Barb Honchak, Roxanne Modafferi among TUF 26 cast members revealed

The cast members for the latest installment of The Ultimate Fighter have been revealed.

Former Invicta FC flyweight champion Barb Honchak, TUF 18 contestant Roxanne Modafferi and veteran UFC fighter Lauren Murphy are just some of the more familiar faces that will be participating on the show. The full cast was revealed by the UFC on Saturday night during the broadcast of UFC Fight Night 114 in Mexico City.

The 26th season of TUF is composed of 16 female flyweight fighters who will be competing for the inaugural UFC women’s flyweight title.

This season will be the starting point for the women’s 125-pound weight class in the promotion, and is set to be coached by lightweight contenders Eddie Alvarez and Justin Gaethje. The TUF 26 Finale is scheduled to go down on Dec. 1 at Park Theater in Las Vegas and the first-ever UFC women’s flyweight champ will be crowned that day.

The Ultimate Fighter 26 has already begun filming and will premiere Aug. 30 on FS1.

Below is the full cast of the show:

• Ariel Beck
• DeAnna Bennett
• Shana Dobson
• Sijara Eubanks
• Melinda Fabian
• Karine Gevorgyan
• Barb Honchak
• Christina Marks
• Roxanne Modafferi
• Nicco Montano
• Lauren Murphy
• Rachael Ostovich
• Gillian Robertson
• Maia Stevenson
• Montana Stewart
• Emily Whitmire

Here are videos from the TUF 26 tryouts in May at Palace Station in Las Vegas: