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. First episode of the season September 4.
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:
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:
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
Background
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. 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. 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.
This season will be the first to air on Fox Sports 1.
