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‘TUF 14’ Features 32 Fighters, No Wild-Card Bout

Mike WhitmanJun 10, 2011

Season 14 of “The Ultimate Fighter” has officially started production in Las Vegas, with 32 to-be-named bantamweight and featherweight prospects comprising the cast of Spike TV’s long-running reality show.

The participation of 32 men this season comes in sharp contrast to the previous season’s offering, in which only 14 fighters were featured. The network announced the news on Friday, and Sherdog.com has confirmed with a source close to the series that there will be no wild-card bout this season. Instead, the series will return to another familiar format, as every competitor must once again fight his way into the “The Ultimate Fighter” house.

This season will feature middleweight contenders Michael Bisping (Pictured; file photo) and Jason Miller as coaches. Bisping is an alum of the show, as the Brit won Season 3 as a light heavyweight. He reappeared on the series for its ninth season, coaching opposite Dan Henderson.

Miller made only one appearance in the UFC in 2005, falling by one-sided unanimous decision to future welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. Since that defeat, “Mayhem” has put together a successful career outside the Octagon, competing in Japanese promotion Dream and challenging for the Strikeforce middleweight title in 2009.