – Stockton, California
Jimmy Quinlan (3-0) 'Crash'
26 – Methuen, Massachusetts
Scott Rosa (4-1)
27 – Sparks, Nevada
Josh Samman (9-2)
24 – Tallahassee, Florida
Gilbert Smith (5-1)
30 – Colorado Springs, Colorado
Eldon 'Sale' Sproat (3-1)
27 – Molokai, Hawaii
Tor Troeng (15-4) 'The Hammer'
29 – Umea, Sweden
Eric Wahlin (5-1)
29 – Taylorsville, Utah
Tim Williams (7-1) 'The South Jersey Strangler'
26 – Millville, New Jersey
All MMA records are cross-referenced between Sherdog and the UG for accuracy.
