A cast list reported to feature all the lightweights and middleweights selected for TUF Nations: Canada vs. Australia was released earlier today by Asia-Pacific MMA blog MMA Sun. The list shows a very east-centric cast from Canada, with only 3 fighters coming from anywhere west of Ontario. The Australian side of the cast appears to be more diverse in terms of territory though, with only two fighters training at the same location.
Rumoured TUF Nations: Canada vs Australia cast list revealed
Team Canada:
- Chad Laprise – 7-0 – Adrenaline Training Centre
- Sheldon Westcott – 8-1 – Complete Martial Arts and Fitness
- Olivier Aubin-Mercier – 4-0 – H20 MMA/Tristar MMA
- “Ragin” Kajan Johnson – 19-10-1 – Tristar MMA
- Elias “The Spartan” Theodorou – 8-0 – Kros Gym/Mecha MMA
- Luke Harris – 10-2 (1 N/C) – Hayabusa Training Center
- Nordine Taleb – 8-2 – Tristar MMA
Team Australia
- Jake “The Celtic Kid” Matthews – 3-0 – Nexus
- Richard “Filthy Rich” Walsh – 7-1 – VT1 Gym
- Brendan “War Machine” O’Reilly – 5-0- VT1 Gym
- Zein Saliba – 4-0- TP Fight Team/Double Dragon
- Tyler “Young Gun” Manawaroa – 10-0 – Integrated MMA
- Daniel Kelly – 5-0 – Dominance MMA
- Priscus “The Tassie Devil” Fogagnolo – 7-1 -Hybrid Training Centre
- Vik “The Spartan” Grujic – 6-2 – In2Fitness
TUF Nations: Canada vs. Australia begins airing on FOX Sports 1 (US), Sportsnet 360 (Canada), and FX (Australia) on January 15th, 2014. The show will feature Canada’s Patrick Cote and Australia’s Kyle Noke guiding teams of lightweights and middleweights to UFC glory en route to their own battle at the season’s end. Stay tuned to MMASucka for more on this and other MMA news.
