UFC officials today announced the official cast of UFC hopefuls who will compete on “The Ultimate Fighter 28.”

As announced this past weekend, reigning middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (20-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) and contender Kelvin Gastelum (15-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) serve as head coaches on the latest installment of the long-running reality series and meet in a season-ending title fight later this year.

“TUF 28,” which debuts Aug. 29 on FS1, features eight male heavyweights and eight female featherweights.

Those fighters meet in a pair of season-long tournaments – pre-recorded and with new episodes each Wednesday – before the live conclusion at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale on Nov. 30 at Pearl Theatre in Las Vegas.

The official cast members include:

Male heavyweight

Ben Sosoli | 28 | 6-2 | Melbourne, Australia

Maurice Greene | 31 | 5-2 | St. Cloud, MN

Michel Batista | 34 | 4-0 | Miami, FL

Juan Francisco Espino Diepa | 37 | 8-1 | Las Palmas, Spain

Justin Frazier | 28 | 10-2 | Cave City, AR

Anderson Da Silva | 31 | 3-0-1 | Sao Paulo, Brazil

Przemyslaw Mysiala | 35 | 22-9-1 | Maidenhead, England

Josh Parisian | 28 | 7-2 | Brighton, MI

Female featherweights

Leah Letson | 25 | 4-1 | Milwaukee, WI

Larissa Pacheco | 23 | 11-2 | Belem, Brazil

Marciea Allen | 36 | 7-2 | Wood Dale, IL

Pannie Kianzad | 26 | 9-3 | Copenhagen, Denmark

Bea Malecki | 26 | 2-0 | Stockholm, Sweden

Julija Stoliarenko | 25 | 4-2-1 | Kaunas, Lithuania

Katharina Lehner | 28 | 7-1 | Cologne, Germany

Macy Chiasson | 26 | 2-0 | New Orleans, LA

For more on The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale, visit the UFC Rumors section of the site.