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TUF 20 Cast

The Ultimate Fighter 20

The UFC reality show, The Ultimate Fighter 20, debuts on Fox Sports 1  Wednesday, September 10 at 10 p.m. and will feature its first all-female cast in the strawweight (115-pound) division.The sixteen mixed martial artists in the show will fight until there is only one lady left standing, and that person will win the UFC strawweight title.The cast is broken into two teams of eight. UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis (below left) takes charge of one team, and number one lightweight contender Gilbert Melendez (below right) will guide the other. Pettis will defend his title for the first time against Melendez on December 6 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.Here are the ladies who will battle it out become the inaugural UFC strawweight champion.[[{“fid”:”53706″,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fields”:{“format”:”media_original”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:”The Ultimate Fighter Coaches”,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:”The Ultimate Fighter Coaches”,”field_tags[und]”:”mma”,”field_folder[und]”:”1″},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“alt”:”The Ultimate Fighter Coaches”,”class”:”media-element file-media-original”,”height”:”500″,”title”:”The Ultimate Fighter Coaches”,”width”:”650″}}]]All photos courtesy: Stuart Pettican/FOX Sports

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Felice Herrig

Felice Herrig

Record: 9-5
Age: 29
Nationality: American
Height: 5’4″
Nickname: “Lil Bulldog”
Twitter: @feliceherrig

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Tecia Torres The Ultimate Fighter 20 Cast Member

Tecia Torres

Record: 4-0
Age: 25
Nationality: American
Height: 5’1″
Nickname: “The Tiny Tornado”
Twitter: @TeciaTorres

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Rose Namajunas The Ultimate Fighter 20 Cast Member

Rose Namajunas

Record: 2-1
Age: 22
Nationality: American
Height: 5’5″
Nickname: “Thug”
Twitter: @rosenamajunas

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Justine Kish The Ultimate Fighter 20 Cast Member

Justine Kish

Record: 4-0
Age: 26
Nationality: American
Height: 5’5″
Nickname: N/A
Twitter: @justinekish1

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Lisa Ellis The Ultimate Fighter 20 Cast Member

Lisa Ellis

Record: 15-8
Age: 31
Nationality: American
Nickname: N/A
Height: 5’4″
Twitter: @lisaellis115

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Heather Clark The Ultimate Fighter 20 Cast Member

Heather Clark

Record: 6-4
Age: 33
Nationality: American
Nickname: “Hurricane”
Height: 5’6″
Twitter: @heatherjoclark

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Randa Markos The Ultimate Fighter 20 Cast Member

Randa Markos

Record: 4-1
Age: 29
Nationality: Canadian
Nickname: N/A
Height: 5’5″
Twitter: @randamma

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Jessica Penne The Ultimate Fighter 20 Cast Member

Jessica Penne

Record: 11-2
Age: 31
Nationality: American
Nickname: N/A
Height: 5’5″
Twitter: @jessicapenne

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Angela Hill The Ultimate Fighter 20 Cast Member

Angela Hill

Record: 1-0
Age: 26
Nationality: American
Nickname: “Overkill”
Height: 5’3″
Twitter: @angieoverkill

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Angela Magnana The Ultimate Fighter 20 Cast Member

Angela Magana

Record: 11-6
Age: 31
Nationality: American
Nickname: N/A
Height: 5’4″
Twitter: @AngelaMagana1

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Bec Rawlings The Ultimate Fighter 20 Cast Member

Bec Rawlings

Record: 5-3
Age: 25
Nationality: Australian
Nickname: “Rowdy”
Height: 5’6″
Twitter: @RowdyBec

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Alex Chambers The Ultimate Fighter 20 Cast Member

Alex Chambers

Record: 4-1
Age: 35
Nationality: Australian
Nickname: “Astro Girl”
Height: 5’3″
Twitter: @alexchambersmma

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Aisling Daly The Ultimate Fighter 20 Cast Member

Aisling Daly

Record: 14-5
Age: 26
Nationality: Irish
Nickname: “Ais the Bash”
Height: 5’3″
Twitter: @aisydaly

