TUF 17 Tryouts Sept 17 in Las Vegas | UFC News
UFC will be hosting a casting call for the next US edition of its long-running reality series, The Ultimate Fighter®, on September 17, 2012, in the Palace Station Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada . Season 17 will be featuring middleweight (185lbs) and light heavyweight (205lbs) fighters.
Hopefuls must be at least 21 years old, have a minimum of three professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fights – and hold a winning record (with verifiable records). Application can be found online at Applicantshttp://www.ufc.com/tuf17. Candidates will be notified at the end of the tryouts if they have been selected to continue on in the casting process. If selected, applicants must be prepared to stay in Las Vegas until September 22.
Middleweights were most recently featured on TUF 11, where Court McGee emerged as season winner; while light heavyweights were last featured on TUF 8, the title captured by Ryan Bader.
TUF, which debuted in 2005, has launched the careers of more than 100 UFC fighters and has produced past champions such as Rashad Evans, Forrest Griffin, Michael Bisping and Matt Serra.
TUF 17 is expected to debut on FX in early 2013. Coaches have not yet been announced.
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Will be there
If you’re trying out, best of luck man!
Im a 170lb fighter trying out next welterweight season
Phuck!! I cant wait for heavyweight!! I wish they had this tryout when they had heavyweight TUF..
Anyways best of luck to all the homies going!!
I predict many 185ers becoming decent 170ers! Can’t wait to watch.
I wanna go how come link doesn’t wrk does anybody no how I can get the real application or if this is even real or not