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Spike TV announced the full 28-member cast of “The Ultimate Fighter 11” this week, which premieres March 31. Arch rivals Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell will coach. The season wrapped filming last week.
The middleweight participants are:
Rich Attonito (7-3, American Top Team); Seth Baczynski (11-5, Arizona-based); Charles Blanchard (7-2, American Top Team); Josh Bryant (10-0, Oklahoma-based); Chris Camozzi (11-3, Denver-based); Brent Cooper (5-1, Team Oyama); Jacen Flynn (8-2, Idaho-based); James Hammortree (4-0, Florida-based); Joseph Henle (3-0, Big John McCarthy’s MMA); Charley Lynch (6-0, Minnesota-based); Kris McCray (5-0, Virginia-based); Court McGee (9-1, Utah-based); Clayton McKinney (4-2, Florida-based); Kyle Noke (16-4-1, Jackson’s MMA); Victor O'Donnell (8-1, Ohio-based); Norman Paraisy (5-1, American Top Team); Costantinos Phillippou (5-1, Serra/Longo N.Y.); Greg Rebello (9-2, Boston-based); Nick Ring (10-0, Calgary-based); Jordan Smith (10-0, Utah-based); Ben Stark (3-1, American Top Team); Lyle Steffens (5-2, Arizona-based); Brad Tavares (4-0, Las Vegas-based); Warren Thompson (5-0, Georgia-based); Kyacey Uscola (18-15, Team Alpha Male); Cleburn Walker (9-3, Texas-based); Woody Weatherby (7-3, New Hampshire-based); Jamie Yager (2-1, Los Angeles-based).
One name absent from the list is George Lockhart, a sergeant in the Marine Cops. The Marine Times reported Lockhart (8-4) had made the cut and was set to compete on the show, but the Corps did not allow it. This, the Times reported, was due in part to fears that Lockhart’s participation could create a public relations problem if fighters began acting up and wreaking havoc, as is the tradition, in the TUF house.