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The Ultimate Fighter 26

The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion
Genre Reality, Sports
Created by Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White
Starring Dana White, Eddie Alvarez and Justin Gaethje
Country of origin United States
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Release
Original network Fox Sports 1
Original release August 30, 2017
Chronology
Preceded by The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption
The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date December 1, 2017 (2017-12-01)
Venue Park Theater
City Paradise, Nevada
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Gastelum The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale UFC 218: Holloway vs. Edgar

The Ultimate Fighter 26 (also known as The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion) is an installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)-produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter.

Tryouts were announced on May 3, scheduled for 20 days later. This season will exclusively feature the women's flyweight division, with the goal of crowning the UFC's inaugural 125-pound champion in the season's finale. All women who were currently on the UFC roster were allowed to submit their names for the tournament, as were females unsigned by the UFC.

The news came just months after UFC president Dana White told reporters in Las Vegas that the UFC had no plans to institute any further women's divisions in 2017 other than women's featherweight. It also canceled plans the UFC previously had to hold a TUF 26 casting call for women's strawweight, women's bantamweight, and men's middleweight.

The coaches for this season were announced on July 13, pitting former two-time Bellator Lightweight Champion and former UFC Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez against former WSOF Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje. The cast was officially announced on August 5, including inaugural Invicta FC Flyweight Champion Barb Honchak, The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate contestant Roxanne Modafferi and former Invicta FC Bantamweight Champion and current UFC fighter Lauren Murphy.


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