Tryouts to be hosted in Indianapolis on
August 27 ahead of
UFC® FIGHT NIGHT: CONDIT vs.
KAMPMANN 2
Las Vegas,
Nevada – The Ultimate Fighter®, The Ultimate
Fighting Championship’s® long-running
reality series, which launched the careers of more than 100 UFC fighters and
produced champions such as Forrest Griffin, Rashad Evans and Matt Serra and
season winners including Michael Bisping, Ryan Bader and Nate Diaz, will be
holding tryouts for its 19th season in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Middleweight
(185lbs) and light heavyweight (205lbs) fighters are invited to attend the
season 19 casting on Tuesday, August 27, ahead of Wednesday night’s UFC®
FIGHT NIGHT: CONDIT vs. KAMPMANN 2, also in Indiana.
Middleweights
were most recently featured on season 17, The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones
vs. Team Sonnen, where Kelvin Gastellum emerged the winner; while light
heavyweights were last featured on season 8, The Ultimate Fighter: Team
Nogueira vs. Team Mir, with the victory captured by Ryan Bader.
This September, the series moves to its new home on FOX Sports 1 with the two-hour season premiere of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate, featuring UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and fierce rival Miesha Tate, set to air Wednesday, September 4 at 11 PM ET.
This September, the series moves to its new home on FOX Sports 1 with the two-hour season premiere of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate, featuring UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and fierce rival Miesha Tate, set to air Wednesday, September 4 at 11 PM ET.
The Ultimate Fighter 19 candidates must be between 21 and 34 years old, be able to legally live and work in the United States, have a minimum of three professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fights, and hold a verifiable winning record. Applications, which should be completed and brought to the tryouts, can be found online at http://www.ufc.com/tuf19. Tryout details are provided below:
Where:
The
Westin Indianapolis
50 S
Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46204
*Tryouts
will be held in the CAPITOL ROOM
When:
Tuesday,
August 27, 2013
Registration
begins at 7:00AM
Tryouts
begin at 9:00 AM.
Fighters
will be required to grapple & hit pads. Please bring appropriate gear.
Applicants
will be notified at the end of the tryouts if they have been selected to
advance in the selection process. Successful candidates will be required to be
present at final casting in Las Vegas on September 2, 2013.
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