North Texas’ Johnny Bedford Joins Cast of “The Ultimate Fighter 14”

Pretty soon the whole world will know what has been long established as fact here in North Texas, Johnny Bedford is a badass.  The Fitness Fight Factory prospect was selected from hundreds upon hundreds of fighters from around the world to participate in this season’s The Ultimate Fighter. 

The show, which is in its fourteenth season, pits MMA fighters against each other in an effort to win the series and with it, a six-figure contract with the UFC.  The 32 fighters of season 14 will do battled with one another to make it into the TUF house and being picked to train under Michael Bisping or Jason “Mayhem” Miller, this season’s rival coaches. 

The fourteenth season of The Ultimate Fighter will premier in a two-hour special on Spike TV on September 21 at 8:00 PM CST. 

Below are the 32 participants who will vie for the coveted UFC contract:

BANTAMWEIGHTS

John Albert
Fighting out of: Puyallup, Washington/ Victory Athletics
Record: 6-1-0
Age: 24

Johnny Bedford
Fighting out of: Watuga, TX / F3 Alliance
Record: 17-9-1
Age: 28

Carson Beebe
Fighting out of: Western Springs, IL / Gilbert Grappling
Record: 6-1-0
Age: 22

Roland Delorme
Fighting out of: Winnipeg, Manitoba / Winnipeg Academy of MMA
Record: 6-1-0
Age: 27

TJ Dillashaw
Fighting out of: Sacramento, CA / Team Alpha Male
Record: 4-0-0
Age: 25

John Dodson
Fighting out of: Albuquerque, NM / Jacksons Mixed Martial Arts
Record: 11-5-0
Age: 26

Casey Dyer
Fighting out of: New Castle, IN / No Affiliation
Record: 6-1-0
Age: 21

BJ Ferguson
Fighting out of: Louisville, KY / All-American MMA
Record: 6-2-0
Age: 29

Josh Ferguson
Fighting out of: Louisville, KY / All-American MMA
Record: 7-3-0
Age: 22

Louis Gaudinot
Fighting out of: Yonkers, New York / Team Tiger Schulmann
Record: 5-1-0
Age: 26

Matt Jaggers
Fighting out of: Connersville, IN / Team Wolfpack
Record: 20-7-0
Age: 25

Tateki Matsuda
Fighting out of: Boston, MA / Team Sityodtong
Record: 6-2-0
Age: 25

Paul McVeigh
Fighting out of: Glasgow, Scotland / Dinky Ninjas
Record: 18-6-0
Age: 29

Brandon Merkt
Fighting out of: New Richmond, WI / The Academy
Record: 11-0-0
Age: 27

Dustin Pague
Fighting out of: Centreville, VA / MASE MMA
Record: 9-4-0
Age: 23

Orville Smith
Fighting out of: Indianapolis, IN / Integrated Fighting
Record: 11-3-0
Age: 30

FEATHERWEIGHTS

Stephen Bass
Fighting out of: Savannah, GA / Lloyd Irvin MMA
Record: 10-0-0
Age: 28

Dennis Bermudez
Fighting out of: Massapequa, NY/ Long Island MMA
Record: 7-2-0
Age: 24

Diego Brandao
Fighting out of: Albuquerque, NM / Jacksons Mixed Martial Arts
Record: 13-7-0
Age: 23

Marcus Brimage
Fighting out of: Coconut Creek, FL / American Top Team
Record: 3-1-0
Age: 31

Bryan Caraway
Fighting out of: Sacramento, CA / Team Alpha Male
Record: 15-5-0
Age: 26

Josh Clopton
Fighting out of: San Franciso, CA / Skrap Pack
Record: 4-0-1
Age: 29

Akira Corassani
Fighting out of: Gothenburg, Sweden / Team Kaobon
Record: 9-3-0
Age: 28

Karesten Lenjoint
Fighting out of: Nottingham, UK / Wolfslair Academy
Record: 7-1-0
Age: 30

Eric Marriott
Fighting out of: Independence, MO / Grindhouse MMA
Record: 20-5-0
Age: 25

Micah Miller
Fighting out of: Coconut Creek, FL / American Top Team
Record: 17-4-0
Age: 24

Dustin Neace
Fighting out of: Granite City, IL / Hit Squad
Record: 22-17-1
Age: 24

Jesse Newell
Fighting out of: Ventura, CA / Knuckleheadz Boxing
Record: 6-1-0
Age: 24

Brian Pearman
Fighting out of: Springfield, MO / Springfield Fight Club
Record: 7-1-0
Age: 26

Jimmie Rivera
Fighting out of: Elmwood Park, NJ / Team Tiger Schulmann
Record: 8-1-0
Age: 21

Steven Siler
Fighting out of: Ogden, UT / Riven Academy
Record: 18-9-0
Age: 24

Bryson Wailehua-Hansen
Fighting out of: Honolulu, HI / MMA Development
Record: 5-1-0
Age: 24