The Ultimate Fighter 16

Welterweights



Notable fighters chosen for TUF 16 include Bellator veteran Sam Alvey (19-4), onetime Strikeforce fighter Cortez Coleman (8-3), IFL vet Bristol Marunde (12-7), recent Strikeforce fighter Ricky Legere Jr. (14-4), experienced M-1 vet Igor Araujo (22-6) and former Bellator/Strikeforce fighter Saad Awad (11-4).

There's also the resurgent Eddy Ellis (17-15-1), who's won nine out of his past 10 fights following a 9-14-1 start to his career.

The official list of TUF 16 fighters:

Sam Alvey (19-4), 26, Murrieta, Calif.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Sam-Alvey-35410


Igor Araujo (22-6), 31, Albuquerque, N.M. (via Patos De Minas, Brazil)
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Igor-Araujo-12803

Saad Awad (11-4), 23, San Bernardino, Calif.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Saad-Awad-15456

Jesse Barrett (8-0), 26, Tempe, Ariz.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jesse-Barrett-14868

Diego Bautista (7-1), 26, Lakewood, Calif.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Diego-Bautista-42610

Frank Camacho (10-2), 23, Camp Springs, Md.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Frank-Camacho-22114

James Chaney (7-2), 25, Klamath Falls, Ore.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/James-Chaney-52307

Jerel Clark (5-1), 23, Reno, Nev.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jerel-Clark-55248

Cortez Coleman (8-3), 30, Hugo, Okla.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Cortez-Coleman-48423

Cameron Diffley (3-0), 27, Las Vegas, Nev.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Cameron-Diffley-76371

Eddy Ellis (17-15-1), 29, Olympia, Wash.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Eddy-Ellis-4241

Max Griffin (4-1), 26, Sacramento, Calif.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Max-Griffin-53904

Nic Herron-Webb (11-3), 22, Anchorage, Alaska
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Nic-HerronWebb-39770

Michael Hill (4-0), 25, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Zane Kamaka (4-0), 23, Klaianae, Hawaii
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Zane-Kamaka-48324

Leo Kuntz (14-1-1), 28, Bismarck, N.D.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Leo-Kuntz-44602

Julian Lane (4-0), 25, Mansfield, Ohio
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Julian-Lane-47741

Ricky Legere Jr. (14-4), 26, Corona, Calif.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Ricky-Legere-Jr-24727

George Lockhart (10-4), 29, Atlanta, Ga.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/George-Lockhart-2719

Lev Magen (4-0), 25, Las Vegas, Nev.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Lev-Magen-87577

Neil Magny (7-1), 24, Chicago, Ill.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Aoutneil-Magny-69166

Jon Manley (7-1), 26, Ludlow, Mass.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/John-Manley-26632

Bristol Marunde (12-7), 30, Las Vegas, Nev.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Bristol-Marunde-12961

David Michaud (4-0), 23, Pine Ridge, S.D.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/David-Michaud-53778

Kevin Nowaczyk (11-2), 23, Chicago, Ill.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Kevin-Nowaczyk-25875

Joey Rivera (7-1), 32, Tucson, Ariz.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Joey-Rivera-29455

Mike Ricci (7-2), 26, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mike-Ricci-33532

Tim Ruberg (9-1), 30, Harrison, Ohio
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Tim-Ruberg-34646

Matt Secor (1-1), 25, South Glens Falls, N.Y.
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Matt-Secor-46309

Colton Smith (3-1), 25, Fort Hood, Texas via Ankeny, Iowa
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Colton-Smith-63163

Jason South (8-0), 34, West Jordan, Utah
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jason-South-40111

Dom Waters (4-1), 23, Santa Rosa, Calif
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Dominic-Waters-68971