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Carla Esparza The Ultimate Fighter 20 Cast Member

Carla Esparza

Record: 9-2
Age: 26
Nationality: American
Nickname: “Cookie Monster”
Height: 5’1″
Twitter: @CarlaEsparza1

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Joanne Calderwood The Ultimate Fighter 20 Cast Member

Joanne Calderwood

Record: 8-0
Age: 27
Nationality: Scottish
Nickname: “Jojo”
Height: 5’6″
Twitter: @drkneevil

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Emily Kagen The Ultimate Fighter 20 Cast Member

Emily Kagan

Record: 3-1
Age: 33
Nationality: American
Nickname: N/A
Height: 5’3″
Twitter: @EmilyPKagan

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The Ultimate Fighter 20

The UFC reality show, The Ultimate Fighter 20, debuts on Fox Sports 1  Wednesday, September 10 at 10 p.m. and will feature its first all-female cast in the strawweight (115-pound) division.

The sixteen mixed martial artists in the show will fight until there is only one lady left standing, and that person will win the UFC strawweight title.

The cast is broken into two teams of eight. UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis (below left) takes charge of one team, and number one lightweight contender Gilbert Melendez (below right) will guide the other. Pettis will defend his title for the first time against Melendez on December 6 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

Here are the ladies who will battle it out become the inaugural UFC strawweight champion.

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All photos courtesy: Stuart Pettican/FOX Sports

Felice Herrig

Record: 9-5
Age: 29
Nationality: American
Height: 5’4″
Nickname: “Lil Bulldog”
Twitter: @feliceherrig

Tecia Torres

Record: 4-0
Age: 25
Nationality: American
Height: 5’1″
Nickname: “The Tiny Tornado”
Twitter: @TeciaTorres

Rose Namajunas

Record: 2-1
Age: 22
Nationality: American
Height: 5’5″
Nickname: “Thug”
Twitter: @rosenamajunas

Justine Kish

Record: 4-0
Age: 26
Nationality: American
Height: 5’5″
Nickname: N/A
Twitter: @justinekish1

Lisa Ellis

Record: 15-8
Age: 31
Nationality: American
Nickname: N/A
Height: 5’4″
Twitter: @lisaellis115

Heather Clark

Record: 6-4
Age: 33
Nationality: American
Nickname: “Hurricane”
Height: 5’6″
Twitter: @heatherjoclark

Randa Markos

Record: 4-1
Age: 29
Nationality: Canadian
Nickname: N/A
Height: 5’5″
Twitter: @randamma

Jessica Penne

Record: 11-2
Age: 31
Nationality: American
Nickname: N/A
Height: 5’5″
Twitter: @jessicapenne

Angela Hill

Record: 1-0
Age: 26
Nationality: American
Nickname: “Overkill”
Height: 5’3″
Twitter: @angieoverkill

Angela Magana

Record: 11-6
Age: 31
Nationality: American
Nickname: N/A
Height: 5’4″
Twitter: @AngelaMagana1

Bec Rawlings

Record: 5-3
Age: 25
Nationality: Australian
Nickname: “Rowdy”
Height: 5’6″
Twitter: @RowdyBec

Alex Chambers

Record: 4-1
Age: 35
Nationality: Australian
Nickname: “Astro Girl”
Height: 5’3″
Twitter: @alexchambersmma

Aisling Daly

Record: 14-5
Age: 26
Nationality: Irish
Nickname: “Ais the Bash”
Height: 5’3″
Twitter: @aisydaly

Carla Esparza

Record: 9-2
Age: 26
Nationality: American
Nickname: “Cookie Monster”
Height: 5’1″
Twitter: @CarlaEsparza1

Joanne Calderwood

Record: 8-0
Age: 27
Nationality: Scottish
Nickname: “Jojo”
Height: 5’6″
Twitter: @drkneevil

Emily Kagan

Record: 3-1
Age: 33
Nationality: American
Nickname: N/A
Height: 5’3″
Twitter: @EmilyPKagan

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