Official Strawweight Cast of TUF 23 Announced

[Better Every Day]

I thought it might be sensible to have separate threads for the strawweight cast announcement and for the light heavyweight cast announcement.
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The cast this season includes 16 strawweights: (Name, record, age, location.)

Alyssa Krahn, 3-1, 28, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Amanda Cooper, 1-1, 24, Bath, Mich.
Amy Montenegro, 7-2, 32, Forks, Wash.
Ashley Cummins, 3-3, 28, St. Louis, Mo.
Ashley Yoder, 4-1, 28, Indianapolis, Ind.
Chelsea Bailey, 2-0, 23, Chewelah, Wash.
Helen Harper, 4-1, 28, Farnborough, England
Irene Rivera, 6-2, 22, Barcelona, Spain
Jamie Moyle, 3-1, 27, Las Vegas, Nev.
JJ Aldrich, 2-1, 23, Aurora, Colo.
Jodie Esquibel, 5-1, 29, Albuquerque, N.M.
Kate Jackson, 7-2-1, 29, Lostwithiel, England
Kristi Lopez, 2-0, 33, Quartz Hill, Calif.
Lanchana Green, 2-1, 26, Darlington, England
Mellony Geugjes, 0-1, 23, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tatiana Suarez, 3-0, 25, Fontana, Calif.


Cast revealed for 'The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia'
The newest cast for "The Ultimate Fighter" has been announced with strawweights and light heavyweights taking center stage
By Damon Martin @DamonMartinApr 6, 2016

http://www.foxsports.com/watch/the-...led-joanna-jedrzejczyk-claudia-gadelha-040616

 

[Better Every Day]

 

[Better Every Day]

Jodie Esquibel

 

[Better Every Day]

spidermonkeyyodaMake sure you tune in April 20th to watch me compete for a spot on TUF 23! @ufc#tuf23




Ashley Yoder

 

[Better Every Day]

 

[Drake]

Moyle & Esquibel, aye? Interesting.

 

[chunglii]

Talent wise, this is an extremely marketable season, Joe.

Spoiler

 

[CountOfSoCal]

Sooo...Mellony Geugjes, huh?

 

[Daniel4802]

These are the fighters I'll be watching...

Irene Rivera, 6-2, 22, Barcelona, Spain
Jamie Moyle, 3-1, 27, Las Vegas, Nev.
JJ Aldrich, 2-1, 23, Aurora, Colo.
Jodie Esquibel, 5-1, 29, Albuquerque, N.M.
Kristi Lopez, 2-0, 33, Quartz Hill, Calif.
Lanchana Green, 2-1, 26, Darlington, England

 

[Better Every Day]

Sooo...Mellony Geugjes, huh?

Yep...

 

[Better Every Day]

Amazing news!

mellonygeugjesI'm so happy to share it, we are engaged #conormcgregor#marriage

 

[Lucifer Alpha]

Lanchana Green and Mellony Geugjes are both listed as 0-1 fighters according to Sherdog/Tapology.

Gonna see some Brittany Pullem level talent on that show.

 

[Lucifer Alpha]

Is that Bendo?

 

[Better Every Day]

Jamie Moyle is a teammate of Roxanne Modafferi at Syndicate MMA

 

[Better Every Day]

Helen "Hellraiser" Harper

 

[Better Every Day]

I foresee a looming problem with Shedoggers who are used to referring to Joanna Jedrzejczyk as JJ, now that both she and JJ Aldrich are going to be on TUF 23 together.

 

[Askafan]

Of course if you saw the photo of the post event dinner you'd already have a good idea of who made it into the house. But never mind.

I think most will know that Kate Jackson fought Jedrzejczyk a couple of years back, she also handed out a beating to Paulina the sister* of Bonkowski who will be coaching for Team Joanna.

* thanks to mrtombom for correction

 

[MilesAbove]

Can't f'cking wait to see Jamie Moyledo her thing. Jamie has always been a quality fighter since I was matching for her at TuffNuff. When she's sharp her sprawl is so good it's practically an offensive weapon. Her transitions are also quality.

 

[gorgonon]

Of course if you saw the photo of the post event dinner you'd already have a good idea of who made it into the house. But never mind.

I think most will know that Kate Jackson fought Jedrzejczyk a couple of years back, she also handed out a beating to Paulina the daughter of Bonkowski who will be coaching for Team Joanna.

Askafan, I just want to say that your post was very informative, so much so it is going to be the impetus for a bonus question for the TUF 23 Game I'm hosting! It would be Bonus Question #4.

Something like... Will Joanna mutter Kate Jackson's full name, "Kate Jackson", when talking about/to her, as a sign of begrudging respect and revulsion, much like a villain would, for instance, will she say, "Oh, so it is you, Kate Jackson, you are not going to be winning here, Kate Jackson, I want you to know this".

A similar technique was used by the alien forces of the iconic, landmark sci-fi flick, "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" to address each other in comeradeship.

Here is an instance for reference:

 

[mrtombom]

daughter of Bonkowski

Sister.