The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality, Sports |
| Created by | Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White |
| Starring | Dana White, Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox Sports 1 |
| Release | September 4, 2013 |
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 18) is the upcoming eighteenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter.
The series was officially announced by the UFC in March 2013 with the revelation that for the first time women will serve as coaches and the contestants will be both male and female.[1] Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey was selected to coach against the winner of the Miesha Tate and Cat Zingano bout on the The Ultimate Fighter 17 finale in April 2013.[1] Zingano won the fight, but a few weeks prior to filming was removed from the coaching position due to an injury and replaced by Tate.[2]
This season will be the first to air on Fox Sports 1.[3]
Cast
Coaches
- Team Rousey
- Ronda Rousey, Head Coach
- Andy Dermenjian
- Manny Gamburyan
- Marina Shafir
- Edmond Tarverdyan
- Team Tate
- Miesha Tate, Head Coach
- Thonglor "Mater Thong" Armatsena
- Jack Anderson, Wrestling Coach
- Bryan Caraway, Jiu Jitsu Coach
- Shaine Jaime
- Eric Triliegi, Nutritionist
Fighters
Male fighters:[4]
- Chris Beal
- Cody Bollinger
- Louis Fisette
- Rafael Freitas
- Davey Grant
- Tim Gorman
- Anthony Gutierrez
- Emil Hartsner
- Josh Hill
- Chris Holdsworth
- Patrick Holohan
- Sirwan Kakai
- Danny Martinez
- Matt Munsey
- Lee Sandmeier
- Michael Wooten
Female fighters:[4]
- Shayna Baszler
- Revelina Berto
- Jessamyn Duke
- Tonya Evinger
- Laura Howarth
- Tara LaRosa
- Valerie Letourneau
- Bethany Marshall
- Sarah Moras
- Peggy Morgan
- Gina Mazany
- Roxanne Modafferi
- Julianna Pena
- Raquel Pennington
- Jessica Rakoczy
- Colleen Schneider
Episodes
- Episode 1
- (September 4, 2013)
The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 30, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale (also known as The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It is expected to take place on November 30, 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.[5]
References
- ^ a b "'TUF 18' features men and women, Rousey and Tate-Zingano winner serve as coaches". MMAJunkie.com. March 16, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ A.J. Perez (2013-05-28). "Tate replacing Zingano on TUF". FoxSports.com. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ^ "TUF 18 starts Wed 9/4 at 10 PM on Fox Sports 1". mixedmartialarts.com. April 15, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ a b Staff (2013-08-15). "'Ultimate Fighter' Season 18 cast revealed, including LaRosa, Baszler, Modafferi". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
- ^ "The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale targeted for Nov. 30 at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay". mmajunkie.com. August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
