TUF 18 Finale Will Feature All But Two Of The Female Contestants

The Ultimate Fighter 18 will come to it’s conclusion at this Saturday’s finale in Las Vegas, Nevada, bringing to an end a season of dramatic outbursts and stories. Oh yeah there were some MMA fights in there too, and it was the first mixed gender stint of the illustrious reality series.

The event is set to be headlined by Nate Diaz and Gray Maynard, as they look to settle their beef in a rubber match at Lightweight. It looks as though the UFC may be using this as an opportunity to boost their roster massively, as news emerges that all of the female cast of the show will feature in Saturday’s event (barring Shayna Baszler and Sarah Moras who are injured).

There have been past seasons in which all fighters have received a full UFC contract at the end, but this is a huge step in the right direction for WMMA after just it’s first part in the reality show. Check out the lineup as it stands so far:

Preliminary Card:

Jessica Rakoczy or Raquel Pennington vs. TBD

Revelina Berto vs. TBD

Tonya Evinger vs. TBD

Laura Howarth vs. TBD

Tara LaRosa vs. TBD

Valerie Letourneau vs. TBD

Bethany Marshall vs. TBD

Gina Mazany vs. TBD

Roxanne Modafferi vs. TBD

Colleen Schneider vs. TBD

Ryan Benoit vs. Josh Sampo

Sean Spencer vs. Sergio Moraes

Tom Niinimäki vs. Rani Yahya

Main Card:

Maximo Blanco vs. Akira Corassani

Jessamyn Duke vs. Peggy Morgan

David Grant vs. Chris Holdsworth – “TUF 18″ men’s tournament final

Julianna Pena vs. Jessica Rakoczy or Raquel Pennington – “TUF 18″ women’s tournament final

Nate Diaz vs. Gray Manard