The first season of Spike TV’s Fight Master: Bellator MMA debuts next month, and the network has officially announced the cast of 32 welterweight fighters who will be competing for the $100,000 prize and a slot in a future Bellator tournament.
Bellator announcer Jimmy Smith will host the show, and each fighter will get to pick one of four coaches to work with on the show – former UFC champion and Hall of Famer Randy Couture, former UFC and Strikeforce champ Frank Shamrock, former Bellator champ Joe Warren or famed coach Greg Jackson. Surprisingly, the fighters will also have the power to choose which opponents they face on the show.
Notable names on the fighter cast list include former UFC welterweight title contender Joe Riggs, five time Bellator fighter Chris Lozano, and American Top Team prospect Steve Montgomery, who beat Ultimate Fighter season 16 winner Colton Smith via knockout eight seconds into the fight.
Here’s the full cast list of Fight Master: Bellator MMA season one:
Marcus Aurelio
- Age: 26
- Record: 6-2-0
- Vancouver, British Columbia
Nick Barnes
- Age: 22
- Record: 5-0-0
- San Diego, CA
Eric Bradley
- Age: 31
- Record: 5-1-0
- Las Vegas, NV
Mike Bronzoulis
- Age: 34
- Record: 15-5-1
- Houston, TX
Frank Carrillo
- Age: 29
- Record: 6-3-0
- Miami, FL
Darryl Cobb
- Age: 32
- Record: 6-6-0
- East St. Louis, IL
Christopher Curtis
- Age: 25
- Record: 7-2-0
- Cincinnati, OH
Evan Cutts
- Age: 22
- Record: 5-1-0
- Dallas, TX
Mike Dubois
- Age: 30
- Record: 3-0-0
- Thomasville, GA
Tom Gallicchio
- Age: 26
- Record: 16-8-0
- Howell, NJ
Ismael Gonzalez
- Age: 32
- Record: 11-10-0
- Los Angeles, CA
Gareth Joseph
- Age: 28
- Record: 9-5-0
- San Diego, CA
Chris Lozano
- Age: 30
- Record: 9-3-0
- Cleveland, OH
AJ Matthews
- Age: 24
- Record: 5-2-0
- Carlsbad, CA
Rob Mills
- Age: 35
- Record: 8-2-0
- Newcastle, United Kingdom
Steve Montgomery
- Age: 22
- Record: 3-1-0
- Florence, SC
Chip Moraza-Pollard
- Age: 24
- Record: 7-4-0
- Plymouth, MA
Brett Nakamura
- Age: 30
- Record: 6-1-0
- Maui, HI
Jason Norwood
- Age: 28
- Record: 12-3-0
- Fort Hood, TX
Dom O’Grady
- Age: 31
- Record: 15-5-1
- Detroit, MI
Jacob Ortiz
- Age: 31
- Record: 8-4-0
- San Manuel, AZ
Josh Quayhagen
- Age: 26
- Record: 6-1-0
- Lake Charles, LA
Joe Riggs
- Age: 30
- Record: 39-14-0
- Phoenix, AZ
Eric Scallan
- Age: 27
- Record: 11-4-0
- Lafayette, LA
Cristiano Souza
- Age: 30
- Record: 5-0-0
- Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Brendan Tierney
- Age: 37
- Record: 10-5-0
- Queens, NY
Bryan Travers
- Age: 29
- Record: 13-3-0
- Bakersfield, CA
Andy Uhrich
- Age: 27
- Record: 8-3-0
- Gering, NE
Tim Welch
- Age: 22
- Record: 8-4-0
- Great Falls, MT
Cole Williams
- Age: 30
- Record: 5-1-0
- Darian, WI
Joe Williams
- Age: 27
- Record: 7-1-0
- Tustin, CA
Artenas Young
- Age: 32
- Record: 9-5-0
- Houston, TX
The series launches on Wednesday, June 19 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, and consists of 10 one-hour episodes.
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