TUF 13 - The fighters

Word has it that 10-2 Tony Ferguson is the first confirmed participant in the house.

With coaches Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos locked in place, as well as a format featuring welterweights and absent an “elimination” round, TUF 13 has begun to take final form with the only remaining mystery involving the fourteen individuals competing for the honor of being named this season’s champ.

Make that thirteen.

It appears 10-2 Tony Ferguson has thrown his name in the hat and will be one of the men mixing it up in the house, and Octagon, when the Ultimate Fighter 13 airs starting in late March. Five Ounces of Pain was able to confirm his addition with a source close to the situation.

Ferguson has scored TKOs in his last three fights including a victory over Brock Jardine this past September. Nine of his ten total wins have come by way of a finishing performance. Additionally, the amount of activity involved in the Ultimate Fighter environment shouldn’t phase Ferguson, as he appears comfortable with the necessary grind based on seven in-ring appearances in 2009.

http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/02/01/tony-ferguson-joins-ultimate-fighter-season-13-cast/

The full cast...

Name: Nordin “Fist of Tangier” Asrih
Age: 32
Trains: Dusseldorf, Germany – Pride Gym
MMA record: 16-5-1

Name: Shamar Bailey
Age: 28
Trains: Indianapolis, IN – Integrated Fighting Systems
MMA record: 10-3

Name: Len “The Liger” Bentley
Age: 27
Trains: Olympia, WA – Victory Athletics
MMA record: 9-4-0

Name: Michael “Mick” Bowman
Age: 26
Trains: Liverpool, England – Wolfslair
MMA record: 7-2-0

Name: Keon “The Black Assassin” Caldwell
Age: 26
Trains: Moultrie, GA – Team Reality
MMA record: 8-1

Name: Chris “C-Murder” Cope
Age: 28
Trains: San Diego, CA – Arena MMA
MMA record: 4-1

Name: Zachary Davis
Age: 26
Trains: Rockville, MD – Evolve / Team Lloyd Irvin
MMA record: 4-1-0

Name: Anthony “El Cucuy” Ferguson
Age: 26
Trains: Ventura, CA – Knuckleheadz Boxing
MMA record: 10-2-0

Name: Clay Harvison
Age: 30
Trains: Marietta, GA – X3 Sports
MMA record: 6-1-0

Name: Myles “Fury” Jury
Age: 22
Trains: San Diego, CA – Victory
MMA record: 9-0

Name: Ryan McGillivray
Age: 24
Trains: Edmonton, Alberta Canada – Legends Training Centre
MMA record: 11-4-1

Name: Ramsey Nijem
Age: 22
Trains: Orem, UT – River Academy / The Pit
MMA record: 4-1-0

Name: Charlie “Superstar” Rader
Age: 29
Trains: New Orleans, LA – Power MMA
MMA record: 16-5

Name: Javier “Chunty Boy” Torres
Age: 25
Trains: Las Vegas, NV – Team Tompkins
MMA record: 3-0-0