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TUF 34: Cormier vs. Bisping rosters revealed

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The UFC has revealed 20 names for the upcoming season of "The Ultimate Fighter."

"The Ultimate Fighter 34" fighter roster has been revealed. On Tuesday, the UFC released 20 names, consisting of 10 men's bantamweights and 10 women's strawweights, who will compete on the upcoming season of the promotion's long-running reality series. The series is expected to begin filming in the coming days and debut on Paramount+ on June 14, the same day as UFC Freedom 250.

Although there were 20 names released Tuesday, only 16 will partake in the competition. Four (two in each weight class) will serve as alternates. It's unclear which fighters have been selected for the initial roster and which are alternates.

The fighters will be coached by UFC legends and current color commentators Michael Bisping and Daniel Cormier. Check out the full roster below: Men's bantamweights: Illimbek Akylbek Uulu (10-3) – Kyrgystan Artem Belakh (11-2) – Kazakhstan Xavier Franklin (6-1) – United States Abdul Hussein (15-2) – Finland Marlon Jones (6-0) – England Sean Mora (7-1) – Cuba Mehemmedeli Osmanli (12-1) – Azerbaijan Christian Strong (9-1) – United States Micaias Urena (13-3) – Dominican Republic Rodrigo Vera (21-1-1) – Peru Women's strawweights Natalia Alves (8-0) – Brazil Melissa Amaya (8-0) – United States Delphine Benouaich (7-2) – France GiGi Canuto (7-1) – Brazil/United States Anita Karim (6-2) – Pakistan Valesca Machado (15-4) – Brazil Anna Melisano (6-1) – United States Camila Reynoso (9-1) – Argentina Mackenzie Stiller (6-1) – United States Hailai Wushamo (10-2) – Argentina This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: TUF 34: Cormier vs. Bisping rosters revealed