UFC announces TUF: China tryouts for July and August
The UFC has announced that The Ultimate Fighter will make its way over seas to China. Tryouts are expected to begin in late July and follow through to August.
UFC announces TUF: China tryouts for July and August
Officials made the announcement on Saturday via the UFC-China website.
‘The Ultimate Fighter: China’ will hold tryouts in the featherweight, lightweight and welterweight divisions. The fighters will be expected to be of Chinese decent and speak the language fluently.
According to the website, TUF: China will stay on track with other seasons of the show. There will be 16-fighters in the TUF house that will battle for the six-figure contract.
The season finale will conclude in Macau at the Venetian Hotel.
Tryouts will take place at Beijing’s Metropark Lido Hotel on July 21, Marina Bay Sands Singapore on July 25 and The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel on Aug. 3.
The organization has yet to name coaches for TUF: China, however there are only two fighters under contract in the UFC; Tiequan Zhang and Jumabieke Tuerxun.
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