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The Ultimate Fighting Championshiphas confirmed it will film an Australian edition of its hit reality television series, The Ultimate Fighter
Registration is now open to all aspiring UFC fighters from Australia and the UK. Prospective competitors should visit http://au.ufc.com/TUFForm (Aus) or http://uk.ufc.com/TUFForm (UK) for registration forms, rules and qualification criteria. The live tryouts, scheduled for June 12 in Sydney and June 15 in London, will be open to fighters ranging in weight from 61kg to 77kg. Participants must be between 21 and 35 years of age and have had at least three verified professional fights (having won two).
The Australian series, dubbed The Smashes– a play on the 130 year-old cricket rivalry, will see undiscovered professional MMA fighters from Australia and the United Kingdom live together in The Ultimate Fighter House in Australia and compete against each other for a prized UFC contract. This is only the second time in TUF’s seven-year history that teams will represent their country of origin, the first taking place in 2009, during the ninth series, as Team USA took on Team UK.
I wonder what weight class or classes they will be doing,since they are auditioning lads from 135lbs to 170lbs.
Who are the coaches going to be?
It'll we more than likely be coaches from Australia and the UK,but I'm not bothered if they do it that way,I just want to see two big names that can bring in a great team to train these lads and build up an interesting fight between the coaches at the end of it.
If it is to be a country man representing his team,then I can see it being Bisping again,but the only Ozzie at MW is Noke,that fight isn't going to happen,but since OZ is Lombards home away from home,that fight would make sense.
What about Hunt
but having one of Broughton,De Fries or Thompson coaching opposite him doesn't get you to excited.(suppose we could claim Reem,and have Hunt vs Reem 2)Goergie Sotiropoulos vs Etim,sass or Taylor maybe.
Or you can bring in another adopted Ozzie,Ebersole as there is quite a few Brits plying their trade at WW.
