Breaking News - Open Casting Call for Season 5 of 'The Ultimate Fighter'

[11/29/06 - 09:29 AM] Open Casting Call for Season 5 of 'The Ultimate Fighter' The new season will begin taping in January.

[via press release from Spike TV]
Open Casting Call For Season 5 of 'The Ultimate Fighter' WHAT: The UFC and Spike TV will hold an open casting call at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fl. for Season 5 of the wildly popular series, The Ultimate Fighter. This season the series will be casting mixed martial artists in the Lightweight (155) division. WHEN: Friday, December 1 at 9:00am Media encouraged to arrive at 8:30am WHERE: The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, FL 33314 Ballroom D HOW: How to sign up: log onto ufc.com or spiketv.com for details WHO: UFC President Dana White will oversee the tryouts with executive producer Craig Piligian and Spike TV's Brian Diamond. Din Thomas and Charles McCarthy from The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback will be in attendance as well WHY: Season 5 of The Ultimate Fighter, one of television's most popular series with men begins taping in Las Vegas in January. Over the first 4 seasons, the show has delivered about 2 million viewers each week, often beating the NBA, NHL, MLB, and NCAA football and basketball head-to-head on Thursday nights with Men 18-34. SOURCE Spike TV http://www.spiketv.com http://www.ufc.com/

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