Meet the cast of The Ultimate Fighter

Possibly the most popular and well known member of the cast, Felice Herrig brings a legion of fans from her social networks and a wealth of fight experience between MMA and kickboxing to the cage.  Herrig trains under former UFC and WEC fighter Jeff Curran and she has fought in a huge list of promotions over the years including a brief stint in Invicta FC.  Herrig has a huge, brimming personality and a love of all things superheroes. As a matter of fact, her weigh-in outfits are the stuff of legends as she'll routinely come dressed as one of her favorite heroines before staring down with an opponent. 

A feisty fighter originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 'Thug' Rose Namajunas' roots are in Lithuania after her family escaped the Soviet Union to make a new life in the United States.  Namajunas holds a win over fellow fighter Emily Kagan and managed to pull off one of the slickest submissions of all 2013 when she landed a flying armbar to win her second professional fight in only 12 seconds.  Namajunas is well rounded in her fight skills with a developing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu arsenal to complement her black belts in both karate and Taekwondo.

A fierce striker with one of the best camps in the world behind her, Tecia Torres certainly earns her nickname as 'The Tiny Tornado' with a vicious array of kickboxing and Muay Thai skills at her disposal.  Torres trains full time at American Top Team in Florida, the same camp responsible for working with fighters such as Robbie Lawler, Thiago Alves and Dustin Poirier.  Torres held a perfect 7-0 amateur record before turning pro, and since that time she's racked up wins over fellow TUF fighters Felice Herrig, Rose Namajunas and UFC newcomer Paige VanZant as well.  Torres also happens one of the smartest fighters in the house -- she earned two college degrees in criminal justice and sociology by the time she was 20.

Russian born Muay Thai stylist Justine Kish could be a dark horse to win the competition, coming from a long storied history in kickboxing, where she actually traveled to Thailand on several occasions and picked up a few titles along the way.  Kish is also a Golden Gloves boxer and she now lives in Los Angeles where she worked at the famed Black House camp alongside the greatest fighter in MMA history, Anderson Silva.  Her Muay Thai record is ultra impressive where she holds an 18-2 record, not to mention she's undefeated in professional boxing and kickboxing as well. 

A former professional hockey player in Canada and Switzerland, Heather Jo Clark is a woman of many talents.  Besides being quick on the ice, Clark is an avid photographer who just recently started a new business as a side project to fighting while also holding a Bachelor's degree in theater arts and has done stunt work on television and movies.  In the cage, Clark fancies herself as a finisher going to decision only once in her six professional wins and makes no bones about a rivalry with fellow TUF fighter Felice Herrig after the two battled to a split decision in a fight that took place a little over a year before filming the reality show.

A gym owner and mother, Lisa Ellis works side-by-side with her husband as the pair operate a training facility in Washington state.  Ellis spent a big part of her fight career competing in Japan for several high profile promotions overseas and holds a win over fellot TUF competitor Aisling Daly.  With a fight record going back 10 years, Ellis is one of the most veteran fighters on the show and should be a great experienced addition to the cast. 

Originally born in Iraq, Randa Markos relocated to Canada with her family when she was a young girl after they were forced to flee their homeland amidst unrest and a brewing war in the area.  Once she got to her new home, Markos flourished as a wrestler in high school and when there wasn't a way to continue that sport after she finished her final year, she transitioned into Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and kickboxing to fuel her love of martial arts.  She now lives and trains out of Windsor, Ontario, Canada just minutes away from the U.S. border with Detroit a hop, skip and a jump away. 

Don't let the one fight record of New York's Angela Hill fool you because before she switched to MMA, this Brooklyn based fighter was a Muay Thai specialist who has been training for the past five years with a 14-0 amateur record.  Before she starting fighting full time, Hill was a star art student who actually worked as an animator. Her MMA career hasn't been easy because with a background and impressive record in Muay Thai, finding fights has been tough for Hill.  That will all change as she steps into the toughest tournament in all of MMA as part of the TUF cast.

The first ever Invicta FC champion at 105-pounds, Jessica Penne moves up to the strawweight division for a chance to add another title to her resume as a member of the TUF cast. She holds wins over two fellow cast mates with a TKO victory against Lisa Ellis and a submission finish over Angela Magana and comes to the show with a wealth of experience under he belt.  Penne works with several UFC fighters at the Reign Training Center in Orange County, California while volunteering much of her free time to helping at risk teens and giving self-defense clinics in California. 

Australian 'Rowdy' Bec Rawlings is one of the most colorful fighters to join the cast of TUF and that has nothing to do with her body full of artwork since she's an avid fan of getting tattooed. Rawlings is a brawler who recently made the move to work with the Alliance Training Center in San Diego alongside former UFC champion Dominick Cruz and head coach Eric Del Fierro whenever she's training in the United States.  A mother of two young boys, Rawlings left home and traveled thousands of miles for the chance to compete and win the first ever UFC strawweight title. 

Thanks to watching the Jean Claude Van Damme classic 'Bloodsport', Angela Magana knew she wanted to be a fighter from a young age.  Magana has been a life long martial artist and now instills those same values in her 11-year old daughter while living and training full time in Thailand before traveling home to the United States to film the show. Magana has faced a who's who list of fighters during her career while regularly competing at 125 pounds before dropping down to the strawweight division to compete on the show. 

The elder stateswoman of the TUF cast, 35-year old Alex Chambers is one of two Australian women to enter the UFC women's strawweight division this year.  Her nickname is 'Astro Girl', which makes sense because this TUF fighter also holds a degree in astrophysics and loves to explore the night sky whenever she has spare time.  She's also an experienced surfer growing up on the beaches of Australia.  Chambers enters the show on a two fight win streak, putting both of her previous opponents away in under two minutes of the first round.

A former NAIA All-American wrestler from Menlo College in California, Carla Esparza might be the odds on favorite to walk out of TUF as the champion. As the former strawweight title holder from Invicta FC, Esparza has a leg up on the competition not to mention wins over two of the fighters who will share a spot with her on the show this season. Esparza's wrestling and grappling heavy attacks present a formidable challenge for any opponent and she's going to be gunning for the top spot from the first day she arrives in the house.

A teammate of featherweight bad boy Conor McGregor, Aisling Daly will look to bring the luck of the Irish with her to the UFC as she becomes the first ever female fighter from Ireland to compete inside the Octagon.  Daly is a well-versed fighter with a background in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai and has competed against some top opponents at 125-pounds as well. Daly actually holds a submission victory over current UFC bantamweight fighter Jessica Eye from a championship bout the two women had in Ohio in 2011.

Scotland's Joanne Calderwood might be one of the quietest fighters on TUF, but she lives by the moniker of speak softly and knock your opponent's head off with a big kick.  Calderwood eats, breathes and sleeps fighting and outside of MMA she's also a multi-time champion in Muay Thai kickboxing where she holds an impressive 19-2 record.  Before she got into fighting, Calderwood was also avid in gymnastics and swimming, but once she discovered Muay Thai it was all about knockouts and fighting for this 27-year old Scottish powerhouse.

Originally from Maine and now living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Emily Kagan is an avid outdoorswoman who actually worked part time as a bicycle tour guide as well as a wilderness guide before traveling to Las Vegas to film the reality show. Kagan trains out of the famed Jackson-Winkeljohn gym in New Mexico and had plenty of fighters to help her along the way including light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and women's MMA pioneer Julie Kedzie.  Prior to her transition to MMA in 2010, Kagan was a duel citizen living in Israel for three years before coming back to the United States.