THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 8 With the debut of the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter around the corner, SI.com on Monday released the roster of athletes that will be featured on the show. Season 8 of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Spike TV’s popular reality series hits the airwaves at 10 p.m. ET on Sept. 17 following UFC Fight Night in Omaha, Neb. SEASON 8 ATHLETES INCLUDE: LIGHTWEIGHT (155-pound division): -Jose Aguilar (17-3-0) -Fernando Bernstein (2-0-0) -Junie Allen Browning (2-0-0) -Rolando Delgado (7-3-1) -Joseph Duarte (3-0-0) -Charles Diaz (14-4-0) -Efrain Escudero (10-0-0) -Brandon Garner (4-1-0) -David Kaplan (3-1-0) -Brian McLaughlin (5-0-0) -Wesley Murch (4-2-0) -Shane Nelson (11-3-0) -Phillipe Nover (5-0-1) -Ido Pariente (13-4-0) -John Polakowski (3-1-0) -George Roop (7-3-0) LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (205-pound division): -Ryan Bader (7-0-0) -Antwain Britt (4-0-0) -Jules Bruchez (3-2-0) -Lance Evans (4-2-0) -Karen Grigoryan (5-0-0) -Jason Guida (26-13-0) -Ryan Jimmo (6-1-0) -Kyle Kingsbury (7-1-1) -Tom Lawlor (6-2-0) -Ryan Lopez (5-3-0) -Vinicius Magalhaes (2-2-0) -Eric Magee (3-1) -Eliot Marshall (5-1-0) -Sean O'Connell (1-0-0) -Shane Primm (1-0-0) -Krzysztof Soszynski (16-8-1) Source: - ULTIMATE FIGHTER 8 CAST, DETAILS REVEALED - MMA WEEKLY
I'm really looking forward to this season of TUF. Dana White's been glowing about 1 of the lightweights who he calls the next Anderson Silva. I'm taking that w/ a grain of salt until I see the show. I'm more excited about seeing Frank Mir and Antonio Noguera as coaches. The Ultimate Fight Night that preceeds it should be good. I hope Houston Alexander gets back on track in his hometown. If he loses, it'll be his 3rd loss in a row which could spell his exit.