Las Vegas \u2013 The highly anticipated 27th season of The Ultimate Fighter® will see UFC\u00ae heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic coach opposite light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. Following the series, which debuts Wednesday, April 18 on FS1, the two will battle for the heavyweight crown during the 7th annual UFC International Fight Week (July 3-7) at UFC 226\u00ae: MIOCIC vs. CORMIER at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, July 7. <\/p>\n
The Ultimate Fighter\u00ae: Undefeated will also feature a dynamic cast of unbeaten lightweight and featherweight fighters. Each tournament winner will receive a six-figure UFC contract. The season will air for 12 consecutive Wednesdays on FS1, followed by a live finale to be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n
Both coaches recently defended their championships at UFC 220 earlier this month in Boston.<\/p>\n
Miocic (18-2, fighting out of Independence, Ohio) netted his historic third heavyweight title defense with a dominant decision over dangerous striker Francis Ngannou. The NCAA Division I wrestler and Cleveland Golden Gloves boxing champion has been on a tear since 2015. Going into the bout with Ngannou, the consensus \u201cbaddest man on the planet\u201d had earned five consecutive knockout victories against Junior Dos Santos, Alistair Overeem, Fabricio Werdum, Andrei Arlovski and Mark Hunt. Miocic now looks to lead his team to victory before further etching his name in the record books.<\/p>\n
As for Cormier (20-1 1NC, fighting out of San Jose, Calif.), the former Olympian earned a spectacular TKO win against knockout artist Volkan Oezdemir. During his reign as light heavyweight champion, Cormier has also earned impressive title defense wins over Anthony Johnson and Alexander Gustafsson. The bout against Miocic will mark his first at heavyweight since defeating Roy Nelson in 2013. Prior to joining UFC, Cormier won the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix by besting Josh Barnett in the final. He now aims to join Georges St-Pierre, Conor McGregor, BJ Penn and Randy Couture as a two-division UFC champion.<\/p>\n
Below is a full list of competitors (name, professional record, age and fighting out of):<\/p>\n
LIGHTWEIGHT
\n\u2022 Thailand Clark \u2013 7-0 | 28 | Fort Worth, Texas
\n\u2022 Joe Giannetti \u2013 6-0 | 22 | Norwell, Mass.
\n\u2022 John Gunther \u2013 6-0 | 32 | Cleveland, Ohio
\n\u2022 Jos\u00e9 Martinez Jr.\u2013 4-0 | 27 | Lorain, Ohio
\n\u2022 Luis Pe\u00f1a \u2013 4-0 | 24 | Hillsboro, Miss. by way of Naples, Italy
\n\u2022 Richie Smullen \u2013 3-0-1 | 26 | Arklow, Ireland
\n\u2022 Mike Trizano \u2013 6-0 | 25 | Ramsey, N.J.
\n\u2022 Allan Zuniga \u2013 13-0 | 25 | San Miguel, Costa Rica<\/p>\n
FEATHERWEIGHT
\n\u2022 Jay Cucciniello \u2013 8-0 | 31 | Malaga, Spain by way of Dublin, Ireland
\n\u2022 Tyler Diamond \u2013 9-0 | 26 | Oroville, Calif.
\n\u2022 Brad Katona \u2013 6-0 | 25 | Dublin, Ireland by way of Winnipeg, Canada
\n\u2022 Bryce Mitchell \u2013 9-0 | 23 | Cabot, Ark.
\n\u2022 Suman Mokhtarian \u2013 8-0 | 25 | Sydney, Australia
\n\u2022 Dulani Perry \u2013 4-0 | 31 | Houston, Texas
\n\u2022 Kyler Phillips \u2013 5-0 | 22 | Surprise, Ariz.
\n\u2022 Ricky Steele \u2013 5-0 | 29 | Boise, Ida.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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