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Meet ‘The Ultimate Fighter 28’ women’s featherweight contestants

Another season of “The Ultimate Fighter” gets underway Wednesday night, so it’s time to meet the contestants.

Season 28 of the long-running reality competition has its debut Wednesday on FS1. The season features women’s featherweights and men’s heavyweights coached by middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (20-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) and his next opponent, Kelvin Gastelum (15-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC).

Ahead of “TUF 28,” we introduce you to the eight featherweights taking part in the show. Hear from all eight of them in the video above, and check out their quick stats below.

The winners of each season-long tournament will fight at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale on Nov. 30 at Pearl Theatre in Las Vegas.

Official cast members include:

Women’s featherweights

Leah Letson | 25 | 4-1 | Milwaukee

Larissa Pacheco | 23 | 11-2 | Belem, Brazil

Marciea Allen | 36 | 7-2 | Wood Dale, Ill.

Pannie Kianzad | 26 | 9-3 | Copenhagen

Bea Malecki | 26 | 2-0 | Stockholm

Julija Stoliarenko | 25 | 4-2-1 | Kaunas, Lithuania

Katharina Lehner | 28 | 7-1 | Cologne, Germany

Macy Chiasson | 26 | 2-0 | New Orleans

For more on The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale, visit the UFC Rumors section of the site.

MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month for April: A thrilling battle for the BMF belt

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from April 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know...

Kevin Borjas: ‘Alessandro Costa is now Mexican … he’ll be fighting as a visitor’ at UFC 301 in Brazil

Brazil has always been known to be a passionate and fiery crowd when it comes to MMA, and some even think the fans there are wild enough to give their home fighters an edge over their foreign rivals. From throwing things to the famed ‘Uh, Vai Morrer!’ – “You’re...

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