The 16 Australian and British MMA fighters have been announced for the The Ultimate Fighter: Australia vs UK – The Smashes™ upcoming show.

The show premiers Wednesdays, September 19th at 7:30pm (AEST) on FX and will run over 13 episodes. The series is produced in Australia and will follow the fighters living and training together. Each fighter will compete against one another to win a contract with the UFC®..

The live finale will be aired in December over a three-hour show.

Australian Team

Coach George Sotiropoulos:
Lightweights:
Richie Vaculik – Sydney
Grant Blackler – Sunshine Coast
Ben Wall – Brisbane
Patrick Iodice – Gold Coast

Welterweights:
Ben Alloway – Gold Coast
Manuel Rodriguez – Sydney
Robert Whitaker – Sydney
Xavier Lucas – Perth

UK Team

Coach Ross “The Real Deal” Pearson:
Lightweights:
Colin Fletcher – Sunderland
Norman Parke – North Ireland
Michael Pastou – Essex
Mike Wilkinson – Leigh

Welterweights:
Luke Newman – London
Bola Omoyele – London
Valentino Petrescu – Essex
Brad Scott – Melksham