TUF 26 Tryouts Slated For May 23

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The 26th season of the UFC Ultimate Fighter will be taping this July, and if you want to be a part of the reality show, you must attend tryouts on May 23.

For the first time ever in the show’s history, there will be three weights division’s represented, as the promotion is looking for middleweights, female bantamweights and female strawweights.

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If you are a fighter and interested in attending the tryouts, they will be held at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The head coaches for the show have yet to be revealed, the upcoming 25th season of the UFC Ultimate Fighter will be coached by UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt and former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw.

There is an age limit for fighters who wish to try out because you have to be between the ages of 18 to 34 for access to the tryout. Assuming you make it past the first round of the tryouts, you will be expected to stay for further tryouts through May 27.

The UFC Ultimate Fighter 26 is expected to start airing on Fox Sports 1 this December, but nothing has been made official at this point in time.

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