The Ultimate Fighter: Australia vs. UK: The Smashes Cast Announced

The UFC is getting ready to launch the second international edition of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ reality show. After travelling to Brazil for the highly successful ‘TUF: Brazil’, the organization’s encore international edition of the show pits eight Australian fighters against eight fighters from the United Kingdom.

The upcoming season, which debuts on Sept. 19 on FX in Australia, airs 13 episodes featuring lightweight and welterweight fighters and culminates with a live three-hour finale in December.

UFC lightweights George Sotriopoulos (Team Australia) and Ross Pearson (Team UK) coach the two teams of young fighters and are expected to fight at the December finale.

To see the entire ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ Australia vs. UK: The Smashes cast, below.

Team Australia
Lightweights:
Grant Blackler, 23
Patrick Iodice, 19
Richie Vaculik, 29
Ben Wall, 23

Welterweights:
Ben Alloway, 31
Xavier Lucas, 31
Manuel Rodriguez, 27
Robert Whitaker, 21

Team UK
Lightweights:
Colin Fletcher, 29
Norman Parke, 25
Michael Pastou, 30
Mike Wilkinson, 24

Welterweights:
Luke Newman, 22
Bola Omoyele, 30
Valentino Petrescu, 30
Brad Scott, 23