The next season of The Ultimate Fighter will feature women competing at 125 pounds. The winner of the competition will become the first UFC women’s flyweight champion.
On Tuesday, 45 women made their way to Las Vegas with hopes of being on the reality television series.
Some of the best fighters in the world auditioned for the next season of TUF. UFC bantamweight Lauren Murphy, former Invicta Flyweight Champion Barb Honchak, and former TUF cast member Roxanne Modaferri were among those to audition for the show.
There were also some other notable names to audition for the show, including Zoila Frausto, Christine Stanley, Sijara Eubanks, Rachael Ostovich, and Jessica Rose-Clark.
In the video below, you can go behind the scenes of the TUF tryouts. You can watch fighters try to impress the judges, along with hearing comments from fighters and coaches.
Also below, you can watch Murphy grapple with Modaferri in front of the judges.
At the #TUF26 tryouts, UFC vets @roxyfighter and @laurenmurphymma faced each other in the grappling round. pic.twitter.com/JtZypmRwbP
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