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Female Fighters Tryout for Historic “Ultimate Fighter” Season
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 9:52pm EDT
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Around 50 female fighters showed up in Vegas Monday to be a part of MMA history.
For the first time in the series history, UFC’s reality show “The Ultimate Fighter” will feature women competing for a UFC contract. It will also be the first season of female coaches in UFC champ Ronda Rousey and #1 contender Cat Zingano.
Among those trying out were veteran fighter Tara LaRosa, Tonya Evinger, and Shayna Baszler. InvictaFC fighters Jessamyn Duke, Sarah Moras, and Jocelyn Lybarger were also hoping to make the cut. Also, fighters from Canada, England, and Japan also made the long journey to be a part of the tryouts. 24 fighters will fight it out in the first episode to see who will make it on the season.
LaRosa and Kim Couture
After grappling and striking evaluations, those who were still in the running did interviews to hopefully make the show. The UFC stated they will not announce who made the show until they start shooting this summer.
“The Ultimate Fighter” will air on the new FoxSports1 network in September.
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