'The Ultimate Fighter 31' rosters revealed, includes eight former UFC fighters

“The Ultimate Fighter” is back for a 31st season, which will be coached by lightweight stars Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler.
Set to debut May 30 on ESPN and run until Aug. 15, the series will include men’s bantamweights and lightweights. Filming began in February in Las Vegas.
McGregor (22 and 6; 10 and 4 UFC) and Chandler (23 and 8; 2 and 3 UFC) will square off after the conclusion of the series at a date and location yet-to-be-determined.
In addition to an announcement of rosters Saturday, the promotion announced the upcoming season will have a theme of “Redemption,” I think we saw this theme before in 2017 at The Ultimate Fighter 25, which pins former UFC fighters against rising prospects.
Dozens of fighters applied and only 16 were selected. Here are the selected fighters who made the cut.
Hunter Azure (10 and 3).
Age, 30.
UFC experience, 2 and 2.
Signed with UFC in 2019 after a win over Chris Ocon on Dana White’s Contender Series; defeated Cole Smith and Brad Katona in the UFC; trains under coach Eddie Cha at Fight Ready in Scottsdale Arizona; has gone 1 and 1 since UFC departure.
Bantamweight, Rico DiSciullo (11 and 2).
Age, 36.
No UFC experience for DiSciullo .
DiSciullo is a Dana White's Contender Series Season 2 alumnus - lost to Montel Jackson; He is a winner of five of his most recent six; longtime staple of CES MMA promotion.
Bantamweight, Cody Gibson (19 and 8).
Age, 35.
UFC experience, 1 and 3.
Fought the likes of Aljamain Sterling and Manny Gambu